Thirteen monumental hotels in Barcelona will show guided tours from November 24 to 26
if the idea of the architecture festival 48Open House is to bring heritage buildings closer to the public that are not normally visitable, the Gremi d’Hotels de Barcelona has decided to launch a particular version, without any connection with the mentioned contest but with a very similar philosophy. It’s about the first edition of the Routes through the Monument Hotels of Barcelona, that will allow Barcelonans and visitors to see first-hand the espaces of some of the most monumental hotels in the city, as well as its history and its cultural, architectural and social link with the city. The Gremi d’Hotels de Barcelona has around twenty Monument hotels, thirteen of which will be open to visitors.
The Hotel Monument category is granted by the same union, recognizing those hotel establishments that add value to the architectural heritage of the city. Among on November 24-26, each hotel will organize 4 guided tours on the same day for its most emblematic spaces. The visits will be free and in small groups. The places will have to be reserved in advance. The day of visit of each hotel, the hours of the visits and the email to reserve the places can be consulted on the web www.mesqhotels.cat.
As reported by the Gremi d’Hotels, during these visits it will be possible to discover spaces and cultural resources as emblematic and important for the city as the ancient roman wall and the Defense Tower number 28 at the Mercer Hotel Barcelona; the pre-Columbian art exhibition that is housed in the Sala Museo of the Claris Hotel & Spa GL, located in the old Palau Vedruna, with a wide representation of pieces from Mayan and pre-Columbian culture; the Room of the mermaids and the alabaster fireplace 5 meters high, the work of the sculptor Eusebi Arnau, from the Hotel España Ramblas; the Art Nouveau façade of the Bagués hotel; and details of the group of buildings known as the ‘Casas Cerdà’ in the Catalonia Eixample 1864 hotel.
Other possibilities are the asian art collection of great artistic variety of Hindu and Cambodian origin that belong to the 10th and 11th centuries AD at the Hotel Granados 83; the neoclassical façade of the Le Méridien Barcelona hotel; the main staircase and original windows of the Banco de Créditos de España where the Iberostar Selection Paseo de Gracia is located today; the Versailles Lluís XV-style lounge and the spectacular marble fireplace of the Hotel Continental Palacete; the 18th century stately building where we find the Hotel Duquesa Suites; the exclusive views of Barcelona from the Gran Hotel La Florida (main image), the Noucentista palace where the Hotel Miramar Barcelona is currently located, or the old Palau dels Quatre Rius in Barcelona’s Barri Gòtic where the Arai 4*S Monument is located.
These are the participating establishments in this first edition:
Thursday, November 24:
- Arai Monument 4*S (Avinyó, 30 – Ciutat Vella)
- Bagués (Rambla, 105 – Ciutat Vella)
- Catalonia Eixample 1864 (Roger de Llúria, 60 – Ciutat Vella)
- Claris Hotel & Spa EN (Pau Claris, 150 – Ciutat Vella)
- mainland palace (Rambla Cataluña, 30 – Ensanche)
- Pomegranates 83 (Enric Granados, 83 – Eixample)
- Hotel Spain Ramblas (Sant Pau Street, 9-11 – Ciutat Vella)
- Hotel Miramar Barcelona (Carlos Ibáñez Square, 3 – Sants-Montjuïc)
- Le Meridien Barcelona (Rambla, 111 – Ciutat Vella)
Friday, November 25
- Duchess Suites (Post Office Square, 5 – Ciutat Vella)
- Iberostar Selection Paseo de Gracia (Plaza Cataluña, 10 – Eixample)
- Mercer Hotel Barcelona (Lledó, 7 – Ciutat Vella)
Saturday, November 26
- Grand Hotel Florida (Carretera de Vallvidrera en el Tibidabo, 83-93 – Sarrià-Sant Gervasi)
Additionally, the Routes through the Monument Hotels of Barcelona will be also available on diskoverCatalan app for discovering the territory, which recovers the country’s heritage assets on a cutting-edge platform.