Oriente Atiram Hotel

I want to provide an honest review of my stay at Oriente Aritam. I flew in from Birmingham and got the aerobus A2 to Playa Catalyuna and walked 12 minutes to the hotel. Upon arrival I was pleasantly surprised with the entrance lobby, it is big, smelt amazing and has a vintage feel to it. I checked into my room online so getting my room key was swift. I expected my room to old, dated and small. I was so happy to see it was a spacious large room, there was fresh water in the room, a mini fridge and hair dryer. All the essentials I always require. There was little chocolate dotted around the room, which I thought was lovely. I opted not to have breakfast part of my stay because I felt like it was expensive and with being on the main strip I knew there will be plenty of places to eat. I slept great in the room, the bed was comfortable with amazing air con, considering it was 35c outside during a heatwave, it was perfect. The black out curtains provided a great escape from the outside and it didn’t feel like I was in the middle of the city. A tip that I would recommend is to bring ear plugs, if you know you will be staying at La Rambla you will expect noise, this is not the hotel’s fault. There is also loud construction work, out of the hands of the hotel. I came in and out of the hotel as I pleased, however I had to hand in my room key and safe key whenever I left - although quite understandable given that Barcelona is well known for pick pocketers. (Please note that the use of the safe requires a €10 deposit). Cleaning does take place daily, ensure you leave your ‘please clean room’ on your outside door handle. The hotel is accessible for wheelchair users as I noticed sloped floors and working elavators. There is drinking water available on each floor and toiletry amenities in the rooms. I genuiely believe the hotel is worth every penny and will be back again.