Hotel Arts | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Hotel Arts

Elegant beachfront hotel (run by Ritz-Carlton) on the first 44 floors of one of Barcelona’s tallest buildings.

Score 83.28
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.
Cost Doubles from $684.
Contact 19-21 Carrer de la Marina
34/93-221-1000 or 800/241-3333

www.hotelartsbarcelona.com

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“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»

—Anya von Bremzen
“Dishing Up Barcelona” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2005

“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»

—James Patrick Herman
“Best of Barcelona” in Travel + Leisure, May 2003