Casa Bonay 🇪🇸 Boutique design hotel

Casa Bonay is located on Gran Via in Barcelona's Eixample neighbourhood, inside a converted 1869 building. The decor pulls together the work of local artisans and the building's original details, from the patterned floor tiles to the tall shuttered windows. Passeig de Sant Joan is within walking distance, and the Gothic Quarter is a short metro ride away. Tetuan metro station is about 130 metres from the door, so you can get across the city easily from here.

Rooms keep the building's character with high ceilings and full double beds. The 18-square-metre Passage Medium Double comes with a private bathroom. The hotel has a rooftop terrace with city views, a ground-floor cafe and a cocktail bar. Breakfast is not included in this rate, but there are food and drink spots on site and many more within a few streets. All rooms are non-smoking.

The Eixample grid puts a lot within reach on foot. Espai Volart is about 312 metres from the hotel, and the Jardines de la Torre de les Aigues sit roughly 379 metres away. Cases Cabot is close at 391 metres. Park Güell is the headline sight nearby, around 2.8 kilometres north, reachable by metro or a longer walk uphill. Passeig de Gràcia, with its modernista buildings, is a few minutes' walk south.

Couples and design-minded travellers who want a central base with character. With a metro station around the corner and a rooftop terrace, it suits short city breaks where you explore all day and return for a drink at the end of it.