We travelled with our 9 year old grandson to watch Barcelona v Valencia. The booking process was very user friendly, hotel was good quality staff very helpful. I wish I had paid more for a tier 1 seat but it didn't spoil our enjoyment. The atmosphere was electric ive never experienced any thing like it. Our grandson was thrilled with the whole trip. We would definitely visit Barcelona again.
Tip: check out best way to get home from the game the metro wasn't well organised. Quite scary for younger visitors
Very good package - no hassle whatsoever. Arelingus flight out more comfortable than Ryan air flight back. But I assume the Ryanair flight was arranged to give us more time. Hotel perfectly located to make the Tour of the ground straighforward and the match itself. Close to the underground which made the visits to centre of Barcelona easy. The one minus - I did not make a fuss because I enjoyed the trip so much : the hotel did not clean our room and did not change our towels.
Tip: Spend time in the city - Park Guell etc, gothic quarter - good vibe in the city.
We had a very good week-end and everything was well organised. The only disappointment was the match tickets. It is not possible to select actual seats or even a particular area. The only option is a price range and each range covers a large part of the stadium. So on booking we had no idea where we would be sitting. I went for the top price tickets in the hope of good seats. However, we finished up with seats low down, level with the penalty spot. Not what I consider were good seats and definitely not what I would have chosen. I am likely to have another football break, but will investigate other options to see if it’s possible to have a greater say in the seats I’m allocated.
Fantastic Trip all round, the hospitality at the stadium was amazing and created a really special event for myself and my son.
Tip: Use the metro and plan in advance how to get back after a game
Really good holiday. The hotel was central and it was great booking it as a whole package, you don't have to worry about doing anything else. You also get the option to pay in stages and will receive email reminders. Football breaks will contact you a few weeks before your trip with all your details and explaining what you need to do. Once we had arrived at our hotel the football tickets were ready to collect from reception. The match itself was fantastic, I upgraded the seats to cat 2 and we were situated behind the goal first tier, amazing view. The atmosphere in the stadium was great with the local supporters, no queuing at all apart from the tube back to the hotel but that was expected (wasn't even that bad). Real Madrid won and my boyfriend loved his birthday surprise, he would love to go back one day!
Tip: Stadium tour is interesting with lots to do and see, would recommend that. We loved the zoo in Madrid, it had loads of animals and was a lovely day out. You should also visit Circulo de bellas artes it is a bar which fantastic views of the city, it is really modern and cool with a range of drinks.