Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Cram

A short walk from La Rambla, this Eixample design hotel offers impeccable midcity accommodations with cheerful avant-garde decor and luxurious details. Rooms are set in circular corridors around a seven-story atrium; decor takes the standard neutral hotel palate and adds a splash of red for a light airy feeling. Most have balconies. Bathrooms have high-pressure showerheads, and full amenities including robes and slippers. The rooftop terrace has a long, narrow pool and good views of Montjuïc and Tibidabo; breakfast is served here from 7 to 11. The romantic Ànemos restaurant on the seventh floor is open only in summer; the comfortable lounge and cocktail bar on the lobby level is shared with the adjacent Angle restaurant, under the supervision of celebrated chef Jordi Cruz.