Friendly, welcoming, informative staff. Clean and well equipped room - more like a small apartment, with a kitchenette, dining table and two chairs. Not going to win any style awards though, so stay elsewhere if that matters to you. Small reception area, with sofas to one side. Go for one of the rooms at the rear if you're sensitive to noise - saying that I imagine all rooms have the huge heavy duty external blinds to block out both noise and light (mine did).

I wanted to stay specifically in this neighbourhood to be close to friends - it is on the hill behind the centre of Barcelona, so away from marauding stag and hen parties, and general city centre goings-on. The location will likely determine whether you stay here - it is not an area where most tourists venture, even though it is one of Barcelona's more upscale areas (though the buildings are mostly 50s-70s modern). In a city where all too often the restaurants have photos of each plate to help visiting tourists (almost all are dreadful), there are a few good eating places near to Bonanova Suites - Montesquieu for upscale tapas / Catalan cuisine, Bopan for breakfast and tea, Hana Bishi for homely Japanese. Ask around or at Bonanova Suites as there isn't one street full of restaurants/shops, rather things are dotted around.

Hi - full disclosure, I lived in this neighborhood for 4 years so am very familiar with all it has to offer. I had driven by this hotel 1000s of times and on our last visit to Barcelona we decided to stay here. 3 stars in Spain means something very different than in the US - this hotel has all of the things you need for a great stay and the staff is very helpfull. If you know Barcelona you know that you can navigate almost all parts of the city via the Putxet train stops or the many buses that fly down Muntaner street. 20 minutes by bus or 15 minutes on the train to the city center. Hotel is very clean and in a very safe neighborhood. Will stay here again on our next visit.