Hotel Claris
Barcelona, Catalonia
Good Hotel Guide Review
‘More stylish retreat than owner-managed home from home’, this designer hotel gran luxe in the Eixample district ‘delivers a comforting base for forays around the city’, say trusted Guide correspondents. The neo-classical facade of the 19th-century Palacio Vedruna ‘hides a stunning modern interior: acres of marble, honey-coloured woodwork, glass lifts, works of art’; there is a small museum of Egyptian antiquities collected by the owner, Jordi Clos. Everyone praises the staff: ‘Courteous, helpful, without a trace of coldness.’ One couple had a ‘luxurious duplex suite’, but another complained of a ‘dark, noisy’ room. A restaurant, Terraza del Claris, on the rooftop terrace by the ‘opulent’ swimming pool, has a glass ceiling and a bar (‘perfect for a 2 am nightcap on a hot summer night’) and serves Mediterranean cuisine; East 47, with Warhol lithographs, serves cocktails and tapas. Breakfast is a ‘beautifully presented’ buffet in a pleasant basement room. ‘Unabashedly pricey, but we found a good rate on the Internet.’
Hotel details
Address
Pau Claris 150
Barcelona
Catalonia
8009
Spain
Telephone
00 34 9348 7626 2
Bedrooms
124 rooms.
Open
All year.
Facilities
Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, swimming pool, sauna, gym, cocktail bar, restaurant, terrace, room service, concierge service, free parking.
Background music
Yes.
Children
Yes.
Dogs
Small dogs only, and not in bar or restaurant.
Credit cards
Amex, Mastercard, Visa.
Prices
Standard double from €135-€500, breakfast €23.
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