The hotel also boasts a room service, a laundry service, a parking, a coffee shop, meeting rooms and a pleasant swimming pool surrounded by a garden and a sunroom.
The Balmes in the heart of Barcelona is a fantastic hotel with amazing interiors, and wonderful art, a centrepiece and hallmark of the derby hotels chain. The hotel has 100 bedrooms, all furnished in beautiful materials and fabrics. The hotel has the usual amenities expected of a high class hotel including: Direct dial phones, a safe and mini-bar, Satellite TV with Canal Plus, Wireless Internet access, Hairdryer, Parquet flooring in all of the rooms, Piped background music, a Laundry and ironing service, Room Service, Air conditioning/Heating, Sound proofed rooms, Anti fire system, Business Centre, Outside garden with swimming pool and bar, the "Bal" coffee shop, Restaurant and meeting rooms, a permanent exhibition of African Art. Dogs are allowed at the Balmes Hotel, and there is a car park available for the hotels guests.
Built in 1990 and renovated in 2003, the 7-storey hotel has a total of 100 rooms of which 21 are singles, 71 are doubles and 8 are suites. The hotels other facilities include a lobby with a 24-hour reception, a safe, lifts and a currency exchange desk. In addition, it offers a caf, a bar and a restaurant with separate non-smoking area. Additionally, there is a public Internet terminal, a garage, room service, laundry service and medical assistance available. The hotel also has a small exhibition of African artwork.
Central located just in the middle of the Eixample area, it's five minutes away from Passeig de Gracia, plaza Catalunya and all the main landmarks and tourist attractions from Barcelona.
100 rooms, several of which are duplex or have a terrace, with exquisite paintings, materials and decoration. All have air conditioning/ heating, parquet in all floors and sound-proofed rooms, direct-dialing telephone, piped-in background music, safe deposit box, mini-bar, TV, Canal Plus, Satellite TV and Pay-per-view, and hair dryer.
The restaurant serves a la carte Mediterranean cuisine, and is located on the ground floor.
The medium sized lobby is pleasantly decorated, as is the rest of the hotel.
The hotel was built in 1990, and is a modern looking building. The facade is tiled in grey with elegant windows and balconies.
The standard for this property far exceeds its category. It also offers wireless high speed internet access, a lovely swimming-pool and a bar garden (subject to weather conditions), car parking, courtesy car "Smart", an African art collection and free access to the Barcelona Egyptian Museum. (10/08 dv)
Balmes Hotel has an excellent location close to the main tourist attractions. From the hotel visitors can enjoy the privilege and quiet nature of this splendid city. The hotel has 100 comfortable bedrooms equipped with the latest facilities and amenities. A restaurant and caf
Passeig de Grcia area: The hotel has an excellent situation, between the business area and the tourisyt centre. It takes only few minutes to get to Rambla Catalunya, Paseo de Gracia and Plaza Catalunya, the heart of the city. It's easy go to also to the Gothic Quarter with the Cathedral, Santa Maria del Mar church and Picasso Museum.
An oasis where you can relax and escape from the frenetic activity of the city. A hotel where you can rest and unwind in the centre of Barcelona. Would you like to go for a swim in a pool beside a garden and feel as if you were right in the country but in the heart of BarcelonaZ You can at Hotel Balmes.
Introduction: The 3-star Hotel Balmes is located next to Paseo de Gracia and the Rambla de Catalunya, in the best comercial and cultural area of Barcelona. Offering a very friendly and informal atmosphere and great a facilities, this hotel has the feel of a smaller hotel with all the benefits of being part of the excellent Derby Hotels chain. Accommodation: 100 rooms, several of which are duplex or have a terrace, and in which the decoration, the paintings and the materials will exceed your most optimistic expectations.
Air conditioning/heating, parquet in all rooms, sound-proofed rooms, direct-dialing telephone, safety deposit box, mini bar, TV, Canal Plus, satellite TV and pay-per-view, hairdryer, room service, laundry and ironing service, fax-modem connection.
Meals & Gastronomy: 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.
Congress and Meetings: Two meeting rooms, with capacity up to 50 persons. Facilities: Wireless high-speed internet access, swimming-pool, bar/garden, car park, Smart courtesy car, free access to the Barcelona Egyptian Museum, African art collection, dogs allowed, restaurant, cafeteria.
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The Hotel Balmes is ideally located between the business district and the citys tourism centre
From El Prat airport take the C-32b Carretera De L Aeroport north. At the C-31 junction continue ahead, then when you reach the C-32 bear right towards central Barcelona. Continue ahead along the C-32 Ronda de Dalt for about 4 miles, then turn off at Jct 11 for the B-23 Avinguda Diagonal and bear right towards the city centre. Contine along Diagonal Avenue for about 3 miles, continue ahead at the Placa de Francesca Macia (third exit directly ahead at the roundabout). Just under a mile later turn right first exit at the roundabout (Placa Joan Carles I) into the Passeig de Gracia. Take the fourth right into the Carrer de Mallorca, where you will find the hotel on your left about 400 yards ahead, just after the second crossroads. By train from the airport - take the RENFE train to Catalunya station. Then take the L6 (lilac) or L7 (brown) metro line one stop north (towards Reina Elisenda or Av Tibidabo) to Provenca station. Leave the station by the Sortida C de Proven
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