As part of a conference organized by a software vendor partner of my business, I was invited to Barcelona and stayed at the Fairmont Barcelona, a luxury property located on the outskirts of the Catalan capital.

Here is my itinerary:

A look back on this pleasant stay.

Booking

I did not book this hotel myself, as I was invited by one of our partners. I discovered with (good) surprise the standing of the property when I received the invitation for the conference.

So this will be an Accor Live Limitless experience, which I don’t often get to do!

Arrival

The arrival at the hotel is a bit laborious, since it is done with buses from the airport, chartered for the guests at the conference.

We arrive at the hotel shortly before lunch time. Conference obliges, all the rooms are reserved in a block, and the early check-ins will not be possible: we thus deposit our luggage in the luggage room.

However, just after lunch, I discreetly go back to the reception, and they tell me that my room is ready! I therefore carry out the formalities… On paper! Indeed, the check-in system is inoperative and they have to do all the check-ins manually… Poor guys!

Everything is done with great elegance, my ALL Gold card is taken into account and after a few minutes and a credit card imprint later, I am in the direction of my room.

Room

My room was located on the 6th floor of the property.

I’m not upgraded but I’m not surprised: with a group room block and the Accor program which is not powerful anyway, we shouldn’t have expected much.

The room is nevertheless quite spacious, for a standard room. It does not have a particularly nice view.

The bathroom is a nice size, but I still prefer a shower to a bathtub, which is more cumbersome to use.

The bed is extremely comfortable, as is the desk which I will enjoy (and unfortunately insist on) using.

Finally, a video tour of the room:

Hotel facilities

The hotel has many facilities for its guests.

A very pleasant outdoor pool is available at the foot of the hotel. Unfortunately it is not heated, so it will be for the brave outside the months of July and August.

An indoor pool is also available, as well as a fitness club, all very nice and large. I will enjoy it many times.

Food options

In terms of catering, the hotel’s options are quite qualitative. I couldn’t test everything because the conference had its own catering, but I did test the breakfast and room service.

Breakfast service

Breakfast is served in the hotel’s main restaurant.

The room is quite large, and the service is quite good.

Hot drinks and hot dishes are served at the table, on demand and at discretion. Everything is included in the breakfast package, even hot food orders.

The buffet is very comprehensive, and the elements are of very good quality, the Fairmont touch, no doubt.

A great experience to start the day full of energy.

Room service

The catering of the conference being gone very quickly, I found myself hungry because arriving a little late at the cocktail party, all the large pieces were gone…

As a result, I fell back on the room service menu when I entered the room, which was quite short but quite interesting. So it will be a very good tortilla, with a Catalan cream pie for dessert. Not very diety, but I did eliminate before at the gym…

Departure

As for the arrival, no late check-out, anyway I did not ask… So my luggage was left at the luggage storage. Fatal mistake, it will take me more than 45 minutes to get it back and I will miss a shuttle. Next time, I will ask for a late check-out, even if I have to pay for it!

Bottom line

At first glance, I would not have chosen this hotel for a Barcelona stay, but since I was attending a seminar and everything was done in the hotel, then the location was perfect. The service was just exceptional, you can see that Fairmont is in a different league compared to the “classic” Accor brands.

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