Hotel Miramar Barcelona

We've just got back from a 3 night stay at Hotel Miramar and could not fault it. The hotel itself is beautiful, well looked after and immaculately clean. The staff are amazing - all reception staff are friendly and offer good advice on things to do in Barcelona. Pool area was lovely and inside spa/pool were great. The hotel is a bit out of the way so you will need to use a taxi to get around. However, the tourist sight seeing buses stop right outside the hotel. A special thank you to guest relations for organising cava and chocolates for my birthday - it was much appreciated! Would definitely recommend.

I have been in Barcelona numerous times and this is my first time staying at Miramar Hotel. I can only say this hotel is one of the best in the area if not the best if you consider the open space and luck of traffic you get here, and on top of that, it's by the Montjuic a must see destination, don't forget about Tibidabo too.

We stayed in a premium suite and had the corner unit. It was the best view in the city, We could see the port from one side and the city from the other. I would say that if you are not into visiting each and every palace in the city or Europe, this pretty much covers it and you do not have to visit Montjuic. You can still take a cable car (located 5 minutes walking distance from the Hotel), that will take you around the mountain and to the palace. We did not take it as we are more of City experience folks and we have seen enough palaces. Now the best part: When I booked the hotel first, I was horrified that this will be an expensive commute to central areas like La Rambla, Passage de Garcia, Gothic Quarter etc. So basically, each trip costing around 20 EUR one way. However, a big shout-out to my man "Robert" for giving us an overview of how to get around in the city. Montjuic is connected to the Barcelona Metro/Subway system via another train called Funicular (5 minutes walk from the hotel). So all you have to do, is get into the Funicular and you are part of the Metro system, i.e. you can use the same ticket for metro. That was a big win for us, because we already had Ola Barcelona - 3 day Metro Pass. One thing to keep in mind, if you are changing metro lines, be sure to leave some gap in your schedule. We had a 3 year old and a stroller so sometimes, catching the subway and going to places like Gothic Quarter (you need to change the metro line for that) would be around 45 mins. Yupp, going to Montjuic to anywhere around the city will take time, but we think that the amazing views and the hotel experience compensated for it. You can also skip the Funicular and walk downhill yourself to the nearest metro station (~12 minutes). Food wise: I won't rate it at the top. I have had better meals and breakfasts at 4/3 star places. But we usually go for the city experience and eat out, se I did not mind it. The location will make you forget that piece. I will however take 0.5 points away for that (the 4 points overall rating that I am giving, is actually 4.5 points). Hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. Our son really enjoyed the place because of the amazing views (cruise ships, tug-boats etc.). We even went for evening walks around the back of the hotel to catch some really stunning views of the city. You can actually see the entire city from there (i.e. top of Sagrada Familia etc.) Barcelona was the last destination in our trip to Spain. The hotel experience really contributed towards us enjoying the last 3 days instead of feeling depressed because we were nearing the end of our trip.

Expected that "little extra" for a 5 star hotel and we spent a lot of money for our honeymoon. Would more say it's a 3-4 star hotel. Couldn't get fresh vegetables for breakfast when we asked for it(!!!) We're vegetarians and there was a lot of meat at the buffé. We had a suite, but no fresh flowers or any other nice details. No good cleaning in our room. Chocolat on the floor for a whole week. Had to ask for fresh wine glasses. Had to ask for new pillows to our balcony chairs, they had suddenly disappeared. Nice and helpfull staff in the reception though!

We had the most amazing stay at Hotel Miramar Barcelona. We visited for my birthday and there was a bottle of cava waiting on ice for us in the room. The room was gorgeous, just like rest of the hotel, and we had an amazing view over the sea. We arrived from Madrid before check-in time so our room wasn't ready, but the staff was SO friendly and SO helpful. They securely stored our bags and helped us to plan lunch and book tickets for Park Guell until our room was ready. They also helped us to reserve a table at the hotel's restaurant, Forestier, to celebrate my birthday. I'm really disappointed that I can't remember their names; otherwise I would shout them out by name because they were just so wonderful. The only tiny gripe I have is that service to the room was very, very slow -- if they came at all. We had to call for an iron, for more toilet paper, etc., and the iron took at least an hour to be delivered (I had to call twice more) and I eventually had to snag a roll of toilet paper from a maid's cart (sorry!). Other than that, the service was impeccable and our stay was amazing beginning to end. We recommend the hotel to all of our friends traveling to Barcelona. Thank you!