Hotel Granvía of Barcelona opens New Website

The Granvia Hotel, located in the Eixample district and one of the best locations of Barcelona’s: Passeig de Gràcia, Gran Via and Plaza Catalunya, just launched its new website.

Built in the 19th century as a bourgeois palace, the hotel first opened its doors to guests in 1935. The Granvia Hotel offers 53 rooms, all unique, some are triple and family rooms, its still feature original furnishings and décor, which lend it elegance, class and distinction that set it apart from other hotels in Barcelona.

Developed in collaboration with IMS TravelClick, the new website of Hotel Granvía offers you iStay2.0 booking engine, allowing you to conveniently make your reservation online with immediate confirmation of price and availability.

The First Winner of 2012… Free Stay in Barcelona!

The first winner of the year, 2012… We have raffled our complimentary stay in Barcelona between all the comments posted by our clients. And the winner of a complimentary stay at the Hotel Jazz Barcelona, only 2 minutes walking from Plaza Catalunya…

Username Doris for her experience in Barcelona last November 2011 during her stay at Hotel Granvía of Barcelona.

But we still have more prizes for you… Next drawing will be announced tomorrow!!

Hotel Granvia review: I would recommend this hotel

We stayed at the Hotel Granvia for 4 nights and were very happy with everything about the hotel. It appears to be a smaller hotel than the others that have been commented on. It is located near Plaza Catalunya and the metro at Paseo de Gracia, making it ideal for getting anywhere easily. The room was comfortable and clean. The best thing about the hotel was the friendliness of the staff, particularly Carlos. Because of construction next door, there was loud hammering all day, through no fault of the hotel. When we asked for a change of room, they were very accommodating, moving us to a room on the other side of the hotel where it was much quieter. There was no street noise in our room, even though the Gran Via was in front. We walked to Las Ramblas, the Palau de Musica de Catalana, and Gaudi’s Casa Mila. The metro was very easy to use and fast. The breakfast was very good, with just about everything you could ask for. We had the romatic package for 2 nights, including a bottle of wine and a nice dinner. The dinner was in Hotel 1898 on Las Ramblas, and it was delightful. I would recommend this hotel.

Doris, November 2011.

German Film Week in Barcelona

From june 6th to 9th, the Comèdia Cinema at Passeig de Gràcia, next to our historical Hotel Granvia, will be the venue for German Film Week, as the closing act for the German-Spain exchange event (being held on 4 and 5 June) which will bring a selection of five films from the 13th Madrid German Film Festival.

Among the films being screened we will be able to see Schlafkrankheit [Sleeping Sickness] by Ulrich Kölher, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, and the latest film by Chris Kraus, Poll. Kraus will also be in attendance at the festival, holding a post-film discussion.

Making up the rest of the programme we have historical films, films on contemporary issues and films set both inside and outside of Germany. Organised by the Goethe Institut Barcelona, this activity is one of the German Week in Barcelona, starting on June 3rd, where Open Air Cinema and performances of dance, live music and light installations, discussions, and stands on central issues of our future, children’s theater and culinary products from Germany will be shown. For three days, Passeig de Lluis Companys in Barcelona, becomes a journey of stands, stages and tents.

More inf@: Goethe Institut Barcelona.

11-11-11 Teaser, new horror film shot at Hotel Granvia of Barcelona

A few days ago we told you that horror film director Darren Lynn Bousman was shooting his most recent film at Hotel Granvia in Barcelona. Best known for the acclaimed 3 Saw sequels (II, III & IV), he has also directed: Repo! The Genetic Opera and, most recently, the remake of Troma, The Mother’s Day (with Rebecca de Mornay) that will debut next April 1, 2011.

On rare occasions, the premiere of a film can match its title, it this a coincidence?, maybe not … But can this movie be considered a psychological thriller, a biblical apocalypse or a human disaster story? The film is about the “Phenomenon 11:11”.Apparently, there are people who claim that the numbers have appeared to them repeatedly throughout their life, which means  there are angels or guardian spirits who are trying to communicate with them. Rounding out the issue, these people suggest that 11 is a number that has been associated with important historical events.

And nothing better than including Hotel Granvia in this movie, since it has also served as a spectacular backdrop for world renowned series and films shot in Barcelona.

The Next project from Darren Lynn Bousman is shot at the Hotel Granvia of Barcelona

Canónigo Films and Wayne Rice’s Capacity Pictures, will produce “11-11-11”, the next project from filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III & Saw IV).

The movie, a horror-thriller written by Bousman himself that is shot at the Hotel Granvia in Barcelona (Núnez i Navarro Hotels chain), is based on the idea of 11 gates of Heaven and how on 11:11 on the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year, the 11th gate will open up and something from another world will enter in the Earth. 11.11 phenomenon is centered around the belief that the number 11 alerts individuals to the presence of angels and other guardians in people’s lives. “We want to take this phenomenon and give it a horrific purpose”, says Bousman.

Young director Christian Molina (Red blood, Diary of a sex-addict, I want to be a soldier) focus this time on production tasks with Loris Curci, Italian-South African producer with more than 30 films produced in U.S. and East Europe, most of them horror genre.

“11-11-11” is shot in Barcelona and nearby areas next Jan. 11, 2011 (11-1-11) and will be released worldwide on Nov. 11, 2011 (11-11-11). U.S. Company Epic Pictures Group is in charge of the international sales of the film.

For their locations in Barcelona has been considered in the Hotel Granvia, due to has been the scene of numerous films and TV series. More inf@ on the website of Canónigo Films.

Our Best Wishes for 2011

There are still more prizes to win

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 Hotel 1898, only a few steps away from Plaza Catalunya is …

Username Steve for his experience in Barcelona last October 2010 during his stay at Hotel Granvía.

But we still have more prizes for you:

The hotel chosen for the next free stay is Hotel Europark, located in Aragó street, a hotel right at the heart of Barcelona. The next drawing will carry it out of all the comments received before February 1, 2011. Good luck to all participants!

The prize consists of:

• A two nights stay in at Hotel Europark with Breakfast included.
• Bottle of Cava.
• To be used between: February 1st, 2011 to April 30th, 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

Magnificent Hotel Granvia

Just back from 4 nights staying at Hotel Granvia in Barcelona. The hotel has a very nice location, near the Plaça Catalunya. The staff was very friendly and helpful during our whole stay.

The hotel has a magnificent lounge with old furniture. The rooms was nice with mini bar, safe and aircondition.
I would very much like to stay there next time in Barcelona.

Experience posted by Steve, Oct 2010.

Guns’n'Roses tomorrow in Badalona

The band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 and led by Axl Rose, has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album while going through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Guns’nRoses have been described as a hedonistic rebelliousness reviving the punk attitude-driven hard rock scene.

Badalona is a neighbouring city with Barcelona, connected both by train and metropolitan transport. The origin of Badalona dates back to the Roman Empire, and here was where the Catholic Monarchs received Christopher Columbus after his first voyage to the Americas.

For those attending the concert, as Metro Gorg L2 stops just next to Pabelló Olímpic de Badalona, Hotel Jazz and Hotel Granvía are ideally located in Barcelona city center, just in front of Metro stops Universitat and Passeig de Gracia. Staying at our hotels combine perfectly an easy access to the concert venue and a weekend in Barcelona.

Guns’n'Roses in Concert
When: October 23rd 2010 at 21:00h.
Where: Pabelló Olímpic de Badalona
<M> Gorg

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