Name: May Ramblas Hotel
Address: Cardenal Casañas 6-8, Barcelona, Barcelona, ES
Price range: US$96–US$209 per night
Rating: 7.7

What guests think

At May Ramblas Hotel, reviews consistently praise the central, walkable location and often compliment friendly front desk staff, while many also report small, basic rooms and recurring maintenance issues like unreliable air conditioning, hot water, and noticeable odors.

Cleanliness feedback is mixed, ranging from very clean rooms to complaints about mold, sewage smells, and worn fixtures. The area is lively and near the metro, though several guests experienced street noise and crowds. On-site amenities are minimal with no restaurant and limited coffee options, and occasional renovation or facility outages have been reported. Overall, expect a simple, central base with variable comfort and service.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic with no on-site restaurant or bar; some mention limited coffee availability and no in-room fridge. Several reviews describe renovations, occasional elevator or access issues, and closures like the sundeck.

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Márcia

10 Jan 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

Equipe sensacional! Saguão em Reforma e quarto sem calefação mas fui remanejada para um quarto onde tudo estava perfeito!

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Cynthia

4 Oct 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Great location for walking. Not so great if you need a taxi. Need to provide iron in room. Also would appreciate a fridge in room. Coffee available in lobby or maker in room would be great.

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MARIA L A P

17 May 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Equipe atenciosa, localização ótima, limpeza razoável, não tinha frigobar no quarto. Local bem simples pelo preço.

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Shartese

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

This was the WORST experience I’ve ever had traveling and I travel a lot. The property overall was not worth the price. The worst part is my children and got stuck on the elevator for 40mins and had to be rescued by the fire department. Although this may have been out of the hotel’s control because things happen, NO ONE, and I mean not one staff member even bothered to check if we were okay after the fire department rescued us and returned to our room. My daughter had a panic attack and I was able to calm her down but it was rough. When I expressed my disappointment with Carlos at the front desk the next day, his response was “It could have happened anywhere.” Not even an apology for the huge inconvenience. I will definitely tell everyone I know how HORRIBLE my stay was and hopefully they will share it with other people at well. TERRIBLE!!

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Shelley

4 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I booked two superior double rooms which were advertised as 216 sq feet. Nothing superior here except location. The actual room area itself was very small with just a narrow walkway on either side of the bed & a small desk. There was no place for luggage here. The entry/closet area was decent & this is where luggage can sit on floor. There's a sharp turn into a hallway down to small sleeping area. The 216 sq ft includes a lot unusable space. Bathroom is large which was nice. glass partial shower wall doesn’t keep water in shower. Floor and bath mat gets very wet! We had no hot water the two days we were here. Walls in room were in dire need of paint. Black smudges everywhere. This is a no frills hotel. No coffee or tea in room or anywhere in hotel. Fortunately coffee shop a few doors down. Website also advertises their lovely sun deck which was closed due to safety reasons. WiFi was ok. Staff was very friendly but some not proficient in English which made communication difficult.

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Homero

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No tiene restaurante

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George Joseph

31 Mar 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

First of all, the front desk staff was amazing, Minuel was very helpful and friendly. Excellent! The location is great, right off of Las Ramblas, close to everything. The rooms however are tiny, as is the bathroom. Realllly small. Like a cruise ship cabin. And the hotel offers no onsite lobby, bar or restaurant. So if after a long day of sightseeing and shopping, you want to relax it is hard to do so in your tiny room. Also no refrigerator or coffee in the room and the hair dryer is weak. If you don’t mind those things, then I recommend staying only because of the great staff and wonderful location.

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David

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

At one point desk clerk locked front door and we couldn’t get into the hotel. Staff said she had to do other things so we had to wait.

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Rafael

29 Jan 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Todo perfecto, excelente ubicación solo que estában haciendo reparaciones en el lobby

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Jeffrey

21 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Checkin was a breeze and they securely stored my luggage for 4 hours so I could check out the city. Room was basic, but well kept up, quiet with only 8 rooms per floor, and front desk staff gave me Metro/Bus map and good recommendations for restaurants. The La Rambla Blvd is nothing less than spectacular!! Lots of foot traffic, great places to eat, and an amazing and huge open air market that included restaurants all under cover. Metro Subway system is a breeze, easy to navigate, and felt safe other than the scammers who want to be all nice to help you buy a ticket in the machine then expect you to pay them … luckily I didn’t have any cash on me so I didn’t have to lie :-) Hotel was no frills - no frig, all the TV channels were in Spanish, and no ESPN etc that you can usually get in other countries. No wash cloths in the bathroom which I thought was weird, but it is perfectly located as a hub to the city … and removed enough to be very quiet!!

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: many found rooms clean, but multiple guests reported bad odors, mold in bathrooms, stains, and inconsistent housekeeping.

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Kaiwan

8 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hard No on this hotel. The quality is more of a motel/hostel. The room was not clean. The quality of the towels and soaps was poor. There was constant noise outside the hotel room throughout the night. And the whole place seem to have a funky odor. We stayed at another hotel close by which was much better and cheaper

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Hianga

26 Feb 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

O quarto estava limpo, a localização é excelente.

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Elise

11 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was a smell of old urine in the lobby and the hallways. The hotel needs renovation and a good cleaning staff. Cosmetic touch-ups at least could be done. Nice staff and the location is close to LaRambla, which is good. Close restaurants and shopping.

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Lina

6 Sept 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The drain in washroom was stinking the room. And wifi is bad. Location is great

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Bradley

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel with a good location but a bad smell in the lobby. The rooms are smaller than they look in the photos. The air conditioning doesn't work properly. The bed and pillows are uncomfortable, and the bathroom is moldy.

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Anthony

23 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was clean

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Jes

30 Dec 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Checked into our room, it smelled funky, started having an asthma attack immediately thereafter. Lots of black mold in the bathroom and it looked like there was water damage elsewhere in the room (regrettably, I didn’t take photos of the rest, I’d love to show you how terrible the accommodations were). The whole place was a dump. The manager wouldn’t give us a different room or a refund for the 3 day advance booking when I explained I couldn’t stay in the one we were given because I COULDN’T BREATHE. (I’m a millennial, I’ve never even ASKED to change rooms before.) Easily the worst travel experience of my life. I’m out like $300 and I’m still using the steroid inhaler over a week later.

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gWEN

26 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Éviter les chambres côté rue, bruyants et odeur d'égout dans la salle de bain...

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Eric

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was clean but the shower had black mold due to being right next to a wooden window (not sure who thought it would be a good idea to have a wooden window frame absorbing all the water from the shower). Staff was friendly and helpful. Location is great - next to metro, rest, shopping and La Boqueria.

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Päivi

25 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The location of the hotel is great, right next to Ramblas and very close to Placa Katalunya. There is no restaurant nor breakfast available in the hotel, but there was a little fridge in the room and food shops nearby. The room was unfortunately very untidy. In the floor there were lots of little hair, and stains in the sheets, curtains etc. The beds were squiky and uncomfortable. The balcony was great suprice, but not very cosy, since there were only three plastic chairs, which of one was broken.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally small and simple; some have balconies or terraces. Recurring issues include unreliable A/C or hot water, street and hallway noise, and spotty Wi‑Fi.

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Alexander

27 May 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Nice hotel but the room was very tight for moving around and it said sound proof windows but there was lots of noise from the outside. Nice and helpful stuff. Well located.

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vishal

18 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is the old gothic quarters, so naturally small rooms but has a balcony and terrace access was great. Enjoyed the stay but the plan was cut short due to unexpected host cancellations that we had in Barcelona for another hotels so this was impromptu reservation for us.

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Abigail

25 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was centrally located, close to everything. Making it easy to walk to everything and it was very quiet. However the rooms were too small, with no windows for fresh air. When i complained i was told i have to pay extra for a bigger room. When i booked i was not told that. For a claustrophobic person i definitely had a very bad stay. For that reason i would not recommend this hotel.

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Lin

1 Jan 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

At a very convenient location, close to a Metro station Liceu on the L3 line and just off the crowded La Rambla street. Very friendly and helpful front desk staff. Clean bedding. A small hotel with quite limited room space.

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Gor

13 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The location is too crowdy, you can actually smellall the kitchen's odor in the whole hotel, poor service, room towels in poor quality. The cleaning staff does not care if you hang the "do not disturb" sign for room clean up. Overall don't trust the photos and quality of the presented rooms. The actual rooms are too small to even move around. Totally not worth the money spent.

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Tania

7 Jun 2024

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The A/C didn’t work in our room. The WiFi was working really bad, slowly.

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Justina

11 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Easy to walk to many places, a little noisy but you are in the middle of many walkable places, Manuel was very helpful

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Shelley

4 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I booked two superior double rooms which were advertised as 216 sq feet. Nothing superior here except location. The actual room area itself was very small with just a narrow walkway on either side of the bed & a small desk. There was no place for luggage here. The entry/closet area was decent & this is where luggage can sit on floor. There's a sharp turn into a hallway down to small sleeping area. The 216 sq ft includes a lot unusable space. Bathroom is large which was nice. glass partial shower wall doesn’t keep water in shower. Floor and bath mat gets very wet! We had no hot water the two days we were here. Walls in room were in dire need of paint. Black smudges everywhere. This is a no frills hotel. No coffee or tea in room or anywhere in hotel. Fortunately coffee shop a few doors down. Website also advertises their lovely sun deck which was closed due to safety reasons. WiFi was ok. Staff was very friendly but some not proficient in English which made communication difficult.

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Angela

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was in fair condition. Hotel is in convenient location close to tourist area and metro but it’s very noisy due to lots of tourists in the area even during late night

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Noura

20 Oct 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

The front desk staff was nice. The room was small and had issues with the A/C 2 days out of 6.

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Service

Many guests praised friendly, helpful front-desk staff. Others reported slow or dismissive responses and unresolved problems like A/C, plumbing, taxi arrangements, and an elevator incident.

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Paul

18 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The Hotel was nice and very conveniently located. The staff could not have been more helpful. I would definitely stay here again.

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Tekin

18 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, clean and good size rooms and bathroom but before all this Manuel the front desk manager, such a nice friendly man. Been very helpful and friendly, great welcoming. Hoping to be back pretty soon. Thank you

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Scent

23 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room smelled like weed as soon as we got inside, when we asked to switch room, the receptionist said he couldn’t help us and that the hotel was fully booked. He said there’s no help at night and to wait till the next day. I tried to explain to him that the smell was so strong, but he looked at me nonchalantly and basically told me to sleep it off. When I got inside the room I checked the website to check in again for the same room and it says there were still a couple rooms left in the hotel. They were definitely dishonest and seemed lazy to help out. This was the worst customer service and hotel you can pay for around the area. The room was literally like a box, it was very claustrophobic in there even though it says it was good for 2 people. Then again around 7am I woke up to a very strong cigarette smell, I literally tried to ignore it by sleeping under the blanket for half an hour until I decided it’s better to just wake up and get out of there. If you have asthma or have breathing problems DO NOT COME HERE, they don’t care about your health. They just want your money. Might as well spend extra for comfort and great service elsewhere. The pictures was also very misleading. The receptionist working were not equipped with proper skills on how to handle the situation, even when I spoke to someone the next day she didn’t offer even an apology. Management needs to do better by training their staffs. Stay away.

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Janet

30 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a nice room on the 1st floor. The woman at the front desk was helpful and nice. The hotel's location was close to a lot of restaurants and sights. We'll stay there again when we go back in November.

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Jatna

20 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

El lugar donde se encuentra es céntrico y permite facil movilidad , pero las habitaciones no son muy cómodas y tuvimos una mala experiencia con el olor muy desagradable en nuestra habitación y el staff no fue amable

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Natalya

3 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is excellent.

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Shartese

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

This was the WORST experience I’ve ever had traveling and I travel a lot. The property overall was not worth the price. The worst part is my children and got stuck on the elevator for 40mins and had to be rescued by the fire department. Although this may have been out of the hotel’s control because things happen, NO ONE, and I mean not one staff member even bothered to check if we were okay after the fire department rescued us and returned to our room. My daughter had a panic attack and I was able to calm her down but it was rough. When I expressed my disappointment with Carlos at the front desk the next day, his response was “It could have happened anywhere.” Not even an apology for the huge inconvenience. I will definitely tell everyone I know how HORRIBLE my stay was and hopefully they will share it with other people at well. TERRIBLE!!

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Justina

11 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Easy to walk to many places, a little noisy but you are in the middle of many walkable places, Manuel was very helpful

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Amanda

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Atrasaram em 1hr a liberação do nosso quarto estávamos cansados e não havia nem lugar o suficiente para aguardar na recepção. Equipe da recepção sem muita gentileza, e nem pediram desculpas pelo atraso.

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Jostein

16 Feb 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel was okey. But we orderd a taxi to pick us up to go to airport lasy day. It got canceled på taxi company and hotell dident order new one or told us untill we where leaveing.

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Location

Exceptionally central just off La Rambla and near Liceu metro, making most sights walkable. Several note the area can be busy, noisy, or feel less pleasant at night.

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Klaus

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Sehr zentral gelegen, trotzdem ruhig.

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Leandro

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Localização perfeita, próximo de tudo

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Marianna

19 Jun 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The hotel was great, but the surrounding area was dirty and noisy at night.

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Andrea

4 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Ottima location a 50m dalla Ramblas. Posizione strategica perchè la metro è a 100m e di notte non ci sono rumori. Se tornerò a Barcellona sicuramente ritorno qui.

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Hianga

26 Feb 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

O quarto estava limpo, a localização é excelente.

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Tekin

18 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, clean and good size rooms and bathroom but before all this Manuel the front desk manager, such a nice friendly man. Been very helpful and friendly, great welcoming. Hoping to be back pretty soon. Thank you

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Clarence Derrick

29 Apr 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Great location

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Kerri

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great place to expore the Gothic district. Great restaurant options and nightlife close to the property.

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Angela

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was in fair condition. Hotel is in convenient location close to tourist area and metro but it’s very noisy due to lots of tourists in the area even during late night

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Ann

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location

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Dining

No on-site restaurant or breakfast; coffee access is limited and there’s no in-room coffee. Nearby dining is abundant but outside the property.

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Cynthia

4 Oct 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Great location for walking. Not so great if you need a taxi. Need to provide iron in room. Also would appreciate a fridge in room. Coffee available in lobby or maker in room would be great.

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Shelley

4 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I booked two superior double rooms which were advertised as 216 sq feet. Nothing superior here except location. The actual room area itself was very small with just a narrow walkway on either side of the bed & a small desk. There was no place for luggage here. The entry/closet area was decent & this is where luggage can sit on floor. There's a sharp turn into a hallway down to small sleeping area. The 216 sq ft includes a lot unusable space. Bathroom is large which was nice. glass partial shower wall doesn’t keep water in shower. Floor and bath mat gets very wet! We had no hot water the two days we were here. Walls in room were in dire need of paint. Black smudges everywhere. This is a no frills hotel. No coffee or tea in room or anywhere in hotel. Fortunately coffee shop a few doors down. Website also advertises their lovely sun deck which was closed due to safety reasons. WiFi was ok. Staff was very friendly but some not proficient in English which made communication difficult.

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Homero

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No tiene restaurante

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Curtis

11 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

It was a great place to stay, the only issue I had is not coffee until 9am as nothing close opened unitl then. Maybe a kureg or something I would have even paid for it just needed coffee in the morning.

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George Joseph

31 Mar 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

First of all, the front desk staff was amazing, Minuel was very helpful and friendly. Excellent! The location is great, right off of Las Ramblas, close to everything. The rooms however are tiny, as is the bathroom. Realllly small. Like a cruise ship cabin. And the hotel offers no onsite lobby, bar or restaurant. So if after a long day of sightseeing and shopping, you want to relax it is hard to do so in your tiny room. Also no refrigerator or coffee in the room and the hair dryer is weak. If you don’t mind those things, then I recommend staying only because of the great staff and wonderful location.

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Päivi

25 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The location of the hotel is great, right next to Ramblas and very close to Placa Katalunya. There is no restaurant nor breakfast available in the hotel, but there was a little fridge in the room and food shops nearby. The room was unfortunately very untidy. In the floor there were lots of little hair, and stains in the sheets, curtains etc. The beds were squiky and uncomfortable. The balcony was great suprice, but not very cosy, since there were only three plastic chairs, which of one was broken.

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Lashell

7 Mar 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

My team and I stayed at Hotel May Ramblas while attending MWC this year. The location was fantastic, literally across the street from the subway entrance, the nearby restaurants, coffee shops was perfect, as was the proximity of the Gothic Quarter and any kind of shopping you might have time for while on a business trip. While the hotel doesn't have a restaurant or any place to gather, there are a number of nearby pubs, coffee shops, etc., that make that a non-issue. The staff was friendly, accommodating, and attentive, and the rooms were clean, the beds comfortable, and the facilities well kept. I would not hesitate to stay here again.

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Jeffrey

21 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Checkin was a breeze and they securely stored my luggage for 4 hours so I could check out the city. Room was basic, but well kept up, quiet with only 8 rooms per floor, and front desk staff gave me Metro/Bus map and good recommendations for restaurants. The La Rambla Blvd is nothing less than spectacular!! Lots of foot traffic, great places to eat, and an amazing and huge open air market that included restaurants all under cover. Metro Subway system is a breeze, easy to navigate, and felt safe other than the scammers who want to be all nice to help you buy a ticket in the machine then expect you to pay them … luckily I didn’t have any cash on me so I didn’t have to lie :-) Hotel was no frills - no frig, all the TV channels were in Spanish, and no ESPN etc that you can usually get in other countries. No wash cloths in the bathroom which I thought was weird, but it is perfectly located as a hub to the city … and removed enough to be very quiet!!

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Month	Average price
January	US$125
February	US$118
March	US$195
April	US$184
May	US$248
June	US$196
July	US$165
August	US$152
September	US$177
October	US$239
November	US$131
December	US$108

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4 $209	5 $125	6 $188	7 $146
8 $105	9 $131	10 $131	11 $115	12 $131	13	14
15 $114	16 $131	17 $131	18 $131	19 $113	20	21
22 $114	23 $97	24 $113	25 $114	26 $97	27	28
29 $96	30 $96

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1 $96	2 $96	3 $96	4	5
6 $139	7 $155	8 $105	9 $96	10 $96	11	12
13 $98	14 $96	15 $96	16 $96	17 $97	18	19
20 $105	21 $106	22 $106	23 $105	24 $105	25	26
27 $129	28 $139	29 $139	30	31

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