Hotel Derby Barcelona

Extra size bed but it didn’t compensate for the negatives

Staff polite but not at all friendly. Couldn’t have cared if we were there or not. Had to ask for help with bags to room. Two nights of three with rattling aircon. Claimed to have fixed it after the first but obviously not. Got a better reception from the cafe across the road. Price paid seemed excessive. Three nights more than seven in similar hotels in France and Andorrà.

The breakfast service was terrible.

The location and it has a good value for money

The location was good for me, as it allowed me to move out of Barcelona by car with little effort. Also many restaurants and other venues in the area, that allowed me to keep the car in at the end of the day. Close to local transportation as well. The most positive point for me was the staff. Attentive, professional an friendly.

The living room area of the suite was essentially a hall. You enter directly into it, there's a small couch on a corner and a TV on another, with nothing but space in between. That's it. A hall, not a living room. Essentially paying more to have a separate area from the bedroom, which you don't have. Even the staff, when entering to bring room service, for example, they jump through the "hall", because it's obvious that space is not useful. So, a double room like all the others, but much more expensive because it has a hall. The bed wasn't bad, but definitely not in the top 10 when compared with other 4 star hotels. There was a terrace as well, which naturally was considered in the price when booked, but it fell short again... In the morning, the sun wouldn't hit the area, only in the afternoon. And the whole terrace is walled, so there's no view, even though you're in the 7th floor. So, it's not so much of a terrace, but more of a smoke room - if you smoke, which I don't.