I was a bit worried about staying here having read some of the previous reviews but the reason I’m leaving a review now is to reassure anyone who may be apprehensive and is looking for an affordable hotel just to get your head down in the evenings.
The room and lobby area were both spotlessly clean, the housekeeping staff were lovely, the bath was great too which was definitely needed after lots of walking around Barcelona! The location was perfect for me: area safe for a solo female traveller, near lots of little shops and bakeries and literally steps away from a metro station with a quick connection to everywhere you would want to go but also still walking distance from the Diagonal/Gràcia areas (I walked 50 minutes to La Rambla but it didn’t feel like that long at all because there’s so much to see and do on the way - definitely recommend that walk if you enjoy exploring on foot).
The only con I have is that the heating smelt like farts... but I didn’t actually need the heating on really, the room wasn’t cold, I just thought I might be chilly getting out of the shower (I wasn’t).
Thank you Exe Mitre!