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Badalona is a great town/city near to Barcelona, which is easily accessible by train and metro. Plenty of great bars and restaurants both on the beach and in the centre. Highly recommend Badalona if you want to be close to the centre of Barcelona, but do not want the mad rush and crowds of the city every day of your stay.

Our review of our Hotel Mirimar: We have had the most excellent short holiday here. (A surprise trip for my 21yr old). Our room is one of the last to be restored. (The new ones look great). We just did not mind this situation as we have got the best view going. (Overlooking the sea). And the service & atmosphere here is just super. Always a smile and a chat in reception. Happy to assist & advise. Quick to sort any problem. Coffee & water to buy at reception. Safe in room. Kettle if you ask. Parasol if you ask. Beach towels if you ask. Airconditionned room. Really a home-to-home hotel. Just 83 steps to the sand. Crystal clear (though deep) water. Road nextto beach just for joggers and cyclists and dogwalkers. Council thoroughly washed walkways & roads twice in 3 days Many places to eat. Area wheelchair & rolator friendly, (not sure if one can get to water's edge somewhere) Showers on beach, volleyball nets, local outdoor pool, local paddleboard hire. Local train and metro, (quick to Barcelona) I recommend this place I hope to return...VERY soon.

8n general i could say that Badalona has some issues to solve., it has a big problem with the management of waste and cleanines of streets and public places . I mean the excretions of dogs that are everywhere..

This my second stay at this hotel and I recommended to my friend who happened to get the room next door! The hotel is very near to the beach (we could see it from the window) near to the train station and a short walk from then nearest metro. The street it is on is well placed for places to eat (the vegan cafe Ingrediente Secreto is literally across the street and is the BEST) - plenty of cafes/ bakeries/ fruit shops. It’s a great location if you love to watch the sunrise from the beach or have an early swim. There are lots of opticians and shoe shops and a choice of clothes shops like H&M and useful home wares shop- they sell everything from cushions to insoles for shoes to umbrellas and face jewels; Great on a rainy day!

The hotel was beautiful and the staff was excellent. The rooftop bar with pool was gorgeous. There were plenty of restaurants within walking distance and the grocery store was next door. Coffee in the room would have been nice, but once the breakfast was served there were plenty of options. Rooms were very comfortable and clean.

Just outside barcelona it had good links to get into the city. If you want to see sights then best way is travel on Metro and buses but be prepared for a lot of walking. The travel cards are really good value for money we stayed 6days but bought the ones for a month they were about $20 each and allowed access to metro bus and tram. We were excited about the beach but they were really busy on the weekend Also its the norm for women to be topless we didn't appreciate this especially as we were travelling with children. Did find a quieter area away from the main beaches platja de litoral. Food we needed Halal options - a lot of options were fast food like doners and pizza. They weren't really nice settings more like local native settings but food was good quality. Generally people were friendly and just going about there day. It wasn't chilled relaxing holiday you are in full tourist mode and on the move. We stayed in a apartment which was good with all the facilities to was and dry clothes etc with kids. However next time I will book something which includes breakfast and housekeeping. In summer you definitely want accommodation with Air Con. If you want to book excursions or activities they all add up. We visited Tibidabo a theme park it was €35 each. Most other parks like Guell were about the same. It can get expensive. With that in mind maybe next time i would book something all exclusive.