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Hotel Review
Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona, Spain
Located in a former bank among the Modernista facades of the centrally-located Passeig de Gràcia, this is one of Barcelona's most luxurious hotels. It has amenities that are all of the highest quality, including a beautiful spa and lap pool, a gym with top-of-the range equipment, a rooftop dipping pool with some of the best views in the city, and several swish bars and restaurants - including one serving the best Catalan cuisine and boasting two Michelin stars. Guest rooms are of the same very high quality, sleekly realised by a local celebrated designer and with features you'd expect from a high-end brand like Mandarin Oriental, such as huge flat-screen TVs, ultra comfortable beds and luxury bathrooms with walk-in rain showers and freestanding baths.
THE DETAILS
Location
We love that the hotel is right in the heart of Barcelona but still far enough away from the tourist crowds at El Born and the Gothic Quarter.
The city's Museum of Contemporary Art is a 15-minute walk from the hotel.
By plane: there are direct flights from London (2 hours 5 mins), Manchester (2 hours 20 mins) and Edinburgh (2 hours 40 mins). The hotel is a 30-minute drive from El-Prat airport. skyscanner.net
Style & Character
The sheer perfection that runs throughout the hotel is incredible, so it's popular with both leisure and business guests of all ages - anyone who's looking for a top hotel in the luxury bracket.
Service & Facilities
A highlight is the relaxing spa with its lap pool, steam room and eight treatment rooms. The hotel has pet-friendly rooms, with treats, bowls and beds all available.
- Restaurants
- Bar
- Indoor and outdoor pools
- Spa
- Garden
- Pet-friendly
- Free Wi-Fi
Rooms
Room 401, a spacious, luxurious suite with views of the street's historic architecture, has a bright mustard swivel chair, large sofa, big TV, huge sumptuously comfortable bed and other uplifting elements. The bathrooms are the height of luxury, with walk-in showers, white Corian vanity areas, a freestanding bath and multiple mirrors.
Deluxe Garden or Boulevard, Mandarin rooms; Junior, Boulevard, Deluxe, Premier, Terrace, Family, Grand, Premier Terrace, Barcelona, Penthouse suites
Facilities include: Corian ensuite bathroom, king size bed, Smart TV, free Wi-Fi
Food & Drink
The wine-pairings with your meals are superb, whether a wonderfully-balanced Syrah, or perhaps an Oremus Tokai peach-flavoured desert wine from Hungary. Order a steak at all-day dining restaurant Blanc and you'll get the tenderest meat, available with the richest demi-glace sauce and the crispest fries. Bliss.
Moments: two Michelin stars, Catalan cuisine. Open 1-2pm Sat-Sun, 8-11pm Thu-Sat. Tasting menu from €189.
Blanc: relaxed, all-day dining. Open daily 7.30am-11pm. Set menu €38.
Banker's Bar: intimate, cocktails and champagne. Open daily 5pm-1am. Cocktails from €14.