El Raval, Barcelona Hotel Rooms at the Silken

I was very nervous booking with Expedia having had Travel Agents do all that for me in the past. But I have to say from start to finish it was brilliant with Expedia sending me emails on the day of Departure to Barcelona and the return journey with all the flight details etc. I registered all our passport details on line and everything went smoothly except for the Aero city at Barcelona airport which we had to wait 30 minutes for and in the end got to the hotel by a mercedes taxi so very home from home. On the return journey again people were late picking up the aerocity so we probably would not use that again as these people could have made us late for our flight...Our luggage at either end was ready to pick up as soon as we arrived at the baggage claim and all in all it was pretty much hassle free The location was brilliant being just 1 minutes from Las Ramblas. We were in and out of the hotel morning and evening and were never hassled. Reception staff were brilliant and very helpful and the bar in the foyer was lovely serving fantastic measures of drinks after our long days exploring the city. Our room was always ready for us on return and very clean with new towels etc. Loads of hot water for long soaks in the bath and a good tv.Breakfast was very good with lots of choices