Antiga Casa Buenavista

If you like small, cosy boutique hotels with plenty of local flavour, then look no further than Barcelona’s new Antiga Casa Buenavista. The building, once home to the lively “Buenavista” restaurant that used to show patrons a rollicking good time back in the roaring twenties, has been meticulously renovated to maintain its original designfeatures, but combined with all the mod cons the contemporary traveller needs. The restaurant is back, serving classic Catalan grandma recipes, and these days there are two penthouse suites and a dreamy pool on the rooftop. The neighbourhood, which some might describe as sketchy (keep an eye on your valuables at night!), is brimming with late-night bars and trendy restaurants. With only 43 rooms, staff make guests feel personally welcome from the second they arrive.

 

Written by Isabelle Kliger

• Walking distance restaurants
• Hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the Raval district, trendy new eateries in Sant Antoni, Michelin stars galore in Eixample
• Rooms with balcony/terrace
• The best rooms come with their own balcony, complete with views over Barcelona's harbour district
• Restaurant
• Dine on authentic Catalan, Mediterranean and Spanish cuisine
• Safe
• Bar

• Roof terrace
• Meeting Room
• Sit-out Terrace
• Swimming Pool
• Air conditioning

• Other Activities
• Gritty Raval is full of street art, galleries, vintage shops and designer boutiques as well as the MACBA Museum of Modern Art
• Sights nearby
• Plaça de Catalunya, Passeig de Gràcia and the beautifully restored Sant Antoni food market are within walking distance.

• Close to nightlife
• Barcelona’s lively LGBTQ neighbourhood, an area of Eixample better known as Gaixample, is just a five-minute walk away.
• Local markets
• Stock up on local delicacies at the nearby Sant Antoni market, that recently reopened after extensive renovations

Why do people love staying in your hotel? People love staying in our hotel because we have a long history. Our establishment that became popular at the beginning of the last century and today combines Catalan modernist tradition with contemporary Barcelona design in a unique architectural proposal. I is not only a hotel but it is also a family-run business with strong ties to the neighbourhood and the city. A new concept of tourist establishment that moves away from the traditional hotel proposal to be close and local, respectful with the neighbourhood and inclusive with all types of publics. People love our hotel because they can feel at home and they share our values. We offer an authentic and quality service so that the client can live the experience of a local person.

What is there to do in the area? The Hotel Antiga Casa Buenavista is in the heart of Barcelona, ​​between two of the most popular neighbourhoods, Raval and Eixample. Thanks to its privileged location you will be close to the main tourist spots of the city. In fact, just a few minutes’ walk away, you can find the famous Plaza Cataluña, the modernist route of Paseo de Gracia or Las Ramblas de Barcelona. In addition, the hotel has excellent connections with the airport, bus stations or other railway lines that will facilitate logistics in and out of the city.

In addition to the main attractions, the hotel is also close to other points of commercial and cultural interest like for instance:

• SANT ANTONI MARKET: It is bigger than the Boquería Market and is located 5 min from the hotel. Do not miss this 19th century building with iron structure that was rehabilitated for the last time in 2018. It is the only market with commercial offer the 7 days of the week and it’s a meeting point between local vendors and people from the neighbourhood who still today they give it life and dynamism

• CCB & MACBA: 5 min from the hotel you can visit the Culture Centre Contemporary of Barcelona (CCCB), a distant avant-garde building that was born from the old House of Charity and won the FAD design award after his conversion. Also, the Museum of Contem­porary Art of Barcelona (MACBA), a work by Richard Meier, which has become a neighbourhood symbol.

• HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU: The Raval originated in the century XIV around convents and crops. During its first period of urbanization hosted numerous hospitals and orphanages. Also, from this first period still preserved the Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, which was the City General Hospital since the 15th century and it finally became the library of Catalonia.

What kind of breakfast do you offer? We offer a gourmet km 0 breakfast every morning. It is a special and complete breakfast based on high-quality local products that includes Hot, cold, sweet, salty, healthy buffet and dishes. Our breakfast includes traditional receipts and products such as our Honeycomb, the assortment of local cold cuts or our homemade carrot cake, the giant madeleine cake or the Buenavista chocolate brownie. We also offer different type of toast and diches based on healthy ingredients, special pancakes cooked in different ways and finally our wide range of egg dished with different and complementary products.

Do you offer other meals? And can you recommend good places to eat out locally? You can also try our mid-morning menu, in which you can find brunch dishes but if what you really want is to feel like a real local, we recommend you try irresistible tapas accompanied by a good midday vermouth or our homemade desserts prepared with the most traditional techniques. We also have Lunch & dinner Menu with local specialities and Business, Groups and Cocktail Menus.

Which are your most popular room types, and why? Staying in any of the 43 rooms will be simply unforgettable. Most popular rooms are Raval Room and Ronda Room but the interior space of all categories has been designed with the traditional encaustic tile floors, mouldings, lattices, glass windows and other architectural details typical of Barcelona’s modernist style, combined with an eclectic contemporary touch that will take you back to another era. All of them are exterior facing, some with private balconies or terraces. At Antiga Casa Buenavista you will feel like you are living in your own flat in the centre of Barcelona. All the Buenavista rooms are perfectly unique. They are also equipped with a Nespresso coffee machine, bottled water, complimentary coffee, tea and infusions. All the rooms have a Smart TV with Chromecast and access to the Press Reader digital library service, so you can enjoy every minute in your room.