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Tourist's Comforts - Hotels

Whether one comes to Barcelona as a tourist,three-star Hotel Suizo is suitably located
for business reasons or in order to attend afor visiting the Barri Gòtic (Gothic
Spanish course, there are many different waysQuarter), as is the Hotel Gótico, just
to stay in Barcelona. For every taste thereby  Plaça  Sant  Jaume.
is a right type of accommodation. No matter
if one wants to bring his/her home toThe four-star Hotel Colón offers a
Barcelona as one does not want to miss theview of the cathedral. For lodging on the
possibility of making his/her own dinners orfamous Ramblas, the attractive Hotel Rivoli
having a bit more space to one's own, thenRamblas or the Regina can be tried. For
there is choice of booking self-cateringsomewhere cheaper, but in the same league,
apartments in Barcelona. Centrally locatedit's worth booking a room in advance at Hotel
and fully furbished including towels and bedHusa  International.
linens. Or one can even book a room in one of
the many hotels at one's disposal and enjoyThe comfortable hotels in and around
all the service offered by a hotel. If onePlaça Espanya are perfect for business
wants to meet the true Barcelonian stay intravelers. The four-star Melià Confort
one of the family housings or for studiesApolo, on Avenida del Paralelo, Barcelona
abroad one might like to book into one of thePlaza, opposite Palau Nacional (National
shared flats and live with other studentsPalace) and Expo Hotel, are three of the
from all over the world. In short, there aremodern hotels close to the business district
many possibilities of making one's stay inand trade fair complex. If one takes a stroll
Barcelona  the  most  enjoyable.from Expo Hotel to Plaça d'Espanya
along Avenida de Tarragona, one will see
Where one stays will depend on how much oneMiró's sculpture, Dona i ocell (Woman
wants to pay and which district one wants towith Bird), on the left-hand followed by
stay in. There's something for everyone, fromArenas de Barcelona bullring, which is no
youth  hostels  to  luxury  five-star hotels.longer  used.
Cheap youth hostels, with dormitoryThere's no shortage of luxury accommodation
accommodation, cater for young travelers into choose from. From Hotel Princesa
the old town. One can try the Kabul in theSofía, which boasts a restaurant with
Plaça Reial or the Palau. Many ofpanoramic views, to Rey Juan Carlos I, at the
Barcelona's pensions offer a bit more privacyend of Diagonal, or the Ritz, on Gran Via de
than its hostels at a similar price and areles Corts Catalanes?
located in the old town. The old-fashioned



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