Estela Barcelona

There is no iron in the room, but you can pay to have your clothes ironed by the hotel. If you are surprised during your stay and need something urgently, the receipt will come with "50%" written on it, not as an apology discount but as an extra cost because you are urgent and surprised. The room also does not provide a kettle, coffee, or tea. You might also see one or more spider webs in your room. The hotel is not like 4 stars hotels.

The hotel location, its restaurant and entrance is very spectacular. the city is nice and beautiful.

This is more like a 2 or 3 star hotel.
The rooms are old and the double bed is only 140cm. The flooring in the bedrooms are in bad shape and the TV is old and tiny. The walls are thin so expect to hear your neighbours TV. The staff doesn't try to meet your standards or please you.
Poor wifi connection (below 30 mbps)
Breakfast is alright, a standard breakfast.
There are two pools, one is deeper and the other one is more suitable for kids.
The location is fine if you want to go to the beach or harbour but it's around 20min walk to downtown.

Beautiful lobby that made me feel excited about my stay, until I arrived at my room.

In summary… the quote “you can put lipstick on a pig” comes to mind…

Opening my room door, I was hit by a strong wave of musty disgusting smell that was overwhelming. I was able to open the balcony and air it out some, but the smell lingered and was very disturbing.

At first glance, it looked like a very nice large room with beautiful art. At second glance, it was clear the art was just covering up and distracting from rooms in severe*** need of renovation. They look like they have not had significant investments in renovating them in 30-40 years. The fridge is beautifully painted and is an exceedingly old mini fridge that needs replacing and is extremely loud. The bathroom showers have no ridge at the bottom and water goes out all over the floor. The couch had fabric that would capture dirt and filth, and looked 30+ years old (I didn’t sit on it). Similar to not investing in renovation, the hotel didn’t bother with glass* cups and had cheap disposable plastic water and cava glasses.

Comfortable bed. Large room. Balcony overlooked a port giving parking lot/construction vibes.