Trip report from Casino Barcelona:
Just got back and had a great time there! The staff were really nice. Busy, but still very helpful and they all understood english well. Just ask anyone of them whenever you're wondering about something.
The dealers were excellent too. They dealt really fast and spoke spanish so it was a bit difficult to keep up with everything that happened, especially since it was my first time ever at a casino! It was pretty rare for any of the players to use more than 5 or 10 seconds on any decision.
As for seating arrangements I would recommend not sitting directly beside the dealer, when I did I couldn't see half the table and what they were doing. It was really simple to just jump over to another seat at the table once it opened up.
As for my own playing, wow it was terrible! Played really weak/tight. But let's not go into more detail regarding that. For some reason I managed to end the night one buy-in up at 2/4, so was pleased with that.
The competition was pretty mixed in my experience. I sat down at 6 pm (friday) at a table with mostly middle aged spanish men. Tons of family pots and weak plays throughout. I would really suggest trying out the tables between 4-8 pm.
2-3 hours into the session and half the table consisted of younger, decentish internet players. I do believe I got a bit unlucky with the table selection as the other nearby tables looked to have a lot more tourists and less guys with hoodies playing poker simultaneously on their ipads. The other half was half nit half fish.
The 1/2 tables were pretty full most of the time I believe. Just join the waiting list. The 2/4 tables had an open spot somewhat often, which got filled quite fast. There looked to be a juicy 3/6 table going throughout the night, but other than that I'm not sure about higher stakes.
The dress code was a bit loose. Saw some guys with sandals and shorts there, even tho their homepage said it wasn't allowed. Guess it would be silly not to fill up with costumers if you have the chance. Not a big fan of dress codes anyway.
That about sums it up. Have a nice time there