Hotel Catalonia Portal de l'Àngel

This hotel was perfect for us, I hope to come back!! It is centrally located in the heart of everything, safe and clean. Rooms are a touch dated, but very clean and the staff is very friendly. The rate was VERY reasonable, especially for the area. We booked a room with a balcony, I recommend the upgrade, worth having the private outdoor space to get a little sun and fresh air. Location is fantastic. Very safe and vibrant. It is close to a transportation hub as we were easily able to take a few buses to get around (thank you Google maps! Buses accept credit card and Apple Pay) We also took the A1 bus from the airport for around $7.50pp, it leaves you about a 2-3 minute walk from the hotel.

Highly recommend this hotel located in the heart of the city. Even though it’s situated in the busy shopping area, the hotel rooms are tucked in & we weren’t kept awake by the hustle & bustle of the street. ||The Aerobus drop off is just down the street within walking distance. We stayed in another Catalonia hotel(Hotel Catalonia Roma) after checking out but the Catalonia Portal Angel is much more central even though it’s further away from the Sant Station. I’d highly recommend this hotel.

This hotel is on Avda. del Portal de l'Àngel, which is a pedestrian street in the Gothic quarter. It's very convenient in that it's a 2 minute walk to the Cathedral of Barcelona or the Plaça de Catalunya, and about 5 minutes to La Rambla. At times, this street can be quiet - but you should be aware that it can also be absolutely jam-packed with people yelling and laughing, and very loud street performers playing drums, guitars, etc. For our one-night stay, we got the loud drums - but fortunately they stopped by 10pm. There were a lot more homeless people on this street than there were in the past. I don't fault or fear them, and they were mostly sleeping or panhandling, so they didn't bother us - but I mention it as it's something some people may want to be aware of. ||The hotel itself is an interesting historical building with pretty architecture. We booked the only Suite on the property (only because at the time, it was the same price as a standard room - unclear why). The Suite is an interesting thing, in that it's in the "tower" (La Torreta) on level 4. It's sort of a standalone building on the literal roof of the hotel. It's a two story room, with the living room and bathroom on the first floor of the tower, and the bed on the second floor. The bedroom is surrounded by windows, which fortunately have pretty good long, dark curtains. It took us a little bit of time to realize there are two thermostats; one for each floor. It was a happy discovery, as it was warm on the second floor until we realized we could turn the A/C on up there. :) The bathroom has a large walk-in shower and fluffy towels. There's an opaque glass wall in the shower that looks to the exterior, which feels a bit weird -- but since you're literally on the roof, I'm not sure who would see your outline in the shower anyway. The complimentary WiFi in the Suite worked just fine. ||The room has its own little private terrace outside the front door, with a table and chairs and shade umbrella. The staff brought us a bottle of Cava, which appears to be an amenity for guests in the Suite. ||Overall, the room was quite comfortable. For a one-night stay, it wasn't too inconvenient to have the two-level room, but I'm not sure I'd want to do it for several days. My only issue was that some of the fixtures in the bathroom were rusty or needed a better cleaning, such as the shower head and the shelf for toiletries. It wasn't a huge deal, though. ||We did not pay to include the breakfast in our room rate, as we had an early flight, so I cannot comment on the quality or inclusions in the breakfast. We did order some pizza and risotto from the onsite Gastrobar, which we ate in the outdoor courtyard. The food quality was good, but not amazing. ||The staff was helpful and friendly, which we appreciated. Overall it was a good stay, but I'm not sure I'd stay here again due to the noise from the pedestrian street. Noise will be a challenge anywhere in this part of Barcelona, though, so that's a hard thing to overcome.

The staff was friendly and the breakfast and location were great, however, the bed was one of the hardest and most uncomfortable we've ever slept on. The glass door to the bathroom offered no privacy. The bathroom was also filthy, despite asking for daily cleanings. It smelled awful, the were shavings on the mirror when we arrived, and there was black mildew all over the shower and even flaking off the shower wand. A simple bleach spray left to sit for a few minutes then rinsed could solve this but we certainly will never come back to this hotel given the condition of the bathrooms alone.

Very high marks for Hotel Catalonia Portal de l'Angel! The staff was very helpful and accommodating - storing luggage, securing cabs, providing additional towels. Rooms were very comfortable and quiet. Breakfast buffet was superb - food was fresh and bountiful. Excellent conversion of a classic building into a very nice hotel. The pool is smaller than shown in pictures.

We stayed at the end of August to celebrate my partner's birthday. Upon arrival the hotel was lovely, beautiful interior, welcoming approach from the receptionist who checked us in etc. We booked a room with a balcony, which was a lovely touch. The location of the hotel could not be better, right in the centre of the shops, restaurants and much more. (Most) staff were lovely and helpful. The pool was lovely, and we spent a lot of time here. I also wanted to arrange a balloon for the birthday we were celebrating of which I think the bellboy (who was lovely to us throughout the stay) was tasked with getting for me. This was so very appreciated from him.||However, we did have some complaints. Firstly, our aircon was leaking (quite a lot) and as it was in the centre of the room, there was a constant pool of water on the floor which was not nice, and we would even get dripped on as we walked round the room which was not nice at all. We raised this with the front desk who said they would sort it for us, but when we came back to the room they had just dried the floor, which was something we were already having to do ourselves, over and over. Therefore, we had to carry on the rest of our stay with the aircon leaking over us, and the floor. It was really quite unpleasant at times.||We also had an issue with the cleaning staff coming into our room even with do not disturb on; we would be getting ready to go out and they would knock once and then open the door before we could even get to it, despite having our 'Do Not Disturb' plaque on the door handle. This happened a few times. Not a massive complaint but it did made us feel quite uncomfortable at times.||Another thing was that when I asked about what we could do to celebrate the big birthday, I was told by receptionists that the hotel provides chocolates and a note complimentary, which sounded lovely and I was assured they had this noted already. However, we received nothing which was very disappointing, and I am glad I paid for a balloon otherwise nothing special would've been done for his birthday, despite me being told there would be. I wouldn't have minded if they didn't offer something complimentary, but to be told they would, and then not receive anything was really disappointing. I chose this hotel specifically to make his birthday as special as possible, but it ended up feeling quite average if I am honest.

Great location and perfectly situated for all the sights and shops and transportation is nearby. Our room was small but comfortable. There was a lot of mechanical noise coming from somewhere in the building during the night .. like an industrial washing machine running all night. It was loud enough to prevent a good nights sleep and when we complained at check out the person we spoke to was quite dismissive. They said we should have mentioned it during the night .. not easy to do when you are trying to sleep and really why was it there in the first place. Overall a disappointing end to our stay . Decent hotels in central Barcelona are not cheap so we expected better.

Location Location Location. In the historic area, close to the metro. Easy accessibility to everything you want to do and see in Barcelona. Staff is very helpful and friendly. Lots of eating options nearby. But bring your own coffee supply.

Warning - this hotel refused to honor our reservation and involuntarily transferred it to a different hotel in the same chain which was in a more noisy, crowded area that was older and where we would not have gone otherwise. The other hotel had multiple complaints in its evals and problems like full-time security at the entrance and bathroom sink would not drain (got fixed after a few hours). We didnt change because rates had gone up and we were too tired to hassle with the process. Avoid this place, esp if using Booking.com like we were.

I loved this hotel the location was perfect near La Rambla plenty of restaurants and things to do, not far from all the attractions and tourist places to see in Barcelona. Our room was big with a balcony clean comfortable and the bathroom was beautiful. The staff in the hotel is amazing very attentive and friendly from the front desk, the bartender Camilo, to the breakfast crew in the morning. I would definitely recommend this hotel and I cannot wait to go back to Barcelona.

Very nice hotel. Large rooms balcony looks out onto gorgeous street view. It is located very close to La Rambla and the shopping and restaurants that surround it are to numerous to ever try them all. The bathroom is as large as some peoples apartments. Hot water so hot you'll never run out. Front desk staff is very friendly and helpful but when I locked my key in my room they never asked for ID. Only my name. I would definitely give one more star if the wi-fi worked it takes forever to recognize the network and then kicks me off before a web page finishes loading. The just shrugged and said yes, it is some times like that. Very sad that such a beautiful hotel stay was ruined by tech problems.

Great location and the value for the price is really good. It is very large. The staff is sort of off and on with some having more knowledge than others.