Tucked away on Carrer Sant Pau is one of the most picturesque establishments in Barcelona: located in a former Augustine friary, today’s rooms in Hotel Peninsular were, centuries previously, the cells of the monks who lived there. The building was secularised and converted into a hotel in 1876, but the past still remains in the sober look and a certain spiritual air.
Modernista lines and a convent atmosphere
Hotel Peninsular occupies a unique building in the Raval neighbourhood: with a gorgeous internal courtyard, an unsual layout and a style that unites the Modernista joy with an air of contemplation, the establishment offers authentic lodgings without all the paraphernalia. Inside, you cannot help but notice the austere decoration, with its sober architectural lines, modest furnishings and chequerboard floor.
A testament to hard times
It was during the Universal Exposition of 1888 that this establishment saw the explosion in the hotel business.From its time as a friary it has preserved some unusual remains, such as the underground tunnel that links the friars rooms with the Church of Sant Agustí and that the monks used in turbulent periods. The bedrooms have retained the simplicity of the former religious chambers, with low ceilings, wooden beams, tile floors and simple furniture.
Cultural heritage
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Ciutat Vella
el Raval
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- Phone number
- Tel.: 933023138
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- Web
- https://hotelpeninsularbarcelona.com/
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- E-mail
- info@hotelpeninsularbarcelona.com
- Address:
- C Sant Pau, 34*36
- Districte:
- Ciutat Vella
- Neighborhood:
- el Raval
- City:
- Barcelona
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