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Hotel Curious
c/del Carme 25 933 014 484,
hotelcurious.com
;
Liceu;
map
.
Stylish
budgetdigsthatoffercoordinated,elementalroomcoloursandahugeBarcelonaphotoback-
dropbehindeachbed.Asidefromafreebuffetbreakfastandhelpfulstaff,servicesareonthe
light side,
but
you're only a few steps from the Ramblas or from the Raval's restaurants and
nightlife.
€130
Hotel España
c/de Sant Pau 9-11 935 500 000,
hotelespanya.com
; Liceu;
map
.
There's been no more eagerly awaited hotel opening in recent times than the revamp of the
classic
HotelEspaña
asafour-star-plus.The
modernista
iconhasbeensumptuouslyrestored,
and the gem-like interior - colourful tiles, bright mosaics, sculpted marble, iron swirls and
marine motifs - has no equal in Barcelona. While public areas reboot the
modernista
era,
guest rooms are a perfectly judged boutique blend of earth tones and designer style, with
rain-showers, iPod docks and the like. There's a plunge pool and chill-out deck on the roof
terrace, while the handsome house restaurant - known as
Fond
aEspaña
- offers contempor-
ary Catalan bistro dishes by hot chef Martín Berasategui.
€198
Hotel Onix Liceo
c/Nou de la Rambla 36 934 816 441,
onixliceohotel.com
;
Liceu/
melds nicely with the building's older architectural elements, such as the grand marble stair-
case that curves up from the lobby to the second floor. There's a tropical patio and big-for-
Barcelona pool on the ground floor and an airy Mozarab-influenced lounge area, plus free
refreshments
areav
ailablethroughouttheday.In-roomamenitiesincludea/c,flat-screenTVs
and minibars.
€129
Hotel Peninsular
c/de Sant Pau 34 933 023 138,
hotelpeninsular.net
; Liceu;
map
.
This interesting old building originally belonged to a priestly order, which explains the
slightly cell-like quality of the rooms. However, there's nothing spartan about the galleried
inner courtyard (around which the rooms are ranged), hung
wit
h dozens of tumbling house-
plants, while breakfast is served in the arcaded dining room.
€80
Hotel Sant Agustí
Pl. Sant Agusti 3 933 181 658,
hotelsa.com
;
Liceu;
map
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Bar-
celona'soldest hotel occupies a former seventeenth-century convent building, with balconies
overlooking a restored square and church. It's of thre
e-sta
r standard, with the best rooms loc-
ated in the attic, from where there are rooftop views.
€110
Market Hotel
c/del Comte Borrell 68, at Ptge. Sant Antoni Abat 933 251 205,
mar-
kethotel.com.es
;
Sant Antoni;
map
.
The designer-budget
Market
makes a definite splash
with its part-Japanese, part neo-colonial look - think jet-black rooms with hardwood floors
and shutters, and boxy wardrobes topped with travel trunks. It's a feel that flows through the
buildinganddownintotheimpressiverestaurant,wherethefoodisexceptionallygoodvalue,
whil
e the hotel's vintage Asian-style
Bar Rosso
has become a bit of a local hipsters' haunt.
€100
