Nickolas Juliano

Review of OHLA HOTEL

Five star hotel with all amenities. It's right on ...

Five star hotel with all amenities. It's right on the edge of the Gothic quarter, but not quite in it, so it's a five minute walk to the cathedral, more like ten to the Born and Ribera and Rambla, twenty to the beach; turn north and you're in Eixample in five to ten minutes It's set just a bit off Via Laietena, a major avenue in town, so it's easy to get a cab. There is a breakfast buffet in an elegant downstairs space that opens as a mid-range restaurant during the day. The rooftop has great views, a bar with pleasant niches to enjoy a drink, and a glass enclosed "plunge pool" for a soak. It's not cheap, but it's not expensive for a high end hotel, and this is more of a place than a business trip.( I found it in the "New York Times 36 Hours In ..." series. )