Hotel Sercotel Ámister - Barcelona

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Mar 2008

I would recommend this hotel to everyone. It might not be right in the old town but it just a few underground stops away from it. The room was beautifully decorated, spacious and sparkling clean. Bathroom very good, too, with a powerful shower. All that for 120 Euro per room! The staff was very helpful. Breakfast is not included in the price of the room (11 Euros) but well worth it, delicious fresh bread, cakes, tortilla, eggs, fruit, cheese, serrano ham, fresh orange juice. Only downside: bad coffee. Better nip to the next bar.

Guest name: TK, Switzerland

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Feb 2008

The hotel was nice, safe and clean. However, it was quite long away from metro station and turist bus stops. A good choice whatsoever.

Guest name: SS, Finland

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Dec 2007

Lovely chic hotel, very boutiquey, suitable for couples, both young and old. Very attentive and helpful staff, good breakfast, nice quiet location. Easy access to City Centre. Would stay there again.

Guest name: Patricia Webster, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2007

Great location for getting around the city on foot. We would definitely go back.

Guest name: SW, Canada

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Nov 2007

Clean rooms wiht modern desing, breakfast not included but nice places aroud were to have breafast. From bus station (Estaciò del nord) for people coming from Girona, just 10 minutes by taxi... one way must cost not more that 8€ (12€ in the night)!! Pay attention to not fair taxi drivers, ask for the price before starting. At the beginning an official taxi asked me for 30€ and later on I get in another one to the hotel with 12€!

Guest name: MF, Italy

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2007

Basically we enjoyed staying at this hotel. Bit far from any station but not too noisy at night. Our room is clean and big,a bath is one of the best facility for us. There was one thing we was dissapointed that the hotal charged one night fee two weeks before our stay. Atfer our complaiment, they withdrew their charge but still we lost small amount of money couse of exchange rate... This is the only negative point for us to this hotel.

Guest name: EF, Japan

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Oct 2007

The hotel supplied excellent service & features. We were given a room not facing the facad so it was very quite. The room was very clean and beautiful. A plate of fruites welcomed us. It was superb. The employees were helpful and polite. The breakfast is generous and tasty. The location is a bit off center and need a bit of walk to the Metro. Very recomended!!!!

Guest name: NT, Israel

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

The concierge/reception were very friendly and willing to help with whatever questions/problems you had. Convenient, approximately 5-10mins walk from four different metro stations. Walking distance from Las Ramblas is a bit further away. Probably easier to get there by metro.

Guest name: WP, Hong Kong

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Smart friendly hotel Helpful English-speaking staff. Clean quiet room. Our only criticism is that the width of the bath's shower screen was too mean and that we felt obliged to dry the wet floor after showering. The contortions necessary to minimise this showering problem were limited by a damaged shower hose which did not allow the passage of water at the reduced flow rate necessary to minimise floor wetting. This review may ONLY be quoted in its COMPLETE form

Guest name: PB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Group

stayed in Sep 2007

the only thing we have to say, is, it's a little bit to fareaway from the center! Next time, I would take a other hotel from this chaine, closer to the center.

Guest name: KV, Switzerland

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

It is a very pretty hotel with so nice decoration. The staff is always very kind. We will certainly return to this hotel in my next trip to Barcelona.

Guest name: RG, Mexico

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

15 euro per il parcheggio sono un po' tantini per il resto tutto ok ..

Guest name: GC, Italy

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Aug 2007

The staff was wonderful - very helpful and knowledgeable. The breakfast was very good although a little pricey. The free newspapers were a nice touch/ the fruit basket also! The hotel was a 10 min. walk from the metro so a bit far from tourist sites. However, the neighborhood was quiet and nice.

Guest name: JH, USA

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2007

This was our first visit to Barcelona, we found the hotel and staff excellent.We felt the breakfast was well worth the money and enjoyed the 20 minutes walk into catalunya sq.I'm sure you could get a taxi if needed.Take time to go on the open top bus, its well worth the money for a day ticket.In the years to follow we would like to retun to the hotel.

Guest name: IAN BULLOCK, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

We only stayed 1 night but we wish we had stayed longer there. Very friendly & helpful staff, nicely decorated & clean room &bathroom. It is away from the ramblas of about 20 min walking. It is a quiet area with not immediate bars & restaurants around. If you want to be in the buzz of Barcelona, it is not the best. Close to the Gay area.

Guest name: MAYA LEVINAS, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

Ci siamo trovati benissimo. Stanze comode e pulite, con aria condizionata, televisore lcd, cassetta di sicurezza, stereo (in bagno c'è anche il bidè, cosa rarissima all'estero!). Il personale è molto gentile e disponibile. Ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo. Per quanto riguarda la zona non siamo proprio in pienissimo centro, cmq la stazione metro più vicina (Entença) si trova a circa 10 minuti a piedi dall'hotel. Il giudizio complessivo sulla struttura è ottimo!

Guest name: CC, Italy

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

L'hotel est très bien ... nous y sommes resté 5jours Même s'il est un peu loin de la rambla (25mn à pieds en marchant bien) mais nous on aime marché ! Pour les petits déj c'est trop cher ! 12 € !! Il vaut mieux aller à coté dans la rue (ils y font de supers jus d'orange pressés pour 2,50 € !! 9€ le petit déj à 2 (café jus d'orange pain) Sinon super !

Guest name: Olivier MAMDY, France

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

This hotel was quite central. It was a lovely hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. It was very clean and the power shower was great. The bed was huge, so comfortable. We really enjoyed our stay. Would definitely return.

Guest name: Mary O Donoghue, Ireland

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

we asked for a double room and had a twin. They found the solution at the hotel. Thanks

Guest name: Musa AYKANAT, France

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2007

It's a very nice and modern hotel. The room is very simple, spacious and clean. the employee is very kind. But the location of this hotel is a little inconveniant. The hotel is two or three blocks away from the metro station, but if you get on the metro, it is qutie close to the cathedral sagrada famillia.

Guest name: DK, South Korea

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jul 2007

We stayed only one week end and we really enjoyed the hotel: very nice, clean, quiet and it was much better thanks to the experimented employees .I will recommand this hotel to my family and my freiends!

Guest name: OW, France

Average rating:  6.5

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in May 2007

The service was nothing but excellent! The breakfast was ok, well worth it's price. Unfortunately was the cleaniness not good, very visible on our toddler's black hands and knees after crawling on the floor. But the worst still- the toilet with rims of things one rather do want want to think about....extremely visible when in the bath tub. Also 10 min walk to the nearest subway. Next time in Barcelona we'll try something different

Guest name: HE, Norway

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2007

Very nice hotel,nice room. I didn't try the breakfast since I was there only for a night, but it seemed good with a lot of fruits. According to my opinion, the quality/price rate is very high.

Guest name: DS, Italy

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: 

stayed in May 2007

Great hotel for the price, more of a business hotel so it was quiet on the weekend. Front desk staff spoke great English, and they were helpful in giving directions and making food recommendations. It is a bit of a walk to the tourist areas (Gothic Quarter, etc), about 20 minutes. But returning to a clean and quiet hotel after a long day of site seeing in Barcelona makes the walk worth it!

Guest name: PH, USA

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Mar 2007

Barcelona is a wounderful city and the hotel is near from the center, 15-20 min walk. The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful! I would go again for sure!!! Thank you very much for everything!

Guest name: MM, Switzerland

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Group

stayed in Mar 2007

very good hotel

Guest name: Valentina Trevaini, Italy

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jan 2007

Excellent. Overall only problem was with the bed which was huge, but I found a bit hard.

Guest name: Graham Maine, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jan 2007

Very good quality for y good price. The decoration of the hotel is very trendy, the staff is very friendly. There was a TV and the Hi-Fi in the room. We enjoyed the stay very much. Would recommend this hotel to everybody!

Guest name: Irina Mazzotta, Switzerland

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Nov 2006

This was our first contact with Sercotel hotel and our overall rating was good. The rooms make nice impression, and we really loved them. However, in autumn an air conditioning device didn't operate and remained switched to heating and it was quite impossible to leave the window open, since the room was located at the frontal wall of the building (noisy street). The distances to metro and downtown were relatively long, therefore it is a good idea to rent a bike for a weekend. To our supprise, we were offered to keep them in the hotel's garage during the night time. Thanks for that.

Guest name: Wojciech Feleszko, Poland

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2006

Let me start by saying that my wife and I stayed in 14 different hotels for our European vacation in the summer of 2006 (Aug – Sept) – so all our reviews will be comparing the hotels on the trip. European hotels are smaller and simpler than American hotels, so it doesn’t seem fair to compare them. For the most part, breakfast in a B&B is not worth it – especially if you have to pay a little more. We generally ate one morning at the included breakfast, and then skipped the other mornings – looking for a local place to enjoy breakfast. Also, all of our hotels had small bathrooms and very small showers – so be prepared with a good attitude and knowledge that you are there to see the sights – not soak in the tub! This was one of our best hotels. It was very nice, clean and welcoming. It is 4 blocks from the nearest Metro – but worth the short walk. We’d definitely stay again. The bathrooms were the largest and nicest on our trip.

Guest name: AH, USA

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Very nice and stylish hotel, good location. The only minus is an overpriced parking - 25 euro/day.

Guest name: Inga Reyder, Canada

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2006

Different experience..Weliked it a lot nice rooms nice personel....and not to far from center of town and trainstation...we will go again

Guest name: LD, Germany

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Group

stayed in Aug 2006

We were quoted 107 euros but they were having a special for 75 a night and gave that to us without asking. Great staff! About a 15 minute walk to the center. There are also two different metro lines about 3 minutes from the hotel. Also the airport bus stops close by. No bar or pool but you can´t have everything! Muy buena gente. Nos trataron muy bien. Habíamos reservado con un precio de 107 euros pero cuando llegamos había una oferta de 75 y eso es lo que nos cobró SIN tener que pedirlo. Muy bien ubicado a dos lineas de metro y el autobus al aeropuerto. Son como 15 minutos andando al centro, o 10 dependiendo en lo que buscas...

Guest name: Glen Glassman, Spain

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Aug 2006

Very quiet, very clean, prices ok (5 euros less than the price on reservation : 75 instead 80 euros) and good services. But it's a little bit far from the center (need the tube after a good day of visits). People working in the hotel are friendly and professionnal. Breakfast 9 euros not included but very good and many choice. A good choice to spend a night in a comfortable hotel.

Guest name: LC, France

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: mother and daughter

stayed in Aug 2006

Great hotel.We had a double room which was very spacious and well kept. The bathroom was very pleasant.Breakfast was lovely. The staff was very pleasant and wonderful to deal with. The only problem we had was that we wanted to stay a few days longer but the hotel refused to give us the price we paid through Venere.They wanted much more so we moved to another hotel nearby, also four star but cheaper.

Guest name: Serena Hassanali, Canada

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2006

Hotel veramente fantastico! Ottima zona di Barcellona, a parte per quanto riguarda il parcheggio della macchina (25 euro, come nel resto della città comunque)! Stanze molto curate, pulite e qualità prezzo davvero ottima...

Guest name: GB, Italy

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jul 2006

we visited hotel sercotel amister in barcelona for the first time. we were very satisfied. great hotel for this price. modern minimal decoration. more than satisfying rooms. great location. buses across the street take you to the city centre in 5 min. did not taste breakfast.

Guest name: George Delis, Greece

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jul 2006

Excelent hotel!

Guest name: GS, Spain

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jul 2006

Excelent hotel!

Guest name: PS, Spain

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: 

stayed in Jul 2006

This hotel is beautiful - very contemporary in decor. The photos did not do it justice. We thought the breakfast was pricey, till we tried it. It was well worth the cost - 9E+ & breakfast room was fabulous. The rooms are an exceptional value - I was pleasantly surprised on arrival. Adriana & all the employees are very pleasant & helpful w/ very good English. The location was a little far from the points of interest in the city; about an 8 block walk to the metro, but easy to navigate from there. This hotel seems very good for business people with nice meeting rooms & a bar & lounge that was not in use during our stay. Our hotel / room was a relaxing, air-conditioned retreat from the very warm July weather. The only negative I would mention is the noise of other room doors carried through the hotel because of the arrangement of the floors with the center being open all the way up - 7 floors.

Guest name: Linda Robinson, USA

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jul 2006

spacieux, calme, proprissime, lit aux mensurations de Gulliver, ideal pour ... l'amour à la ville ! "Siempre me quedara", et viva Barça !

Guest name: MJ, France

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2006

We stayed here prior to getting on our cruise. We had a 1 1/2 days to explore Barcelona. We found that it was about 15 minutes by foot to Las Ramblas and a little further to La Sagrada Familia. The rooms were very clean. The bathroom was the best we encountered in Europe. They were also kind enough to give us a fruit basket in celebration of our anniversary.

Guest name: Melissa Patterson, USA

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Although there is nothing interesting in the hotel area, it is quite well-located in terms of proximity to the main attraction centers (i.e. Plaza Catalunya and Plaza Espana); only 15 min walk or just 5€ by taxi. The room is not small and the bathroom is quite nice. There is not much of an entertainment inside the hotel, but room design is quite modern. Moreover, there are some Barcelona guides in the room – especially helpful for the ones to discover the city for the first time. However, noise can be an issue. All the room doors in all floors are looking to the same open space. And, if there is any noise in this open space (like someone closing its door), the volume is well-escalated due to the vacant space. It may disturb easily anyone that likes quietness. Also the hotel is located in a main street. The conclusion is if I can book for a price under 80€/night, I will definitely consider staying in the hotel (it is a good value for money). Otherwise, it is better to search for other options.

Guest name: Cemhan Ozguven, Switzerland

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Great hotel..and good location!and a good price!

Guest name: Isabelle Brutsaert, Belgium

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Apr 2006

eccellente.a 20 minuti a piedi dall'inizio delle rambla e a 5 min a piedi dalla stazione dei metro(ENTENçA).l albergo è realmente di categoria superiore.una stupidaggine:"col tasto in alto a destra del telecomando,gira lo schermo".ragazzi gentilissimi.scusate il commento frammentario,ma son di fretta

Guest name: Ivan Bufalo, Italy

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Apr 2006

The hotel is very nice and cosy, very helpful and friendly staff. We were disappointed by the poor ventilation in the room. The window faced a busy street so opening it was not an option.

Guest name: OC, France

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Mar 2006

the area is more intersting as it seems on the first sight: the "real" Barcelone. very good breakfast in the hotel, an excellent massage procured by the hotel, kind staff, really a good place to stay in Barcelone

Guest name: Martin Hoffmann, Germany

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Feb 2006

I would like to say this hotel was fantastic, go back tomorrow, it was a suprise for my girlfriend for the weekend and was recommended by my sisters friend who lives in Barcelona that this hotel was good value for money and she certainly was correct. Excellent Stay thank you.

Guest name: Michael Dudley, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Single corporate traveller

stayed in Jan 2006

Good location for businessand leisure as is not far from fair ground, train station and city centre. Very nice hotel overall.

Guest name: MJ, Spain

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Jun 2005

very recommendable!

Guest name: IR, Austria