“Great hotel in the pefect location”
This hotel is a keeper! Our superior room was spacious and beautiful and included a free mini-bar stocked daily with water, beer, sodas and juices with enough room for a bottle of your own white wine. There is a free gym facility with good equipment and a small roof deck nicely furnished for sunbathing and overlooking the city. The pool is tiny so forget swimming. The staff was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Most spoke English quite well. The hotel reception conveniently sells tickets to the affordable hop on hop off sight seeing bus which is a great way to see a lot in a short time. Breakfast at the hotel was expensive and we preferred to eat at one of two really nice cafes right across the street. The hotel's location is just perfect with an ATM on the corner and an easy walk to many of the Gaudi buildings. It is one block from the beautiful Passeig de Gracia - full of high end shopping and another block to La Rambla which takes you to the Old City, Gothic Quarter, and finally to Barcelonetta (the port). There are also lots of good restaurants near the hotel. Our favorite tapas place was Cuidad Condal, an absolute culinary must. One final thank you to the staff at the AC Diplomatic for finding and returning via Fed Ex the wallet we left behind in our room safe containing all our US money, drivers’ licenses etc. Who could ask for better service than that? When we return to magical Barcelona we will look forward to staying at the beautiful AC Diplomatic again.
Area recommendations
The Exiample area is the perfect location if you are interested in Modernise architecture by Gaudi and others. It is also within walking distance of many sight seeing attractions. There are a number of great restaurants in that area and the sreets and bouldevards are lined with charming street cafes and lovely landscaping with numerous places to sit and watch the world go by. It is close to major metro and Bus Turistic stops too, and it is lively but relatively quite.
