Just returned from a long weekend at the Hotel Jazz in Barcelona and have a pretty mixed review which i hope will be helpful for those thinking of staying there.

The hotel is lovely and clean, the beds and bathrooms are big for a city hotel and staff are friendly and helpful, the rooftop pool is a fab advantage and the views arent bad.

However the hotel is in no way soundproofed internally! it is true we couldnt hear any street noise but the sound of the person in the room above showering was enough to wake me up every morning as well as the noise of the lift and staff and guests making their way along corridors which echoed throughout the rooms!

Breakfast is a complete waste of time and was worse than anything i have ever tried to eat - definitely worth getting up and going out for it.

Other than that it was a pleasant enough stay but would definitely choose somewhere else next time.

Anyone who would want to stay near the Ramblas in Barcelona must be under 30. It's little more than the longest souvenir strip mall in the world. Luckily, if you stay at Hotel Jazz, it's close enough to the Ramblas to be close, and far enough that you won't be bothered by all the vending. Overall, Hotel Jazz is well and centrally located.

The interiors are modern, hard-edged, and hip. The only drawback is that the design of the hallways is also modern, hard-edged, and hip, and not furnished with wall-to-wall sound-attenuating carpet. That translates to NOISY. What with the staff slamming doors, insensitive guests slamming doors, and every child slamming doors, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM it's reminiscent of being in the middle of the orchestra pit during Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," complete with brass cannons.

Outstanding breakfast.

Nice roof deck with inconsequential pool.

Fairly helpful staff who were unable to accommodate me with a mere two hour late checkout after a five-night stay.

I would probably stay there again, but not before checking out the alternatives more closely.

Just returned with my wife from a lovely 3 day stay at the Hotel Jazz over our wedding anniversary. This was my seventh visit to the city and the best hotel so far. Location is excellent just a minutes walk from an airport bus stop which was handy as we didn't land until late. There's a metro station and numerous bus stops all within 300m of the front door and a walk of no more than 5 minutes gets you to Placa de Catalunya and Las Ramblas.
Our room was excellent with a massive bed. Ours was on the fifth floor over reception, so not facing the main roads and was quiet with the balcony door shut. As mentioned on other reviews you can hear/feel the metro trains going under the hotel but only just. The air conditioning was very effective and quiet and was too good and had to be turned off on our first night as we were too cold!! For the days we were there it was very hot and the pool ,although small, was a welcome relief following a day of taking in the sights. The hotel had two PC's that offerred internet access and we were able to get free wi-fi in our room on our PDA. Breakfast was expensive but was very extensive with choices and if you are capable of eating lots of food in the morning you could have got your money's worth. Our room had a minibar fridge which we stocked up with drinks from the little shop round the corner which was much cheaper than the hotel prices. We had room service one afternoon by the pool which was relatively cheap and tasted nice. All in all a great short break and if we go back to Barcelona we would stay here again.

Went to Barcelon from the 11th -15th Aug. We chose to stay at Hotel Jazz after reading the reviews on trip advisor.

The hotel we thought was great. Rooms are nice and spacious. The only downside to ours was that the main window/door in the room faced the inner courtyard, which meant we didnt have a great view, but this didnt really bother us. Bathroom was really modern, with a good supply of toiletriees.
When we booked we requested a double bed, which we got but later found out it was two singles pushed together. We also had a small tv in the room but this only had a few channels in english.
You also get a mini bar in your room, but dont be fooled as you have to pay for what is inside it!
There is also a safe in the room which is free to use.

Staff at the hotel were very pleasent, always saying hello and were very helpful. The reception staff spoke very good English.

We didnt eat at the hotel, but the resturant did look very nice, but always seemed empty. We did have a drink in the bar while waiting to use the internet, it is responably priced, unlike some places in the town.

The pool was a great way of relaxing after a long, hot day sight seeing, but you need to get there early as there a very few sun loungers and chairs. The pool bar is also very good, offering soft drinks, beer and snacks, which you can either pay for there and then or have then charged to your room.

Overall we found Barcelona a very pleasent city, but one which we would go to once as we saw everything we wanted to see.
During the 4 days which we was there we went on the Bus touristic, the aquarium and the zoo.
Being a young couple in our early 20's we wasnt to fussed about seeing the old buildings etc, but we found the Bus touristic very helpful as it takes you round three routes, which takes you to the main sites such as Sagrada Familia, the Olympic Staduim and Barcelona Football ground. The bus offers a hop on hop off services which means you can visit the sites you want to in one trip. We got our tickets from a information desk, and with them you get a massive booklet with discount vouchers for other attractions and for resturants (so its a good idea to do it at the beginning our you holiday)
We also visted the aquaruim. This was good but not worth the money and queue to get in.
The zoo was really good although is situated outside the main town which meant getting a train.
The Metro was really handy and easy to use.

One thing we did find in Barcelona was that it is VERY expensive! We also found it quite difficult to find a decent resturant to have dinner in and a nice bar to have a drink. One bit of advice we would give is to buy your snacks and drinks from the supermarket, situated on the Rambles. Here it is very cheap. On our last evening we went down to get some breakfast for the next morning and ended up paying 2euros for a packets of 8 Croissants and a few other bits. We were paying 12 euros a day for exactly the same in the cafes. The resturants that we would recommend would be the Hard Rock Cafe, which is at the top of the Rambles, by the main square. Stay away from Mickeys which is further down the Rambles by the port. This resturants sting you with the drinks. We paid 7euros for a glass of coke, which is a silly price to pay plus the food wasnt great! We found a really nice bar which was reasonably priced, just off the Rambles (in the street between Mcdonalds and KFC) it was called My Bar. Staff are mainly English and it had a really good atmosphere.