Grand Hotel Central

Rates from EUR 160

Address Grand Hotel Central, Vía Laietana, 30 08003, Barcelona, Spain
Telephone Bookings : UK Reservations 0845 227 0141
Rooms: 147 including 22 suites.

 

Recommended by Mr and Mrs Smith; Conde Nast
Hotlists:
Awards: "Hot List", Conde Nast Traveler 06

Why stay at Grand Hotel Central?

Come for:
Panoramic views of the Barri Gotic and proximity to the boutiques of El Born
The most spectacular rooftop infinity pool in the city
Minimalist chic

Not suitable for:
Visitors looking for a cosy and intimate bolthole - there are 147 rooms

Eating in:
At Actual restaurant and cafe internationally acclaimed chef Ramon Freixa fuses traditional Catalan dishes with international flavours. Book ahead.

Press quotes

"With a relaxed atmosphere, this 147-room hotel in the heart of Barcelona—everything seems a ten-minute walk from the front door—is hip without the attitude." Conde Nast Traveler 06

The Hotel Writes

Grand Hotel Central is a luxury hotel located in the centre of the city next to Barcelona’s cathedral. This luxury hotel offers spectacular views of the entire Gothic district and the ancient city walls.

From the hotel, the best city attractions can be comfortably accessed: Las Ramblas, the shopping zone around Plaza Cataluna, the most visited museums and the seafront.

In recent years, the most fashionable zone of Barcelona has developed right next to the hotel: El Born district, replete with surprising shops, designer bars and restaurants scattered throughout its narrow streets and well-lit plazas.

If you are looking for relaxation, you will be able to enjoy the beaches and the maritime flavour still present in Barcelona, close to the hotel.

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Jamie Dunford Wood's Review of Grand Hotel Central

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The Grand Hotel Central is a new city-centre design hotel, just yards from Barcelona Cathedral. They've branded it 'grand' on the basis that it will become a Barcelona institution, echoing the days of the old railway station hotels, where dignified tourists from northern Europe would gravitate on their stately way south. The design hotel is certainly in a grand position, very centrally located. Its attraction is its crisp, minimalist modernity and its location on the edge of the Born. For those in search of a hard-edged, cool design hotel in a central location, the Central will fit the bill.

The facilities

Apart from the small reception of Grand Hotel Central, there's a library and meeting room in the front and a quiet, chill-out lounge area at the back. The breakfast room is light and functional. The star attraction of the design hotel is the rooftop infinity pool, often photographed for magazines, with great cityscape views.

The rooms

As the design hotel was a purpose-built conversion, the 147 rooms are of a uniform and decent size. Double-glazed office windows give them a hermetically sealed, box-like feel, accentuated by the boxy beds and square chairs; nor is there much in the way of fabrics, just black out blinds without curtains. Stripped wooden flooring and brown/beige walls without decoration give The Grand Hotel Central a minimalist feel. Bathrooms at the design hotel are a little more pampering, with designer toiletries.

Rates, cancellation and conditions

24 hours before check-in, in case of no show the hotel reserves the right to charge one night.

Rates are per room per night

excluding breakfast (EUR 20) and taxes (7%)

Area airport information

Airport Name: EL PRAT

3-Letter Code: BCN

Distance from Airport to Hotel: 12 KM

Estimated Taxi Charge (one-way): 35 €