| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: November, 2007 |
| It was disappointing to find that our room was very tiny and dark with a double bed when we had requested twin beds. We arranged an upgrade to a junior suite which was satisfactory. On the whole the staff were very helpful and did their best for us. Overall the hotel was lovely and we enjoyed our stay there. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: July, 2007 |
| We loved the location of the hotel even though our room did not face the water. We enjoyed the roof top terrace and the convience of the location. A big perk was FREE INTERNET USE! ROOM WAS LARGE AND NICE flat screen tv. The staff was friendly, helpful and spoke English. |
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| From: J Bingley |
| Date of Stay: March, 2008 |
| Great location for everything. Really friendly staff. Hotel was very clean and of a high standard. Would stay here again without a doubt. |
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| From: MR, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: September, 2008 |
| 4 days. On honeymoon. Barcelona is a very beautiful city i would reccomend it as a holiday destination. One tiny fault when we arrived our 'queen' size bed was 2 beds pushed together but the morning after we asked to be moved and we were more than pleased with our new room. |
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| From: Paula <kozlowski, USA |
| Date of Stay: August, 2008 |
| Lovely hotel with very large and spacious rooms. We were in a suite that had amazing bathrooms (we had 4 showers!!! and 2 bathrooms!!) Very comfortable beds, excellent linens and a pillow menu. Staff were very helpful and had maps available to give directions and advice. The only items that were not as good as we hoped were the pool (VERY TINY around the size of a very large jacuzzi and the kids were told no splashing allowed even though they were the only ones in the pool) and the food. The hotel has a very limited menu for room service - VERY LIMITED. Overall the hotel is lovely and beautifully appointed and is a luxury style hotel. The view from the pool / bar area is of the harbor and it is very pretty. I would definately refer friends and family here! The hotel only has about 40 rooms so it is small and intimate. |
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| From: SG, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: August, 2008 |
| A lovely property in an excellent location, just minutes away from Las Ramblas. I could not praise the staff highly enough, in particular Sandra - they were very helpful and professional and spoke excellent English. |
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| From: Robert Greatbatch, Singapore |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| Truly a memorable visit to Barcelona, the hotel was extremely comfortable, the staff were attentive and ready to offer assistance. The breakfast was well worth the price of 15 euros, the 6th floor deck and swimming pool was a pleasant interlude! Convenient location adjacent to Port Velle and Las Rambas! |
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| From: Ian Murray, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| Location is good but the noise late at night from the street outside can be a problem. Breakfast, like so many hotels, is over-priced and not value for money. Surely a way of making the total room rate look better but we've seen through this. 'outside swimming pool'description is flattering- it's not very big at all but I suppose it is a pool and it is outside. Maybe 'large outside bath' is better. |
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| From: JF, Italy |
| Date of Stay: March, 2008 |
| The position of this hotel is just great!!! 200 from La Rambla, means: far enough not to be disturbed by the noise, close for the subway, and just in front of the port. The employees are very helpful and friendly giving you precious advives on restaurants and shops. (Sandra, thanks again for you help). Only black point: the breakfast in the terrace is a it expensive. (Just like all Barcelona). We spent 5 nights there, and would choose the same hotel without hesitation and recommend it to all. |
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| From: Alan LANE, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| We travelled on the sleeper from Paris and arrived at Estacio de Franca. The hotel was ideally suited for us, being 500m from the station and (although separated by a wide highway) on the waterfront. We had a third floor front room with a pleasant view. The hotel was very close to La Rambla and withing walking distance of the Picasso museum, old city, etc. As it was February, the roof-top bar was closed and the restaurant was not open on Mondays to Wednesdays. This was not a problem for us, as we were able to have drinks and light meals served in the lounge or foyer areas on request. There were also several restaurants and bars in the same street. Perhaps the breakfasts were a little expensive, though good, but the very reasonable room rate for a city centre meant that overall, it was good value for money. The multi-lingual staff were most helpful and efficient. We shall certainly stay there again when visiting Barcelona. |
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| From: RG, Gibraltar |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| The hotel was pleasant. Our taxi driver took our suitcases in as no-one came out to help us.Price quoted for wifi internet access was 9 Eurs and they wanted to charge 15 Eurs. When I showed them your quote they changed back to 9Eurs but this access is free in other hotels. We had a junior suite which was spacious and overlooked the port. We had a dressing room and big bathroom with separate shower and bath. Good but I found it to be expensive particularly the breakfast. |
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| From: TK, Netherlands |
| Date of Stay: January, 2008 |
| A kind of living in a palace-feeling. This hotel is a very good and comfortable hotel. I asked for a room with harbourview and got one. A real goodsized room and bathroom with bath and all the luxury you like to have when travelling. Stylish furniture with good materials, all very clean.Very friendly people at the receptiondesk, always there to help you and feel at home. Topquality for a very low price, if you book in Januar. |
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| From: RS, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| The lack of amentities. At five PM in the lounge area unable to buy a drink-some conference/meeting in process. Servers not available-couldn't find them. |
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| From: RT, USA |
| Date of Stay: May, 2007 |
| We picked this property because it advertised that it had shuttle service to the airport, but it did not. We also thought the breakfast was extremely overpriced, considering it was included in the price at the other hotels we stayed at. |
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| From: Ronald Williams, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| The hotel has no parking, and the public parking is at 31 Euros for each 24 hour period. The location is at the edge of the historic district, on bus routes, and across the street from the marina and great seafood places. They advertise a private beach which does not exist as far as we could find out. The pool is about the size of an average hot tub spa, and located on the roof. The restaurant has a limited menu but there are plenty of great restaurants in the immediate area. Some of the rooms have a view of apartments just a few meters away. I would not stay there again because of the high price for what was had. However, the location may make it worth it for some visitors. |
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| From: Martin Furness, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: June, 2006 |
| Ideal location for Las Ramblas and port area.Very nice rooms and staff were very helpful.Front bedrooms do get traffic noise.We would definitely stop again. |
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| From: AR, USA |
| Date of Stay: April, 2006 |
| great staff & quality of furniture and breakfast |
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| From: Douglas Taylor, USA |
| Date of Stay: April, 2006 |
| Heterosexual couple - one night stay The best feature of this hotel was its location to the harbor area and all the activities that revolve around the harbor. Excellent harborfront restaurants were an easy 2-5 minute walk and early breakfast was readily available at small cafes behind the hotel. By U.S. standards the room was not as spacious as expected in a 4-star hotel. But as we found from our stay in another hotel (3-star)in Barcelona, the rooms in Barcelona are simply not big (again by U.S. standards) - though perhaps the suites do offer the expected larger room (for a far heftier price). At the Duquesa, the appointments, quietness, cleanliness and especially the ultramodern bathroom (sans bidet, however)gave it an aire of elegance. We did not get a room-with-a-view, as requested ... perhaps these were reserved for multiple-night patrons...which would have made a big difference in our opinion of the place. The rooftop lounge area provided a great view of the harbor area, but its very small pool was hardly worth the space. Staff personnel were most helpful, accurate in their advice/directions and competent in their execution (reconfirming flight reservations, wake-up call, restaurant dinner reservations). Surrounding the hotel were hostels and apartments which from the outside did not appear to be any less; this begged one to ask if the price/value was a good buy. But the hotel was very clean and professionally run, a relief to the traveller. We would stay there again because of so much more to do harborside but for the price would have to insist on a room with a view (i.e. at floor level 2,3, or 4 - level 1 looks directly into palm trees ... no view). Venere reservations were flawless. |
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| From: Gudrun Walter, Germany |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| It was a very nice hotel. I like the hotel very well. mfg Gudrun Walter |
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| From: John Proud, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: December, 2005 |
| Quaint 16th century facade leads in to lovely reception area. Room was spacious on third floor ( acess by stairs or lift ) non smoking floor. I'd requested a king size bed and was not disappointed. Hotel was in a lovely spot to explore the harbour, Barcelonetta, Gothic and El Born areas. Excellent stay. |
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