Akello Hotel Annex

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2023

JOSE

I stayed at the Annex for a whole week and Mr. Hilario was very professional and kind. If I return to Barcelona again, I hope to return back to the same Hotel Annex.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

04 Jul 2022

Sheyla

Not like the pictures. Poor service. Not recommended for a long trip.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

22 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

booked this place as it was the only place that offered a private bathroom at a decent price. Everything else was shared & overpriced. No kettle in the room nor was there access to one as there was no kitchen at the property, no breakfast facilities in the morning. Best thing was the location everything walking distance like shops, metro station & buses.
Smelly room sewage like smell,
no actual duvet, just sheets & a old smelly dirty blanket
no lift ok fair enough but no decent lighting in the actual room & the stairs leading up to the apartment converted in rooms to rent, I mean a couple of euros job to get some light bulbs up & working you can easily do it yourself without paying anyone.
Tv didn’t even work
I’d say it’s only for one person I booked it for me & 11 year old daughter & we could be barely move
Horrible dirty, no one there like receptionist
Kept on saying get eurobus so I could get there fast so she could go well tough I wasn’t paying extra just to get the eurobus as I’d already paid for the three day metro/bus ticket which I would recommend to you to save a lot of money.
Internet very slow, Barcelone was amazing, but this hotel or so what ever it is I would not recommend to anyone.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2020

'Ris

I like the location, it's very central. Price is reasonable.

Depending on the amount you're paying; it's not a bad place to stay for couple of days in Barcelona.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2020

Andrei

Cheap hotel, but good price and excellent location

Single room faces a shaft. Needs a luttle improvement, as it seems a little degraded from my previous visit, in october 2018. The location is excellent.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2020

William

Close to Restaurants and Metro

My stay was very enjoyable close to everything RESTAURANT, Metro really good location staff WONDERFUL very welcoming NOTHING bad to say or negative it was a very pleasant stay

Self

2/10

Poor

31 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

This is not a hotel. Basically an apartment floor that rents out their rooms. We were given the wrong room. We requested a room with twin beds and received a tiny room where the queen bed took up the entire space.

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

the place is a one star hotel on the second floor with a great location to see the attractions of downtown Barcelona. The staff was helpfull (booked a taxi for us) but there was no daily room service (ie making the bed etc) as far as we could tell (stayed only two nights). Would be good place for young travelers.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The location is perfect. La Rambla, Palau de la Musica Catalana, MUHBA around the corner... Lots of restaurants and gift shops in the street. Metro station at 100 m... The hotel is cosy, with everything you need. Clean and tidy. Staff excellent and helpful. Would recommend the hotel for everyone!!!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2018

Z

Perfect location in the gothic quarter surrounded by hustle and bustle of souvenir shops, fast food and instagrammable brunch places. Only thing was the provision of two single beds rather than a double and bringing them together caused for uncomfortable sleep. Also finding the hotel was tricky if it wasn’t for the owner standing outside scouting for us.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

The bed is very comfortable, and the shower is strong. I wish there was a small shelf in the shower to put amenities on. The WiFi is pretty terrible but the the free WiFi at the local restaurant in stronger and easy to use from the room.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2018

Carole

Great location, reasonable price

The hotel is in a residential building and is very dark, so does not make for a great welcoming. The hotel is on the first floor and the lift is very small, we were ok as we only had hand luggage but if you had a large case then only 1 person at a time would be able to use the lift.
We stayed in room 1 which overlooked the street, the room needs a fresh coat of paint and the shower cubical leaked so had caused the door frame to rot, but on saying this the room was clean and the beds very comfortable, with clean fresh bed linen. The shower was very strong and the water was hot. No room service was available at the weekends but you could help yourself to clean towels and toilet paper if needed. The wi-fi was very good and included in the price. The location of the hotel is superb, it is 1 min walk from the Metro, a 5 mins stroll to Las Ramblas and surrounded by bars and restaurants. The Pl. Catalunya is a 6 minutes walk which is where the Aerobus stop is for transport back to the airport. For me the hotel is very reasonably priced for the location and when i am away i am not there to stay in my room but to see all the sites the city had to offer. To sum up, if you want posh then this is not the hotel for you but for the price it was well worth it.
The hotel manager was very welcoming and always on hand.
My only thing would be that the rooms could benefit from a kettle to make a hot drink with.

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

This is not a hotel. This was more an apartment divided into multiple rooms. The is nothing unless you ask such as hair dryer. Hot water would go on and off in the middle of a shower. No AC so that mean no air ventilation unless you open the window but then all of outsides noise come right in and you won’t be able to sleep. There is no reception there you are all on your own. If you are not checking in early in the morning you won’t be able to check in. Only possitive thing for this accommodation is it is in the center of all tourist attraction.

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2018

Jorge

Very good

Location was great close to everything, the services was good, the room was ok for us we didn’t spect luxury, bathroom reds a little update, but overall was good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2018

Daniel

No! Not again book this hotel

First day was okay but on our second day was terrible no more Wi-Fi, no hot water in the bath!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Aug 2018

chris

Perfectly situated - but .....

First of all, this place isn’t a hotel. It’s an old building that’s has its 1st floor converted into rooms. It doesn’t have a reception - but you couldn’t be better located to enjoy Barcelona.
On arrival we were met (pre - arranged) by the owner and showed our clean and tidy twin bedroom. On opening the door it stuck half way and we had to ‘shoulder’ it to open the door. We were then met with a mild smell of damp / rot. We could see an internal wall adjacent the shower had suffered some issues with damp and the bathroom architrave was rotten at the bottom. Obviously leak issues from the large and very powerful shower. This wasn’t an issue for us on a city break, even after alighting from a cruise ship - it was simply somewhere to get our heads down. The room had a safe (request a key) and was air conditioned. It had Spanish freeview and we just had the radio channels on in a morning. NO KETTLE but a cafe 25m away.
Only one issue for us - we were told on arrival Saturday there was no weekend room service, but shown where supples were kept in the foyer area. Yet on Sunday morning the owner was there and asked if we wanted our beds made. We declined as we had already made them. Monday morning, as we left the owner was there too - when we got back at night he hadn’t been in the room. The only bin (in the bathroom) was overflowing. So no room service on Monday either !! No suited for young families - more young people. You get what you pay for!

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2018

Alan

Central location

Good base for us to explore Barcelona.Plenty of bars and cafes in the area

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2018

Adam

Ok for price, good location, small room

Very small room but had an idea of that before booking. Great location, close to Ramblas and gothic quarter bars and a short walk to beach. No reception desk. Room keeping service first knocked on Friday after our Tuesday arrival, but we had been told where spare towels were should we require them. No other room keeping other than that 1 attempted visit (which we turned away because we had already found fresh towels, and were having a siesta at the time). Good for the price and location but small room with minimal storage space and lack of service was a let down.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2018

Amgad

Great value hotel

The air conditioning single room was a big advantage in the hot July, room is clean, and daily room service (except in weekends) , good WiFi, hotel location is fantastic, elevator, safe and secure building, good size cupboard, wonderful staff, especially Hilario, he was absolutely helpful and cheerful, I only give 4/5 not 5/5 because there is no refrigerator and kettle

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Good Location

Excellent location. Poor Wi-Fi & no elevator. Plenty of restaurants in the area. Very close to metro. Puerto del Sol. Good air conditioning.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2018

Emma

Nice hotel, very good location

Restaurants and coffee shops are few steps away from the hotel and 7-10 min away from ramblas.

4/10

Poor

27 Jun 2018

sam

Nice location, bad reception and room. We have to tell arrival time. It is little bit hard to find.

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2018

Katie

Really good location to see main amenities, nice room, comfy beds, just wish that there were a window to grab fresh air as room became quite hot and muggy.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2018

Joshua

Amazing Hotel in Barcelona

Amazing hotel. Our room was large! It was in a great location. It is near the gothic quarter and place Catalonia. We always ate nearby and there is a good shopping street not far away. The room was very clean!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Clean simple room with comfortable beds. Hotel staff was friendly and accommodating. Great location. We had one of the larger rooms. Some of the rooms are quite small

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2018

Jim

Location, location, location

My single room was tiny but spotless and had a nice bathroom. You are in the best part of Barcelona, so I consider it a wonderful deal. When you’re in the middle of such a beautiful city, why spend time in your hotel room except for sleeping?

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2018

Mother and son

Get what you pay for

Difficult to find, does not in any way resemble a hotel, entry through a metal door directly from pavement. Would not describe as a hotel. More a tiny bedsit toom. No tea or coffee making facilities in room. Staff not often present, friendly upon arrival and throughout but with limited English. Very noisy as building works being carried out on premises which started with very loud and vibrating drilling etc at around 7.30am directly outside our room. Cleanliness appeared satisfactory upon first inspection. However when stripping bed sheets on final morning we found a pair of dirty socks from a previous guest sandwiched between the sheet a blanket. So obviously the sheets were not fresh for our stay, yuk!! Only plus was the location which was within easy access of Gothic Quarter, waking distance from La Rambla.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jan 2018

Angeles

Nice location in the heart of Barcelona

The best place to spend the night after enjoying the city.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Hotel okay(ish) once you get to the room

Before we got to the hotel, I received a phone call “where are you”, I replied saying on my way, to which he stated “okay in a taxi?” I replied yes, “ Okay then I’ll wait”, may I ask what was the alternative. We emailed both Expedia and the hotel trying to cancel this hotel as it stated check in stops at 5, to which we was told don’t worry as long as we know you will be later we will be able to get you checked in, not exactly what the guy on the phone told me. When we arrived, we were put in a tiny lift held together with cardboard and shown (very quickly) to our room. Have to say room was nice enough, very basic but absolutely fine and location is great too, only 5 mins to la rambla. Didn’t feel secure at all in this hotel though, staircase was too dark to use the stairs and the lift (as stated earlier) didn’t seem the safest. There is no reception and the balconies window does not shut well. Would I stop here again ??? No purely for safety reasons and the whole check in experience.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel and good location

The room was nice and very comfortable for me and my partner. There were building work going on in the building next door to our room and it woke us up to drilling and hammers on our wall. Staff did not do anything about this when we notified them. Other than that it was good and everything was in walking distance to us.

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2017

Julia

Well located hotel

Ideal location in the heart of old Barcelona. Don't let the lobby and lift put you off. The hotel is on the first floor. It is basic but very clean and comfortable. Emilio (on reception) really helpful and nice. Only negative is that the street can be a bit noisy so next time I would bring ear plugs. Also there are no tea and coffee making facilities in the room. Otherwise though I would highly recommend

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Well situated and near Port Vell

Very good location and price. Located near port vell and its amazing beaches and restaurants. I would recommend to students or even young adults who dont want to pay too much money to enjoy Barcelona.

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2017

Zach

Good location

This place was in a great location to get everywhere by walking. The staff was always nice and the rooms are good.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2017

nic

Close to the rambla and many boutiques

Perfect place for someone or a couple who want to stay near the rambla and appreciate the life in the gotic quarter. This is a little 1 1/2.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2017

Liz

A great stay. Central to everything

I Had a good stay here in August '17. Lighting by the stairway was fine by me, i used the lift mainly. Felt very secure, room kept very clean. I had no issues here and had a great stay, I stayed in room 2 with the balcony to look out over. Noise on the street wasn't an issue at all. The only recommendation I would make to the hotel is to add a chair in the room, it wasn't very comfortable using the bed to sit on when I wanted to read at night or watch the tv. I slept like a log here though and it was a very comfortable sleep. The shower took a while to heat up and came very hot when the hot water came through, I'd advise letting it run instead of jumping straight in until you get the perfect temperature. I would happily stay here again and will recommend the hotel to anyone who's booked it.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2017

matt

Right in center of Gothic area lots to do and see fantastic placement !!!!

4/10

Poor

27 Jun 2017

Quebecwhip

Great location ... poor accommodations

Tiny room with barely enough room to walk around the double bed and it's terrible mattress and pillows. There was a leak in the ceiling in the bathroom.

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Pretty good stay in Gothic Quarter

The room was serviceable with a nice balcony. It's probably better as a couple or group - the stairway to the rooms was pitch black at all times so I downloaded a flashlight app to go through it. It's definitely better than the sister hotel Don Rey Jaime.

2/10

Poor

18 Sep 2016

jody

Close to everything in la ramble.

Staff rude, insisting i had booked 2 rooms when email confirmation stated 3.
When we finally got checked in we were shown across the road to an unused building up dark stairs to our rooms. Rooms basic, TVs with no remote, limited towels, no hairdryers and noisy with building work.
Would never return and never recommend.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

happy with the hotel

great great great location, the room was perfect for my budget and expectation. clean room & bathroom, nice balcony.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2016

amgad

fantastic hotel for solo travellers

room is clean, good WiFi, lovely staff, and location is wonderful

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2016

Marcelo

Close to the Gothic area.

Was good but the facilities does not good. Very good location in the gothic town.

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2016

MannaKui

The hotel has only one Hairdryer

I borrowed a hairdryer from the hotel. Since the hotel owns only one hairdryer, I could not keep it during my stay. Once I returned, someone else borrowed it, so I could not use it at the last day, which was very inconvenient.

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2016

Michaela

Lovely trip

Had a great week in Barcelona and felt very comfortable at this hotel. In the center of Barcelona closely located to so many atractions such as the Barcelona cathederal. Nice walk to the port and the beaches. The only issue was that there is no real reception for this hotel because it is on the second floor of a building. It is affiliated with the hotel across so that is where you check in and then you cross the street. I wish that I knew about this before I came because at night, after getting off of a plane I don't want to hunt for my hotel. But aside from the little hiccup, our stay was perfect.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Unexpected delight

The checkin office was across the street so it was confusing when we wanted to get a taxi as to which place to go to. Our gps said it was 30 km away. Good thing we decided to go to the other address. It should be communicated differently on Expedia. The scary entrance to actual hotel was dark and gloomy but opened up into awesome suite. We were glad to be there. Just had to get used to Spanish ways. But excellent location excellent staff and pretty good room. We enjoyed it. I'd stay there again. I felt like a local.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Small but clean room, good shower, great location

Very basic and small room with two individual beds. The beds were comfortable, the room and bathroom clean and the shower worked very well. I don't think much more could be asked for the type of establishment and the price. Excellent location

Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Nov 2015

Mihail

Great location, moderate condition and service

The hotel benefits are the central location and low room price. It looked relatively new or recently renovated on the web photos, but turned out to be relatively old in reality. It was unclear on what condition the towels are changed. There was a very bad smell in the elevator, like something was rotting or there was carcass in the shaft, room was ok though. In the bathroom the shower was in bad condition.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2015

Laszlo

Great location

Simple hotel with great location, right in the city centre.

Family

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2015

YONG SIEN

Good Location but lift is smelly

The place is very near subway, alot of good restaurant nearby, location is good. For the room is just so so, don't have hair dryer, less table to put our things.. The lift is very smelly that give us lower rating..

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Accessible and friendly staff!

Arrived at the hotel, and was shown to our room which was a double instead of the twin room we had booked. The staff member was very apologetic and showed us to the hotel across the road which is owned by the same people. They gave us a choice of 2 rooms each with 3 beds. We were impressed to be able to have the choice of room and were pleased to not be asked to move when another twin became available. You have to give your key in at the desk when you leave the room but I saw this as a positive - you can't lose it if you don't have it! I would recommend staying here based on price and location - it was very good!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Super simple hotel

Super simple hotel it really is no frills but the room wasn't bad for the price

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2015

Alex

OK.

Partially my own fault, but our flight was delayed making for an unexpected late check-in and I was unable to call so the staff member at the desk was quite rude during check in. So if you're going to be late try to call. Otherwise this hotel is in a safe location. Close to metro, restaurants, and shops. It was a large room with AC and it served its purpose.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2015

Holly

Small but comfortable

The Annex is across the street from the main hotel, and they have a floor in an apartment building, so you use keys to enter the building, keys to enter the floor, and of course, your key to enter the room. The bed was comfortable, room was small but comfortable. Bathroom was small and sink difficult to use without getting water all over the floor. Overall, room has some flaws, but it was inexpensive, and in a great location.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Basic but ok

The keys need to be picked up from a hotel across the road which is not obvious from the website. The room was small but very clean, with daily room service. Budget hotel - exactly what i expected for the price. Excellent location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2015

Jean

Barcelona break

Short break with friends who had already booked somewhere else..Looked very grim from outside..Single room,great security,very comfy and clean,and the location was perfect right in the gothic quarter of Barcelona...Very central to Metro and could walk almost everywhere..

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2015

Paul

Inexpensive gem in the Gothic Quarter

Fantastic little gem,quiet,large room,safe in the Gothic Quarter. Reception is across the road for check in at sister hotel. Very comfortable beds and pillows. We had a room with a lovely little balcony that was great to sit on and watch the local happenings below.Free WiFi worked fine. No fridge but with laneways filled with cafes you are only there to sleep. Would definitely stay again.

Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Situato in zona centrale ma pessimi servizi

Hotel situato in zona centrale a due passi da tutte le attrazioni della città, servizio di pulizia assente, muri sporchi e lenzuola macchiate, la nostra camera a differenza di quella degli amici con cui ho viaggiato, era senza balcone/finestra. Il bagno ha subito preso odore di chiuso, presenza di cassaforte ma assente il frigobar. La zona di notte risulta essere pericolosa, noi abbiamo subito un aggressione con furto di una collana

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2021

Ellen

Prima hotel voor een steden trip. Beddenlagen heerlijk. Warme douche.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Nov 2021

Ina

Man får hvad man betaler for. Det var billigt. Det var meget slidt og gammelt. Men det ligger meget centralt.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2021

Roger

Veldig bra

Kjrmpe bra hotell og fin belligenhet

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

De service is uitstekend. Als er iets is, wordt direct geprobeerd je verder te helpen.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2020

Laura

El hotel estaba cerrado

No puedo dar una opinión favorable, porque al llegar a Barcelona, intente registrarme en el hotel y no me atendieron, llame a los teléfonos que tienen dispuestos en la puerta y todo el tiempo entraron en buzón. Decepcionante, porque me tuve que coger otro hotel y he perdido el dinero de esta reserva y encima he tenido que pagar el alojamiento en otro hotel. Una muy mala experiencia

Business

2/10

Poor

08 Jul 2020

Bruno

maior decepção da viagem

acomodação abafada, estrutura antiga, chuveiro ruim e o quarto nao era como o divulgado nas fotos.

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Es gab kein warmes wasser ...man könnte sich nur mit kalten waschen duschen ....kein internet

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2019

Patricia

Boa

Boa

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Localização EXCELENTE, porém quarto muito pequeno!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Moeilijk te vinden, zeer weinig aanduiding en al helemaal geen in de inkomhal. Zeer onaangename inkomhal. WiFi werkte niet goed. Verouderd.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

能夠有一個小露台，對著大街，感覺很安全，交通亦很便利，員工很親切友善，不過房間隔音不太好，睡覺時會聽到隔壁住客聊天，不過，還會選擇再次入住，ＣＰ值高

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2019

Eddie

Top location with bad service

First of all: This hotel have check in time 17.00, not 22.00 as in description. You will get in until 22.00, but after 17.00 you have to pay 15 euros for that.

Now the hotel itself: location are just perfect, and the combination price, location are 5 stars.
Rooms are as expectet in a cheap hotel. Not 100% up to date, but clean. And that matter to me.
Shower only have warm water for 5-7 minutes, but it does not go ice cold after that. I had no problem living with it
Bed could have been better, but i slept alright.
Would i come back here? Yes, but i would plan my trip so i get there in good time before 17.00. Made it by three minutes this time, but just the thougt of 15 euro extra for early afternoon check in makes me in a bad mood.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Abbiamo soggiornato presso l'hotel per tre notti, posizione ottima ma i servizi un po'scadenti, mi riferisco soprattutto alla scarsa funzione del bagno.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2018

Laura Elena

Muy buena estadía en Barrio Gótico

Excelente ubicación, muy buena atención y muy cómodo.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

a barcelone vieille ville un hotel avec douche privee est tres rare pour ce prix la

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2018

PEDRO

Recomendable por ubicación y precio

Buena ubicación. Habitación amplia. Cama regular. Alcachofa de ducha necesita reparación.

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2018

Juan Mauricio

Muy buen hotel

Muy buena ubicación, atentos a nuestras necesidades y pendientes a la hora del check in. Felicitaciones.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2018

Jonatas

Eu cheguei antes das 9:00am, e não tinha ninguém para me receber, e nem um funcionário à noite pra a atender tambèm, isso é ruim quando você vem de outro continente esperando recepção. Porém o quarto é bem limpo, e a localização é excelente.