Hotel Miramar Barcelona

We chose this hotel because we wanted a hotel next to the cruise ports. Upon arriving by taxi to the hotel, we waited in the lobby a long time to speak to the receptionist about getting our room. They greet you to water or champagne upon waiting, and once we got to talk to someone, they then told us our room wouldn’t be ready til 3. So we probably waited a good 45 minutes. Okay we’ll go have lunch on their beautiful veranda overlooking the ports. We ordered Kobe burgers and they came out raw, so they had to redo those, which once we got them after another long wait, they were really good. Finally got our room. It wasn’t a room w a balcony like we thought, nevertheless, it was a very large room, with a huge bathroom and it overlooked the front of the hotel. The room is very quiet with high grade amenities and we enjoyed our stay. The service here is a bit slow but overall it’s a nice place. We might stay here again, but would probably try some other place just for something different. The views are nice and yes if you walk into town to get anything, you have a couple of very steep hills. It was manageable for us 60-70 year olds. But if you aren’t in shape, don’t take the walk. Overall, we’d give this place a 8/10.

I went to have a café con leche and sat at one of the four tables that are not even on the property, but rather are below it, overlooking the sea. My two little dogs (3kg and 8kg) were with me, on leashes. One of the wait-staff saw me almost immediately, but when neither he nor any of his colleagues came to the table, after twenty minutes, I waved to get his attention. A few moments later, a waiter approached. I said "Buenos días" and he responded that dogs are not allowed. The tables are placed on dirt, and are not on the hotel property. Absolutely ridiculous and appalling. I have just read other reviews prior to writing this one, and see that there are many complaints about the service and attitude at this hotel. I strongly encourage you to go anywhere else.

I was really worried about staying here after reading the reviews! I needn't have worried as they do not in any way reflect was we came across when we stayed. The hotel is modern, clean and on the hill so the views of Barcelona are phenomenal. The staff were friendly, accommodating and couldn't do enough for us. Our room was spacious, clean and every day when we came back there were complimentary chocolates waiting for us! The swimming pool area was clean too. Please don't worry about staying here as you will have a lovely time!

Really nice hotel in a great location a very short taxi ride from the centre of Barcelona but high on the hill so as to give not just great views but some real peace and quiet after enjoying the hustle and bustle of Barcelona. Having read some negative reviews about the hotel was a little concerned but shouldn't have been, was completely reassured from the moment we walked in. The hotel is well maintained and quite stylish. The hot water I see referred too many times is a slight issue, it took forever to come through so maybe people weren't patient enough and this does need to be rectified as it did take several minutes to get hot but beyond that slight delay we enjoyed a wonderful long weekend at the hotel. Breakfast was great and so was the outdoor terrace. Beyond breakfast we didn't eat at the hotel for no other reason than we wanted to enjoy the best Barcelona had to offer. When we come back to Barcelona, we will be staying here again.

Here’s the deal, I have a room which is a bit shabby in a hotel that could do with a refurb, the door is broken and the room can be accessed by anyone as you don’t need a key, it has a bath and a shower but no hot water and when you wake up in the morning you find a homeless person has slept on your balcony all night, how much are you going to pay to stay in this bargain room? If you said €425 per night sounds like great value, I highly recommend the Miramar Barcelona! If you don’t think you fancy sharing a cold shower with Barcelona’s homeless I’d suggest you steer well clear of this hotel. If you do ignore this advice you can expect an argument on check out and no response from the hotel despite trying to resolve this before departure and requesting a call from the manager 5 days ago. Unlike everything else in the hotel however, they do provide that service for free