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A Room With a View of Gehry's Goldfish

Where: Marina 19-21, Barcelona, Spain, 8005

The Telegraph UK recently spent a night at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona near the beach, which has a spectacular view of Frank Gehry's bronze fish sculpture (located in the Olimpic park area.)

The hotel is actually a Ritz-Carlton hotel and has 483 rooms including 56 executive suites in its 44-storeys. This makes it one of the tallest skyscrapers in Barcelona. Inside the rooms you will find:

Spacious, cosseting, high-tech, sand-coloured affairs: expect a bedside control panel for lights and window blinds, a pillow menu, and a deep bath and separate power shower in a swish marble bathroom. For those with money to burn, there are also very stylish split-level duplex apartments.

Also on-site at the hotel are five restaurants, a fitness center, an outdoor pool, fashion boutiques and a jewelry store, and a Hediard delicatessen.

What sounds the most heavenly? The Six Senses Spa on the 43rd floor. What doesn't sound relaxing? The fact that you can't open the windows and the Ritz-y prices being charged like €16 for a chicken sandwich. Still, the paper rated the hotel 4 out of 5 Ts (equivalent to stars we reckon.) Room rates start at €287.

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Room With a Killer View: Boats and More Boats in Barcelona

Where: Ptg Marine 19-21, Barcelona, Spain, 8005

If you're mixing with the wealthy holiday makers at the Ritz-Carlton owned Hotel Arts in Barcelona, then it's right that you have a view that suits a wealthy holiday maker. Like this one that shows you yachts--a lot of yachts.

The Hotel Arts is located right on the Mediterranean Sea at Port Olimpic and it's probably the ultimate in seaside living in Barcelona. With views like this it's a good alternative to staying in the arguably more atmospheric downtown areas along La Rambla. Like much of Barcelona, it operates on a truly 24-hour basis, plus it's got a great spa on the 42nd and 43rd floors, and this offers the same brilliant marina view.

[Photo: tobym]

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The Sugar Hotel's Sweet WiFi

Where: 1 Main Road | Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa, 8005

When staying as far away as South Africa it is especially important to have WiFi to keep in touch with people back in your hemisphere. Staying in the Sugar Hotel, a small boutique hotel in Cape Town will more than fulfill your internet wishes. Wired throughout the premises and in the rooms for no cost, it also has additional lobby computers with printers. And if internet isn't enough to entertain you while here perhaps the in-room Playstation will do it.

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