Hotel España

C Sant Pau, 9*11

You can find a hotel offering a unique experience, smack in the heart of the Raval: a four-star establishment, modern and sophisticated, inside a century-old building. This is Hotel España, which first opened as an inn in 1859 and was renovated in the early twentieth century according to the trendy Modernism of the time.These days its elegant interior offers all the services of a first class 21st-century hotel.

From an inn to a four-star hotel

The old Hotel España was renovated in 2010 to modernise the facilities and make this old inn a modern 21st-century hotel. The work presented somewhat of a challenge: despite the upgrading of the interior, the Modernista look the building was famous for was respected.

The hotel how has 82 spacious rooms equipped with the latest technology, along with an outdoor pool, solarium and a spectacular rooftop terrace where you can enjoy cocktails as you listen live music on summer evenings. The well-known chef Martín Berasategui runs the restaurant, known as Fonda España, a Modernista space originally designed and decorated by the architect Domenech i Montaner.

A masterpiece of Modernisme

In the late nineteenth century, the architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner led the remodelling of the hotel, in collaboration with the artists Eusebi Arnau, author of the spectacular alabaster fireplace that still dominates the bar and Ramon Casas. The renovation in 2010 respected the original spaces as well as many decorative elements, such as lights, mosaics and paintings.