Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Our experience too OTT Alice usually manages to find bargains through bookingdotcom - we even had two full suite for a song when visiting with friends a few years ago. Hope this helps too. Philippe Le 31 janv. 15 ? 07:05, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit : > Well, Lluis lives there so he is perhaps not the best qualified > person as far as hotels go. > > Barcelona hotels can be cheap and good if you are prepared to stay > outside the city centre. This is what I sometimes do, pick an Ibis > in the suburbs near a metro station and just leave my car at the > hotel during the day (parking in Barcelona is expensive). > > During my most recent trip to Barcelona earlier this month I stayed > at a hotel next to Plaza Catalunya, as central as it gets, and the > rate (for a double room) was around 100 Euro, which is very > reasonable for this area. But in the suburbs you can get a room of > the same standards for half that. > > There are cheap hotels in the centre, but those tend to be dumps, > and I would not recommend them. If your friend is really on a > budget, then Accor?s budget brands Ibis or (even more budget) Etap > are the way to go. They are the McDonalds of hotels: you will not > get great food but you will not be poisoned either. Which in hotel > terms means that the price is low, the room is clean, the wifi is > free, everything in the bathroom works as it should, as does the A/ > C, etc. Those are not things you can take for granted if you get a > 50 Euro hotel right off the Rambla. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 31 Jan 2015, at 06:53, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: >> >> Gang -- I have a young friend who is contemplating some travel >> abroad in >> the near future . One place she has mentioned is Barcelona, and we >> were >> wondering about the cost of lodging if she were to make that >> choice. She >> has the ticket price covered but is concerned about the cost of a >> hotel. >> She's a 30-year old college student, single, good friend of mine as >> well as >> a distant cousin, so I was hoping some of you could help with some >> info. >> She's not a photographer, so that doesn't enter the equation. >> >> Any ideas? I actually found some surprisingly inexpensive options >> online, >> but I wanted some thoughts from people who have been there or live >> there >> (Lluis?). Any help help would be appreciated. >> >> -- >> Phil Swango >> 307 Aliso Dr SE >> Albuquerque, NM 87108 >> 505-262-4085 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE