stay

This hotel inherited the essential legacy of Derby Hotels: to exceed the highest level of service within its category.

You can enjoy modern facilities surrounded by nature and tranquillity right in the heart of Barcelona, in addition to the magnificent and fascinating exhibition of African Art located throughout the hotel.

relax

The hotel has 101 rooms, eight of them split-levels and all equipped with parquet flooring, individually-controlled air conditioning units, direct-line telephones, mini-bar, safe, background music, working area, TV with Canal Plus, satellite dish and pay-per-view channels, wireless Internet access and fax and modem hook-ups.

The hotel also boasts room service, a restaurant featuring traditional Catalan cuisine, a laundry service, parking, a coffee shop, meeting rooms and a pleasant swimming pool surrounded by a garden and sunroom.

eat/drink

Restaurant Balmes offers you mediterranean cuisine with fresh products, with fine quality and at an excellent price. Bar Bal is the perfect bar for you to relax in a quiet and elegant atmosphere.

location

The Hotel Balmes is ideally located between the business district and the city’s tourism centre, becoming an ideal option for both business and pleasure trips.

attractions

Nearby tourist attractions: Just a short distance from the hotel are Rambla Cataluña and Paseo de Gracia, both of which lead us to Plaza Cataluña, the city’s nerve centre, and from there to the picturesque Las Ramblas, the cosmopolitan Gothic Quarter and Born neighbourhood, the cathedral, Santa María del Mar church and the Picasso Museum.