Hello,
Just want to let everyone know: We stayed at Hotel Alma and Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona - September 2011. Both were fantastic. Perfectly located to walk almost everywhere. Great Service. Also we did a Backroads Bike trip in the Pyrenees and Costa Brava. Backroads is always great. We stayed at fantastic places. One in particular Mas Falgarona was amazing.

Have fun.

Keri

thanks for posting your recos...

Where did you go in Costa Brava & the Pyrenees? We were there last year & loved both areas.

Trip report?

For the Pyrenees and Costa Brava - this is the trip we did: http://www.backroads.com/trips/BSPI

Spent five days in Barcelona: all of the Museums and Gaudi Architecture. Use Miriam or Marta of www.foreverbarcelona for your tour guides. Excellent and Fun.