Barcelona El Prat Airport
2010 Best Airport
REGION: EUROPE
Runner-Up
In this section you will find some of the more entertaining comments, traveller airport reviews as well as our Barcelona El Prat Airport Guide with info on WiFi, lounges, facilities and services....and yes, even the names of some airport hotels in case you decide that sleeping in the airport is not for you!
Traveller Comments....
"Stepping inside the terminal from steamy heat into the freezer that was El Prat gave me a helluva jolt." (Alex from Brussels)
Recent Review
Terminal 1. Photo source: Aitor Agirregabiria, wikipedia
by decaylus
I found myself forced to sleep at the airport because it was not well served by transit from Barcelona, ie at 10.30 pm the last train arrived and there was not another until 5.30am......and I had a flight that required me to be at the airport at around 4am for checkin. By midnight the security guards walked around making sure that no one was lying down anywhere...just like in the days of Franco. Every time you started to doze off they would come wake you up and tell you to assume a seating postion. This is totally true and happened all over departure hall. I could not believe it. I had no idea that the airport featured 'air rooms' otherwise I would have probably taken one...but I have since found out that they charge 125 euros min for this service, which is a rip off. A bit like their 18 euros per day car park charge...which is the reason I had come by train in the first place.
Finally I went to one of the all night snack bars/cafe's at the airport and noticed that this was the only place that people could grab some z's and not be harrassed by the cops. Plus it had a Wifi connection.
Through my life I have travelled extensvely and sometimes found myself stuck at an airport not through choice, but have made the best of it. Other times I have chosen to spend a few hours at the airport to save on hotel fees...I am not against the hotels but against the exhorbitant prices they magic out of the air. Of all the airports I have ever found myself 'trapped' in, this was the worst and really it felt like a return to the days of Franco with security that would have made him proud. Did I mention that I own a private hotel in france?
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Barcelona El Prat Airport Guide
According to a recent alert on their web site, the "Barcelona airport has modified its public information system, reducing the number of messages announced via the PA system. This measure only involves eliminating the boarding announcements and last calls on the PA system that were heard in the Sky Center area of the T1 terminal and in the common area before the T2 boarding modules. Local PA system announcements will still be made in the area next to the boarding gate."
Airport Lounges
- Canudas VIP Lounge (Aena) - Terminal 2B
- Colomer VIP Lounge (Aena) - Terminal 1
- Joan Miro VIP Lounge (Aena) - Terminal 1
- Pau Casals VIP Lounge (Aena) - Terminal 1
- Salvador Dali VIP Lounge (Aena) - Terminal 2A
- Spanair VIP Lounge - Terminal 1
Airport WiFi / Internet
Wireless internet access is available at the Barcelona El Prat Airport for a fee. There are 26 wireless Internet access points located in the restaurant area, the VIP lounge and the meeting room areas. Connect to the "Kubi network".
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in airports does not appeal to you, there is a hotel inside Barcelona El Prat Airport as well as other hotels located nearby:
- Air Rooms - located inside the terminal
- TRYP Barcelona Aeropuerto - closest hotel to Terminal 1. Free 24-hour shuttle bus available to Terminal 1.
- Salles Ciutat del Prat - free airport transfers
- Renaissance Hotel - free shuttle bus
More Services, Facilities & Things to Do at the Airport
- Food / Dining
>>>Terminal 1 - Landside: Lizzaran • Caffe di Fiore • Jamaica
>>>Terminal 1 - Airside: Apetece • Caffe di Fiore • Caffe di Roma • Fresh and Ready • Gambrinus • Haagen Dazs • Jamaica • Dehesa Santa Maria • Lizarran • McDonald's • Medas Grill • Asador del Mar • La Pausa • Medas Beer • Mussol • Pans & Company • Pasta Fiore • Portagaig • Quasi Queviures • Semon
>>>Terminal 2 - Landside: Fresh & Ready
>>>Terminal 2 - Airside: Fresh & Ready • Dehesa Santa Maria • Grill Terracotta • Caffe di Fiore •Pan & Company - ATMs / Cash Machines
ATMs are available in Terminals 2A, 2B and 2C. - Showers
Not available - Children's Play Area
Locations: Terminal 1 (P3 and P1), Terminal 2 (P1) and Terminal 2B (P1) - Luggage Storage / Lockers
Information not available - Car Rentals
Avis • Europcar • Hertz • National Atesa • Sol Mar. Location: Terminal 1, P1 near arrivals and Terminal 2B, P0 near arrivals.
Airport Hours
open 24 hours
Barcelona Travel Sites
- Barcelona Hotel Deals - compare rates, check availability and read reviews
>>>Read All Barcelona El Prat Airport Reviews
Last Updated: 26 Dec 2010 | Sources: Aena
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