Europark Hotel Barcelona

We were really impressed with this hotel. Very funky with a black & white stripe theme everywhere. Room was spacious, especially by European standards, bathroom was excellent. Although not right in the centre of town, it's an easy walk to almost everything you would want to see and some great restaurants nearby. Excellent value.

I have now stayed twice at this hotel, and rate it very highly. Although check-in time was 2pm, I arrived several hours early, and the concierge arranged for me to gain access to the room quickly. This was a great help, as I had a full business programme that day. I like the location, close to Girona metro station, and proximity to some decent restaurants, the Mercadona supermarket, the market, and quality food shops. I would especially like to commend Jesus, the maitre d' who looked after me very well at breakfast. And the breakfasts are first class! I would be very happy to stay at Europark when I'm next in Barcelona.

The hotel rooms are very comfortable and well decorated, but rather dark. If you want a room with a view and light, then you have to put up with a lot of noise from the street at all hours. Thus, it's better to have a room facing, albeit almost reaching distance to another building at the back. The rooms have exceptionally large and modern bathrooms.

We spent two days in Barcelona at the Europark and found it to be an excellent location slightly out of the main drag, which was good, albeit on a very busy street but with sufficient sound-proofing. The room was fairly small but adequate, clean and nicely furnished. The concierge at the time of our stay was very helpful and recommended a great restaurant (La Rita) and places to visit. Would definitely return.

At our booking we asked for a silent room, because the hotel is situated at a high frequented mainstreet. Our room was on the ground floor (001), on the backside of the hotel. We didn´t hear the street, but the kitchen was right above us and they started to work at 6 in the morning. Also we heard the noise of the underground-railway. So the room was not that silent at all. (And by the way, the rooms in black and white are very stylish, but with this black walls, we felt like in a grave.) The hotel offers a breakfast buffet for all nations, so everybody would find something. But the service in the breakfast room is loud and they just do their job, but nothing more. If we would return to Barcelona, (and we will), we will stay in an other hotel.

I made a late five-night booking during one of the world's biggest trade shows when hotels in Barcelona ramp up their prices. I usually stay at another hotel at this time of year, but it was unavailable this year. I was very lucky to get the last room at the Europark - good location close to the metro and only three stops from El Born. Excellent room, great breakfast. I would certainly stay here again.