Hotel Arts
COST: $$$$
As Featured In...
From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2005
“Then you actually taste these tidbits. Having earned two Michelin macaroons and rock-star status for his conceptual cuisine at La Broche in Madrid, the Catalan-born, El Bulli–trained Sergi Arola took a populist route at Hotel Arts, offering his whimsical interpretation of tapas...” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, May 2003
“The only beachfront address in Barcelona—not to mention the first Ritz-Carlton in Europe—the Hotel Arts is a tower of blue glass and steel that rises 44 stories in Vila Olímpica (the Olympic Port). Some Catalonians find American architect Bruce Graham's ambitious design a bit too, well, American for their tastes, but visitors will welcome the many amenities, notably the efficient check-in, unparalleled in this service-challenged city. The lobby affords an always-entertaining scene, as do the pool and alfresco restaurant, which...” MORE>>
From the T+L 500
Elegant beachfront hotel (run by Ritz-Carlton) on the first 44 floors of one of Barcelona’s tallest buildings.
- Stats:
- 483 rooms; 4 restaurants; 1 bar.
- Competitive Edge:
- Plush amenities, and unparalleled views of Port Olimpic.
- Rooms to Book:
- Suites ending in 01, for views of the sun rising over the sea, or upper-floor Suites ending in 16, for panoramas of the city at night.
- Don't Miss:
- The endless Mediterranean vistas from the spa’s glass-walled saunas and whirlpools.
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