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 Diagonal. There is also a wide choice of buses. The hotel can order black-and-yellow taxi cabs on request.

Amenity highlights: The hotel’s business facilities occupy two floors and include a 24-hour business center (fee) and eight meeting and conference rooms, with capacity ranging from 12 to 200. Four of the rooms have natural light. The fitness center has cardiovascular machines and a sauna. The restaurant has a garden terrace enabling outdoor dining during the summer months.

Insider tip: The Diagonal metro station is just outside the hotel and provides quick transit to Plaça Catalunya and the sites of the Gothic Quarter. However, guests wishing to shop rather than sightsee should stay in Eixample, as Passieg de Gracia and Rambla Catalunya are home to Barcelona’s leading designer boutiques.

The oak and marble lobby features designer clothes in glass cases and a Pacha jewellery shop. The hotel also boasts a small kiosk, a fitness room with 10 cardiovascular machines and a casino with its own separate entrance. The four conference rooms, with capacity for 12 to 80, are complemented by the business center with its high speed Internet terminals, photocopier, shredder, printers and phones. The hotel offers wireless Internet access and secure onsite parking (fee).