Re: Anyone stay in Fira Palace, Barcelona?
Stayed there a couple of years ago. Public areas are very nice, bar very quiet at night, not much doing around the area, good breakfasts. I found the rooms to be quite dated and tired and they could do with a makeover (we were allocated a "non smoking" room which had an overpowering smell of cigars, however we changed rooms).
The rooms are advertised as being the biggest in Barcelona, however bigger is not always better! The rooms we saw didn't bear any resemblance to the ones on the website. Quite a bit from the centre, certainly not walking distance at night. On the plus side, there is easy access to the metro and the bus to the airport is around the corner at Plaza Espanya.
Barcelona is a beautiful, vibrant city. I stayed in the NH Podium on a previous visit. I liked the location of the hotel which is about 10 minutes walking distance to Las Ramblas and the main shopping area. It was about a 3 minute walk from the hotel to the metro station, which gives you access to all the points of interest. I couldn't get a booking there for my last visit but would certainly return. There is a rooftop pool, accommodation was very clean and up to date and they had a lovely breakfast buffet. ¡Tenga vacaciones maravillosas!