“A Good Hotel for cost-conscious business users”
The AS Bellaterra is an excellent hotel for the cost conscious business user and young families with a car. The rooms are comfortable and very clean. The bathrooms are particularly good, having been recently renewed and are of the quality a five-star chain in UK/USA. For English language speakers,however, the in-room cable television service is limited to just one channel:CNN. The restaurant is excellent, the food is of a good quality, serving local cuisine, freshly prepared, however, it is expensive and does not cater to vegetarians (the food is mainly consists of fish and red meat). For those on a limited budget, there is also a motorway style cafeteria on-site, serving excellent sandwiches and snacks. The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. There is free internet access in the hotel lobby area. A note of warning: This is not a hotel for those wishing to be in the centre of Barcelona's tourist spots or nightlife, or travellers without their own transport. Barcelona is about 40 mins by train, further, the nearest train station is about 20 minutes walk across open farmland. However, if you are passing by car or visiting local businesses or the adjacent university (as I was), this is an excellent option.