Looking for centrally located hotel, inn in Barcelona. We are in our 60s, early 70s and travel fairly light luggage wise-- medium size roller bags and backpacks. But that being said can't do lots of skinny stairs on an ongoing basis up and down as in a hotel so ones with at least a small elevator/lift or ones that may have some ground or lower flor availability would rank higher in consideration.
Thanks!
Hotel Alma Barcelona
We stayed at the Ibis Sagrada Familia that is a good price, has an elevator, and is near the cathedral and 2 metro stops. Nice staff
We stayed at the Hotel Gaudi just off La Rambla near the harbor. They have elevators and the breakfast was very good.
Dates and budget would help.
Some good mid range options ....
1. Yurbban Passage
https://www.yurbbanpassage.com
2. Hotel Rec
http://www.hotelrecbarcelona.com/en/
3. H10 Madison
https://www.h10hotels.com/en/barcelona-hotels/h10-madison
Close to Urqinaona metro is my pick location wise.
Ibis Sagrada Familia
We were in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago, and there was terrible construction right there, to the point that I wondered how anyone with a roller bag would manage to get into the hotel or walk along the sidewalk. Skip that.
We stayed at the Musik Boutique in the Gothic Quarter, which is on a very quiet alleyway near the Arc de Triomf, where there is a metro stop. It was extremely comfortable and had an elevator. Highly recommended.
Living here I have little use for hotels, so pardon me if I don't chip in and recommend any.
I wanted though to let you know, just in case it's of any help when you book, that we "count" the floors differently here in Catalonia -well, in most places in Europe for that matter.
So, this is for those unfamiliar to be able to understand "how high up from the street" will your room/apt be when booking over here in Catalonia or, as mentioned, anywhere in Europe -if I'm not mistaken.
Worth mentioning as well that the top floor, whether it's àtic or sobre-àtic, doesn't necessarily have to have an exterior terrace. Many buildings in the city, especially newer ones, don't have a terrace at the top of the building, but above the last floor you find the roof: tiles, chimneys, TV antennae, etc, in short, accessible only to maintenance workers.
Equally, in an elevator, PB means ground floor, and M or E means mezzanine. Note that button '1' in the elevator doesn't mean street level -like in the US-, in fact, depending whether a mezzanine exists in that building or not, '1' would equal to the second storey above the ground floor.... so, '3' in a typical US elevator :)
Enjoy!
If you don't mind church bells, we stayed at the Hotel Colon across from the cathedral (not the Sagrada Familia). There are wide stairs and an elevator. If I recall correctly there are five or six steps up to the front door but I wasn't look for a ramp or street level entrance.
Not knowing budget, I couldn’t comment. We stayed at the H10 Urqinaona in a superior room and where happy with location-across from Metro-and cleanliness.
I don't know your budget but, I agree with the recommendation of H10 Urqinaona. I also can suggest NH Collection Podium Barcelona, where I am staying right now.
Thank you for all the suggestions!
