Located on the fashionable Paseo de Gracia, within 5 minutes’ walk from both Gaudi’s masterpieces Casa Battló and La Pedrera, Monument Hotel offers luxury services including a gourmet restaurant and a spa.

Elegantly decorated, all soundproofed rooms have a flat-screen TV with pay-per-view channels, Bluetooth sound system, and a safe deposit box with plug for charging laptop devices. They all have a private bathroom with a free-standing bath, velour bathrobe and Jo Malone toiletries. Most of the rooms have a balcony with city views.

The 2 Michelin-starred restaurant, Lasarte, offers a range of options designed by the chef Martin Berasategui; while the on-site bistro-style restaurant, Oria, serves fresh cuisine following the Mediterranean gastronomy.

Monument Hotel is a 10-minute walk from Plaza Catalunya and Las Ramblas; regular trains to Barcelona El Prat Airport leave from Paseo de Gracia Train Station, located 300 m away. Free high-speed WiFi is provided.

The hotel is housed on Enric Batllo’s house, an architectural jewel of 19th century that constitutes one of the characteristic works of the Eixample Quadrat d’Or and which gives it the Specialty Monument status.