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Reviews of Barcelona Motel

3.5 out of 5
Barcelona Motel
21 Taniwha Street, Taupo

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 81 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 268 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

2.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Sergio

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs renovation
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I didn't like anything about this property. The picture shown is nothing like the room I was given. I was travelling solo and I was given a room that slept 5. The room was filthy and very uninviting. They are certainly not cleaning to a covid19 standard if in fact they are cleaning at all. The heater had been sat on and was caved in on the top. The TV remote fell apart into 3 pieces. The net curtains by the door were shredded. The drapes didn't fit the windows. The cutlery had dried food on it. The venetian blind on the front door hang with a gap at the side so privacy was an issue and it let the very bright light from the outside light in. The room smelt awful. The fire escape stairs were blocked by overgrown plants and rubbish. This was the most expensive motel on my 5 day trip and the worst I have ever stayed in. I will never book this motel again!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old and in need of a complete renovation. Furniture was old and worn out (covered by old bedding sheets) electric socket hanging out of the wall (held in with sellotape), no hot water in the kitchen, microwave was digusting - paint peeling off and covered in rust, no door on the toilet, bedroom door didn't fit so wouldn't close. Heating was not would be expected in motels. DEFINITELY NOT UPTO STANDARD OF MOTELS OF SIMILAR COST MOTELS.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had a late check in but the staff made it super easy, the beds were super comfy
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Raj on 3 May 2021
Thank you so much for your feedback. Kind Regards Raj

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No milk or creamer in the room. Only one small heater worked. No extra blankets are available. The curtain in the room riped and not heamed . Very rough.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
I liked that the property was so close to town. I did not like the outside light which you cannot turn of shining in throgh the door all night. I did not like that there were no extra blankets or pillows. Yes I did ask for an extra blanket which took over 20 minutes to arrive.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
vernighter
Roomy &handy to town but bit tired and needs facelift
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The playground in the back was great for kids. Nice and close to city centre but quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was disgusting!!! $322 a night. It stunk and was dirty. The owner was rude and obnoxious
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This was a last minute family holiday and we decided to book this accommodation because we had a group. I will not recommend or ever stay at this property as it is so run down, dirty, was advertised for 3 rooms but there was 2 rooms and one bed downstairs in the lounge. The fridge was so old as well. This place truly needs a renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
It was great to have the room ready and a text in advance for instructions as accommodation was required on a public holiday... I was not impressed with the puddle on the kitchen floor and the damp carpet after a previous occupier had turned off the fridge, causing the freezer part to defrost and the fridge to leak... Also, the curtains were thin/not covering the windows well to stop the outside security light from pouring in overnight... With the setup of the room, it made for a restless night's sleep...
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Raj on 22 Dec 2020
Thank you for your feedback👍

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Raj on 22 Dec 2020
Thank you for your feedback👍

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Peterus

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
thought room was on ground floor and bed room up stairs but all on first floor disappointed toilet seat broken and bathroom slider draw also broken. good location in central town area
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Fredrik

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Thanks
Very nice reception when we arrived. Beds were - very subjectivity - a little too soft. But nice and clean overall.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Wasim uddin

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Ariel

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dusty
Dusty. All of us in the family sneezing through out our stay because of dust I believe.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was central to most things in taupo. City central. Host was nice however guest at motel were drinking, very loud. Aside from that. Basic motel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Property was nice enough but wasn’t worth the price it was. Staff at check in were lovely and very welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was really nice and a perfect place for family. They have a very clean and tidy rooms and bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not much to like here curtains to small for windows tape fixing stuff no soap toilet paper. I had to wake up owners when someones fire alarm was going 30min at 2sm
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, excellent service. Bed was quite hard, and we only had 3 seats for the dining area when we needed 4.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Limited and broken items in room Could be better with a little more care
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I paid just under NZD77 and reckon 10 dollars less should be more reasonable. Good: central location without being noisy, 5 mins walk form supermarket. spacious room. has pretty much everything you need to cook. Nice & clean even though the property is pretty old. Not so good. The tiny heater just not enough for this room. It was freezing cold in winter! The deadlock on the door was broken. The "clean" dishes weren't really clean but it probably had to do with the previous occupants who actaly did the clean up.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The motel is within close walking distance of a large supermarket, and easy walking distance of town. It is an older style of motel, but was clean, comfortable, and had everything one would expect.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All the service is very good and place is nice and tidy so I like it
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Nick, Western Australia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty, old, broken, ants everywhere, terrible beds, poorly lit. Incredibly hard to believe that this place has a 3 star rating. Definitely overpriced. The only thing we liked about it was that we only booked one night so we got to leave after a short time. Would not recommend this place at all.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for a last minute booking
Great place to stay off the main road but easy access to town for shopping etc.Spacious studio with all the amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very dated! Smoke alarm had no batteries and was sitting on top of a cupboard. Electric blankets had bare cables and heating was poor.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Sweathog, Wellington

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately the condition of the room was disappointing; alot of the lights did not work and most of the power points also did not work. We also had to go and get towels and toilet paper from reception. The location is great and the price was pretty good. The room certainly did fit a family of 5 easily but was let down by the overall condition of the facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Rona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cold hotel and smelt like smoke was disgusting, photos looks better then the actual hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Clean tidy and friendly staff. Well priced as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was no hot water in the morning so couldn’t shower or warm up on a -3 morning.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness
was close to town. was private was cheap Had a cool massive treehouse style thing out back
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The kitchen lacked some of the basics-can opener, the dishes were chipped & had to be rinsed before using , microwave was dirty & cooking utensils in the drawer had to be washed clean before using. The frying pan had rust in it, had to wash & oil before using. An electrical cord to an electric blanket was taped with grey duck tape. Decor was very dated. The cost was very reasonable and after staying there I can underatand why.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019