Hotels Near La Maquinista in Barcelona

The hotel is excellent, with few negative points (see below). It is new, modern and functional. The location is not so central for tourists, and the metro is about 10 minutes walk. I recommend the hotel. Possible points: - large, new, modern and well-equipped room; - large and functional bathroom; - hairdryers; - bed linen with quality fabric; - very good breakfast; - no carpet, and yes wood floor (more hygienic and less allergenic); - good air conditioning control; - careful staff, both breakfast and reception. Points to be improved: - the wi-fi signal is unstable and slow, falling all hours; - the hygienic paper could be of better quality; - the sticks of the larger sticks do not cover the sides (be open), leaving the inner part exposed, which is not very hygienic there, since only the fence is exchanged for each new guest (and not the internal part); - the free toilet items, including body hydrant, are missing, which is always useful when you are in Europe; - they could leave bottles of free water in the room (or in the reception space), as other hotels in this category are currently doing.

I visited as part of a hen party and we stayed for 3 nights. We were spread around the hotel which was not an issue. Rooms were a mix of two bed and three bed. Rooms were good sized with comfortable beds. Location was good and we were able to get to our choice of venues easily by either booking a taxi or flagging one down. We were a bit disappointed that reception staff were unable to help with booking taxis but it was easy enough to do ourselves. One negative was that there was a bag of rubbish in my room when I arrived. It was obviously from the emptying of the bins and the cleaner had forgotten to take it out but it contained food and was on the sofa so not good to be met with. I did not eat in this hotel. There are eating places and shops nearby and vending machines in the foyer for that late night snack. I would stay in this hotel again.

We had the good fortune to land at this hotel after an American Airlines flight was returned to Barcelona midair. We were shuttled to different places in the airport and waited almost 7 hours for information from AA. We were then given no paper voucher but sent to this hotel and told to give our names. This was an exercise in trust and we had no idea how it would turn out when we arrived at the hotel. Hotel staff were amazing, and helped us every step of the way. Apparently American Airlines was communicating in some fashion with the hotel even though the airlines was not communicating with us. There was a plane load of people at the hotel and the hotel staff handled this unexpected bevy of people with professionalism and good humor. The property itself was fantastic, three restaurants, rooftop pool and bar and fantastic food. We were so grateful to have landed at this hotel in what was otherwise very stressful situation. If you are looking for a hotel with exemplary staff close to the beach, with fantastic amenities, this is the hotel for you

Avoid this hotel, This hotel has lot of problems specially for geust that are planning to stay longer than 3 dyas. Please read it till the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First of all the problems started before whe arrived with this hotel. Whe booked suite with an early checkin and sended an email with the question from wich time whe can checkin while whe booked an early checkin. Whe got an email back from manuela wich she didnt chekced my booking at all even i sended their my booking nr. She reply’s that early checkin is upon availability. After sending a mail back she says sorry about the misunderstanding because i have already booked the early checking, she just didnt checked my personal details before sending a email back. The next few days i sended a email again about taxi’s etc….and mosts email wont get answered. The days whe arrived in our suite. Huge leaking in the shower. Molt is growing on the wet carpet. Whe have reported this at least 4/5 times and only 2 times they taken action, ask this to the housekeepers and even they told me that they reported it many times. Whe are just suprised that they told us that the hotel staff isnt listen to them!. They just ingnore it in most cases. Guesst are not always able to use the swimming pool while you payed for the hotel as a guest becasue companies have to constantly rent the pool so that guests can't use it, especially in the evenings. We also noticed that noise from the roof daily. almost every day there is a party going on on the roof with music which is no problem at all, only the music is on so loud that you can hear it in the rooms. almost every day there is a party going on on the roof. very bad for the people who want to get up early the next morning or have to go to work so that their sleep is disturbed by this. Keycards in the lift/elevator are not workin gprperly. When you insert the card to go up it wont work. It turns out lot of guests having this issue. I contact the front office in regards to the lunch for 21 september because whe needed to check out at 07:00 and wont make it with the breakfast so asked them what their options are. as if it couldn’t be whorse. 1 male young employee who says on the front office at 19 september at 06:30- in the morning ”oooh no problem” i need to check with reservation departement you are a premium member , booked via our website, I can arrange for you to give you a refund for that day and having a take away breakfast isnt worth the money (in a verry rude and innoproriate way), seriously ? this is the way how you talk to your hotel guest ? the take away isnt worht it ??, asked for a confirmation email , he promised me to contact the reservation department and promise contact me to contact me at the end of the day but as expected nothing heard. End of the day i contacted the front office again and ofcourse i spoken to manueala, manuela told me its not possible to get a rufund wich is totally fine but how she know that ? without contacting reservation depa

The hotel is a little far from the metro but still accessible by taxi or bus. During the spring the rooftop was a bit too chilly for us and the pool is not heated. It’s also very small and extremely shallow so it’s more of a wading pool. Nice view of the sea and okay service.

Sauna never in use. Was dirty eith hair (wet one). Dry one all cool... But costs 5e. Hotel was clean and really nice... Close to the sea and really nice area... But one elevator died while we were there and we needed to wait for up to 10 min to leave hotel each time. 2nd elevator was also close to dying... So noicy and broken. Brakfast - ok... But many people go there and u need to wait in queue for getting into dining area??? You pay for it and then u stay in queue fpr 10 min just so you get inside. The rest all awesome.

Hotel is perfectly located in the city centre, near by Sagrada Familia and few minutes by foot to other Barcelona sites. Few minutes by foot to different metro stops - like (Purple line L2) Monumental, Tetuan, Sagrada Familia and (yellow line L4) Girona. You can basically go anywhere (beach, Rambla, parks, many good tapas bars). Hotel staff is really friendly and able to help. The rooms are quite small and when you come with suitcases, there is not much space left to move, but it can be handled. The beds were clean and comfy. I was not that happy with bathroom - there were black hair in the bath (we both are blonde) and the towels did not smell nice. I smelled chlorine from it. I know that the towels need to be washed with disinfection, but then it should be washed away. We had paid stay with breakfast. The breakfast staff sometimes was a bit confused, when we came for the breakfast separately, also some did not understand English very well. Because my friend has gluten free diet, there were not many things (except the fruits, ham and cheese) that she could eat. The variety of breakfast food I would suggest should be wider. Also I would be happy to have some fresh servings too (for e.g. ham and eggs, freshly made coffee - not just from the machine). Also any coffee made from the machine with milk was sweet. I love coffee with milk but without sugar and there was no opportunity to have it. Anyway, the resume is that we were happy to stay at Hotel Aranea in Barcelona and would recommend it to my friends.

This hotel was in a great location for walking to all the sites. For the most part it was quiet, but I was there in Oct 2022 (not the height of tourism months). It's a small room, but the layout is quite efficient and does the job. I should mention that this hotel is above the subway so you will hear passing trains. I use white noise at night so it's not a problem for me. The beds were decent and they move twins together for a king or apart for separate beds. The pillows were decent as well. The shower was excellent...good pressure and very large. The room is very clean and tidy. You won't get any toiletries like a shower cap and the like. They do supply glasses and a tea kettle, but you won't get a coffee maker. The lobby is really nice. They do a breakfast buffet if you like for a separate fee. There are many nice restaurants a short walking distance. Some of the better restaurants we attended were near the market just down the street. This is also waking distance to the Sagrada Familia.

Impossible to say enough great things: Incredible service, wonderful, friendly, attentive English fluent staff. they went ”above and beyond” with our particular challenges. Breakfasts, housekeeping, David on the pool level, and all staff-are the best ever. we have traveled all over the world, and I wish I could have them and the hotel every were we will be going. They offered suggestions and ideas and guidance on everything-touring, restaurants, and transportation. Better than the Four Seasons we have stayed at. Location was perfect too.

Spent two nights at the hotel and overall it was very clean and quiet. The staff was always super polite and helpful. However, being labelled a 4 star hotel it needs improvement, the swimming pool is not really good for swimming as if there are people using it there is no space for it, you can’t dive as the water only goes roughly under the chest height. The colour of the water was “foggy” so didn’t seem to be as clean as it usually is. The sunbathing are is super small so if the 4/5 chairs are being used there’s no space to lay down as on the floor you’d be in people’s way. The rooms were lovely and the beds were amazing to sleep in, super comfortable. But the walls are thin so you can hear people coming and going from their rooms. Also, there’s no kettle or small “treats” like coffee or tea which is a first as even hotel with 2 stars have it. I hope you make some adjustments for the next visitors. However we would like to thank the staff for allowing us to check in slightly earlier and allow us to use the facilities whilst waiting for the room to be ready!