Booked through a Groupon deal (3 days in Barcelona and 3 days in Madrid). There are 2 (and only 2) things that are nice about this hotel, the friendly staff and the first general look of the exterior and hotel lobby. However, once checked in we started to notice several unacceptable issues. We made these reservations back in March for an end of September stay. When we arrived at the hotel, we found that they could only accommodate our parties in "smoking" rooms. We had requested "non-smoking". Also, two of the girls had to sleep in a double bed, instead of separate beds. The rooms smelled heavily of smoke and were dirty. We found mascara on the mirror and hair (tons of hair) on the floor in both the bathroom and near the bed. To make matters worse, we arrived on a Friday to find their wireless internet service was down and would be down until sometime Monday. They did offer their lobby business center, but at an additional cost. I've traveled to Europe a few times and realize that breakfast is different in every area. In my opinion, their selection was poor. They offered cold cereal, 2-3 selections of yogurt, toast, eggs, which you waited sometimes 15 minutes to have them replenish and believe it or not "hot dogs". Hot dogs!!! We could've overlooked the heavy smell of smoke or the crappy selection of breakfast, but to stay (and pay for) a dirty hotel room is unacceptable. I've never bothered to write a bad review before, however, this hotel warrants it. On top of everything else, we dealt with room keys that would only work for a few hours and had to be replaced a few times a day. Which meant running back and forth from our hotel to the front desk. What fun! read more