We have selected a hotel for our two night stay in Barcelona prior to our cruise departure. We have made a reservation at the Hotel Jazz , and their direct website can be reached by clicking on the hotel name. The Hotel Jazz received very good reviews, and is currently ranked as the 11th best out of the 529 available hotels in Barcelona by Trip Advisor.
The Hotel Jazz is located in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona, and is close to the Plaza de Catalunya, which is one of the main stops for the dedicated airport shuttle bus called the Aerobus. The Hotel location is shows at the red letter “A” on the map in the upper left area. In addition, the hotel is only about a 1.6 km walk to the port, which is shown on the lower right side of the map.
Location of the Hotel Jazz
The Aerobus picks up passengers from Terminal 1 at the Barcelona Airport, which is the terminal we will be arriving from on our connection from Amsterdam, on KLM Airlines. In order to take the train, we would first need to take a shuttle bus to the train station, which is 4 km from Terminal 1. The cost of the express shuttle is 5.75 euro per person, and they have adequate storage for luggage on board the bus as well as underneath. We figure it is worth the small extra fee not to have to worry with the shuttle bus, the local trains from the airport into the city, and another connection on the Barcelona Metro, with the added benefit of a possible run in with pickpockets at any point. After a long overnight flight, it is better to be relaxed and less worried about that possibility. We base this on the fact that during the planning for our previous trip to Barcelona in 2008, we were quite surprised to find out it is one of the worst cities in Europe for pickpockets.