Category: Spain Accommodation

“The journey not the arrival matters.”

T.S. Eliot

I stayed in Flora Parc Barcelona along with my Family in March 2019.

Key Points to Note:

This hotel is around 10-11 Kms from Airport.

You can take Bus L99 from Terminal 1. The bus journey will take around 30+ Minutes. Bus stop is opposite to this hotel.

Please note that there is an Airport Free Shuttle bus service between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 at the El Prat Airport. So, you can use this service to travel between the terminals (as they are far from each other)

The First bus from this hotel side to Airport is only at 5 AM. So, if you have an early flight, you might have to spend around 30-35 Euros for a cab.

Positives:

We had an early morning flight and the person in the front office arranged a taxi, on request.

The bus stop is near to the hotel. So, you can easily use the public transportation.

Have not tried the restaurant food, but you have lot of street food options in a walk-able distance.

Decent price for a Barcelona hotel.

Wifi connectivity was available in the room.

Negatives:

Very basic hotel with small rooms.

Seems it is a little old hotel.

Basic stuff like Dental kit was not available in the room. When checked with the reception, even they didn’t have one.

We cannot consider this as a typical ‘transit/layover’ type of hotel, as it is little far from the El Prat airport.

Basic stuff like drinking water bottles was not available (not sure if it’s common in Barcelona hotels)

More details can be found at https://floraparc.com/en/

We stayed in this hotel for 2 nights in April 2019, during our trip to Barcelona.

Positives:

• It’s less than 500m away(5 Min Walk) from the Metro Station(L4 Route – Llacuna Stop). So commutation to city centre/tourist attractions becomes easy.
• Breakfast is provided.
• The Hotel had enough stock of Universal connectors, which was very helpful for charging electronic gadgets.
• Seems there is a Beach in 15-20 Minutes walking distance.
• There is a bakery in front of the hotel.
• Rooms are like a typical ‘Holiday inn express’ type. So no specific complaint about the rooms.
• The Staff are very friendly and helpful. They helped me a lot while making a sightseeing plan in Barcelona. Front office staff is well aware of the tourist destination/metro network.
• The Wifi was available.
• There is a Mall (Glories) with many shops (and food court) in a 1Km distance from this hotel.
• Barcelona Hotels are normally very costly. Considering that, this hotel gives you a good deal.
• The locality is nice and silent.
• There is a Bus stop in a 5 minutes’ walk from the hotel.
• Its near to Rambla de Pomlenou (250m/3 Minutes’ Walk).

Negatives:

• Breakfast gets busy in peak hours, so you will have to wait for your turn, but staff is doing everything to manage efficiently.
• The hotel doesn’t have a full-fledged kitchen. So, they don’t provide lunch and Dinner.
• If you have a very early flight, then the only option for reaching airport will be a taxi. So be prepared to give around 40+ Euros for the taxi.
• You need to take 2 different lifts to reach your room from the ground floor.
• There is no gym facility here. You will have to depend on the 3^rd party fitness centre which is located in the ground floor.
• If what you are looking for is a hotel where you can spend a substantial part of your holiday, this is not your hotel. This one can be best described as a fantastic base to do your sleeping and having breakfast, while spending most of your time out and about in the city.

Positives:

We stayed in this hotel for 2 nights in April 2019, during our trip to Madrid, Spain.

• The hotel is located in a area very close to the main headquarters of the most important companies situated in Tres Cantos: GlaxoSmithkline, IBM, Serono, Sener, Danone, Sogecable, BDF Nivea, BP Solar, EADS, Software AG, Siemens, Deimos, Crisa. The hotel is also next to some industrial and Financial areas. So it’s a good option for a Business Trip.
• Free Wifi was provided.
• Madrid hotels are very expensive. So people tend to stay in such hotels away from city centre, even though you have to spend around 30-45 minutes in train to reach the main city.

Negatives:

• Its very far from the city center. You will have to walk around 500 m+ from the hotel to the railway station and from here you will have take a 30 minutes Train to reach the city center.
• The breakfast provided was very basic (I understand that its Holiday inn Express type of hotel).
• You don’t find much restaurants nearby. So lunch and Dinner options becomes difficult.
• If what you are looking for is a hotel where you can spend a substantial part of your holiday, this is not your hotel. This one can be best described as a fantastic base to do your sleeping and having breakfast while spending most of your time out and about in the city.
• There is no facility like a Gym or a Swimming Pool (as it’s belongs to a IHG Express Category)

How to Reach from Airport:

Train (C1) from Airport Terminal T4 –> Chamartín Station –> Change Train –> Train (C4) from Chamartín to Trescantos –> Walk 500 m to Hotel (Total Trip will be around 1Hour 10 Min)

Train (8) from Airport Terminal T4 –> Nuevos Ministerios –> Change Train –> Train (C4) from Nuevos Ministerios to Trescantos -_> Walk 500 m to Hotel (Total Trip will be around 1Hour)

“I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met”

John Green

We stayed in this hotel for a day in April 2019 during our trip to Barcelona. This hotel is 3.1 miles (5 km) from the airport.

Please note that this is of ‘Budget’ category.

Positives:

Negatives:

Even though its only 5 Kms from Airport, taxi guys would easily charge around 25 Euros. And if you have an early or late flight, taxi will be the only option available for you. So, this cannot be considered as a typical Airport hotel.

Breakfast was very basic (Ya, it’s a budget hotel and expectations should be according to that).

The rooms are very small (again, it’s a Budget hotel, so keep a limit on your expectations).

You will have to pay for the water bottles.

Only limited free car parking is available. Rest of them comes with a 5 Euro charge.

If your plan is just an overnight stay (may be for catching an early morning flight), this hotel can be an option, but please keep in mind of an additional 25+ Euros for the taxi to the airport.

The hotel doesn’t serve Lunch/Dinner. But you have some restaurants nearby. We found a nice Chinese restaurant in a 10 Min walking distance.