Hotel-Apartment Arrahona

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I loved the hotel with the exception of the internet not working the entire nine days I was there. For a business traveler this is unacceptable. But if you’re not there for business and really don’t need to be in connected, it’s a great place. The beds were bit hard, but the overall experience for the price was good.

Didn’t expect it to be as great as it was!

Stayed for over a week last month, as I had some university research at Terrassa. Far from Barcelona center, but if you have a car or don’t mind 35-45 min by public transit, it’s great value. The hotel is run by 4 or 5 courteous ladies who seem cross-trained to do everything (I only saw one gentleman there, mostly at nights). A couple of them spoke good English. The main two items I needed were internet and parking (I had a car and I had to be logged on for hours; they would be an extra 25 per day in many hotels). Had FREE wireless internet, good speed, in the room. May be a recent thing, as others here said it was free only in the lobby. Need to renew the internet passwd every 48 hours from front desk. Can park free on the small block of streets around; many spots, no parking meters. Safe area. The rail stn is about 10-15 min walk. The breakfast was pretty filling - 6.50 Euros, with hot eggs and sausage. The kitchen or front desk ladies will whip up a dinner till pretty late at night for around 12 Euros - Pastas, pizzas, hot bread and coffee/wine. Not bad if you are lazy to go out. Can get a good cafe con leche 24 hours; Great for late-night types like me. Clean room, though the beds weren’t too big and the mattress not too thick. 15-channel TV with CNN and BBC. I got everything I wanted; Certainly won’t stay anywhere else on a return visit to the Barcelona area!

Traveler's tip

As the ISP had not renewed their digital signature since 2004, you may need to tell the internet browser to trust their signature before the free wireless would work in the room. There is a supermarket and a coffee shop among the set of shops attached to the same building, on the street. You can get coffees or beer whenever you want in the hotel restaurant itself though.

Great hotel

A very nice hotel with clean rooms, cool sheets and good ammenities. One of the best bargains we’ve found in Europe. The only concern I should mention is that although the hotel room/apartment had a fully furnished kitchen, it lacked any utensils or cooking tools, plates, bowls, silverware, etc... That surprised us but we managed by eating baked pizzas and eggrolls with our hands. We would definitely stay here again - but the next time we’ll bring some kitchen necessities.

Traveler's tip on local attractions

The train station is a 5 minute walk from the hotel. As opposed to driving into downtown Barcelona, finding a parking place and paying to park, it was much more economical and less stressful to take the train. The hotel staff told us exactly which train and line to take. It was about a 30 minute ride, leaving every 15 minutes and cost under 2 Euros p/p. The trains were quite clean and new. Recommended.