Expanding its ever-eclectic range of accommodations, Barcelona’s top first-class and deluxe hotels are reasonably priced, compared to similar properties in Paris or London.

Attractive changes have taken place in many of the older establishments. Many have been renovated and transformed into bright, appealing places to stay; some have gardens and patios to look out on. 1920s' modernist facades and original tiled floors have also been retained in many establishments, and the city's increasing number of boutique hotels have been decorated with all the stylistic inventiveness you'd expect in such a famously avant-garde metropolis.