Love it There* – Barcelona

Tag: El Born

Hotel Rec Barcelona

This new-build hotel near the Arc de Triomf is on my list for two reasons – it’s cheap by Barcelona standards, and because one of my favourite restaurants occupies half the ground floor. Now, cheap and value may not actually equate. The Rec is not for you unless you don’t mind a small room. Standard rooms…
Yurbban Passage Hotel & Spa

Okay, it’s a bit of a cheat as an El Born hotel, as the Yurbban Passage fronts onto a street that is technically in the Eixample. The passage part refers to a public passage running under the hotel that takes you into El Born though, and that’s why we’re here. This is actually an advantage…
The Barcelona Edition

Famed hotelier Ian Schrager has an eye for on-trend cities and locations, and the newly-built Barcelona Edition hits both those nails on the head. Located right next to the fab Santa Caterina market, Edition is smack-bang in the middle of the Barcelona action. With 100 rooms (which is at the edge of what I’d consider…