We have just returned from a trip to this hotel and the lovely city of Barcelona. Yes - you do have to travel from the hotel to the city centre but with the fantastic tram service (T3 service only 5 minute walk from hotel) and the excellent metro system - this took little more than 45 mins. I would suggest... more

Much already has been documented about the distance of the hotel from the city centre, all I would add is if it’s a weekend city break you require, perhaps try something more central, else it’s not a major issue – the hotel is well served by Metro, tram and night bus. Once inside, you’ll find the hotel decorated to a... more

Stayed at the Hesperia Sant Joan in 2006, very concerned about the reviews but needed the break. Very pleased to find that the remarks were unfounded with clean rooms, friendly staff, excellent transport links into the city via Bus and Tram. Taxi only 14-18 Euros to the Colon Columbus. Enjoyed our visit so much we returned again in September 2007.... more

I stayed at the Hesperia Sant Joan Suites last year with my boyfriend. The reason we choose this hotel is that we both wanted an outdoor pool. However the pool itself is not great - it is in the middle of four very tall buildings so rarely gets any sun, so if your like me and want to get all... more

I agree with other reviews where the hotel is not 10 minutes away from the centre of Barcelona. However, depsite the location of the hotel.....there's nothing else bad to say about it. The staff were friendly, the hotel was clean, and the room was excellent. The room was perfect and very spacious. Use the T3 tramline and change at Maria... more

I stayed at the Sant Joan for four days in early October. The suite had everything, fridge, cooker, crockery, washing-up liquid etc. All for £42 per night and the 4th. night free. In Barcelona !! It was about 35 minutes fron city centre via metro and tram. Expedia handled the booking really well. Very clean and in a quiet area.... more

Just got back from staying at Sant Joan and felt impelled to write this review (the only reason we haven’t given it one star is because they let us check in early): - First of all it is no where near the centre of Barcelona, have to get tram (take T3 not T2 or journey even longer) for about 20... more

Just had a fabulous time in Barcelona. Our favourite restaurants were; Illa de gracia-great for veggie food and SO cheap (just off passeig de gracia); mosquito;veronica (on place george orwell); and Beer and Coffee across from the tourist info on placa catalunya. We stayed at the hesperia st joan suites in st joan despi. We booked thru Expedia, who even... more

Booked a 'suite' here for a couple of nights before flying back from Barcelona. Had two double rooms and a sofa bed in the lounge area so it made a cheap way of staying in Barcelona as a family group. The hotel is pretty nondescript - clean enough but not really anywhere you'd want to hang around in for long.... more