Now to the good aspects:

- The design of the hotel is very cool, and the property has a vertical garden that runs through the entire central atrium complete with palm trees and other tropical vegetation.

The rooms were immaculate and modern, and the open central atrium throughout the high-rise building was unique for sure.

We took the glass lift up through the central atrium quickly passing through floors adorned by plant and trees.

The rooms all have doors facing an outside atrium which I haven't seen before.

The two "columns" of the hotel are around an open air foliage atrium, with open walkways.

The hotel is unique with two towers connected by an outdoor atrium with garden growing up the stairways.

Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel is a modern (“elegant and chic”) design hotel with interesting architectural features such as a open atrium vertical garden of palm trees and lush vegetation in the middle of the hotel.

From the palm trees on the facade of the hotel to the greenery in the open atrium inside the hotel, this hotel was a surprisingly wonderful find!

There's a staircase in the atrium that goes to all the floors.

Each room has a HUGE exterior door and the atrium is open to the elements

The interior atrium is filled with plants all the way up and down the hotel on every floor.

That theme is continued in the hotel atrium.

Strange building, as you walk out of your room in to the outside/atrium style of the hotel.

What a fantastic hotel which made our first stay in Barcelona a great experience.Everything, architect designed to the finest detail brings about an elegant ease of stay.Quality is in each aspect from bedroom lighting, to topclass shower facilities through to glass lifts which enable you to admire the fantastic palm laden atrium which rises to roof level.We had both dinner and breakfasts during our stay and the quality of food and cooking is second to none.

The atrium/lobby is a really nice place to relax after a day’s sightseeing.

Amazing central atrium running through the middle of hotel.

The inside has an atrium with many plants.

It is set out around an open air atrium which towers above the reception area.

On the plus side, the building is undoubtedly spectacular in concept - the glass atrium works effectively and the 14th floor restaurant, where we had breakfast, is beautifully positioned with wonderful views of the city.

Hotel design is contemporary with the palm tree top shaped windows and open atrium style

Wonderful green surroundings, beautiful green plants in the hotel.

It is also famous for vertical garden Oasis and rooftop Pool with palm tress and lush vegetation.

Loved the architecture of the building, breakfast was amazing, the staff friendly and helpful.

This hotel boasts one of the best rooms I've ever stayed in, with modern amenities and elegant décor and one of a kind shaped windows.

Clean Hotel, fabulous colour of lobby washrooms.

We stayed in a twin room which was very chic,

Rooms are reasonably sized although a bit clinical

It is such a special hotel and truly an piece of art.

but if you like modern clean-line design, this should fit your taste quite well.

As you noticed from the photo posted by me and other reviewers the architecture is quite different than most hotels.

Architecturally the hotel is impressive from the room windows to the overall design.

Facades of the hotel is decorated and designed with energy efficiency in mind with sunshades on the building resulting in minimal viewing outwards from the rooms.

The design of the hotel is quite nice with palms.

The rooms are nice, simple and usage friendly with a minimalistic touch!

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The design of the hotel and especially  the windows in the rooms add to its unique atmosphere.

Once you get to your door, it would be best if you were a football player and you knew how to hit the door like a football tackling sled because you REALLY need to push that door with some strength!.

At least 2 of the doors did not latch as the guests entered or exited their room.

but oddly the shower and sink was in the main room (separated by a curtain from the bed area) with just the toilet closed off with a door like a cloakroom.

Meeting rooms smelled musty and smoky and the bathroom doors in the conference space were so dark and confusing.

Intentionally removed the “Do Not Disturbed “ sign so that our room will be freshened up when we come back in the evening after our day out 

However , upon our return , a “ Do Not Disturbed “ sign was hanged outside our door which was never there when we left .

Another lady comes by later and stands outside the door giving  me a bunch of towels and plastic bag of toiletries.

The room doors where hidden which made it hard to locate the room

The Do-Not-Disturb sign could be placed on my door,

The security guard of hotel present was inside the hotel doors and had no clue what happened so why did the hotel employed him in first place as a mannequin ? 2.

This is not a hotel that you want if you’d prefer to have the old city outside your door.

The walls and doors masking the shower are smoked or partly mirrored glass.

The doors to the bathroom are all glass so privacy could be an issue.

One odd thing, the lights are powered by placing a card in the card holder by the door,

The rooms had few technical issues (Shower door, AC..)

Room service came once when I was in the room and as soon as I opened the door she took the do not disturb sign and hung it outside for reasons I do not know.

Quite a task to open your room door as no handle and the tropical plant theme is emanated  on the corridor walls making it difficult to see where your room door is - also a very clever concept too!

Also i pointed our graffiti outside the fron door that was very vulgar and her response is “it’s not our property”.

Note: if you planning to take photo behind the elevator, make sure to hold the door because its emergency door therefore you cant open it from outside.

I am a very light sleeper and this hotel provided the quietness that I like, which is hard to find so the sound proofing works well.

Could not have been more satisfied with the early check-in, based on availability of course, and
the quietness of the rooms.

Very good restaurant with many different dishes.

At the Palmer restaurant on the 14th floor, we can enjoy the taste of Mediterranean cuisine with natural vegetation and panoramic views of the city.

The area is nice,  with a few great restaurants, and the commute into the city centre with the subway is cheap and quick.

There’s a great burger place across from the hotel.

The staff were friendly and the gentleman on reception really took time and care into explaining about the hotel and places to visit and best restaurants to eat at in the city.

We were very hungry and advised that the bar served food until 1 am.

We also tried out the restaurant in the hotel for dinner.

Also nice Indian restaurant recommended for tasty food.

Breakfast in the Palmer Restaurant on the 14th Level was enjoyable with a great variety of food from Iberian Ham, cold meats, hot dishes, fresh fruits, pastries, etc.

I would have also loved if the restaurant opened slightly earlier for dinner.

There is a mall across the street with several great restaurants upstairs.

Everything was fresh and delish and it kept you full until dinner.

Breakfast was provided daily with huge food item selection of excellent qualifies (they will probably have to do so considering there is very few dining selections around the hotel properties) which made my daily breakfast dining easily one of the highlights of this hotel.

We arrived early afternoon and decided to have lunch at the hotel restaurant.

While the food and the service of all the staff was great, the room was rather disappointing.

I had a great experience with everyone from the front desk, to the restaurant and housekeeping.

Has amenities with Kettle, room slippers, rope, safe - convenient location to metro and bus.

So, it is the most beloved place when there is a fair and even rooms including suites are fully booked..

The room was modern and clean, and while I would not rush to copy the bathroom design, we loved the large shower.

You assume the door has latched closed and your items are safe enclosed in your room.

Good clean place, room was spacious, well lit and comfortable.

Room was big, all white with a window shaped like a palm fond.

The room was definitely 5star worthy and reminds me a bit of the W brand.

I was upgraded to a higher floor premier room where space is ample and everything functioned nicely.

It is a very tall 28 floor building with luxurious rooms using high-end technology.

But I actually liked the open fresh air in the common areas while being able to retreat into my air conditioned room when it was too hot.

The vistas from most rooms are pretty cool, and you definitely get more m² for your money than in downtown.

The hotel room doors are not intuitive on how to open; my entire hotel room was black and I walked into the black glass wall in my room so many times at night, it’s also so hard to find the bathroom in your black room at night!

There is no wall in main entrance side, except two first floors.

The long wall in my room was all glass too.

The entrance to that sanctum was concealed behind a small knob on a mirrored wall.

It was 19 degrees and wall to wall sunshine.

The rooms are unusual being all white, with a curtain around the entire bed and glass partition walls.

The rooms are stark white with projection lights that throw plant designs shadows on the walls.

The window wall of our white room has a palm leaf cutout that can be covered with a palm leaf curtain &/or a blackout curtain.

Everything was white with very little decor and a large cement wall with a window that had a long thin window that I had to stand on my tiptoes, if I wanted to see out of.

It took me a while to figure out how to lower the blinds using a wall switch.

but the window had plaster design which looked like an explosion in the wall!

though pillows nice, room furniture just an uncomfortable built in banquette along walls.

NOTE: ALL windows in guest rooms are cut into the wall in the shape of palm treetops.

The bare stark white walls were not necessarily my aesthetic

but even more white except for the wall to ceiling HUGE mirror "wall" that separates the  bedroom / lounge area from the shower room.

Further, the hallways to the rooms are partly open with glass walls, giving you a feel of openness.

The bedrooms have unusual vegetation inspiration window and other glass, a two-toned chromatic effect and shower/bath area is separated from the living area with a transparent art glass wall.

To make matters worse, one "wall" of the shower is a mirror which is somewhat see through in both ways.

The rooms are all white (no picture), the shower is surrounded by glass (see through), the toilette is in a separate cubicle, of white walls and nothing else, no shelf to leave your hygienic products, etc  There is no real bathroom, the washbasin is next to the see-through shower,

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One server blew us away when we asked for a small box to take away some bread and fruit to feed the twins later in the morning and he responded, "Of course, Sir. This is your home."

I had to the chance to stay in a room with a camp nou view, breathtaking for football fans !

We adjusted the thermostat in the room to the lowest possible setting of 18 celsius (66 F),

Tonight our A/C went down; I reported it 4 times between 7.30pm and 10pm.

she informed by hotel team that the 1036 A/C is broken and could not be repair as far as they didn’t send any letter or telephone voice message  to my room …!!!!

the air-con in the rooms were locked at 19 degrees Celsius (wanted this lower) -

Room is currently 26.5 degrees- we have asked them to look at air con twice

Only things stopping 5* are 
- cost / busyness of breakfast
- cost of drinks (€6 for soft drink, coffee, small bottle of water) 
- air con auto switching off in room
- inability to turn on a bathroom light in night using either bathroom light setting without turning on main bedroom lights.

Lack of air conditioning issues in 2 of the 3 rooms not resolved for the entire stay.

The air conditioning was not working and I couldn't sleep the first night we arrived.

My room AC machine had an issue and at the time of reaching the set temperature it generated an awful noise that we thought was caused by restoration work in the hotel before discovering a bit too late that it was the AC machine.

Had a few issues with drain in the shower not clearing water and the faucet on the tub leaking.

When I moved into the second room it was a bit warmer than the previous room so I turned on the AC.

Rooms are super basic and the A/C does not work well.

Our only complaint with hotel is that the air conditioning was too warm as could not turn down to less than 19 degrees.

No baby changing facilities in toilets anywhere.air con in room not working, I heard the same for many rooms.Wait times for reception were far too longwait times for breakfast far too long.25 mins to get an omelette in the morning30 mins for a glass of wine at dinner.Bags not brought down despite 3 reminders.Needs another restaurantstill had work going onGood points were.fantastic food,Nice hotel with great pools.some really friendly staff.

); the room is quite cold and they don’t have a heater!

Heating and air con control can be personalised.

The reception area is within a magnificent atrium where you can enjoy coffee or cocktails.

however a very large conference hotel with the reception and bar based around an atrium.

The Atrium and style of the building from the inside reminds me of likes of the Burj, Celtic Manor, etc.

The atrium/lobby is beautifully decorated.

Wonderful atrium with excellent decor and space.

Quite a beautiful atrium interior with a striking modern style, which oozes class that spills into the rooms.

There is also a metro which is about 7 minute walk from here.

but the Metro is so close, and allows access to what you need

4 mins walk to L3 metro line which connects to Liceu on Rambla in 15 mins.

It's location is about 5-10 minute walk to the metro.

A classy hotel, connected by a 5 minute walk to the metro.

We used the metro which was a 10 min walk from the hotel.

Close to Camo Nou, easy access from Airport, Metro at walking distance.. As easy as it gets.

But if you want to go exploring or want to buy a sandwich or a hot cross bun, you'll have to take a taxi, walk or take the metro.

but it's only a 5 minute walk to the metro which can connect you to the main areas of Barcelona.

although far out of the city centre it is very close to the metro line so getting about was easy; the concierge was very helpful.

In parallel, metro is near located and go straight forward to the inner city of Barcelona, which makes the hotel very easy for visiting this amazing city.

Plus, the hotel is a less than 10 minute walk to the metro that takes you directly into the city center or to the airport.

Other  helpful points , Metro 10 minutes walk  to get to the tourist down town attractions ,
15 minutes walk to the Barcelona Football Stadium , Taxi to the Airport even the morning rush hour only 25 minutes , approx €35 with tip ,
Whilst the Hotel is located on the outskirts of Barcelona after a day of intense activity , the gardens , pool area make a welcome change , 
Fully recommended for a mini break , enjoy we did .

but a short cab drive makes it very simple, plus the metro is very close.

The hotel is located within walking distance to the "Metro", which made navigating the city a "no-brainer" (suggestion:  if you plan on staying a few days, suggest the 10 trip pass).

but is within walking distance to the metro.

For soccer (football) crazy fans its walking distance from Camp Nou - the home of the famous Barca team.

It is close to camp nou, when you go for a match and offers you a lovely area to chill: pool, gym, golf. .

Really nice hotel, very close - walking distance to the Camp Nou (about 15 mins walk away).

We are returning guests of this hotel, partly due to its proximity to Camp Nou and partly because it is really good .

but walking distance from camp Nou
service was excellent 
Breakfast was excellent
very clean rooms and hotel
Smokers like me have an option for a smoking room 
my room had a very good view

This hotel is in close proximity to Camp Nou Stadium and also easy access to City hop on & hop off buses!

Location wise it worked perfectly for me personally, close to Camp Nou and a relatively short walk to the metro station at Zona Universitaria.

In terms of its proximity to Camp Nou, the location can't be beaten.

but very close to airport and walking distance to Camp Nou.

but right near camp nou so that was perfect.

There is a car park in front of the hotel (paid).

but hotel is pretty decent even though expensive.

Two nights before we were set to depart we asked for a print-out of our room charges to review and every night's "upgrade" premium was counted on our bill.

but so expensive and they try to get money from you anyway they can.

One thing that can be improved is, the room dining menu does not match the food served downstairs cafe, we wanted tomato soup and ordered through room service which generally is 50% expensive.

This hotel is expensive and very modern and not for people who like quirt and atmosphere.

but they offered to bump me up for a small fee.

An equivalent hotel in the centre would be significantly more expensive.

Requested prior our arrival that I have a surprise waiting for the my partner and even told I was willing to pay.

So there is no need to pay for the overpriced hotel parking.

on a tight budget, I decided to use American Airlines points to pay for my room.

1   over 1/2 hour to check in
2   Wait 15 mins to book a taxi
3   some of the food very bland and uninteresting 
4   strange smell in the room , I think it was tobacco 
5   extortionate cost for smell beer

However I cannot fault the staff, brilliant apart from reception

.made to wait for the room at checkin at 13.00 hrs upon denying the upgrade at extra cost.

The first glass was tiny and a complete rip off.

I've been amazed with service , the quietness, cleaness and the view .

Gold status members are entitled to welcome drinks at the bar as well - we did not receive these.

They could improve service in the bar as it is such a lovely space the hotel is very beautiful.

The way the building is designed allows noise from the bar to amplify, especially the upper floors.

We were greatly impressed by the service - friendly and efficient of the staff - both in the reception, the restaurants and the bar.

The bar and lobby areas were very relaxing at night for couple drinks, they even had a live DJ (not loud just perfect) to have a great time with some music and drinks.

Amazing service at the bar and restaurant.

Staff are very courteous and professional especially in the bar and breakfast area.

During our stay we visited the bar one evening and had a lovely time being served and entertained by the barman.

The staff are very professional and courteous, the rooms are stunning, the bar is a little pricey

One negative, If they give you a free drink coupon for the bar .

The bar is well appointed with a small beer starting at 7euros.

The bar at the lobby is relaxing and beautiful (a bit pricy)

They offered us a package to have breakfast at the hotel everyday (buffet) or sounded a good deal

The purpose of this post is to give some well deserved credit and thanks on behalf of myself , my friend and family to all the bar restaurant and pool staff .

I asked for a hot chocolate from the bar and they gave me a packet of Nesquick and some hot water to make myself.

We ate several times at the Terrace restaurant onsite and had drinks at the bar inside.

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