Barcelona Hotel Experience

 

Stayed for one night on Thursday, 1 July 2010. I always stay in this area as it is very central. The prices have been rising rapidly in the last 15 years since my first visit and I was therefore somewhat sceptical about a 3* hotel only charging £90. However I was very pleasantly surprised. The hotel is very good value and the staff excellent. The roof top pool was a great bonus. All in all I can only recommend it to anyone. My wife and I will probably stay here when we return with the kids later in the year.

Experience added by Michael Parsons, July 2010.

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Hotel Europark - Anniversary break

Just returned from 3 night Wedding Anniversary break at Hotel Europark. Could not have been better. Easy access to the whole of Barcelona by Metro (3 stations within easy reach, including Pg de Gracia for airport). Welcomed refreshing swim & sunbathe before generous breakfast and again before dinner. Rooms impeccable and comfortable. We were lucky to have 9th floor room with balcony, giving views and afternoon sun. Already planning return trip !

Hotel experience Barcelona written by MJWest, July 2010.

75th anniversaries with Hotel Granvia Barcelona

Selecting the Hotel Granvia from the hundreds I researched on the internet was a stroke of luck, as we both were celebrating our 75th anniversaries, and we have both aged quite well.

It is a truly elegant hotel in the most advantageous position in the true “heart” of the city. You made my stay easy and extremely comfortable, great breakfast, and a great view from my window.

I highly recommend it to anyone coming to Barcelona for a first visit…or a 75th…thank you

Experience written by Ursula, May 2010.

www.hotelgranvia.com

Fashion as seen by Outumuro

Hotel Granvia is one of the favourite sets of the photographer

Under the heading “Outumuro. Looks” Disseny Hub Barcelona has put on display more than 200 images by fashion photographer, Manuel Outumuro. The retrospective exhibition, which can be seen until 25 April, covers twenty years of the photographer’s career

 All the top Spanish models have posed before Outumuro’s lense, such as Laura Ponte, Judit Mascó and Martina Klein, whose first photo was taken by him. “We are practically family” he said.

International models have also posed for Outumuro, including many famous figures, such as Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma, Alaska, Diane Kruger and Luz Casal, among many others.

Manuel Outumuro fuses the spirit of classicism with a search for elegance, an elegance which portrays femininity in its truest form. The photographer is drawn towards women’s fashion and the only job he ever rejected was taking photos of jeans. His images are timeless, though the photographer tells us that he works without looking for a particular style. “I take photos as I feel them” he says.

Outumuro’s influences are vast, from Harper’s Bazaar magazines of the forties and fifties to the world of cinema and literature.

Hotel Granvia commemorates this year its 75th anniversary. Stablished on 1935 in the former Palace of Serra-Chopitea family (built in 1870), this hotel has been part of Barcelona’s history and has seen all the majors events of the last century in the city. Its unbeatable location next to Passeig de Gràcia and Plaza Catalunya ensures the best of Barcelona to all its guests.

What: Outumuro. Looks
Photographic exhibition
Where: Disseny Hub Barcelona
Montcada, 12 - Ciutat Vella
When: until April 25th, 2010

Lovely Christmas time at Granvía Hotel

My family and I lodged in your facility from 23 to 27 December 2009. If I spent a lovely Christmas time it was also because of the excellent standards of the Granvía Hotel. Apart from the cost-effectiveness convenience, I very much appreciated the warm welcome and the friendly approach of your staff. The Hotel has a lot of precious historical decorations, with a lovely huge living room on the first floor (where we took fantastic pictures) and internet facilities in two areas. Our two double rooms were nice and clean, with old style furniture and appliances but very cosy and functional. It is located in a strategic position, very practical for all tourists: the underground station very near, Catalunya square and the Ramblas behind the corner. Plenty of choices for breakfast, with an excellent traditional jamón! We would recommend it to both youngsters and families. It was a bit sad to leave…and we will certainly come back!

Le Voci, Januar 2010.

www.hotelgranvia.com

Best Location Award to Hotel Granvía

Granvia Hotel has been awarded the “Prime Location” by Venere.com users worldwide.

Its location, next to Paseo de Gracia and within 5 minutes walk to Plaza Catalunya makes it an ideal hotel to visit Barcelona.

Venere is a trademark of Expedia, the largest online travel company in the world with presence in over 55 countries.

Built in 1870 as a palace for the Serra-Chopitea family, the building that hosts the Granvía Hotel was converted into a hotel in 1935.  Today it still stores countless pieces and works of art from the 19th century, making it at once a distinguished, elegant and unique hotel.

www.hotelgranvia.com

Great, Great Location - Hotel Jazz Experience.

Excellent hotel, clean, comfortable, modern, with latest furnishings. Excellent breakfast, pool facilities, helpful staff, good price. And great, great location, right between the old city and the Eixample district and so ideal for exploring both the various districts of the old city and the the area around the Passeig del Gracia with all the Gaudi and other modernist architecture. Also great clothes shopping, right at hand and within easy walking distance, and an outstanding, old fashioned wine store about five blocks away, as well as lots of good restaurants.

Remarkably quiet—except when Barcelona wins soccer championships, but then closing the door and turning on the air conditioning solves the problem.  Very convenient for subway—two stations very close by—and so convenient for train station, Park Guell, or Montserrat. Only complaint: shower head took a while to get used to so as not to spray water around the washroom. And quite reasonable price for all this.  I would definitely stay here again.

Experience added by Bruce Hunter, May 2009.

Hotel Jazz: www.hoteljazz.com