This city spa hotel offers holidaymakers and business travellers alike a combination of style, good food, high-tech equipment and comfort. The hotel was designed and built in 2007 by Rafael Moneo, one of Spain's top award-winning architects, the designer of the Thyssen Museum's extension in Madrid and London's Tate Gallery. This design hotel was conceived to provide roomy, light-filled spaces, its highlights include avant-garde interiors using basalt, glass, black and white lacquers and concrete, and exteriors featuring materials such as stainless steel, glass and Roman travertine stone. This establishment comprises 300 rooms, 6 of which are connecting rooms - ideal for families - as well as a main 2-bedroom suite and 7 junior suites. Further facilities at this air-conditioned establishment include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, a cloakroom, lift access and a cafe, as well as a bar, a TV lounge, a restaurant, conference facilities and Internet access with WLAN. Guests are also invited to take advantage of the room, laundry and bicycle hire services. There is a car park and a garage available for those arriving by car. This hotel is located between Avenida Diagonal and Calle Numancia, right in the heart of the Catalonian capital's business district surrounded by leisure opportunities and countless restaurants and very close to 2 of the city's main shopping malls, Illa Diagonal and El Corte Ingles. The exhibition grounds Fira de Barcelon (Plaza Espana) are less than 1 km away and the stadium of FC Barcelona lies only 10 minutes from the hotel. The nearby Plaza Francesc Macia offers guests the opportunity to catch the Bus Turistic - the best way to visit the city's main sights. This hotel also provides extremely easy access to Sants Railway Station, the future terminal for the AVE high-speed train, which offers direct connections to the airport or the historic centre. Bus and metro links (line 6, Les Corts) are also close by. El Prat Airport is very close by and Barcelona international airport is around 15 km away.