Palace Hotel Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain. The Caelis restaurant and anoter restaurant located in the hall, and Rien de Rien cocktail bar.

Palace Hotel BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain

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Practical information

Address: Palace Hotel Barcelona
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 668,
L’Eixample
08010 Barcelona
Spain
Telephone: Spain 0935 10 11 30
International +34 935 10 11 30
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There are 125 rooms and suites. Facilities:
The Caelis restaurant and anoter restaurant located in the hall, and Rien de Rien cocktail bar.
Conference facilities and wedding, an Olympic size pool, a tennis court, a golf park and a Casanova beauty center. Location:
Palace Barcelona is in Eixample district and close to the Ramblas.

8 dates from the archives of Grand Hotels of the World.

1919
The Hotel was built by Charles Ritz (1891-1976). Charles Ritz was the son of the legendary Swiss Hotellier Cesar Ritz (1850-1918) who in 1898 built the Hotel Ritz in Paris, in 1905 the Hotel Ritz in London and in 1906 the Hotel Ritz in Madrid. Hotel Ritz is by far Barcelona’s chiquest and most expensive Hotel. During the early years the guests include the King of Spain, the President of France and the King of Italy.
1936
Outbreak of the Spanish civil war the Hotel Ritz was turned into the « Gastronomic Hotel No.1″ in control of trade unions.
1973
Salvador Dali stays at the Hotel. Figueres, the small charming town of Salvador Dali is located 100 km north of Barcelona.
2005
The Hotel loses an intellectual property dispute about it’s own « Ritz » Hotel name.
2006
The Hotel is renamed Palace.
2007
The Hotel goes through a 30 million euro renovation program.
2009
Reopening of the Palace Hotel by the Spanish Hotel Chain Hostelleria Unida SA (Husa). Husa was founded in 1930 by José Gaspart Bulbena.
2011
Acquisition of the Hotel by the Algerian businessman Ali Haddad for 68 million Euros.