My wife and I just returned two days ago from a 4 night stay. We chose Barcelona for a short break because of very cheap Ryanair flights from Bournemouth, near where we live, and not having been to Barcelona before, we thought we should give it a try. Hotel first: Functional, clean, comfortable. Our room 204 on 2nd floor, overlooking... more

Just returned from 6 nights/5 day stay. Excellent location, close to everything, but on a quiet street in an uspcale district. The rooms are very small and extremely hot-had to sleep with open windows in March and heard many complaints about heat from other guests in the hotel as well. The beds are very firm, however the size of room... more

September 26-30, 2007 This was my second organized tour since my college days some twenty years ago. I was on a tour organized by AHI International and we were to stay at the Cristal Palace for five nights. While our brochure listed the hotel as four star, first-class, I'd say that was a generous description. The hotel was ideally located... more

It was on our Honeymoon that we got to visit this hotel. Usually, when we travel we stay at the Marriott. It provides the standards we're accustomed to. Clean, soft beds, great service & modern conveniences. Our stay at the Eurostars was a wedding gift so we didn't have a choice. We did check the reviews and a lot is... more

Originally we'd plan to stay at a different hotel in the Gothic Quarter however after doing a bit of looking around we got a good deal at the Cristal Palace. The location was fantastic right in the L'Eixample area of the city & a two minute walk from the Passeig de Gracia where both the aeroport bus stops along with... more

We made a last-minute booking for this hotel and we weren't disappointed. We were given an apartment in the building next door to the main hotel, and it was very clean and spacious, with a nice lounge. It was reasonably priced, compared with others in the city. The hotel is a few minutes walk from the hurly burly of Las... more

This 4 star hotel is exactly on its 4 star mark. The quality, cleanliness and amenities of the rooms and public area's are just as they should be. The rooms are slightly smaller than expected, but that is more often the case in European city hotels. The view is frontside into the busy and noisy city. At the backside it... more

Just returned from a four night stay at the Cristal Palace in Barcelona. We were slightly put out on arrival when we were told that our friends were not booked in although this was soon sorted out. We were given adjacent rooms in the Apartment Block next to the Hotel. Believe me, this is not a minus. The apartment was... more

This is a perfect hotel for a weekend in Barcelona. Really good location and you won't need to use public transport or taxis at all unless you are heading out of the city eg airport or Nou Camp. The rooms are nothing special but are clean and comfortable. The reatuarant and bar in the hotel aren't really up to much... more