Las Ramblas 117, Barcelona, Spain | (586) 210-9239
Convenient, central location walking distance to main attractions
Clean, modern, sound proof rooms with sleek bathrooms
Bright, airy adjoining restaurant with quality food and breakfast buffet
Inviting, contemporary lobby with clusters of seating and striking art
Good transportation connections from this location
Parking garage available
Free Wi-Fi
Some rooms on the small side; others overlook wall of adjacent building
Limited English TV channels
No fitness center
In the middle of downtown Barcelona’s most bustling pedestrian zone, Royal Ramblas Hotel is a modern, convenient pick steps from the subway, buses, and Plaza Catalunya. Considering the wall of people on Las Ramblas throughout the day and night, outside noise is surprisingly minimal from the sound proofed rooms, which are clean and modern, but on the small side. There is a bright, adjacent restaurant with quality food and a big breakfast buffet. This hotel is attractive but basic -- there's no fitness center and English TV channels are limited.
Scene
Modern and classy central hotel
Box-like and plain from the outside, the Royal Ramblas Hotel has a modern and classy interior with a small lobby equipped with two lounge areas separated by a classy, partially transparent wall. The bar and lounge area is the better hangout space –- sleek and bright, surrounded by glass walls looking out onto the action on Las Ramblas.
Location
Smack in the center of Barcelona
Literally in the middle of Las Ramblas, Barcelona’s most hopping pedestrian thoroughfare, location is the Royal’s best feature. Steps away from Catalunya Plaza and a few minutes walk to Barcelona Cathedral, the Gothique Quarter, La Boqueria Market, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu, it is possible to access the subway around the corner or catch a bus to the airport or anywhere else in the city just down the street.
Rooms
Sleek, modern rooms with big beds
The king-size beds take up a large percentage of the rooms at Royal Ramblas Hotel. Rooms are modern and clean, equipped with a mounted flat-screen TV, electric kettle, desk, safe, and small bathroom with complimentary toiletries. Ask for a room with a view of Las Ramblas, otherwise the view is dark, looking onto the adjacent building a couple of meters away.
Features
Parking garage, bar and lounge, and adjoining restaurant
La Poma is the adjacent restaurant, serving a breakfast buffet, lunch, and dinner. Reception is open 24 hours and there is laundry and ironing service. A luggage room and room service is available during certain windows of the afternoon and nighttime. The paid parking garage in the same building is private and there are a couple computers available and free basic Wi-Fi throughout the hotel.