Hotel Banys OrientalsEditor's Pick

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The choice three-star Hotel Banys Orientals offers 43 rooms in a fabulous setting on Avenida Argenteria, a picture-perfect cobblestoned street lined with unique boutiques and bars. It’s a great value thanks to its location, style and fair rates.

Attention to detail is of obvious importance at the Banys Orientals, where the rooms are spotless and the beds huge and comfy. The hotel was freshened up in 2010 and is decorated in a cutting-edge, sleek style. All rooms are equipped with free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV, telephone, safe and air conditioning. Bathrooms are posh and stuffed with amenities. Count on hair dryers, bathtubs and a good selection of toiletries. Each floor has a “communal minibar” with fresh fruit and pitchers of filtered water available for free 24/7.

Hotel staff members are incredibly friendly and will gladly help to set up car rental service or organize excursions within the city and around Catalonia. The well-known on-site restaurant, Senyor Parelladaa, is popular with guests and non-guests alike (make a reservation in advance).

A delicious and ample breakfast menu is served for an additional fee. Those who don’t want to fork out too much on breakfast can get a coffee and croissant two doors down at a local café.

Fifteen years ago, La Ribera was somewhat run-down and dodgy. Now it’s known as Barcelona’s hippest neighborhood, especially popular with artsy foreigners and creative Catalan designers and chefs. The Picasso Museum is located here, as is Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral, one of Barcelona’s more famous religious sights. Try nearby restaurant El Rovell for unique tapa fusion, or Bubó for mouth-watering artisan chocolates. The Underground, taxis and buses all have easy access to this zone, making getting around a cinch.

» Regina WB

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.