Hotwire Hotel: 4.5* Barcelona (Les Corts-Sants)--possible reclassification?

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Searching HOTWIRE for Barcelona on 2/5/10-2/10/10 I came across a 4.5* hotel in Les Corts-Sants for $105 a night. Amenities are Fitness Center, Restaurant, Business Center, and Internet.

No 4.5* hotels have previously been reported for this zone, but the amentities match that of the Melia Barcelona, which has been reported numerous times as a 5*, most recently in September. Searching various other dates in January and February I no longer see any 5* listings for Les Corts-Sants. So perhaps the Melia has been reclassified?

If it is the Melia, it doesn't represent a huge savings compared to booking through their website (about $13 a night), so I'm holding off on it, but just wanted to alert people of the potential change.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the post.

It's certainly possible that this hotel has been downgraded, but i wouldn't make that conclusion just yet as the four amenities above are VERY common for a 4* city hotel.

Keep us updated and let us know what you ultimatley decide to do for this stay or if we can be of help along the way.

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I ended up booking a different hotel through non-opaque means.

[thereuare]

Thanks for concluding this thread with what you decided for this stay.