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我在幾篇文章上提及了我們是很可能去需要巡航在巴塞羅那外面這個以後的秋天。 當就所有我們的巡航選擇而論，我在哪裡設法決定停留，要做什麼看見和什麼在巴塞羅那。

我注意的第一件事是四倍旅館客房，是準則這裡在美國，是非常堅硬來在巴塞羅那，是的情況在許多歐洲城市。 那的什麼意味是我們的家庭4必須預定二個房間而不是一个。 以力量歐洲對現在美元，我們看至少$200每夜為一家3個星旅館和$400-$500夜為真正地好的事。

我們經常停留在包括品牌例如Sheraton和W.的Starwood旅館。 在巴塞羅那，他們在城市的旅遊區的中心有Le Meridian旅館。 他們的率是$275歐元每夜每個室。 那將意味$800每夜為我們的旅館設施。 他們在海灘有另一家Le Meridian旅館大約35英哩從鎮。 這家旅館提供「購買下來」與Starwood首選的客人點在$60每夜。 我們會需要二個房間那裡，因此我們很可能會需要雙點買在率下到那個價格。 即使我們有點，它更將意味昂貴的運輸費用使我們脫離這個海灘勝地鎮。

我在Ramblas地區也讓一個朋友推薦歐洲風格的旅館在巴塞羅那的心臟。 旅館似乎非常友好和在一個意想不到地點。 但，當我看坦率的圖片， TripAdvisor.com 我決定它要回幾凹道包括過時的裝飾、塑料家具和泡沫床墊。 It just didn’t seem like it would meet my husbands expectations of what a hotel should be.

I also found another site that features small hotels and apartments for rent in Barcelona. Their listings include Hostel, Hostals (which are different from Hostels, more like a small family run hotel, not a youth hostel, Pensions, (another type of family run hotel), and apartments or studios for rent. A few of these places looked interesting, but maybe not the right fit for our short stay before a cruise.

So consequently I’ve been on line looking for affordable accommodations. I would recommend any one going through this process visit several of the many travel search engines. I’ve been to Hotels.com, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com and Orbizt.com. Many of the hotels that come up are the same, but sometimes you can easily find the information you need on one engine over another. We were able to find a hotel that would most likely work for us. It is a bit further away from the hot spots, but the furnishings are modern and the hotel received excellent reviews on TripAdvisor.com. The rate that showed up on several hotel search engines was around $200 total for two connecting rooms. That is a bit more than what we normally pay for one room in the the US, but seems a real bargain in Barcelona.

So, now that I feel pretty comfortable that we can find reasonable accommodations in Barcelona, we are looking into what we might want to take in while in Barcelona. Barcelona is know for so many beautiful and interesting attractions. The fabulous Gaudi designed church, the Segrada Familia, is not to be missed. Also many tourists enjoy the Picasso Museum, the Gothic District, and the shopping in the Ramblas area. Since my daughter and I both take flamenco dance lessons, we have been looking for a flamenco show. A Barcelona tourist website pointed me towards several that look promising.

Tabloa Cordobes and El Tabloa de Carmen seem to be two of the most authentic presentations, but they come also at a steep price. Show/Drink tickets are well over $50 per person, and Show/ Dinner tickets are over $100 each. The other options is El Patio Andaluz, which has the reputation for being more touristy, but they also invite audience members to join in on some of the steps. That might be fun for my daughter and I since we love Flamenco dancing. Their prices are in the same line at about $50 for drink/show and $100 for Dinner/Show. The least expensive options would be Tarantos. This night club offers Flamenco with an admission charge of just under $9. Not a bad price at all, but the venue seems to be more of a night club and less family friendly. So we are still searching for the most affordable and enjoyable flamenco experience for our family. We are tourists and beginner to intermediate dancers, so the “touristy” shows may be fine for us. We are just not sure we want to spend so much of our Barcelona budget on a hour and a 1/2 show, when there is so much or more that Barcelona is known for and has to offer.

I’ve got a lot more research to to do on Barcelona, but I feel like these sources are a good start. If you have any tips on the Barcelona as a pre-cruise destination pleas add your comments to our site.

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