Hotels with history

The main entrance to the Palace Hotel in spring 2026. Red dominates the chamfered corner at Gran Via and Roger de Llúria. © Royal Blue Bird
Hotels with history

El Palace Barcelona: Forever the Ritz

Javier Ortega Figueiral
Hotels with History and Hotel Stories, the series we publish every two weeks at The New Barcelona Post, reaches its 25th installment. Such a round number deserves to be dedicated to something special: the hotel that has historically been the city's grandest, with more loose threads to pull than almost...
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Hotels with history

Alma: the hotel that honors the spirit of Ildefons Cerdà

Javier Ortega Figueiral
There is a grand piano in Alma's restaurant that is barely visible. For much of the day, it remains behind an elegant curtain that protects it and only appears when the room is in operation. Nevertheless, it plays. It plays with the precision and warmth of a great concert pianist,...
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Hotels with history

Grand Hotel Central, the former home of Francesc Cambó

Javier Ortega Figueiral
In 1924, Francesc Cambó commissioned the construction of his new Barcelona home on a street that didn't quite exist yet. Via Laietana had been carving its way through the medieval fabric of Ciutat Vella for years, by means of demolition, and most investors waited for the avenue to be completed...