$$$$, Port Olímpic
Fodor's Review:
A cylindrical tower built around a central patio, the Grand Marina offers maximum luxury just two minutes from the Rambla over Barcelona's port. With stunning views of the city or the Mediterranean, this ultracontemporary monolith is in the middle of, though well above, Barcelona's best sights. Rooms are bright and comfortable, albeit somewhat generic, and the public spaces are geometrical expanses of sleek glass and steel. Guests tend to be conventioneers and business travelers. Pros: centrally positioned over the port and the Rambla, great views out to sea, excellent restaurant. Cons: high-rise impersonal construction, primarily a convention center and business hotel.
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