Barcelona

[oufpat]

We really enjoyed our time at Hotel Colon. And if you have time, I would recommend a trip to Montserat, it was breath taking.

[mskaufman]

Does Hotel Jazz provide transportation from the cruise port to the hotel? Thanks

 

We stayed there pre cruise and just called a taxi. Relatively simple and inexpensive.

[dogs4fun]

Does Hotel Jazz provide transportation from the cruise port to the hotel? Thanks

We stayed at the Jazz a few years ago & the hotel did not provide transportation. They did call a taxi for us - worked well.

[OceanPatter]

On the topic of hotels, we've booked H10 Casa Mimosa. It's rated #1 on tripadvisor, and seems relatively new (with not a whole lot of reviews). It does look lovely, however.

[EnricM]

Don't want to spoil your choice, but take TripAdvisor ranking with a pinch of salt (or rather a whole bucket!), it's hardly reliable.

[NewCruiser51912]

My husband and I are coming into Barcelone June 10 from the NCL Epic and staying at Hotel Suizo in the Gothic Quarter (right by Hotel Colon) for 2 nights before flying out. This thread is very helpful! Does anyone here have any experience with Hotel Suizo and things to do around there? We'll have been travelling for almost 3 weeks at this point so we'll be looking for relaxing things to do.

 

I'm also looking for fantastic restaurants (hopefully not crazy expensive) as hubby and I love to experience good local food. I do see there's a fresh food market close by. Is that worth stopping at?

[grnrab]

My preference are the hotels run by the Catalonia hotel and resorts chain. They have two hotels near the barcelona cathedral that are both on non-busy streets. The also have a hotel just above Placa de Cataluyna. Several folks also recommend Hotel Lleo just adjacent to the Placa towards Universitat metro. Also recommended is Hotel St. Moritz above the Placa on a less busy street. I tend to prefer less busy areas off busy streets. Suizo could be noisy because its on very busy Via Leitana, but it's set back a block.

[grnrab]

Suizo leaves you very close to Picasso Museum and is great for walking around El Born district ( many restaurants by foot) as well as the Cathedral and Las Ramblas heading the other direction.