Plaça d’Espanya - 1 kilometer (0.5 miles)
Montjuïc - 2 kilometers (1.25 miles)
Joan Miró Foundation - 2 kilometers (1.25 miles)
National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) - 2 kilometers (1.25 miles)
Ciutat Vella (Old Town) - 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles)
El Corte Inglés (department store) - 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Plaça Catalunya - 2.5 kilometer (1.5 miles)
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection - 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Gaudi’s La Pedrera (Casa Milà) - 2.5 kilometer (1.5 miles)
Las Ramblas Boulevard - 2.5 kilometers (1.5 mile)
Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral - 3 kilometers (2 miles)
Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter) - 3 kilometers (2 miles)
Picasso Museum - 3.5 kilometers (2.5 mile)
Port Vell (Old Port) - 3.5 kilometers (2.5 miles)
La Sagrada Familia - 3.5 kilometers (2.5 miles)
Park Güell - 3.5 kilometers (2.5 miles)
La Barceloneta (beach) - 4 kilometers (3 miles)
Olympic Port - 5 kilometers (3.25 miles)
Park de la Ciutadella - 4 kilometers (3 miles)

Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN): Approximate driving time is 25 minutes and distance is 13 kilometers (8 miles).

Trains and taxi cabs are available for transfer from the airport to the center of Barcelona. The Aerobus service also takes passengers into central Barcelona from both terminals.

The metro system connects the hotel with the rest of central Barcelona within 15 minutes. The metro station closest to the hotel is Sants Estacio. There is also a wide choice of buses. The hotel can order black-and-yellow taxi cabs on request.

This hotel has 377 guestrooms, all of which offer panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, high-speed Internet access (fee) and the option of video game consoles. All the rooms are decorated with beige, pink and pale olive green tones. Beds are king size and feature solid wood headboards. Bathrooms are marbled throughout and have a full-sized tub. Bathrobes and a selection of the hotel’s own brand toiletries are provided. Staff also provide a turn-down service every evening.

El Bistrot de Sants - Awarded a Michelin Star, El Bistro offers fine dining from an à la carte menu featuring Mediterranean cuisine with a strong Catalan influence. Lunch and dinner are served with menu options that might include smoked vegetables with slivers of cured ham, fresh baked cod with sweet tomatoes and anchovy oil and the chef’s traditional crème Catalan. The restaurant seats 60 and is traditionally furnished. It has wide views of the nearby municipal park and of Montjuic.

La Cantina L’Estacio - Buffet style breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served at this informal restaurant that seats up to 200. The wide variety of very high quality food on offer includes traditional tapas, salads, grilled meat and fish, and plenty of fresh fruit and deserts.

What to expect: This modern seven-story hotel is fully geared towards business clientele with a wide range of top class facilities under one enormous roof. The wide, open-plan lobby is decorated with glass chandeliers and has an abundance of chairs and sofas for informal conversation. The lobby is overlooked by the mezzanine level, with restaurants bars and exhibition space.

Amenity highlights: The 21 dedicated meeting rooms are fully equipped to deal with the largest conference. The main restaurant El Bistrot, has a Michelin Star, while La Cantina offers top quality tapas buffet style. The onsite fitness center provides guests with high-tech training equipment as well as exercise classes, sauna, solarium and treatment rooms.

Insider tip: When making their way to the restaurants on the mezzanine level, guests should stroll past the hotel’s exhibition area that features a changing roster of contemporary artwork from world class artists and photographers.

The hotel provides extensive facilities for conferences, conventions, banquets and weddings. 21 fully equipped conference rooms, with a capacity of up to 1,500 people, have a dedicated reception area where food can be served and cocktails prepared. The Cyber Corner on the lobby level has five computers all offering high-speed Internet access (fee) as well as printing photocopying and faxing facilities. There is also the option of video conferencing.

The hotel’s own fitness center features a sauna, solarium and massage treatment room as well as a wide selection of weight machines and a varied timetable of fitness class. A range of shops in the station below are easily accessed directly from the hotel by elevator.