What is your IHG Rewards Club status?
Spire Royal Ambassador
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes, as always
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked cheapest advance rate, and was upgrade to King Executive Room with terrace (more a junior suite than king).
How are the rooms?
Around 40sqm
Smart, quite elegant contemporary design (a kind of mix between Missoni and Karim Rashid's influences).
Bedroom with desk, flat screen television (large selection of cable channels; smartTV with soundtrack that can be changed to English language).
Seating area
Wood floor.
Nespresso machine and kettle.
Very comfortable bed.
iPhone dock
Bathroom with rainforest shower head/hand shower. Bathrobe and slippers.
Rituals cosmetics
Great and large terrace facing the pool, with design sunbed
Free softdrinks in minibar (orange juice and mineral water).
How is the exec. lounge?
N/A
What was good and what was bad?
Good:
- Very friendly and helpful staff
- Excellent location, 10 minutes walk from Plaça de Catalunya (bus stop to airport), Passeig de Gràcia.
- Pleasant design
- Inventive Catalan restaurant. Breakfast is good but more basic.
- Free and fast wifi
- Very afordable bar
- Rent a bike shop 10 minutes walk from the hotel
Bad:
- Lift is very slow
- The first day, the pool area was literally invaded by a family - who was part of a tour group - with children screaming and splashing people in the vicinity , and scaring away all other exasperated customers (including myself). Fortunately, the day after, the pool area was quiet again
Value for $ or IHG Rewards Club Points? Would you return?
Definitely, for location, outdoor pool and very friendly staff.
Pictures of the city
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