1919 - Palace Hotel - Barcelona, Spain
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The Palace Hotel (ex-Ritz Hotel) is an emblematic and traditional Luxury Hotel located in Barcelona, recently renovated.
Waymark Code: WMC8Z8
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 08/10/2011
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The Palace Hotel (ex-Ritz Hotel) is an emblematic and traditional Luxury Hotel located in Barcelona, recently renovated.
Opened in October 1919, Hotel Palace Barcelona had officially 5 stars GL (luxury hotel).
Centrally located, near to the Paseo de Gracia and the popular "Ramblas" , very close to the commercial district and boulevards. It offers 125 spacious rooms; 1 Royal Suite Salvador Dali, 5 suites, 34 junior suites and 85 luxury rooms. All of them equipped with the highest standards in luxury and comfort. The hotel also offers attractive facilities for banquets, meetings and conventions with capacity for up to 300 people. There are also some restaurants like the internationally renowned Restaurant Caelis.
The history of Hotel Palace Barcelona has gone hand in hand with the most remarkable events in Barcelona, during the last century. The hotel has been part of the big events that the city has lived giving covers to all the celebrities. The most important personalities the hotel has lodged in as: the Dukes of Windsor, Withney Houston, Sophia Loren, Ava Gadner, Salvador Dalí, Xavier Cugat, Woody Allen, Pierce Brosman, Reina Noor de Jordania and Mjhail Gorbachev
Year of construction: 1919
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription: Not listed
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