Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Eurostars BCN Design

This quirky property is what happens when design is allowed to triumph over tradition. With a perfectly good shower cabinet, what earthly use could there be for a bathtub smack in the middle of the bedroom, except as an objet? There are lots of objets in the BCN Design, not all of them sensible or comfortable, but nevertheless fun for the young at heart. The hotel is only steps from the best of Barcelona's upmarket shopping, fine dining, and Moderniste masterpieces like the Gaudí Casa Milà and Casa Batlló. Rooms are fairly large, with flowing black abstract paintings on the feature wall behind the bed, glittery red mosaic tile in the bathrooms, and good soundproofing; superior doubles have great king-size beds with firm mattresses. Ask for a deluxe room, with a private terrace—or go for the "Smart Room," and operate its huge TV "living wall" from your mobile phone, to project 3-D maps and videos of tourist attractions, mood images, games and workout programs, art collections, and photo montages.