Gran Hotel La Florida, Barcelona

Sitting on top of Tibidabo Mountain, Gran Hotel La Florida is approximately 300 meters above Barcelona and the Mediterranean Sea and 10 miles from Barcelona International Airport. This location is also six miles from the Picasso Museum, seven miles from Las Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter, and 20 miles from Sitges. Over the years, Ernest Hemingway, James Stewart, George Sanders, Rock Hudson, Princess Fabiola, and the Prince of Belgium have all stayed in this prestigious hotel, as did other more sinister characters such as Himmler and his enormous entourage. Hotel amenities include the full-service Spa (with beauty center, sauna, Turkish bath, 100-foot indoor/outdoor swimming pool, and health bar), business center, and fine dining in L'Orangerie Restaurant. All rooms feature spacious wardrobes, marble bathrooms (with in-floor heating and heated towel racks), air-conditioning and heating, satellite large-screen plasma TVs, minibars, IDSL telephones and internet access, and private safes.