Arai Aparthotel

“Beautiful hotel”

This is an absolutely gorgeous hotel. We booked two rooms to stay in with our teenage children and couldn't have been happier with our choice. The rooms were unlike anything we've stayed in before, and the location is hard to beat. It's surrounded by delicious places to eat and lovely independent s… more

This is an absolutely gorgeous hotel. We booked two rooms to stay in with our teenage children and couldn't have been happier with our choice. The rooms were unlike anything we've stayed in before, and the location is hard to beat. It's surrounded by delicious places to eat and lovely independent shops. It's a short walk to the seafront and the Rambla. Don't miss the rooftop pool, even if you're not brave enough to go in the water - the views are gorgeous. Can't recommend it highly enough, and hope to be back again soon.

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“A gem”

This place is amazing. Staff are helpful and polite . The reception is grand and the whole place smells amazing. Room has everything you need and bed is easy the get a great nights sleep . So quiet where it’s located but just a walk away from everything in Barcelona . Didn’t use the pool on the roo… more

This place is amazing. Staff are helpful and polite . The reception is grand and the whole place smells amazing. Room has everything you need and bed is easy the get a great nights sleep . So quiet where it’s located but just a walk away from everything in Barcelona . Didn’t use the pool on the roof as it’s not heated and it was locked . This is a great base to explore the city

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“A mixed bag”

Upon first arriving we were quite impressed with the room and location (being in the heart of the Gothic Quarter) We had a room on the third floor facing the plaza which was buzzing with a few local bars and tapas restaurants as well as frequent buskers playing music. We didn't mind this at all a… more

Upon first arriving we were quite impressed with the room and location (being in the heart of the Gothic Quarter) We had a room on the third floor facing the plaza which was buzzing with a few local bars and tapas restaurants as well as frequent buskers playing music. We didn't mind this at all as we expected it wouldn't be a quiet hotel given its location. The balcony door / window really didn't do much to sound proof this. The first night we were woken up constantly throughout the night by a large group of shady looking characters drinking and partying with music blaring from a speaker till the police would come out about 5-6am to move them on. We didn't say anything and put it down to a one-off. The next evening was the same again but worse so I went down to reception at 5am to make them aware and request if we could move to a quieter room on the other side as this was the second night running. The guy at resection said he would mention it to the manager when he's in around 8am. I also sent them an email with a video I got of these people outside. We didn't get a response so we phoned down in the morning around 10am but the guy said he couldn't do anything about it. We went down to speak to him face to face. He said he didn't have any rooms available (only upgraded ones) and refused to move us unless we paid extra. Eventually he contacted the manager and they moved us to another room so the last night was much better. The sound proofing in the room was much better and on a quieter side. The square was generally a bit of a shady place if I'm honest. I loved the gothic quarter on the whole and everything is walking distance but unfortunately I would probably stay somewhere else next time because we had to fight to get a room change as well as contacting them after to release the security deposit they were holding.

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