good base exploring barca, just 4 day stay hotel icaria wife 1 yr old daughter, booked hotel researching online comments page n't disappointed, lets look bigger picture barcelona big city geared tourism, city ramblas busy expensive visiting going explore city using tourist bus, visitors want safe clean located accommodation, lets look positives:1. icaria edge town placed excellent seemimgly safe port olimpic area, beautiful beaches hundreds bars restaurants 5 minute walk hotel.2, 2 atm literally 200m street hotel.3, small shopping mall opposite machines.4, tourist bus stops 200m end street 10min ride las ramblas, means travel tourist destination city basically leaves doorstep drops, away bedlam city centre reach easily.5, hotel clean maintained staff dealt requests quick professional manner.6, restaurant food nice.7, safe room secure used friendly.now negatives:1.the hotel feel type establishment families staying did not feel place, stayed hotels world icaria good, 2. staff not overly friendly good job important thing, 3. pool ok cold use gym basic x2 treadmills x2 cycles free weights lighting room wacky 9 bedside switches does different time pressed5, mini-bar products massively overpriced use supermarket shopping mall instead 6, x2 english speaking tv channels cnn world nat, goeg. 7, shop best price rang hotel directly twice time quoted 200e night 1 hr later told no availability, booked online got better rate this.so, opinion icaria good hotel barcelona reasons, time taken child abroad happy hotel recommend friends family planning trip,  
good base exploring barca, just 4 day stay hotel icaria wife 1 yr old daughter, booked hotel researching online comments page n't disappointed, lets look bigger picture barcelona big city geared tourism, city ramblas busy expensive visiting going explore city using tourist bus, visitors want safe clean located accommodation, lets look positives:1. icaria edge town placed excellent seemimgly safe port olimpic area, beautiful beaches hundreds bars restaurants 5 minute walk hotel.2, 2 atm literally 200m street hotel.3, small shopping mall opposite machines.4, tourist bus stops 200m end street 10min ride las ramblas, means travel tourist destination city basically leaves doorstep drops, away bedlam city centre reach easily.5, hotel clean maintained staff dealt requests quick professional manner.6, restaurant food nice.7, safe room secure used friendly.now negatives:1.the hotel feel type establishment families staying did not feel place, stayed hotels world icaria good, 2. staff not overly friendly good job important thing, 3. pool ok cold use gym basic x2 treadmills x2 cycles free weights lighting room wacky 9 bedside switches does different time pressed5, mini-bar products massively overpriced use supermarket shopping mall instead 6, x2 english speaking tv channels cnn world nat, goeg. 7, shop best price rang hotel directly twice time quoted 200e night 1 hr later told no availability, booked online got better rate this.so, opinion icaria good hotel barcelona reasons, time taken child abroad happy hotel recommend friends family planning trip,  