We were so pleased with the small Pulitzer group’s hotel in Paris that we decided to add its Barcelona sister to the Pretty Hotels selection, too. With 91 rooms, it offers a convincing mix of quality and atmosphere, thanks partly to its location, right in the middle of the city, a few steps from Plaça de Catalunya, and partly to its carefully considered design.
Anyone who knows Barcelona knows that finding the right hotel here can be tricky. Many are expensive, a bit dated or decorated in ways that take some getting used to. Not so the Pulitzer. The whole hotel was designed by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, a big name in design who, among other projects, created the bar and restaurant Rocco at the Ivens hotel in Lisbon, a bold statement in contemporary hospitality design.
The Rooms
All 91 rooms are spotless and warm. The standard doubles are compact but comfortable and practical; the standouts are the Signature Balcony Rooms, with balconies and city views. And the highlights are the suites: The 45-square-meter (485-square-foot) Pulitzer Suite, for instance, is a design jewel with its own leafy terrace and an open-air shower.
Three single rooms can also be combined into a private unit with a large shared terrace and lounge, ideal for a small group to start the evening together.
Food
On the ground floor, the Greenhouse restaurant is the hotel’s main dining room and also serves breakfast: a large, light-filled hall full of plants, wooden tables and colorful chairs, a real jungle. In the morning, there is a generous buffet as well as a menu of hot dishes.
From noon to 3 p.m., lunch is served in the Greenhouse or outside in El Fresco, the hotel’s garden courtyard, a quiet spot in the middle of the city. The kitchen focuses on slow food with fresh, local ingredients. What’s cooking? Monkfish in a prawn stew, grilled sea bass with pil-pil sauce, pork tataki with chimichurri and beef tartare with pickled vegetables.
The Bar
Up on the roof, the Pulitzer offers a relaxed setting for drinks and tapas with a view over the city, especially atmospheric at sunset. The roof terrace, La Terraza, also hosts more than 100 live shows a year, with DJs, bands and other performers.
Meetings
The hotel’s library is a dream space that hosts fashion shows and parties thrown by local creatives. Like the rest of the hotel, it was designed by Lázaro Rosa-Violán and makes a stylish setting for presentations or informal receptions.
Combine with
The perfect trip: three nights at the Pulitzer, then about an hour and a half northeast along the Costa Brava to the coastal village of Begur and La Bionda. Six nights at this beach gem will be a real treat.
Prices
Doubles from 250 euros and the suite from 450 euros per night, including breakfast.
Booking & Contact
Hotel Pulitzer
Carrer de Bergara, 8
08002 Barcelona
Spain
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