Best for shopaholics

£ CATALONIA PORTAL DE L’ÀNGEL

Barcelona is a wonderland for shoppers, and this converted 19th-century palacio sits right on one of

the city’s most central, pedestrianised shopping streets. The building’s centrepiece is its magnificent marble staircase, and the 84 rooms are roomy with chic, contemporary decor in grey and black, and black-and-white photos of the city printed onto the glass bathroom doors. After some retail therapy, lie back and luxuriate in the spacious hotel patio garden or cool down in the outdoor pool.

ROOMS: From €110 (£91), B&B. cataloniahotels.com