C/ Artesans 2-8, Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain | (888) 551-4925
Rooms have flat-screen TVs and spacious work desks
Sleek, modern restaurant where a hot and cold breakfast buffet is served
Bar/cafe area is open in both the mornings and evenings
Big outdoor pool with plastic lounge chairs
Several meeting rooms with sound systems and projectors available
Free parking and Wi-Fi
13 miles outside Barcelona
Room decor is bland
Rooms lack coffeemakers
No fitness center
Located in Valles Technology Park, the Eurostars Hotel Parc del Valles is an upper-middle-range hotel ideal for business travelers with meetings in the area. A hot and cold breakfast buffet is available for a fee, and a bar/cafe is open in the mornings and evenings. The hotel is removed from downtown Barcelona, making it necessary to have a car. Guest rooms are spacious but a bit bland and show some wear with faded chairs and chipped headboards. The hotel has a big outdoor pool and free outside parking. Travelers looking for a similar, budget-friendly hotel may want to consider the Alimara Barcelona Hotel, located in a residential area but with a metro station nearby.
Scene
Big hotel with several meeting rooms caters to business travelers
Eurostars Hotel Parc del Valles is a three-story concrete building surrounded by a parking lot. Circular windows and funky orange chairs, brown couches, and frosted glass tables give the lobby a retro feel. The hotel is geared toward business travelers. There are several meeting rooms available with projectors and sound systems for events accommodating from eight to 500 people. A breakfast buffet with bacon, sausage, cold cuts, and cereals is served in a modern restaurant with lights lining wood-paneled walls, and a big bar/cafe open in the mornings and evenings has large windows and round tables with mod taupe and brown chairs.
Location
Located in a technology park outside the city center
The hotel is located in the Valles Technology Park where technology companies are plentiful, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona is less than a 10-minute drive away, making the hotel convenient for business travelers and visiting academics. It’s a 25-minute drive to the city center of Barcelona, and the airport is less than a 30-minute drive.
Rooms
Rooms are spacious but need an update.
Rooms at the hotel are large and plain with wood floors and white bedding. Some rooms have mirrored closets and sparse wall decor. The furnishings in the room show their age, including chairs that are faded and headboards that are chipped. Windows look out over the parking lot and surrounding trees. All rooms have flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, minibars, and free Wi-Fi. Exclusive items such as bottles of Cava or bouquets of roses can be added for a fee.
Features
Restaurant and bar, outdoor pool, and free parking
A breakfast buffet can be worked into the room rate, and the lobby bar/cafe serves snacks and drinks, but is open only in the mornings and evenings. There's a large outdoor pool surrounded by green concrete and some plastic lounge chairs. The hotel has a small Internet corner with one computer. Several meeting rooms with sound systems and projectors are available, and parking is free.