We stayed at Astoria for 6 nights in July 08. Its central location is the best thing about this hotel. It is just a block away from the local Metro station (Diagonal) and just minutes away from the top end of La Rambla and Pg de Gracia. Lots of great restaurants and easy access to most attractions. The hotel is very clean and the rooms are nice. The staff are nice too. A few important notes: When making a booking, it is best to go for a superior room option. We were first given a room looking into the air shaft and had no natural daylight. We asked for another room and got one with a street view for 20 euros extra per night... If you want to chose this hotel for the swimming pool, beware. It is tiny! It is more like a tub than a pool but the roof terrace is a nice spot to enjoy the sun after a long day of sight seeing but there are only 6 sun loungers so space is at premium. The breakfast seemed expensive at 13 euros each (though we were offered 2 breakfasts for 13 euros if you commit to have breakfast there for the whole stay). There are several small cafes just outside the hotel where 10 euros buy a nice breakfast for 2. Overall, i would recommend this hotel for its locations and clean rooms.

This hotel was exactly what I expected: clean, adequate, centrally located with helpful staff. I was looking for a hotel under $200 per night that would allow us to reach most destinations on foot, by subway or taxi and that had restaurants around the corner. The rooms at Astoria are small but clean. The showers had amazing water pressure and super hot water. We stayed in interior rooms which were pretty quiet and super dark - which is great when you are out late and want to catch some sleep. The second floor rooms have been recently updated and are very nice. The third and fourth floors are not as updated but I had no complaints. The staff was helpful with requests for things like extra pillows, taxis to the airport and small things but I wouldn't look to them to offer true concierge services. It is located on Carrier de Paris near Diagnol and we were able to walk to many attractions and it is also a good area for a jog or a bike ride. There's a great little cafe (Bar Paris) a block away that serves the most amazing bikinis. You must eat one of these sandwiches! I would definitely stay in this hotel again.

We stayed here for 2 nights and found the staff to be friendly and helpful. We were given a recommendation for an excellent restaurant just off Carrer de Paris by the front of house manger. The rooms were clean but quite cramped. We also found that the location was a long way out of town so be prepared for a bit of a walk to get to the centre. However the surrounding area felt a lot safer than Las Rambles area so it has its advantages. The only other problem were the thin walls – unfortunately we had to listen to a very boring conversation on the English property market from the room next door!

This hotel is good value; I paid EUR 75 per night (breakfast extra). My room faced the back and was very quiet. The view wasn't great, but I have had bad experiences with traffic noise in road facing rooms before in Barcelona. The room was on the small side but the decor was modern and looked recent. Good bed and no problems with the aircon/heating or shower/bathroom. Everything clean & tidy. The breakfast buffet was perfectly acceptable; a reasonable selection of fruit, cold meats/cheese and bread etc. They don't serve food in the evenings, but the hotel is located in an area with a fair number of restaurants within easy walking distance. The hotel has free WiFi but I had problems connecting from my bedroom on the fifth floor. It worked fine from the lobby tho'. The hotel is at least 30 minutes walk to the real sights of downtown Barcelona. However, it cost me less that five euros to take a taxi from the city centre back to the hotel. The fare to the airport was just under EUR 15. The only English speaking TV channel is the ubiquitous CNN ... This is a perfectly acceptable hotel with good value room rates. Even if you build in the ten euro taxi fares to get downtown & back it is still an option if you are in Barcelona to see the sights.

Initially when we arrived, we were given a small room, but upon our request the staff moved us to a much larger, clean and spacious room facing the street (with funky, black and white tiles). The place was a wonderful deal for the money, conveniently located near the Metro, and away from all the noise and pickpocketers found in the Las Ramblas area (but not too far - we had a fabulous Saturday walk from the hotel to Las Ramblas and enjoyed every minute). And the staff was friendly and helpful. I have recommended this hotel warmly to anyone who tells me they are going to be visitng Barcelona.