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Fint, rent, venligt personale. Udelukkende en positiv oplevelse. Nær metrostationen hvor der er gode forbindelser. Er du i tvivl om, at det bliver for besværligt med distancen til centrum, så er det ikke tvivlen værd - det ligger fint. Nu du er der - så tag ned på cafe Blu! SKØN stemning - med nok den bedste oplevelse på vores tur.

This hotel comes with the typical modern design theme that you can find in several new hotels around Barcelona. Situated quite conveniently near to relevant office locations, a shopping mall and close by to the metro if you want to go into the city centre. So this is all good, now comes the part that is most important the sleep quality. Unfortunately I experienced the bed not to be comfortable and the room was extremely warm. The airconditioning was set on max cool, max vent but opening the window (and letting noise in) was in the end the only way to cool down the room. All this happens at night and cost me some precious sleep. So keep this in mind and decide for yourself.

I stayed at the Silken Diagonal for 4 nights in May 2013. The hotel is situated on the outskirts of the city in an up and coming part of town. Much of the development in the area is very new, and there is a large shopping complex opposite with Zara, Disney store, Carrefour etc..There is a tram, and metro stop within 3 minutes walking distance, which gives you a line into Barcelona centre (Around 10-15mins). Alternatively you can walk (around 20-30 minutes to Sagrada Familia). There is a lot of traffic around the hotel, as it is close to a large roadway intersection. There is a little background traffic noise at night as a result (I was on the 6th floor). Room service food is reasonably priced, with many options (tapas, pizza, main meals etc) although the tapas was not up to the standards you would expect for a hotel of this nature. The food was average at best. Apparently there is a tapas restaurant in the neighbourhood, but I preferred to travel back into the city where there is greater choice. The staff are all English speaking though some are rather surly and inhospitable. The females on reception are generally the friendliest. This may be due to the arrogant nature of some of the guests the hotel attracts (Think Victor Meldrew meets Hyacinth Bouquet). The pool is a particular highlight, if a little small. The views across the city can be quite spectacular, though the pool was closed for cleaning on one of the only days I could get some use out of it (A Monday, though I'm not certain this is a regular occurrence). This is only open 10:00-19:00 too so be warned. Another minor gripe would be that any loud noises from rooms above are generally transmitted to below. This includes that of the electric blackout blind motors. The rooms themselves are uber stylish. The bed is rather firm, but very comfortable, as is the bedding and pillows. Some of the moving elements of the room...the bathroom screen (required to protect your modesty if the main window blinds are open) and the doors appear to be well worn and have seen a lot of action. A minor criticism, but they don't shut properly. The bath also pools water on the ledge that surrounds it, but other than that the rainfall shower (hand shower also provided) gives a very relaxing wash. The tv shows a modest selection of Spanish channels, with BBC World being the only English language option. The tv is rather small for a hotel of this standing. Wi-Fi to the room is accessed with a code from reception, but is woefully slow by UK standards.The mini bar is reasonably priced also, and you can request certain drinks to be provided. As standard there is water, fruit juice, soft drinks, lager, wine, cava and champagne (1/2 bottles). Prices start from around 2.60 Euros. The hotel also offers laundry, dry cleaning and massages (52 euros for 45mins). All things considered it is a lovely hotel if you have a keen interest in design, and you get what you pay for. It is however a little bit of a novelty, and does lack the polish in many areas to make it a fantastic offering. There are better hotels in Barcelona, though you do pay a premium for city centre. I think if I were to be looking for another break in Barcelona soon, I would consider Hotel Omm which looks like a simpler offering, but with better food and a better location.

This hotel is very into design and not comfort, I would never stay there again. While Barcelona probably doesn't have huge amounts of rain it obviously gets some, and when it does the external aluminium looking sills are incredibly noisy at night.So we had two sleepless nights , the small saving grace was a reasonable breakfast! We reported this problem to reception and they just said "sorry we know" !

I stayed here with my boyfriend for five nights at the start of May. Firstl of all, the location is excellent; we like to do lots of exploring by foot on a city break and staying next to a giant glowing blue tower (Torre Agbar) was perfect - we barely ever consulted a map to find our way back to the hotel! It's also well serviced by metro (right next to Glories station), trams and near a main road. Further more, the area is peaceful, clean and seemed very safe.The room itself; we had an astounding view of the Torre out of the window on one side of the bed. From the other side of the bed, there is an astounding view of whoever happens to be in the shower - the bathroom is surrounded by glass walls which is probably worth noting if travelling with someone you'd rather not see in the buff!The bed was large and comfy, the shower large and powerful and the fittings were all pretty modern. A couple of downsides; it was starting to look a little tired around the edges and we were also woken by other guests winding up their large electric window blinds in the morning - they are very noisy! Finally, a kettle and tea/coffee would have been a nice touch - we like a coffee before having to get showered and dressed!That aside, the hotel was exceptionally clean throughout, the rooftop bar and it's little pool was funky (though I'm more than a little scared of heights!) and the views were fun.Food; We didn't eat in the restaurant/bar as we like to go out and eat local, but we did had some tasty room service snacks a couple of times!All in all, good value, excellent location and very clean. A final note and a nice touch. On our last day, we came back to find a small gift with a note attached from Alexis the head receptionist; the cleaning lady had accidentally broken my bottle of coco mademoiselle perfume and they had replaced it with a brand new bottle! Now of course, they did break it, but it was resolved so nicely, politely and efficiently - before I even noticed! Really great service! Thank you Alexis!