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Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?
Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?
Yes. The best you can do is report to booking.com and hope they get them to honor the original amount. This behavior is unfair however hotels and airlines ...
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Is pickpocketing still a problem in Barcelona even though people don't carry cash anymore?
Based on spending months in Barcelona, pickpockets still are an issue in the city. Anywhere that tourists congregate in Barcelona — on La Rambla walking street, in front of Sagrada Familia cathedral, ...
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Is pickpocketing still a problem in Barcelona even though people don't carry cash anymore?
Not to take anything from the excellent, accepted answer, but I'd question the OP's assumption that pickpockets are only interested in cash.
A few years back, my wife's purse was taken from her ...
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Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?
The booking.com terms and conditions state, in part:
Obvious errors and mistakes (including misprints) are not binding.
All special offers and promotions are marked as such. If they are not labeled ...
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Where is this outdoor sign in Barcelona
It is the Jardi Botanic de Barcelona and the letters spell Jardi Botanic.
Google Streetview for the win!
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Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?
According to this page by the Barcelona City Council's Municipal Consumer Information Office (OMIC), the first thing you should do is contact the business to try to mediate the complaint. If they don'...
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How to find a grave in Barcelona?
There is a company handling all cemeteries in Barcelona. Its name is Cementiris de Barcelona.
From their website:
Cementiris de Barcelona, S.A. is part of the B:SM Group. It manages the new ...
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Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?
This should have been a comment but I am forced to expand. I am not 100% sure because IANL and I don't have track of Spanish and European laws, but I am familiar with most principles.
Basically, ...
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One-way train from Paris to Barcelona
From Paris, €100-200 per person for (high-speed) international trains like Eurostar to London, Thalys to the Benelux or the TGV to Spain are typical prices. You don't need any special pass and can buy ...
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Hola Barcelona public transport card bought online
According to the purchasing site for Hola Barcelona, when you purchase the card online, you will be emailed a voucher code which you can use to retrieve the travel card itself at any metro station. ...
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Why are CaixaBank ATMs in Barcelona so complex?
These machines have been designed to perform Every Task® bank users need to perform in a bank terminal.
Top slot : card bank note.
Middle slot: Credit or Debit card
bottom middle slot: tickets, ...
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Where is the luggage storage in Barcelona Sants station?
I asked a friend who live in Barcelona to check it.
The place is located in the main hall next to McDonalds (Sants station).
The address is:
Carrer del Rector Triadó, 75.
You can see the place in ...
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When did Barcelona's Park Güell needed tickets ?
Tickets have been necessary for visiting the core area since 2013. Per the site FAQs:
From October 2013, Barcelona City Council has got under way a plan for regulation of the monumental zone of ...
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What's the cheapest way to travel from Madrid to Barcelona?
Here's an up-to-date answer 3 years after the question, just for further reference.
I liked how fedorqui compared it, so I'll follow the same approach. I am surprised that flights were rarely ...
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Is it feasible to travel daily from Gavà to Barcelona?
It's perfectly feasible, and a lot of people from Gavà (and towns further away) work in Barcelona.
It takes about 30 minutes by train to Plaça de Catalunya and there are several trains every hour. If ...
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Is pickpocketing still a problem in Barcelona even though people don't carry cash anymore?
As someone who's lived in Bcn for 13 years, I can confirm that it's still a problem, from seeing it for myself and first-hand reports. I know policemen and women and they have also confirmed as much.
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What is the shortest segment of high-speed rail out of Barcelona where trains reach the maximum speed?
Trains (especially trains designed with that in mind) don't need that long to accelerate, this document from Siemens states that it takes 148 seconds (a little more than 2 min) for the Velaro ...
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One-way train from Paris to Barcelona
Cheapest price I found was on the SNCF Oui.sncf website, Paris (Gare de Lyon) to Barcelona (Sants) Wednesday August 1st, 2 adults.
Prices vary between different trains, including direct trains and a ...
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Is there passport control in Barcelona train station?
There is a control at the main station but you may not be stopped.
With that said, you HAVE TO have an official document with you and that's only your passport. With every other document you will ...
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Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?
I have been told by hotels that my reservation conflicts with planned construction work, or the room just isn't available, and in these cases they've arranged some nearby alternative hotel. Here, ...
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Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?
It's funny you mention this, because I've had the exact same issue with Booking.com in my most recent (and only) booking with them. The accommodations in question decided after I'd paid that they ...
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Can you order tapas or pintxos "to go" in Barcelona?
I would be surprised. (but expect to be proven otherwise).
If it were me, I would just go to a corner store and get some olives, ham, cheese, bread and a couple of seafood cans and drinks (cava, wine ...
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Hiking near Barcelona - or alternative hiking cities close-by?
If your budget is tight and you are going to spend only a few days in Barcelona - so schedule is tight, too - I would suggest Collserola.
It is a natural park close to the city - close enough to get ...
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How to find a grave in Barcelona?
You could always look for the deceased note, there's always a published note, paid by the familiars or by the agency.
This database holds up to 17K pages of deceased notes just in Barcelona, you ...
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Is the T-jove metro ticket in Barcelona valid for 25 years old people?
Yes and no, you have to buy it before your 25th birthday. But you can use it while you are over 25 if you bought it and validated your first trip before you turned 25.
T-jove for 1 zone
...
The use ...
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How can a tourist register for the Bicing bicycle sharing in Barcelona?
Be aware, there is, in fact, an enforcement. I was once stopped by local police and asked documents for my bicing card. After he checked my card number in his app he knew my age and name and checked ...
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Barcelona airport terminal 2B to Liceu by public transport
Since you are in Terminal 2B it is handy to take the train to go to the city center.
The train stop is 10 minutes walking from the terminal. You just have to walk through a long-elevated corridor (it ...
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What are the differences between Barcelona Pass vs Barcelona Card vs Barcelona City Pass?
Found this out from this forum.
Barcelona only has 2 official ticket passes (Barcelona city hall and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB)
Rest are private sellers and variations
NO, there is ...
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Is there passport control in Barcelona train station?
Spanish law requires that you carry identification with you. While you won't face a formal border control, there can be random checks, and you may need to show ID if you are stopped by the authorities ...
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Is it possible to walk along the coast from Barcelona to Gibraltar?
There is a hiking trail intended to follow the Mediterranean coast from the Pyrenees to the Strait of Gibraltar, GR-92. The Andalusian part of it seems to be still incomplete, but as far as I can see ...
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