Apsis Porta Marina Barcelona    

not far away from the museum of music and palau de musica de catalunya, easy access (only 4 minutes walk) to metro station "marina" of line L1, clean and comfortable hotel, can also take tram T4 nearby to the beach.

My husband and I stayed at this hotel on my birthday trip to Barcelona. The hotel was very nice, modern and clean. It was in a very good location to see all the sites of Barcelona. We would certainly recommend this hotel to other people.

I would easily recomend this hotel to anyone who is looking for a clean, friendly hotel not too far from the center of Barcelona but far enough away to leave the hustle and bustle behind. The hotel is very clean and the rooms are very spacious. The reception staff are very helpful and make you feel very welcome in the hotel...I Will be going back to this hotel...

Few minutes to metro, 20 minutes to city centre even with baby trolley. Area is noninternational, nice bar for breakfast near metro. Next to hotel is a empty building site and other side there is a office building where people lower the curtains if you wonder around in your room without t-shirt. And ofcourse you pass the crowd from the funeral house nearby.

This hotel was fantastic!!! I was slightly worried when I read some poor reviews online about the service and staff at the hotel. But when we arrived (very late at night) the night staff was available, very helpful and very efficient at getting us to our rooms in no time. The rooms were extremely clean, spacious and modern (just as is shown in the photos). Housekeeping staff were also very efficient and polite. I had read online that the rooms come with a mini-kitchen (which is true) but that these kitchens are completely bare (not a utensil, glass or plate in sight, which is also true). However when we asked at the reception desk they were very kind and helpful and more than happy to supply us with the number of cups, plates, knives, forks etc. that we needed, and even a kettle to make coffee in the morning! I would not recommend that you take breakfast at the hotel (12 Euros per day is too much). What my colleagues and I did was go to Glories Mall a few tram stops away and bought bread, cheese, yoghurt, coffee, fruit, croissants, and a variety of other breakfast foods. The sum of all these purchases was only 16 Euros, and it was more than enough to feed 4 hungry people for 4 days! The staff at the hotel was also very helpful when it came to checking out; checkout took no time at all, and they let us leave our bags in a locker until our flight and they made sure a taxi van came to take us to the airport. The location of the hotel is not perfect (I think a hotel situated for example in La Ramblas area may have been more conveniently located near to important attractions) however the hotel is less than a 3 minute walk away from the Auditori Tram station, and less than a 5 minute walk away from the Marina underground train station; from those 2 stops you can very easily get to any part of the city. For our group (since we were attending a conference at the CCIB) we found the tram a very convenient way to go back and forth from the conference center (it was about 8 stops away and the ride took less than 15 minutes). However if you are planning to frequently use the buses, trams, and underground trains, I'd suggest that you purchase a 2, 3, or 4 day pass which gives you unlimited usage of all these modes of public transportation for the specified number of days at a very reasonable price. N.B. these specific types of tickets have to be purchased in an underground station, NOT from an above-ground tram station - it took us a few days to discover that!.

Pros: Spacious rooms
Cons: Soundproofing was not as good

Pros: Very modern hotel, 15 minute walk from port area and 5 minute walk from the nearest metro station, friendly helpful staff, they even had a room ready for us when we returned early from our cruise.

Pros: Great staff always willing to help and great location.
Cons: Beds are extremely hard

Pros: Staff were helpful
Cons: Just the location. sort of in a barren area, but very close to the metro, with quick access to central barcelona

Pros: Hotel staff is kind and helpful. rooms are very large, light and modern. we especially appreciated the integrity and the fair of the hotel staff: my wife forgot her two golden rings in our room, both rings were found after we left, and were returned to my wife, before she even ask for them, when we arrived to collect our luggage, which was kindly kept in the hotel storage per our request after check-out, because our flight was at night.

Pros: I liked that the rooms were really big and clean.
Cons: When you first enter the hotel lobby it smells really bad. the location seems a little dangerous, but it really isn't that bad. we never had any problems walking at night or day. it just seems scary because of the graffitti and general location.

Pros: Great value for money. you'd be surprised to find out you're staying in a spacious mini apartment, versus the usual standard bedroom. the design is very modern and the rooms are all clean.

the hotel staff were very kind, friendly, and forthcoming in helping us visit touristic sites in barcelona.

it's two metro stops away from las ramblas.
Cons: I wouldn't call it a negative feature, but it would add value to have utensils in the room's kitchen area.

Pros: Huge room for barcelona. quiet, clean, modern, and friendly staff.
Cons: Location was not within walking distance of the major "happening" areas. there was not even a bar or anything "late night" close by if you wanted to go out on foot. i'd recommend it more for the business traveler or someone who wants a big room or for a couple that know their way around the metro system as the "marina" metro station is close by.

Pros: Great place. exactly as described. a great hotel for a decent price.

Pros: Friendly staff, comfortable and clean rooms, good location.
Cons: Nothing negative.

Cons: No cups in the romm had to ask for them to boil water etc

Pros: Staff in the reception were all very helpful to all our questions
Cons: There was no kettle and cups in the room for tea or coffee and also no laundry area