Barcelona

ceilings, decorated in natural tones. The restaurant offers refined dining, an emphasis on Mediterranean cuisine sourced with local ingredients. Features: 147 rooms & suites, restaurant, 2 bars, lounge, outdoor swimming pool, health club, spa, hammam, terrace, Wi-Fi. Room amenities: Air conditioning, television, minibar, safe, hairdryer.

drink and, if you don't want to venture far, the hotel's restaurant serves a selection of contemporary dishes and tapas. Features: 124 rooms & suites, restaurant, lounge, terrace with plunge pool, fitness centre. Room amenities: Air conditioning, television, safe, Wi-Fi, fridge, minibar, hairdryer.

Tobacco Company and is an excellent example of Spanish 19th-century architecture. There are 169 guestrooms, as well as a restaurant that offers Mediterranean cuisine with the emphasis on local produce. The hotel also has a heated rooftop swimming pool and sun terrace for relaxing after a day's sightseeing.

splendid views over the city. All 96 guestrooms are elegantly furnished.

Contempo restaurant, which offers fine Mediterranean cuisine. The hotel also features a peaceful inside courtyard with an outdoor swimming pool. Features: 148 rooms, restaurant, bar, outdoor swimming pool, private garden, terrace, gym. Room amenities: Air conditioning, television, minibar, safe, hairdryer.

rooms including 20 junior suites, 14 duplex suites and 4 large suites. All rooms are decorated with mixture of modern and classic styles, where you will find anything from a Hindu Godess, original 1812 Etchings belonging to Napoleon and antique kilims, to 17th and 18th century English and French furniture and many sculptures from the 2nd to 7th centuries. Each room is fully equipped with air-conditioning, telephone, satellite television, CD player, safe and mini bar. Hotel Amenities include a sauna and gymnasium, a rooftop swimming pool, a private museum of impressive Egyptian artefacts and three restaurants. The exclusive East 47 Bar & Restaurant offers tapas and contemporary Mediterranean cuisine, the La Terraza del Claris Restaurant on the rooftop is open for lunch and dinner during the summer months, and the Claris Restaurant is where breakfast is served.

facade and elegant guestrooms. The Caelis Michelin-starred restaurant is one of two restaurants where local cuisine can be enjoyed. Features: 125 rooms & suites, 2 restaurants, cocktail bar, Mayan-style spa, outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre. Room amenities: Air conditioning, television, minibar, hairdryer.

flooring. Rooms on the upper floors of the hotel feature wide balconies overlooking Palau Güell or the rooftops of the city. Guests may dine at the hotel's cafe and bar or simply enjoy a drink on the rooftop terrace, which offers panoramic views of Barcelona. Features: 73 rooms, cafe, bar, rooftop terrace with splash pool, fitness centre. Room amenities: Air conditioning, television, safe, hairdryer, Wi-Fi.

The hotel features a stunning façade looking onto the Plaza Sant Felip Neri and a 12th-century stone wall, perfectly visible today, separating the restaurant area from the lounge bar. During the renovation of the hotel, a Roman site and Phoenician ceramics were found under the two buildings, which was documented by a team of archaeologists and the artefacts handed over to National Heritage. The hotel has 22 guest rooms styled by interior designer Cristina Gabás to combine the modern and the historic. The hotel is a member of the Relais & Chateaux group.

spaces, with a minimalist style coupled with the latest modern amenities. Dine at the Michelin-starred Roca Moo restaurant, which offers a fine selection of a la carte cuisine or, for less formal dining, try the Moovida restaurant. View some of Gaudi's best creations from the comfort of the rooftop terrace, with its outdoor swimming pool. Features: 91 rooms & suites, 2 restaurants, bar, lounge, outdoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, health club, spa, terrace, Wi-Fi. Room amenities: Air conditioning, television, minibar, safe, hairdryer.