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Reviews of Fira Centric Apartments by gaiarooms

Fira Centric Apartments by gaiarooms
Carrer Mexic 24, Barcelona

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 126 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 126 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 126 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 126 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 126 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

MARCELO P

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and clean apartment. It had ample AC which is great because it was very hot in Barcelona. Communication is excellent. They used WhatsApp to communicate and someone responded almost immediately every time we contacted them. There is a lobby and someone at the desk that can assist with checkin and store luggage. Wasn't required to do any cleanup prior to checkout other basic tidying up. Beds were comfortable, towels were plentiful and linens very nice. No complaints whatsoever.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good apartment
Good location and nice apartment. The bathroom setup with shower and toilet location could have been better. The third bedroom did not have an AC. Staff was helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jassiel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and very nice property!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The property is very clean and the staff is super friendly. Honestly the area is a little shady and I don’t think it’s worth what they are charging for it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Amado

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Just ok for students
Looks like a student place with a 4 star hotel price
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The apartment is located in a good area close from a metro station and plaza españa
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property and location. The only issue we had was checking in because of the time, hard to communicate.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

KHD

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I decided to stay this property because I have 3 little kids and hard to find 2 hotel rooms connected each other so we can stay comfortably. This apartment seemed ideal place for families with multiple kids so you can enjoy family trip together and have 5 beds. However I missed a big point that hotels are 24 hr managed and controlled environment with lobby and security staff. Unfortunately this place is not. I am writing this review 7;45 Am in the morning with no sleep since midnight last few nights. The place is literally Wild West after 8pm. No staff no lobby and no security so you are by yourself with crazy loud partying neighbours. And you are in a foreign country not sure if you knock the door to warm crazy drunk people 5am in the morning. These is a probably hostel style environment where young kids come and party nonstop. And no limits. Very loud rap music, constantly people coming and going with loud door bumps, many drunk 20+ People in a 70square meter dancing and screaming till midnight to 8am. Doors are also very thin so they don’t give any filtering or comfort, you hear everything real time. Hard part was to trying to explain why a girl screaming so loudly when your 10 years old daughter woke up 5 am because of excessive screaming due to probably having sex party. Reported 2 times to management and once they sent someone which was the only night we could sleep little bit early. Glad that this is our last day and few hours we will be heading to airport.....
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Ding Dong Fira on 25 Aug 2019
• Thank you very much for sharing your experiences with your fellow travellers I would like to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that you have experienced in your room, but am grateful for your insightful feedback as it allows us to reflect upon the flawless service we strive to provide each and every guest with. Rest assured that your feedback will be meticulously reviewed with the rest of the team.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, spacious, not so helpful staff
We had a great stay at Fira apartments staff were friendly and location was very good. I thought they would have an oven as it was an apartment so that was disappointing. We also requested a change of sheets as we stated for 4 nights but were told We would have to pay for clean sheets which was also disappointing. Other than that we had a great stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Ding Dong Fira on 25 Aug 2019
• We highly appreciate the time you have taken to share your experiences We are delighted to read that your stay with us was ‘perfect all around’ and that you loved everything about it. We strive to deliver the most unforgettable experiences to all of our guests and it is incredibly rewarding to read that we succeeded in doing so. I will share your generous compliments with all members of our team.

8/10 Good

Everaldo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Ding Dong Fira on 25 Aug 2019
We are pleased to know that your stay in our apartments was pleasant, we are waiting for you on your next visit to Barcelona

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great place - check in person Carlos was amazing. A bit noisy in the apartment. The apartment is gorgeous.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review of DingDong accommodation
Unfortunate name but do not be put off, as a family of 5 we had a lovely stay. Although a little out of the main attractions the metro and taxi services were excellent and reasonably priced, lovely authentic rooms with all amenities, easy check in helpful staff
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Lianne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean comfy - Big deposit
Where the hotel was, excellent near the magic fountain, but on arrival I was asked for £170 deposit for stay when the room was already paid for !! was not expecting this and it doesn't state this amount in any paperwork. The reception area was lovely but always locked. Told it would be open for 11am but never was
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

reji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Very good
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sisters United
Perfectly located for visiting Barcelona. Hop on Bus a five minute walk. Good resteraunts at the Old Bull Ring Mall and surrounding area. The Metro train also has a station close. If you are driving book your parking with your room and save money.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice to stay
The location is excellent, you can find grocery stores and fruit stands nearby, also the metro Line 1 (red) is at 5 minutes walking distance. The bed is comfortable, the house is clean. We only have one not so satisfied point, the guests of made to much noise, even at 4AM, we could not sleep well with that. Besides, there is no place to hang the washed clothes, there is no oven, and the kitchen heater doesn't work very fast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Family of 5, we stayed for 3 nights. Really good service upon check-in/out. Very helpful in providing information, professional & personable. Briefly saw other staff & they were also pleasant. Room was just right for us. Bathroom spacious & clean, liked the 1/2 bathroom. Washer good & clothes stand was provided. Kitchen & living area air conditioned. It would be nice if the bedrooms had AC, we had 4 very hot days(July)in Barcelona. We found the keys tricky to use. Walking distance to shops & small eating places. A few more minutes to Magic Fountain & very large, modern & good shopping mall(centre). Location good to airport. We had to use taxis service due to our mobility issues, costs was decent as we were close to most of the attractions.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location was great! Staff was very nice and helpful. The owner came to our room and took a picture from the wall without letting us know first. Was strange:(. But in general it was amazing! We loved it! Walk to museum and watch the fountain in the night time was blessing! Very close to the grocery and mall. Inside the mall there is a grocery and many restaurants. Busses and metro are very close. 20 minutes walk to beach and Catalunya square. Shopping and many good restaurants.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Heather, Birmingham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
me and my Friends had a great stay here, really spacious, clean, close to everything..staff all friendly and welcoming also spoke great English...bathroom was a little small for 3 ladies to get ready in but was tidy..and it can be pretty noisy at night as there’s a little bar outside but other then that my stay here was really pleasant definitely recommend or even stay here again :)
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

ILIA

Liked: Room comfort
Relatively clean, cheap, close to Metro. Neighborhood can get noisy at times. I got charged extra €15 for checking in at 10pm on top of taxes(€20) and parking(€24/day). Cheaper to book your parking directly from the same garage online, rather than hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Azeene, Sunderland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Fira Centric Apartments are amazing! We stayed here before, back in 2015 and it was great! the location is spot on! Right next to the metro, and buses, you can also get the aéroport buses to Plaza Espanya which is only 10-15minutes away, but it drops you right where you need to be. The street that the apartments are on is quite quiet, which is nice, and you are close to Montjuic and also have the magic fountain on your doorstep. There is also the arena shopping mall, with food places and a big supermarket inside. There is a pizza slice restaurant over the main road of the street. The apartment itself is nicely laid out, the first time we stayed here we were on the top floor, which was a 2 bedroom with the outdoor terrace! This was an awesome room, we didn’t get this one this time, we did have one on the 1st floor though, again with a similar layout just no rooftop terrace to lounge on. But that was no problem it’s just meant we had to go out earlier to enjoy the weather :) Haha! The bedrooms in the 2 bedroom apartments are on either side of the apartments which is nice and can be ideal for couples or friends or a couple and two friends. The beds are all singles however we moved them together to make doubles as we were two couples in there. You have a microwave, fridge and freezer, a small hob, a nespresso machine, a washing machine and a toaster. Pots, pans and plates etc are all provided, as is a hairdryer in the bathroom! So do not worry about bringing one :)
Stayed 13 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Copter, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, great flat (but tiny beds)
I had a great time staying here. Location was perfect, close to shops, cafes and public transport. Place was clean, and the kitchen, washing machine and bathroom were great. Only small complaint was that the beds were quite small - I am quite a tall person.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Eder Galo on 17 May 2018
• Thank you very much for sharing your experiences with your fellow travellers I would like to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that you have experienced in your room, but am grateful for your insightful feedback as it allows us to reflect upon the flawless service we strive to provide each and every guest with. Rest assured that your feedback will be meticulously reviewed with the rest of the team.

10/10 Excellent

Helio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartments
Very nice apartment in an excellent location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

L.

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff
Convenient location close to everything. Friendly and helpful staffs.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Alison, England

Liked: Staff & service
Stay
Apartment was convenient for our location Staff were helpful Although the room at the front was very noisy through the night with traffic
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Eder Galo on 24 Jan 2018
Thank you very much for your glowing words regarding your recent stay at Firacentric Apartments I would like to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that you have experienced in your room with the noise but am grateful for your insightful feedback as it allows us to reflect upon the flawless service we strive to provide each and every guest with. Rest assured that your feedback will be meticulously reviewed with the rest of the team.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Eder Galo on 22 Jan 2018
I would like to sincerely thank you for sharing your experiences with your fellow travellers

10/10 Excellent

Sammy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
The Room is nice and cozy, close to the magic fountain and Arena. There is a parking area nearby the corner.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Eder Galo on 22 Jan 2018
We feel truly humbled by your generous review and would like to emphasize how delighted we are to know that your stay was an enjoyable one.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Eder Galo on 22 Jan 2018
We highly appreciate the time you have taken to share your experiences We are delighted to read that your stay with us was ‘perfect all around’ and that you loved everything about it. We strive to deliver the most unforgettable experiences to all of our guests and it is incredibly rewarding to read that we succeeded in doing so. I will share your generous compliments with all members of our team.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Not great value for money
Apartment was quite small for a family of six, beds were terrible and a health hazard, cheap ikea frames on half the beds. Kids were falling and slipping off in the middle of the night. Noise was terrible too, not sure if it was within the building or outside but walls are thin and you could hear everything. Location convenient however and the design of the rooms were nice, water pressure for the bathroom shower was nice too
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Omphile

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy
My friends and I had a nice stay in a comfortable spacious apartment. The only downfall was that they don't service the apartments daily and I mean who wants to be washing dishes when they are on holiday... We also found it very difficult to locate the place as the signage is very small and can only be seen through a magnifying glass. Overall we enjoyed out stay.

6/10 Okay

sue, phoenix, az

Location is good.
Location is the best. Shower room can be better, since the shower water splash out easily; good to have a washing machine in the shower room, but has a smell though, perhaps no direct air flow under the sink.

10/10 Excellent

Ana Daniela, Mexico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great apartments, confort, clean.
comfort apartments!Great apartments, confort, clean. The parking is 14 euros per night!!! free wifi

8/10 Good

Yamile

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

YuvalK

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very good solution for families
The hotel is located in the center, near the fountains. The appartment is cosy, equipped with all a family needs during a vacation for a few days.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Good stay. Staff very nice and helpful. Good location very close to Espanya station and easy to get around.

10/10 Excellent

yu, swindon, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
room is new and clean.

8/10 Good

Leah, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Small suffiicent apartment for large group
We booked a three-bedroom because we are a family (mom and dad) traveling with three children. Had we booked a hotel we would have had to book two rooms. This way we paid the same for the apartment as we would have for only one hotel room--a huge savings for us. From a sleeping perspective, the three bedrooms were perfect. Granted they were all single beds. There were a few cons: Fira Centric has two buildings, next to each other. We were not staying in the one where the attendant was situated. And the keys we were given to the front door did not work in the other building. Therefore, if we needed to speak to the attendant, we had to call. No biggie. However, two of the three days we were there, the attendant was nowhere to be found--like the gate was pulled and you could not get into the reception area. Also, Fira advertises an airport shuttle. The Fira hotel may have one but not the apartments. Tip: book the Aerobus instead. It drops you off one block away, at Plaza Espana. Our biggest issues, visiting Barcelona in summer, is the air conditioning was insufficient. There was one wall unit in the living room that cooled that space off nicely, but the bedrooms are all away from the unit so were almost unbearably hot to sleep in. Finally, this coffee lover could not take advantage of the lovely Nespresso machine in the galley kitchen as there were no pods available and no warning that we should have arrived bearing our own.

8/10 Good

Cara

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It seems the reception is not always open. It was lucky that it opened the night we came. I have seen a couple with their 2 suitcases waiting by the door and found nobody in the reception office. The day we left,the office was closed again and we have to borrow the phone from the sushi place to call the caretaker and was told to leave keys inside the apartment. We had to use a card to make the door locked without the key.

6/10 Okay

cj, united kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Accessible to metro and buses.
Very nice place to stay. Unfortunately wifi is not working during our stay.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not safe, no wifi
The wifi was nonexistent. Not a safe street. Strip club at the end of the street. People knocked on the door at 5:30am. Apartment is clean and efficient. Washington machine in the unit. Staff is only available between 10:00am and 4:00 pm. The are nice and give you a number, but don't answer at night when you're locked out.

10/10 Excellent

Per, Denmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a black nigth
all OK except that the apartment building lost power one late evening. Someone organised next day a generator outside our window. Somewhat noisy! Not the hotel problem, but the general bad tradition for cables hidden in pavement in city.

10/10 Excellent

Lynn, West Sussex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal for Families
The Apartments are ideally located for anyone looking for a quiet relaxing break. The Tour Busses stop at either end of the road, Airport Bus at the end of the road as is the Metro. The Apartment was clean and comfortable. The staff could not of been more welcoming and were contactable via mobile throughout our visit. I would recommend this accommodation.

10/10 Excellent

Manolo, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My home in bcn
Great modern apartment!