February 7, 2007
Reasonable places to stay in Barcelona
In Barcelona recently, I stayed at an apartment style Citadines located in La Ramblas area. Go to www.citadines.be and pick country Spain and I believe it is their only property in Spain. It was excellent and not too costly if I recall. Location is also supreme. It is a few steps from the Catalyuna (spelling?) metro station in La Ramblas. The only drawback was the free internet connection that was advertised in rooms (wired connection) didn’t seem to work and the people at the desk were clueless and unable to help me. I wasn’t too pushed as I arrived late and they had a standalone pc on the mezzanine floor anyway and it was free whenever I walked past it. There is a section of the hotel that is located way off the main Ramblas frontage so when I asked for my usual quiet room, they obliged and put me in that section of the hotel and it was extremely quiet. The rooms were also very large and full kitchen area as expected in Citadines apartment hotels. I didn’t opt for the breakfast and just brought in food from a local spar a few steps away. Immediately next door to the Citadines hotel is a restaurant that Mícheál Ó Foghlú and I stumbled upon when over at the eChallenges 2006 conference called the Attic. It is a bit pricey but very good food. At this most recent meeting attended, the host of the meeting, UPC, used the Attic as the restaurant for the social event. I literally had to walk 5 steps home to my hotel ;-)
Posted by jclarke at 5:13 PM
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