Banys Orientals

Banys Orientals Review

Despite its name, the "Oriental Baths" has, for the moment, no spa, but what it does have is chic high-contrast design, with dark stained wood and crisp white bedding. Elegant touches, such as four-poster beds and clear lucite chairs, keep things from feeling too uniform. With the popular Senyor Parellada restaurant downstairs, rooms overlooking the street can be noisy, not from traffic but from the flow of humanity moving up and down Carrer Argenteria, one of the city's liveliest arteries. Two steps from Santa Maria del Mar and the Born area, this is a good base camp for most of the Ciutat Vella's finest treasures.