We had stayed here last year and had a good experience - clean room, helpful staff etc. This year the room was awful, dark smelly, dank and tiny. We were on honeymoon and it really spoilt the experience. We'll go back to Barcelona but not to this hotel. more

On a positive note the hotel rooms were cleaned every day and it is in a central area to all the districts of Barcelona- the beach is a 10-15 mins walk away- this is where the positive comments end. Having read reviews prior to my stay I knew that rooms were going to be on the small side but I... more

Just returned from Barcelona which was a great city.Let down by the hotel.Expect a 2* to be pretty basic but really think this one could do with a complete refurbishement.Smelly drains.very shabby rooms,lights hanging off the wall & stained bed covers.Night time was a fight with the mossies & the walls are paper thin!Breakfast uneatable - a sweet roll &... more

I have spent one week in barcelona with a friend. The santa marta is a very old hotel with no comforts. I was on the 6th floor (there is the lift). The room was very small. No space for the bags.Air conditioning. No hairdryier in the bath (shower and bathtube). The windows were broken. the breakfast was not good but... more

I stayed here from a monday to a very early friday morning and i have to say, my room was very small but perfect from one person. The room was always clean no matter how messy i was, clean towels left out everyday. my telly was very old but it worked fine. not much closet space but enuff for me.... more

After reading some reviews I was a bit worried about this hotel, but chose it because it was close to the Barcelonetta beaches. I was really pleased when I saw the room, OK so it was tiny, but it was very clean (as if it had just been renovated). It had a new TV and a bright orange David Lynch... more

Please think twice before booking this hotel. We arrived in the beautiful city of Barcelona, and took a cab to the hotel, It took 2 hours to get checked in, and when we finally got to our room, I could of cried. The room stank, there was actual sick over walls, blood in the bed, the loo hadn't been cleaned... more

Great hotel, do not get scared by other peoples stories! Me and my boyfriend stayed there for almost a week and it was above our expectations! I got really worried by reading the rewievs on this site but for a two stars hotel it was very clean, good service and safe.The location to the beach was great, just five minutes... more

After reading reviews of the hotel I was very nervous, the upside being I was plesently surprised on arrival! Firstly do not follow the hotel's instructions to get to the hotel by train from the airport-this involves 3 train and metro changes when actually the train from the airport goes every half hour to the estacio de franca which is... more