Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Granvía

A 19th-century palatial home (built for the owner of the Bank of Barcelona), the Granvía opened as a hotel in 1935, and reopened in 2013 after a lengthy renovation, with its original features still intact: an art deco cupola in the entrance, coffered ceilings, pillared arches, and a marble grand staircase. The hotel combines these Moderniste public spaces with ample guest rooms of a more subdued Regency-style decor: soothing tones of white and beige-brown trestle bed tables and hardwood floors. The best rooms in the house overlook the spacious garden patio in back; rooms facing the heavily trafficked Gran Vía are bigger but can be noisy for light sleepers.