Searching For the Newest Hotel In Barcelona? Just Look For the Security Cameras
UPDATE: the hotel tells us that the official opening is 18 February. In the meantime, PulsoBCN has found out that room rates start at 170 euros for basic rooms, 190 for interior rooms and 270 for junior suites. To be continued...
Barcelona may have been off our hotel radar for a little while, but looks like things are hotting up in Spain’s city of cool – because, right in time for V Day, a new hotel opened its doors for a soft launch on Saturday.
It’s called the Ohla Hotel, it’s five stars and it’s on Via Laietana, just round the corner from the cathedral and the Gothic Quarter.
PulsoBCN, who wasn’t too impressed with the W Barcelona when it opened, got a sneak peek before the weekend, and from his pictures, we like what we see! It’s in a big old palazzo of a building and they’ve jazzed up the outside with security cameras popping out all over the front, which looks kinda cool. The bar, with its mismatched crates on the walls, also looks fun.
Pulso BCN’s first impressions:
Nice looking staff, good location but the pool seems a bit small from the website, which is strange since it’s 5 stars. It seems light on amenities.
The website doesnt have too many details on it at the moment, but it promises two restaurants and rooms whose “small but significant details make for a comfortable stay”.
One thing they really need (especially for a five star hotel): a decent booking system. There are no prices or availability calendars on the website – you have to punch in your dates, send them off to the hotel and wait for them to tell you how much your stay will be. And we know very few people with the patience to wait for that.
No Twitter or Facebook presence yet, either. Let’s hope they change that! In the meantime, we’ll be waiting for Pulso BCN to bring his camera into the bedroom…
[Photo: Pulso BCN]
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