I attended a professional education program at IESE University of Navarro recently and the SANSI Pedralbes was my home for 8 days. The Pedralbes neighborhood is quiet, affluent and very pleasant. The university was literally a 5 minute walk from the hotel. It is also within walking distance of the Sarria neighborhood with several tapas bars, restaurants and shopping for casual days or nights out. Placa Catalunya (downtown Barcelona) is less than 10 minutes by taxi, however - the Tourist Tour Bus makes a stop just 200m from the hotel for easy sightseeing and hop on/hop off service. I've read the negative comments about female staff uniforms - this is just silly. The entire staff was extremely professional, helpful, and very fluent in English. The ladie's uniforms are certainly sequined, but stylish and not inappropriate at all. I met the young family that owns and runs the hotel and I cannot speak highly enough about them and how they run their hotel. The rates were fair for the services and quality rendered. Truly a pleasant place to call while in Barcelona, I highly recommend it!