W Barcelona: Hotel review

By Natalie Paris Published: 2:25PM GMT twenty-three February 2010

Previous of Images Next The views take in the widespread of the city and miles of dimpled sea Photo: Dominique Foster Designed by the Spanish designer Ricardo Bofill, the road house is a pleasing 25-minute travel to Las Ramblas Photo: Dominique Foster

The place

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This 26-storey reverence to the Mediterranean stands glinting on top of the city"s port, billowing similar to the cruise on a boat streamer out to sea. Designed by the Spanish designer Ricardo Bofill, the road house is a pleasing 25-minute travel to Las Ramblas, but be warned: there are a couple of nudists at this finish of the beach. A cab is your most appropriate gamble at night, creation the road house a improved preference for lapse visitors and for those who wish to be nearby the beach.

We similar to

The floor-to-ceiling views that take in the widespread of the city and miles of dimpled sea.

Not so penetrating

On the ground-floor H2O feature. For a little reason it was usually the men who unsuccessful to notice the small pool among the building tiles and finished up with slimy shoes. We counted 7 red-faced casualties over dinner. A revelation denote that women are some-more elegant of interior design?

The bedrooms

We arrived at night and, though the dilemma apartment was large and furnished with an huge island bed, work table and coffee table, it seemed overly beige and a hold bland. That was until the subsequent morning. A crack of a switch drew at the back of the blinds to finish the colour intrigue by divulgence wall-sized cerulean swathes of the Mediterranean. We didn"t take the eyes off the setting all weekend. Bathrooms have torrent showers and something good to eat from the Bliss Spa downstairs. Our suite"s bath was well placed for a nightfall soak and each room has a window seat.

The alternative guest

Glitzy groups of friends in the top-floor bar. English singles and Spanish couples lounging in the white cabanas by the small pool.

The use

Jovial staff were on palm to broach W"s guarantee to move guest "whatever, whenever". They were additionally good at consistent in to the credentials when not needed.

The food and splash

The Wave grill has tasty, reliable Mediterranean meals in the somewhat unprotected ground-floor "living" space that leads to the large embellished patio on top of the sand. The Eclipse club on the 26th building is run by the Ignite Group, the people at the back of Boujis in London. It"s a worldly nonetheless easy-going establishment; the scenery of wink lights and DJs until 3am mix to smooth your ardour for a night of barhopping in the city below.

The sum

W Barcelona, Placa de la Rosa dels Vents, 1 Final Passeig de Joan de Borbo, Barcelona, 08039 Spain (00 34 93 295 2800; www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels).

The bottom line

Rooms from €270 per night, incompatible breakfast and tax.

Telegraph rating (out of five)

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