During our March 2013 stay in Barcelona, we stayed at the Eric Vokel Boutique Apartments on Grand Via. We chose this hotel based on the good reviews that it got from the internet.
One thing about this place is the it is newly renovated and gave a very nice feel to it. The receptionist is also very helpful.
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| In the main hall wall, nice. |
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| Entrance | |
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| View of the main hall |
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Two doors away, there is a nice coffee place. We went there one morning as it was raining and had some breakfast.
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| View of the coffee shop |
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| Yummy hot chocolate |
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| Nice deco of different types of grains. |
In fact, there are many restaurants and coffee shops within the neighborhood. The subway station is also right around the corner. The neighborhood is also very safe. Within a 10 minutes walk, there is a small shopping mall called Arena Barcelona.
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| View of the neighborhood |
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| Road outside the apartment |
We had the 1 bedroom apartment and was not dissapointment. The apartment is very comfortable and we had ample space for the two of us.
During one of the night, Real Madrid played Manchester United in Old Trafford. At least we get to watch football not during an unearthly hour as in Asia.
Apart from eating out, we also cooked, one advantage of staying in an apartment. The food was really good (wife's a good cook) and the ingredient was also super fresh and high quality.
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| Yummy stew |
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| Very fresh mussels. |
The contact details of the apartment is as follows :
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| Sorry, you have to read it this way. |
On the last day, when we were leaving, the sun came out in full force. It was raining heavily in the 5 days we were there...sigh.
Anyhow, it was still a good trip and a nice place to stay.
Until the next time, cheers.
