Pestana Arena Barcelona

Very enjoyable stay in a really good location: very close to the airport bus, to a couple metro stations and to Montjuic, and walking to the city centre is also very pleasant (though note it's not a short walk). Plenty of neighbourhood restaurants and cafes all around, so the area doesn't feel particularly touristy. The room was large and comfortable - great mattress! The only real downsides were no ventilation system in the bathroom, and the switches with the settings to control the lights, which are way too complicated (not possible to turn off each light individually, and it's unclear which group of lights each button controls - the button that said "bathroom" seemed the most straightforward, but in our room, it didn't work). Many thanks to the staff, who were very flexible with letting two people check in separately, and held our bags until the evening on check out day.

Rooms were clean but staff and breakfast lovely!

Great hotel. Staff excellent and allowed to check in early. Will stay again 🙂

It's definitely not a 4* hotel! The size of the room is ok, though as many others have suggested, it needs refurbishment as things are starting to fall apart. For example, the shower floor is wooden deck and when you step on it, it sinks and feels like it's about to break any minute! I booked the room weeks ahead, and requested for a room on a higher floor. Guess what I got? A room on the first door, and of course that's the only room available in the entire hotel. The room was so dark and lacked natural night. Reception was under staffed. 1 person available at 3pm on a Saturday. There was only 1 person being served in front of us but we ended up waiting for 10 mins before we were checked in. By the time we were done, there were at least 5 other people queuing behind us. Breakfast was horrible. It's not a 4* hotel quality at all. The scrambled eggs were cold and solid. Looked like it was sitting there for a long time. I was so disappointed provided it got decent ratings. I travel to BCN regularly but definitely would not be staying at this hotel again.

Front desk clerks were wonderful!!!! Beds comfy, big rooms!!!!