<p>My daughter is studying abroad in Barcelona in the spring. We are planning on visiting about 5 days. Any suggestions on where to stay? Thanks.</p>
<p>Hotel Arts Barcelona. The rooms are very high tech, very close to a beach, nice roof top pool. It’s a place to be seen and to see. Don’t eat at the hotel, too expensive. Go out to the boardwalk, lots of tapa restaurants. There is one Chinese restaurant on top of the boardwalk. It is the most ethentic Chinese food I have ever had - I am Chinese. We had breakfast at one of the boardwalk cafe every morning for $5/person, while at the hotel it was $25+. We went to many clubs in Barcelona. Great city.</p>
<p>We were in Barcelona last month and stayed at the very pleasant Regencia Colon in the Gothic Quarter. It was right by the main cathedral and about four blocks from the Ramblas. The other direction was the Barrio Ribera, which we found charming. The breakfast was about $12 each day, the Euro being high. Your daughter is studying in one of the world’s greatest cities!</p>
<p>I second Hotel Arts.</p>
<p>I’ve stayed at this hotel a few times - it’s in a perfect location and you won’t have to break your piggy bank to stay here. It’s in the Born district and within easy walking distance of everywhere you’d want to go. I liked the glass of wine they offer you when you check in. </p>
<p>My suggestion - go to <a href=“http://www.tripadvisor.com%5B/url%5D”>www.tripadvisor.com</a> and see how the different hotels rank and read the comments.</p>
<p>SuNa</p>
<p>We are actually considering staying at the Regencia Colon. The prices are very reasonable and the location looks great. I also see they have a sister Hotel the Hotel Colon, it look like that is alittle more expensive. Were there reasonable restaurants nearby? How was the staff and room size? We will be taking my teenaged son so we will need a triple room. How easy was it to get around in Barcelona? Did the area around the hotel seem safe?</p>
<p>We won’t know where my daughter will be living in Barcelona until 2 weeks before she leaves. And since we are going around a holiday a lot of rooms are already booked, especially for a triple. So I want to stay in a central location. Thanks!</p>
<p>Our daughter has been in Barcelona for the last year. She has a flat just off the Ramblas near the University of Barcelona and the Museum of Modern Art. We spent two weeks of Spring Break at Le Meridien Barcelona. It was very close Mercado de la Boqueria and our daughter. Many restaurants nearby. We found Barcelona to be a very easy city to navigate by metro and by foot. Check out <a href=“http://www.booking.com%5B/url%5D”>www.booking.com</a> for maps and travel suggestions. So much to see and do in 5 days!</p>