Joan Miró: The ladder of escape

Renowned as one of the greatest Surrealist painters, filling his paintings with luxuriant colour, Joan Miró worked in a rich variety of styles. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy more than 150 paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints from moments across the six decades of his extraordinary career. This exhibition is co-organised by Tate Modern and Fundació Joan Miró.

The exhibition also traces an anxious and politically engaged side to Miró’s work that reflects his passionate response to one of the most turbulent periods in European history. Working in Barcelona and Paris, Miró tracked the mood of the Spanish Civil War and the first months of the Second World War in France. It also shows that, behind the engaging innocence of his imagery, lies a profound concern for humanity and a sense of personal and Catalan national identity. Extraordinary works from different moments of his career celebrate his roots in his native Catalonia.

Fundació Joan Miró is located at Montjuic, accesible by Funicular from Parallel station, just in front of Hotel Barcelona Universal. You can reach Fundació Joan Miró also from Plaza Espanya, by bus line 50, stopping next to B-Hotel.

More information can be found at Fundació Joan Miró website.

The whitest party: Sensation Barcelona

After a spectacular world premiere with an audience of 40,000 in Amsterdam in July, the new edition is going to fill the Palau Sant Jordi with people dressed in white and ready to dance to this new festival concept.

On the 8th of October 2011, Sensation will make its return to Barcelona. The venue, Palau Sant Jordi, will be transformed into Innerspace, making it the second city to host Sensation’s latest theme after the premiere in the Amsterdam Arena.

Sensation started in Amsterdam in the year 2000. Since then, over 1,5 million visitors in seventeen countries have experienced what is arguably the world’s most spectacular dance and music phenomenon. Each year, Sensation tours the globe with a completely new show. Consistently taking the acclaimed theme ‘be part of the night, dress in white’ to new heights, Sensation’s aim is to bring a positive message to a growing global audience.

Barcelona will be dressing up in white with Sensation Innerspace, a new, exclusive event dedicated to dance music. Wally López, Sharam, Fedde Le Grand and Mr White are just some of the artists who will be bringing Barcelona the very best in electronic music at the moment. Máxima FM, the media partner for Sensation Barcelona, will broadcast the event.

Allocation near Palau Sant Jordi can be found at B-Hotel and Hotel Barcelona Universal.

Barcelona Fashion Showcase

The city’s main fashion events coincide once again. The Brandery fashion show, which takes place from 13 to 15 July, features an area open to the general public among its new features. The 080 Barcelona Fashion catwalk, from 12 to 15 July, is being held at historical site of the Barcelona University, while the ModaFad parade and market will be on from 14 to 15 July.

While The Brandery, an urban fashion fair designed to show off the latest trends from the big brands, is organising a competition for new talent, the 080 Barcelona Fashion catwalk, an indie fashion platform, is letting in big names.

The Brandery is the new hotspot of urban fashion, a hub of trends, design, music, creativity and business. Exhibitions, catwalk shows, live music… all under the same roof which, for the first time this year, will have a new sector open to the general public: The Brandtown Fashion Xperience, which will coexist with the traditional The Brandery trade show.Such apparent contradictions share the same spirit, that of putting Barcelona on the fashion map, publicising successful businesses and introducing up-and-coming designers.

Creativity and innovation are the concepts that inspire 080 Barcelona Fashion, an initiative driven by the Catalan Government, as an open, plural multidisciplinary, international fashion platform.

This July at least sees these two events coinciding with the ModaFad events and activities once again to provide a highly unique fashion week. And B-Hotel features Fitting Room, an event where design, fashion and arts come together.

The ModaFAD activity consists of the international showing of emerging fashion designers to boost the interdisciplinary, drive the concept of the designer and promoted, and encourage the relationship between the design schools, the young designers, the specialized modes of communication, and the industry.

Detailed information can be found on each event website:

• The Brandery
• 080 Barcelona Fashion
• ModaFAD
• Fitting Room at B-Hotel

Barcelona Gamelab – Video Game Fair

If one cultural industry has ridden out the crisis it is the video game industry, which generates 44 billion dollars worldwide. International industry representatives are set to meet in Barcelona, the seventh edition for the Gamelab fair will take place at Las Arenas from 29 June to 1 July, until 2015.

Indeed, the fair serves as an annual showcase for Spanish video games, allowing the national industry to come into contact with international investors, publishers and distributors.

Coming to Barcelona this year we have Hideo Kojima, the creator of the Metal Gear saga, Cliff Bleszinki, who created Gears of War and Unreal, and Peter Molyneux, one of the most prized designers and the creator of the so-called “God games“.

The fair will also include the presentation of the National Gamelab Video Game Industry Awards, which are awarded by the Academy of Arts and Interactive Sciences.

The B-Hotel is the partner hotel of Las Arenas de Barcelona.

Barcelona Hotel Terraces Week

“A vista d’hotel” is a new initiative designed by Gremi d’Hotels de Barcelona and Ajuntament de Barcelona by opening up the terraces at 36 city hotels to locals for free during five days, from 3 to 7 May.

It is not just a question of enjoying the views or open air, either. Each terrace will become a cultural setting and you will be able to enjoy them while all these events and activities are taking place.

The hotels have a special gastronomic idea for the occasion. They are all preparing a Mediterranean juice or non-alcoholic fruit cocktail. The recipe will be different on each terrace. Those of you who want to fill your stomach a little more will have a choice of aperitifs, tapas and food and wine tasting suppers.

Núñez i Navarro Hotels, offers their terraces: Hotel 1898 in Las Ramblas and the rooftop of B-Hotel in plaza Espanya:

- La Isabela, the H1898′s terrace, offers this Friday May 06, from 19h to 22h, lounge music with Dj session & live sax.

- The B-Pool, the terrace of B-Hotel, also on Friday May 06, from 20h to 22h, chill out music & remember session (80′s – 90′s) by Dj Mono.

At the same time a photo competition has been organised for people taking part in these activities. There are three categories: one for the picture that best illustrates the city from a terrace, another for the best picture of one of the terraces and the third for the picture that best captures the atmosphere of the terrace.

Free Stay at Hotel Barcelona Universal!

We have just raffled our complimentary stay in Barcelona between all the comments posted by our clients. And the winner of a free stay at the B-Hotel of Barcelona is …

The lucky winner was… Sheila for her review last February 2011 during her stay at Hotel Barcelona Universal. Congratulations!!!

And as has become a tradition in our blog NN Experiences, another chance to win free accommodation in Barcelona. The hotel chosen this time, it’s Hotel Barcelona Universal located in avenida Paral·lel, a four stars hotel only 5 minutes walking from Las Ramblas. The next drawing will carry it out of all the comments received by August 28, 2011.

The prize consists of:

• A two nights stay in at Hotel Barcelona Universal with Breakfast included.
• Bottle of Cava.
• To be used between: from September 01, 2011 to December 28, 2011 (Subject to Availability).
• No changes can be made once the reservation has been confirmed.
• The prize can not be used in conjunction with other item or goods.
• The prize can not be exchanged for any other item or goods.
• The prize is personal and non-transferable.

Only people who have already stayed in one of our nine hotels and post a review on the blog are eligible for the prize. Winners will be advised via e-mail and their name and surname will be published on the blog.

If you have any queries, please send a message to the following address: newsletter@nnhotels.com

Good luck to all participants!

Lucky Winner of a FREE Stay in Barcelona

We’ve got the first prize winner of the year for a free stay at one of our hotels, in this case, the Hotel Europark. The lucky winner is:

Arkesq. Congratulations!

After his stay at Hotel Jazz, last November 5, 2010, he wrote us telling about their experiences of the hotel and Barcelona.

And as has become a tradition in our blog NN Experiences, premiered year with another chance to win free accommodation in Barcelona. The hotel chosen this time, it’s B-Hotel located in Plaza Espanya, a modern design, perfect combination of architecture and functionality, quite an experience for our senses. The next drawing will carry it out of all the comments received by May 2, 2011.

The prize consists of:

• A two nights stay in at B-Hotel of Barcelona with Breakfast included.
• Bottle of Cava.
• To be used between: from May 03 to August 28, 2011 (subject to availability).
• No changes can be made once the reservation has been confirmed.
• The prize can not be used in conjunction with other item or goods.
• The prize can not be exchanged for any other item or goods.
• The prize is personal and non-transferable.

Only people who have already stayed in one of our nine hotels and post a review on the blog are eligible for the prize. Winners will be advised via e-mail and their name and surname will be published on the blog.

If you have any queries, please send a message to the following address: newsletter@nnhotels.com

Good luck to all participants!

Our Best Wishes for 2011

World Snowboard Championships

Barcelona is a joint venue for the 2011 World Snowboard Championships, which are being held in La Molina. On 15 January the opening ceremony and first event, the Big Air, will take place here. It is one of six events people will be able to watch at the championships and consists of snowboarders showing off their skills while leaping between 2.5 and 3.5 metres in the air and completing several rotations.

Palau Sant Jordi will be the setting for Big Air, the first event in the La Molina World Snowboard Championships, on 15 January, 2011. The championships are taking place between 14 and 22 January, with 400 participants from 40 countries.

B-Hotel, located in Plaza Espanya and with direct access to Palau Sant Jordi by using the scalators system in Montjuïc, is offering interesting Winter Promotions. Also on the slopes of Montjuïc, Hotel Paral·lel and Hotel Barcelona Universal welcome guests who want to discover Barcelona and enjoy a winter by the Mediterranean Sea.

Christmas Winner!… But there’s more free New Year’s Eve in Barcelona

Today, we have the free New Year’s Eve winner in Barcelona. Núñez i Navarro Hotels had organized a poll via Facebook asking you what was the most characteristic feature of Christmas in Barcelona and among all who have responded to our survey we have drawn 2 free nights at B-Hotel.

The lucky winner was … Lorena Lorenzo.
Congratulations! You will shortly receive a private message through facebook indicating how to proceed to enjoy your prize.

Due to the great success of participation and the many messages received, Núñez i Navarro Hotels has decided to extend the poll until Friday 10 December and we offer you another free New Year’s Eve in Barcelona. This time, the two free nights stay will be in the U232 Hotel, a modern and elegant hotel in the heart of Eixample. All who have voted to date, except the winner, automatically also partakers in the second draw.

For now, your votes assess how the most typical Pessebre and Caganer with 38% of the vote, although closely followed the lighting of the city center with 35%. Fira de Santa Llúcia (22%) and the Three Kings (5%) up the rear.

If you have not voted, join our facebook page and participate today. Remember that on December 10th, amid all the votes will be drawn a stay of two nights at the Hotel U232.

How to participate:
First thing you need to do is visit our facebook page, and join us (Like)

Once you are part of our facebook community, you can check the Poll tab, and cast your vote.
And that’s all you need to do. Wining a Free Stay in Barcelona has never been so easy.

The prize consists of:

• 2-nights stay at U232 Hotel, on a double room, on December 31st 2010 and January 1st 2011.
• Breakfast included.
• 1 Bottle of Cava.
• The prize can not be used in conjunction with other item or goods.
• The prize can not be exchanged for any other item or goods.
• The prize is personal and non-transferable.
• People under 18 years old can not participate.
• Maximum one vote per person. People voting with more than one profile will be automatically disqualified.

Winner will be randomly chosen among all voters of the poll. Winner will be announced on December 10th 2010.

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