H10 Universitat

My husband & I stayed at the H10 Universitat on the 19th & 20th June 2008, on arrival we found the reception staff very polite and helpful. We had a 6th floor room which was spotlessly clean as was the bathroom which had a shower over the bath. The room was very modern & although slightly on the small side it was quite adequate for us for the 2 nights which we stayed. The breakfast catered for all nationalities, cheeses, cold meats, juice, cereals & the full english of course. We got the bus from the airport to Catalanya square and the hotel is only a 2 minute walk from there, excellent location to see the city. We would definitely stay in this hotel again when in Barcelona. infact we are looking forward to it.

Anne Kirton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Mature Couple (36+)

excellent location, close to Ramlas. Lovely staff and very swish hotel. Modern and contemporary. Great reception with welcome champagne on arrival!!! Very Very clean, great breakfast. Would definalty stay here again

kelly westwood, Kent
Young Couple (18-35)

The airport bus drops its travellers at Plaza Catalunya and the H10 Universitat is very near this city centre landmark. Lines 1 + 3 for the metro are nearby. The hotel is very modern and can be for both business and leisure break customers. It is spotlessly clean, has all the ammenities you are looking for including a first class restaurant. The staff are extremely helpful and I'm looking forward to not only my next visit to Barcelona but my next stay at the H10 Universitat Hotel.

CHRISTOPHER KEARNS, SCOTLAND
Other

Booked this hotel after reading the reviews, they were spot on! Great location (top of Las Ramblas), easy to get to/from airport via A1 blue bus which goes straight to Plaza Catalunya, hotel very clean, great breakfast choice (but gets very busy around 10am), friendly staff. Very good value for money! Would not hesitate to recommend to others.

John Clarke, Manchester England
Mature Couple (36+)

We stayed here for 2 nights last weekend. Very friendly and helpful staff. Glass of Cava on arrival was a nice touch. We had asked for a larger front facing room with a balcony on a high floor as some of the reviews we had read mentioned the poorer internal rooms. On arrival we were offered a choice of rooms which was much appreciated even though there were no rooms at the front left unless we were prepared to go on the 1st floor. So, must also say good work to Alpharooms for passing on our request. Avoid lower floor rooms as you can hear the Metro on all floors. The rooms are on the small side but have all you need and are clean. Only complaints would be the walls are very thin and the hot water system played up while we were there! Breakfast offers all sorts so would keep anyone happy.

MH, Cheshire
Young Couple (18-35)

After check in, the complimentary glass of champagne was most welcome. We had no complaints except that the Bar Man could not speak English and did not have a cocktail list. Also it would be nice to have subtitles to some of the Spanish stations. This was our 1st stay in this hotel and would stay again and recommend it to others. We look forward to staying here again on future visits. We love Barcelona!

Lorraine Hillhouse & Tereasa Chaffer, Leyton, London & March Cambs.
Other

Stayed for 4 nights in this lovely city centre hotel, staff were really friendly and welcoming, and the comp glass of Cava went down a treat. Lovely 7th floor room with balcony at front and it was just great to wake up, open up look out and see this fresh vibrant city and the lovely mountains in the distance. Hotel is small and trendy, very clean and well kept, all mod cons and docor sassy. I loved it and would return and happily recommend to others.Pop round the corner and grab a coffee at the Zurich and just watch the world go by....great de stresser

H&M, Belfast
Mature Couple (36+)

We arrived at this hotel in june 07 for 3 nights, being our first trip to barcelona we didnt know what to expect. we caught the train from the airport and it was relativley easy to find (get off the underground at the place de catalunya). The hotel was bright modern and airy and spotlessly clean we were greeted with a glass of cava! the rooms were a little tight but all you could need including toothbrush and haircomb and toiletries. the kettle and coffee making facilities were very welcome after a long day and the standard of the breakfast was very high, well done alpha rooms once again on the reasonable rates for this accomodation.

angie sugden, leeds
Mature Couple (36+)

H10 Universitat was well situated to access most of the tourist sites within walking distance.  The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful.  The room was clean, comfortable and contemporary and was quiet at night when sleeping.  Breakfast was buffet style ranging from a choice of FRESH fruits, cereals, pastries, cooked breakfast as well as ham, cheese and rolls.  It was a very pleasant stay and we would use it again.

Audrey Kalsi, Bath
Mature Couple (36+)

Just returned from a 3 night break staying at the H10 Universitat, Barcelona. We would heartily recommend the hotel as it is in a great location, the room was very comfortable and definately of a 4 * standard. The breakfast was very good with plenty of choice and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful even delivering some chocolates from the management to our room for my birthday - its still a mystery how they knew- can only have been my passport!!

Cath Williams, Manchester, England
Mature Couple (36+)

The hotel was clean and the staff were very helpful and friendly considering we were a party of 11 girls! Breakfast was lovely! Very central hotel. Would definately stay there again.

Natalia Mesa, Lancashire / England
Group of Young Friends/Couples

We picked this hotel after the favourable reviews and its central location, and it lived up to expectations. We had taken on board comments about the size of rooms and noise, so emailed the hotel a few days before we arrived to request a quieter room.

On arrival we were greeted by friendly staff, a drink and a quiet room on the 8th floor at the back which was of a reasonable size - you certainly couldn't call it small as in some other reviews of this hotel.

Overall it was let down by a couple of minor points:

1) service for the breakfast buffet was patchy in that we often had to ask for a first coffee several times, old dishes not cleared promptly & cutlery not replaced without prompting.

2) the in-room tea coffee (de-caf only!) facilities were there as expected but they took away the decent china cups and saucers after a day or two and left a few tiny, thin plastic "thimbles" instead! Perhaps this was due to their lack of understanding of what we wanted rather than unwillingness to help us.

We'd recommend this hotel if you're looking for a good central location that's close to the transport links and only 2-3 minutes walk from the top of La Rambla.

Chris Young, Hitchin, England
Mature Couple (36+)

After a thourough read-up of Alpharooms' guests reviews, we decided to take a long weekend (without our 10&12 year olds) to this hotel and it didn't dissapoint.
We Took the taxi from the airport (£16)without any problems as they're plentyful,fifteen/twenty minutes later were dropped right outside the H10, a less than five minute walk from the Placa de Catalunya (ideally situated in our opinion-just far enough and yet near enough etc).
Our reception was very profesional and courteously met, staff as mentioned in earlier review's do speak a number of languages (including very good English) and made us feel welcome and comfortable.As mentioned we had read-up about accomadations and apparent small room concerns. We had previously asked Alpharooms to mention this and enquired after  a larger and also quiet room, so we ended up in room 708 on the seventh floor to the rear. This room was easily large enough and lovely and quiet to boot (well done Alpha).The shower-room was great, my husband found that the shower-jet it produced was likened to a massage effect for his tired muscles after our expeditions (bless).The room was well set up with a modern feel, with hairdryer and enough shampoo and other bits (although the comb was wasted on my hubby).The minibar was well equipped with the usual, but Mars bars too? TV had the obligitory Sky news/Eurosport/Travel,so he was happy as he could keep up with the footy internationals that where currently playing out.We found the room 'strongbox' a God send even though we felt safe the whole time there, cant praise the maid enough , always replacing everything we used and cleaning/tidying wheather it needed it or not, and as hubby would constantly leave loose coins and notes lying around, these were merely piled up and tidied by this little angel, as I said,we always felt safe there.
One tip I would give is to leave one of the 'swipe'cards for the room in the holder, so the room is 'on' when you venture out . This means that the air-con is running for your return.
Other facilities within the hotel were first class also, the bar was great, again well spoken and very chatty too. There are two internet ready PC's near by to play on (which was good news for hubby to catch up on his sports and I could check on our E-mails at home).
We had travelled and eaten around in the evenings for meals and with the exception of the ATTIC in the Ramblas (reservation recommended- ask at reception)never really

Julie McMahon, Northamptonshire
Family with Children 11 and Under