L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona, Spain
Opened
2012
Price
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Rated for
Design Wellness SocialOutside the door
The house
MarriottVertical garden tower
This business-district hotel is built inside an enormous glasshouse, where open staircases thread through a canopy of palms.
What it’s good at
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Plaça d'Europa's glass towers surround the property, and the nearby metro runs straight into central Barcelona.
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The rooms
Bedrooms stick to minimalist white furnishings and lime-plaster bathrooms. Selected rooms look out through windows shaped like palm fronds.
The rooftop pool
Bring a swimsuit.
The 20-metre unheated pool runs along a wooden rooftop deck bordered by daybeds and palm trees.
The hydro pool and gym
An indoor hydro pool has water massage jets and an adjacent hot tub. Upstairs, a 26th-floor gym overlooks the city.
Palmer Restaurant
On the fourteenth floor, the kitchen serves Mediterranean dishes among living palms inside the glazed atrium.
At the table
On the ground floor, OASIS Lobby Bar pours cocktails and drinks, and the breakfast room hosts the morning buffet.
How it began
Conceived as a vertical greenhouse, the building was engineered to sustain nearly three hundred palms across twenty-seven floors.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.