PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

This upscale hotel occupies an 1898 town house built for the Duke of Bergara by the architect Emilio Salas y Cortés (a protégé of Gaudí). Lots of elegant modernista touches remain, including the original wood-molded ceiling with a rose dome on the first floor, and a handful of original artworks from the era. In the reception area, look for stained-glass panels displaying the heraldic coat of arms of the building's original occupant and namesake, the Duke of Bergara. In 1998 the original five-story structure more than doubled in size with the addition of a new seven-story tower. Guest rooms throughout have the same conservative, traditional comforts. Each unit has large, comfortable beds with first-rate mattresses, elegant fabrics, and good lighting. The roomy marble bathrooms are equipped with tub/shower combos.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Barcelona, 3rd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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