New year in Barcelona

[oktay33]

Hi Everyone,
i just found your web site.i think we will have a lot of ideas to exchange.

We are 5 families arring at Barcelona on Dec.29th,2009 till jan.02nd.2010.Total 17 people.
we will stay at hotel Fira Congress ( euro.57 double room without breakfast)
This is our first trip to Barcelona, so we need advises from experts.
1-Airport-Hotel transfers how to?
2-Where to go visit places&museum
3-Where to eat good and cheap
4-Where to have fun with kids ( 13-14 years)
5-Where to have fun for specially MEN ( 5 )
6-Where to go on Dec.31st nite

i know, a lot of questions, but your help will be appreciated.
my mail just in case: [e-mail]

[PBSF]

This site is for food related topics. You will not get any feedback on traveling logistics, activities, sightseeing, etc. because the site monitors will delete them. Given your parameter of a large diverse group, the holiday and need to be inexpensive, I am not sure it you will get many feedback. My suggestion is a large place that serves tapas such as Cerverseria Catalana or the branch of Taller de Tapas in El Born. Most good inexpensive places are too small to accommodate such a large group. You might try Senyor Parallada because it has a large comfortable dining room (two levels), moderately price with large menu of decent Catalan food and probably open New Years Eve without charging a fortune. There are many large tapas/pinxtos places on the first couple blocks of Pg de Gracia that can seat a crowd. The food is nothing special but they may prove useful and convenient (open all day and just about everyday). The holiday period is difficult as many restaurants will be closed and New Years Eve is a difficult for anything inexpensive. Also, except of tapas/pinxtos places, most restaurants do not start evening service until 9pm. If you can give an idea of what is 'cheap', there might be some good suggestions.