not grand, depended tripadvisor reviews booked hotel wife, reviews ecstatic positive perfect hotel trip barcelona, experience pretty far perfect, feel need write review balance glowing reviews hotel receiving fair warning fellow travelers depend love tripadvisor.in nights stayed gran hotel torre catalunya poor overall experience.firstly standard rooms average, barely 4 stars standard room dark stuffy pretty grim, close train/subway station hotel location felt far barcelona cultural attractions, prepared five-seven minute walk station plus 15-20 minute ride major attraction, prior day hotel covered just bit staff members fine, not overly helpful friendly service provided met did not exceed expectations prices paid.our trip happened coincide holy week 2008 day good friday pretty major holiday barcelona, not knowing sites limited hours good friday planned early start day, asked hotel 7:30 wake friday morning, received no, instead bellhop knocked door 9:40 wake, explained sent no answer room 7:30, thought definitely did not miss 7:30 phones extra loud, second thought supposed receive 7:30 bellhop standing door 9:40, not wanting messenger thanked bellhop told taking hotel management.at lobby explained situation manager charge, initially dubious story believing really did miss 7:30am, persisted eventually called person responsible wake calls, admitted explained simply forgot, needless explain frustrating situation having lost good hours day barcelona.to make issue manager offered upgrade room night, did follow gesture appreciative, ca n't help feel let-down overall experience gran hotel torre catalunya,  
not grand, depended tripadvisor reviews booked hotel wife, reviews ecstatic positive perfect hotel trip barcelona, experience pretty far perfect, feel need write review balance glowing reviews hotel receiving fair warning fellow travelers depend love tripadvisor.in nights stayed gran hotel torre catalunya poor overall experience.firstly standard rooms average, barely 4 stars standard room dark stuffy pretty grim, close train/subway station hotel location felt far barcelona cultural attractions, prepared five-seven minute walk station plus 15-20 minute ride major attraction, prior day hotel covered just bit staff members fine, not overly helpful friendly service provided met did not exceed expectations prices paid.our trip happened coincide holy week 2008 day good friday pretty major holiday barcelona, not knowing sites limited hours good friday planned early start day, asked hotel 7:30 wake friday morning, received no, instead bellhop knocked door 9:40 wake, explained sent no answer room 7:30, thought definitely did not miss 7:30 phones extra loud, second thought supposed receive 7:30 bellhop standing door 9:40, not wanting messenger thanked bellhop told taking hotel management.at lobby explained situation manager charge, initially dubious story believing really did miss 7:30am, persisted eventually called person responsible wake calls, admitted explained simply forgot, needless explain frustrating situation having lost good hours day barcelona.to make issue manager offered upgrade room night, did follow gesture appreciative, ca n't help feel let-down overall experience gran hotel torre catalunya,  