In a quiet part of the city, 2 miles from Sagrada Familia, the hotel is served by a tram and frequent cabs passing down Diagonal. Away from the tourist zones, we found this neighborhood a great place to decompress after sightseeing.
There are several local restaurants embedded in the neighborhood near the hotel along with a quaint jazz club less than ten minutes away on foot.
An adjoining shopping mall offers an extensive food market experience and a neighboring hotel offers space for a variety of restaurants and cuisines.
The restaurant at the AC is terrific, offering nicely prepared dishes in a quiet atmosphere.
The rooms are spacious and quiet - windows facing Diagonal are triple-glazed, corridors are carpeted, and no sound was heard from adjoining rooms. In fact the mini-bar refrigerator made most of the background sound.
The staff is remarkably friendly and seem to genuinely care about guest command satisfaction. Anna, Uxia, Mar, Andres, Christian were so helpful during our five days in Barcelona.
If you want to stay at a first-rate hotel, away from the crowds and C only ten euros away from the many sights by cab, there’s no place better in Barcelona than AC Diagonal d’Illia.