6/10
The hotel is not in the center, however it is 2' from a metro station with direct 5' connection to the center (Placa Catalunya). The area is quite and rather residential, with a few options for lunch/dinner nearby.
I was shocked to find out that the room (single room) was probably the smallest I have ever seen (and I travel a lot). Short bed, very small desk and still I had to think very hard to figure out where to put my suitcase. Moreover, there was just one window (behind a heavy curtain) overlooking a light shaft! I would really expect regulatory authorities to prohibit hotels to offer such rooms (both in terms of room space and in terms of light, air etc). I tried to take photos and it was impossible with my camera, due to the size of the room.
On the positive side, the personnel was very helpful and efficient. The room was clean, breakfast was good, fresh, with decent choices. Front desk staff was helpful. The only exception was the front desk agent (Cristina) during the last evening of our stay. She made it quite an issue, with a rather rude attitude, to assist us with the invoices we needed for our stay (which we had already asked for on check-in and had been advised that the would be ready on the evening before check-out). Maybe it was the end of a bad day, however it was enough to spoil the excellent opinion we had up to that point for the hotel staff.
