Hotel Colón Barcelona

The location is right on the plaza opposite the cathedral as advertised. Would not recommend staying here if you are driving your own car. There is parking nearby if any spaces are available - if not you are in for a long walk with your luggage. We stayed in an updated (superior triple) room that was well kept by the cleaning staff.

Had a pretty bizarre experience at the breakfast buffet. I was seated at a table next to the buffet and noticed that a mother and son accidentally dropped a piece of the potato omelette on the floor. The mother picked up the food and put it on the buffet table surface and proceeded along the buffet. In the next moment a busboy picked up the food from the counter and placed it back on the serving tray. When I tried to explain (in a combination of broken Spanish, English, and sign language) that he should take this food off of the buffet as it had been on the floor he began screaming "you are cheating!" "We have cameras!". Maybe he thought I accused him of picking up the food from the floor. I explained the situation to the manager who did speak English. The most bizarre part was that the manager did not seem bothered that 1) The busboy continued screaming at me through the entire explanation. 2) There was food on the buffet which had been dropped on the floor. The rooftop terrace has a wonderful view of the cathedral but you cannot have a cocktail on the terrace unless you have a table. During our stay no tables were ever available. At 955 Euros for 3 nights there are better places to stay.