Excellent place to stay plus a good value for your money. The Barcelona Suites does not look or feel like your typical motel. It has underground parking and a beautiful massive lobby area with stained glass skylights and nice paintings on the walls. We felt the underground parking provided better security than most motels. All rooms are suites with 2 large rooms - a living room and a bedroom that has a door separating it from the living area. The building has a very quiet central air conditioning/heating system just like most homes. No noisy window units - like most motels - that wake you up every time the compressor starts. Each suite has a thermostats to control the temperature. In the evening, the motel provides complementary warm, home-made chocolate chip cookies for the guests - they were great. The complementary breakfast is prepared by a chef.. The morning of our stay the hot breakfast consisted of eggs cooked the way you wanted them, hash brown potatoes, bacon or sausage, and toast. It was the best motel breakfast we've had in a long time.
The Barcelona Suites is not on the freeway so you won't see it as you drive through Albuquerque. It is located about 10 blocks South of I-40 on Louisiana BLVD NE. It is easy to get on and off of I-40 at Louisiana Blvd NE. The motel is located is an area that has no highway noise and congestion. Louisiana Blvd NE is where the main shopping malls and many excellent restaurants are located. The location of the motel is convenient to everything in Albuquerque.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay on June 12, 2008, at the Barcelona Suites. The staff were professional and friendly. Our suite was great and very quiet. We will stay at the Barcelona Suites every time we are in Albuquerque. If you are staying in Albuquerque, you should stay at the Barcelona Suites to see how nice a motel can be.