Offering air-conditioned rooms, free WiFi and an on-site restaurant, Hotel Nouvel is located on a pedestrianised street just 100 m from Barcelona’s Plaza Catalunya Square and the Ramblas.

The hotel features ornate ceilings, cast bronze and crystal lamps, and marble floors, in the style of its 19th-century building.

All rooms come with a flat-screen TV, double-glazed windows and a private bathroom with a bath or shower and a hairdryer. A safe is available to rent.

The hotel’s La Lluna Restaurant serves Mediterranean cuisine and offers a breakfast buffet each morning. Vending machines with snacks, ice, and drinks, are also available.

Staff at the 24-hour reception can help you arrange car hire, a laundry service and tickets for shows. You will also find luggage storage and a reading room with two computers.

Portal de Angel shopping street is just 2 minutes’ walk away, while Barcelona Cathedral and the Gothic Quarter are a 10-minute walk from Hotel Nouvel.