Le Meridien Barcelona

Pros: Very well managed hotel with recently renovated rooms--staff know their work
Cons: The Ramblas can be noisy, small public areas

The Meridien Barcelona may not be the best hotel in this fascinating old city, but you could certainly do much worse here. It is a solid hotel which was built in the late 1940's in Franco-era heavy neo-classic moderne style. Classical elements are...

Pros: Swank, well located, and the price CAN be right
Cons: Suites are lovely, but standard rooms are just that

We booked Le Meridien because we wanted to be in the old part of Barcelona, but not in the heart of the Gothic Quarter where superior hotels are hard to find. Le Meridien is tucked on a side street right off Las Ramblas, the famous pedestrian street that...