The Barceló Ravel Hotel lived up to expectation. A very swish trendy hotel which have successfully tried to do something a bit different with a quirky decor and mood lighting. The 360 roof top bar is superb and was the reason we booking this hotel. It gives an amazing panoramic vista of the whole of Barcelona with a relaxed vibe. Drinks were expensive here but you’re paying for the view. All seats were quickly taken on Sunday late afternoon when we arrived but other days were less busy and it never felt over crowded. The hotels ‘pool’ is on the rooftop however I do thing calling it a pool is a bit of a stretch. Having a swim is NOT an option. Lounging in the cool water on a sunny evening with a drink however yes…
Our Superior room was large, super clean and modern with blackout blinds, air con (no opening windows) all of which aided a good night sleep but we found it really disconcerting not knowing if it was light or dark outside so we left the curtain open a bit after the first night. The air con worked very well but I would have preferred at least one openable window. But that’s just a personal preference.
The shower was large and quite amazing. We were quite surprised that the towels were unnecessarily changed everyday! Excellent to have a free of charge safe in the room and fridge.
Sadly the hotel atmosphere was pretty non existent (except for the rooftop bar) I think there was a downstairs bar but it was always closed off, as was much of the seating area downstairs and didn’t feel at all inviting. We didn’t have breakfast, although it seem reasonable value €18 all you can eat buffet.
It’s situation within Barcelona is good to access the famous La Rambles, Gothic Q & Impressive Marina. La Ravel is more rundown than other parts of town but it was interesting to see another side to Barcelona where ‘real’ people live and work. We would definitely book here again.
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