The hotel was quite stylish and extremely clean. We felt that room service was rather slow for a 5 star hotel but the snack food was very good when it did arrive. The biggest issue for us was the location - despite very good views over the city and the harbour (and we chose it as it was away from the centre of town)it is a long walk into town and walking back is up a steep uphill trek from the nearest metro station. Some of the main sights are a few stops on the metro from there. I know this is not a reflection of the quality of the hotel, but when booking a city break it is a huge consideration. We did use taxis a lot but the traffic in Barcelona is terrible at times so it was by no means quick or easy all the time (eg at around 7pm on a weekday, avoid!) The pool area was top notch and very relaxing. No real complaints about the hotel but just wanted to make people aware of the location issues we had.

The AC Miramar has been completely renewed about two years ago. My room was very large with big windows, overlooking the harbour. It had fantastic features, such as a flat screen TV, a very spacious marble shower with water coming down like the Niagara Falls, a designer bathtube in the room, screened by a semi-transparent curtain - and an unbelievable comfortable bed. I never slept so well anywhere! Everything was extremely clean. The personnel of the reception were very helpful, the waiters professional, but for my taste the food was not up to the standard of the Hotel. The microphones in the meeting room did not fuction well. Unfortunately I had not the time to use the well-equipped Wellness- Centre. Maybe the next time.

We chose this hotel to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and it was our third trip to Barcelona. As previous reports we found the staff very helpful and friendly from the moment we arrived. Our room was beyond our expectations with an enormous balcony complete with jacuzzi for two that overlooked the harbour and city (perfect after long days sightseeing). Free items in the mini bar, Molton Brown toiletries, chocolates on turndown,a very good restaurant and away from the hustle and bustle. Restaurant service was impeccable with starters and mains to die for (cannot comment on deserts as didn't have one). No bar, you order from waiters in lounge. Wine list pricey. For anyone wanting to explore independently the Montjuic funicular is about 10 minutes walk away from which you are able to access the whole of the Metro system (get a T10 card at the entrance). We also found that the No. 50 bus goes by the "Magic Fountains",the Sagrada Familia and the top of Passeig de Gracia for the Padrera, Placa Catalunya etc. The stop for this is within 5 minutes of the hotel. We did use the cable car to get back to the Hotel but at 9? each we thought it was a spectacular but expensive form of transport.