Hotel Barcelona Universal review

Had five days at the Barcelona Universal in early July 2009.  On arrival we asked for a quiet room and they obliged.  The staff were very friendly.  The room was clean and spacious.  The hotel was central for the Ramblas and harbour area and was very close to the Metro. We would definately use it again.  There were plenty of cafes across the road for breakfast.  Try the Dino pan.  For evening meals try the Bella La Napoli on Margarit and La Bodegueta on Carre De Blai very close by in Poble Sec.

Experience added by Byron & Lynda Leeson, Aug 09.

The Jazz Century exhibition at CCCB

Jazz, together with film and rock, was one of the most foremost artistic happenings of the 20th Century. This exhibition offers an across-the-board reading of its complex history, based on a chronological structure providing a narrative thread that follows a timeline marking the main events in the history of jazz.

The exhibition “The Jazz Century”, on at the CCCB, gives a chronological review of the relationship between jazz and other disciplines. So, the exhibition demonstrates the influence of jazz on the works of Picabia, Man Ray and Mondrian as well as the creation of its own set of aesthetics based on covers, concert programmes and other publicity material.

Where: Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB)
c/ Montalegre, 5     www.cccb.org
When: from July 21st to October 18th

NN Hotels offers you a special package: Discover Barcelona at the rythm of Jazz, including a 2-nights stay at the Jazz Corner JR Suite and free admission & one drink at the Bel-luna Jazz Club. Click here for more details.

MotoGP Catalunya Circuit de Montmeló

The Motorcycling World Championship comes to Barcelona with the thrilling Gran Premi de Catalunya this next weekend June 12th-14th. Come along with your friends or relatives to encourage your favourite riders.

The Catalunya Moto GP is one of the most popular of the World MotoGP Championship. Held at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Montmeló near Barcelona, it attracts holidaymakers and race fans alike. Drawing crowds of 100,000 the atmosphere is always electric.

World Moto GP 2009 has already visited Qatar, Japan, Jerez, Le Mans and the Italian Mugello and this weekend will be in Barcelona, before going to the Dutch Assen.

The Circuit has seventeen grandstands, three of which are under cover, and offers plenty of services for an unforgettable stay.

The Catalan Grand Prix features also twenty giant screens, so that you enjoy a live-experience and don’t miss a detail of the race. Giant screens are viewable from everywhere in the public areas, even the pelouse.

How to get to Circuit de Catalunya Montmeló:

• Sagalés Bus: The coach company Sagalés and the Circuit have arranged a service to take spectators to the Circuit by coach during the Grand Prix. Coaches leave from downtown Barcelona, at the junction between Passeig de Sant Joan and Diputació St., and arrive at the Circuit’s East Area. www.sagales.com
• RENFE trains: During the Grand Prix days, thousands of passengers stop at the Montmeló railway station, which offers a more completed service during the rush hours. There is a 20-minute walk from the railway station to the Circuit. www.renfe.es

In order to enjoy the Catalan MotoGP Grand Prix and have a nice day at the Circuit, we recommend you to wear sunglasses, suntan oil, cup and comfortable shoes. More info at Circuit de Catalunya Official Website.

Our nine centrally located hotels in Barcelona offer you a fantastic choice for your stay in the city. Take advantage of our summer rates and relax at the terraces and swimmingpools before and after the MotoGP. All our staff will be happy to assist you on your booking and providing information about Gran Premi Catalunya MotoGP. Other reasons to choose Barcelona are the 5km of beaches in the city and the fantastic cultural offer of the Catalan capital.

Núñez i Navarro Hotels. Barcelona, always.

Hotel Europark: Best birthday ever

Hi,

We came to your hotel on Tuesday 2nd and left on 6th June and wanted to say what a wonderful experience it was staying at your hotel. Your staff were extremely polite, friendly and very helpful. The room was fantastic and we really couldn’t have asked for anything more. A member of your staff also kindly helped us one night when we had difficulties with a cab driver and we would like to thank him once again (Friday night).

I will definitely comment about your hotel on Trip Advisor to express how delightful your hotel is. We would hope to come back again soon.

We did leave a bottle of Cava Reserve for the staff on our departure as a thank you for a wonderful stay.

NB. It was an early 40th birthday present for my boyfriend and he had the ‘best birthday ever’ x

Experience added by DonnaOC, June 09.

www.hoteleuropark.com

Sant Jordi: World Book Day in Barcelona

Every April, 23rd Barcelona is decked out with rose and book stalls for St George’s Day. According to tradition, a rose should be given to one’s beloved as a sign of love, although book giving has also become popular.

The Rambla is the main artery of this festival, with its numerous stalls, the scent of roses and crowds of people in search of a book. Hotel 1898 offers you the best view of Sant Jordi in Barcelona, from its Restaurant H1898 located on the first floor and overlooking La Rambla. Come today and enjoy the Special Tapas Menu to commemorate Saint George’s and the World Book Day.

The Legend: the dragon and the rose.
Once upon a time, a terrible dragon was terrifying the locals in a village in Catalonia called Montblanc. The dragon caused havoc among the population and ate up the village’s pasture animals. To assuage the dragon’s anger, the villagers decided they would sacrifice someone every day, chosen by lot and offered to the dragon as a gesture of good will.

But one dark day, the person who was going to be sacrificed was the king’s daughter. Before the dragon could swallow her, a splendid knight appeared and attacked the cursed beast. This was Sant Jordi (St George). He thrust his lance into the dragon and from the beast’s blood a rose bush with bright red roses arose. Ever since then, it has been a custom in Catalonia to present one’s beloved with a rose.

Sant Jordi, Patron Saint of Catalunya.
Sant Jordi (St George), the patron saint of Catalonia since the 19th century, became a symbol for Catalan territory with the Catalan Renaissance, a political and cultural movement that recovered Catalan symbols of identity. He also is the Patron Saint of Aragon, Georgia, Greece, England, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Serbia.

World Book Day.
This Catalan tradition came about at the start of the 20th century, when the Gremi de Llibreters (Guild of Bookshop Owners) and the Cambra Oficial del Llibre (Catalan Official Chamber of Books) established this date to commemorate the fact that it was on April, 23rd when the writers William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Garcilaso de la Vega died. Other great writers such as Josep Pla or Vladimir Nabokov also died or were born on April, 23rd. It has also been World Book and Copyright Day since 1996, when UNESCO declared the tradition a world event.

www.nnhotels.com

Winner of the Free Stay at the H1898

April 13th was the deadline to receive your comments and reviews of our hotels in Barcelona. Thank you very much to all who submitted a post !!

Among all the participants, the winner is: Eduardo Cebreiros. Congratulations !!
Eduardo posted his review in Spanish about the Hotel Jazz, after his stay in this fabulous hotel located in Pelai street next to Plaza Catalunya. Eduardo, you can contact with Hotel 1898 in order to claim your prize and confirm the dates of your Free Stay.

Núñez i Navarro Hotels, following the interest and success of this contest, offers again the possibility of winning another Free Stay, this time at the breathtaking Hotel Barcelona Universal. The new deadline is August 29th. We invite you to post your comments and reviews about our hotels, after your stay in Barcelona with us. You can find all the information about the contest in this post: http://www.nnexperiences.com/contest-guest-reviews-comments

Contest: Guest Reviews & Comments

At Núñez i Navarro Hotels we are happy to open again the Guest Reviews & Comments draw, for all the posts added directly by our clients, from today until next August 29th 2009. At Núñez i Navarro Hotels we want to know the feelings and opinions of our guests. That’s why we invite you to post at our blog NN Experiences, your comments and reviews of our hotels once you are back at home after your stay with us in Barcelona.

Winners will enjoy a Free Stay in one of the best hotels in the city, Hotel Barcelona Universal, located in the center of Barcelona, on the so-called Theaters Avenue: El Paral·lel.

The prize consists of:

• A two nights stay in a Double Room with Breakfast included.
• Welcome Bottle of Cava (Catalan Champagne).
• To be used between: September 7th 2009 and November 23rd 2009 (subject to availability).
• No changes can be made once the reservation has been confirmed.
• The prize can not be used in conjunction with other item or goods.
• The prize can not be exchanged for any other item or goods.
• The prize is personal and non-transferable.

Only people who have already stayed in one of our nine hotels and post a review on the blog are eligible for the prize. Winners will be advised via e-mail and their name and surname will be published on the blog.
 

If you have any queries, please send a message to the following address: newsletter@nnhotels.com

+ N = + D – More Nights, More Discounts in Barcelona.

Can you get to know Barcelona in one single night?

Barcelona is a city that takes exploring. It’s full of museums, exhibitions, Modernism (Art Nouveau), theatre, unique and spellbinding buildings, concerts, shops, bars, restaurants… Barcelona showcases a 2,000 year-old culture that’s impossible to get to know in just one day!

That’s why you save with every night you reserve, when you book your reservations with Núñez i Navarro hotels. Stay with us and let Barcelona’s charms take care of the rest!!

The More Nights, the Merrier the Discounts =>  Check + N = + D

NN Hotels: www.nnhotels.com

B-Hotel: 389 – 3 advantatges for 89€

Do not wait to last minute offers for summer!

Anticipate your reservation and you will obtain the best discounts for summer months.

B-Hotel situated in Gran Via 389 offers you 3 advantages for only 89€ !!!

1st Stay in a B-Room
2nd Buffet Breakfast for two persons
3rd Welcome cocktail for two persons

Enjoy summer from our solarium terrace above Plaza Espanya and swim in the fantastic pool with views over Montjuic hill.

Do not think twice, book your B-Room now, few rooms left!!

B-Hotel: www.b-hotel.com

Tapas & Design at the B-BAR.

Come and treat yourself to a stylish tapas dinner or lunch in our trendy designed B-Bar with a very nice Rioja wine, Viña Ugarte.

This package combines staying in one of the most special boutiques hotels with a spectacular view of the Plaza Espanya from our swimming pool terrace, this very Barcelonan meal and a shopping guide book “Barcelona Style”.

Tapas & Design Pack:

1. Staying in a B-Room
2. Buffet Breakfast
3. B-Tapas Dinner (no less tha 6 different dishes and a bottle of wine Rioja every 2 people). (If the meal is a lunch, it could be served at the swimming pool terrace)
4. Guide book “Barcelona Style”

Click over the picture to book now!

For further inf@, visit the hotel website: www.b-hotel.com

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