My wife and I stayed here on the 14th and 15th February 2020, I had read reviews on herebeforehand so knew what to expect (hence I booked this hotel for 2 nights and another hotel for 2 nights for our 4 night stay just to be on the safe side).
The Checkin was easy and staff members all pleasant with the language barrier not an issue. The rooms were fine for a hotel of this level (£83 per night for 2 people) and the hotel was located 10 mins from La Ramblas and the underground. The surrounding area wasn't the greatest but at no point did we feel unsafe.
Now the main issue the noise, right outside the window until 4 or 5am on a friday, it isn't a coincidence that it's mentioned in most reviews, you are basically right above a party. This put a dampener on an otherwise fine stay.
Would I stay here again? No, despite all the positives you really only use your hotel for rest and when you can't get that it can have a big impact on your holiday, plus the other hotel (The Corner Hotel) we went to was better in every way for a small prce increase.