Tag Archives: Barcelona

Win 2 nights in Barcelona for Sant Joan!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Michael

Known as the Night of Fire, Sant Joan (San Juan in Spanish) coincides with the summer solstice, which marks the turning of the calendar. It’s a hugely popular event in Barcelona, celebrated with lots of merriment, fireworks, bonfires and music.

Parties rage well into the morning, in all corners of the city as well as on the beach. This is a time when the Spanish hold festivities to rival the Dutch Queen’s Day. Personally I’ve been part of it, so I can say from experience that it’s pretty nuts.

I’d definitely love to go again, but this isn’t about me; it’s about you. Thanks to the fabulous generosity of Andante Hotel we’re offering you the chance to win 2 nights for 2 people in Barcelona over Sant Joan.

Posted in Contest | Tagged Barcelona, Festivals | 26 Comments

15 Top UNESCO sites in Europe

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Michael

Europe might be full of foreigners, small hotel rooms and questionable border security, but one thing it really does have going for it is the depth and breadth of history throughout the continent. Like tropical rainforest is for plant and animal species, Europe is an area of immense cultural richness.

What follows is an introduction to UNESCO-listed attractions in Europe. In this post I’ll concentrate on the most famous ones. However, it’s definitely worth looking beyond the obvious to uncover less well-known destinations.

Let’s move from west to east, so it will feel a bit like we’re travelling forward in time.

Posted in Travel research | Tagged Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Dubrovnik, europe, Informative, Istanbul, Lisbon, London, Norwegian Fjords, Paris, Prague, Rome, Vienna | 1 Comment

Who will walk on the Ramblas?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Gigi

As promised, today we are going to announce the winner of our latest contest: win a 2-night stay at the 4-star Hotel Barcelona Universal on Las Ramblas!

Thanks to all our fans who participated to this contest; we had more than 400 comments. It was really difficult for us to pick up the winner and, as always, I asked all my colleagues in Easytobook to help me pick the best answer to our question: why do you deserve a 2-night stay in a 4-star hotel in Barcelona?

Posted in Contest | Tagged Barcelona | 2 Comments

Win a 2-night stay at the 4-star Hotel Barcelona Universal on Las Ramblas!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Gigi

Here we are folks, time for another contest! Due to the incredible success of our last contest we have decided to find another hotel in Barcelona to give away and thanks to the Hotel Barcelona Universal this is now possible!

The Hotel Barcelona Universal is one of our top hotels in Barcelona, located just 5 minutes away from the famous ‘Las Ramblas’, the heart of Barcelona. The prize is a 2-night stay in this amazing hotel, including breakfast and access to the rooftop swimming pool!

Posted in Contest | Tagged Barcelona | 71 Comments

Who is going to Barcelona? Who is the winner of our last contest?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Gigi

This is the time, my friends, to close our latest contest: Win a 2 nights stay in a 4 star hotel in Barcelona. Judging by the awesome response, it looks like Barcelona inspires you like no other city. Okay, maybe it was also because the prize this time, thanks to the Hotel Diagonal Zero, was amazing, but you definitely surprised us with more than 300 comments on our blog and more than 300 comments on our Facebook page.

This time it was really hard to pick the winner. After a few days digging through all your comments I realised that I needed help, so I asked my colleagues at easytobook.com to vote for their favourite comment.

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Win a 2 nights stay in a 4 star hotel in Barcelona!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Gigi

This contest is now closed; please stay tuned for other info and contests!

August is over, and for our latest contest: Win a 2 nights stay in Madrid with 1 ‘like’, it is time to announce the winner:

Congratulations Lena Stein!

Lena, we will contact you soon to inform you about all the details.

Now let’s get back to business, especially for all of you that are not as lucky as Lena this time… No biggie, we have yet another awesome contest for you! First of all, as always, let’s talk about the prize. For the next winner we have a voucher for a 2 nights stay in a 4 star hotel in Barcelona, in the Hotel Diagonal Zero!

Just sleeping 2 nights in a 4 star hotel in Barcelona could be enough, but thanks to the Diagonal Zero we are able to offer you a prize that you will never forget!

Posted in Contest | Tagged Barcelona, Madrid | 100 Comments

Barcelona A-Z

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Ide

Barcelona is one of my favorite cities in the world; it is vibrant, close to the beach, it has great food and wine, it’s cheaper than Amsterdam and there are Zara shops on every street corner. Aside from a very fun weekend getaway, there is also a lot of interesting history to this city. That is why it would be wise to plan your weekend, or if you’re lucky, your entire week, ahead; if you don’t plan some things in advance you might end up soaking the sun and drinking red wine all day. I am aware of the fact that this option sounds just about right for some of you but still, first read our A-Z Barcelona list and get inspired by the city and all the great things it has to offer:

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Architecture
The first thing you will notice when arriving in Barcelona is the amazing architecture. Gaudi’s work (we will talk more about him later on) helped a great deal to shape the architecture in the city; creative and open minded.

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Everything you need to know before visiting Spain!

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Yuli

Spain is one of my favorite countries in Europe. The weather is warm most of the time, the food is excellent, ZARA is much cheaper there than the ones in the rest of Europe, (sorry guys, just had to mention it ) and Spanish people definitely know how to enjoy life.

Many cultural things we all know and love come from the Spanish culture: inspiring football, tapas restaurants, Ibiza style parties and of course the beautiful actress Penelope Cruz. If you plan a trip to Spain anytime soon, do some research in advance about Spanish culture. It won’t harm you; it will actually give you the chance to get closer to the local people, a guarantee for a fun experience!

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Top reviewed Barcelona Hotels of 2010

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Ide

Because our charts of top reviewed hotels of Amsterdam of 2010 was quite a success we Best reviewed Barcelona hotels of 2010 decided to do the same for all our Barcelona hotels.

We divided our Barcelona hotel on star class, to see which ones have had the best reviews in 2010. Below is an overview of how we came to the charts for this city.

We took into consideration all the Barcelona hotels with a direct contract with easytobook.com that have at least 10 reviews, to make the results more significant. On our website the reviews are based on a longer period, but we used the reviews written by guests in 2010 only, for more up to date results.

To make sure the comparison is more fair, we divided the hotels on star class. The grouping is as follows: