Hotel Olivia Plaza

The Olivia Plaza hotel, in Barcelona, Spain's Placa Catalunya district, overlooks the Las Ramblas. Gaudi's Palacio Guell is 400 meters from the hotel and Gaudi's renowned unfinished church, the Sagrada Familia, is one kilometer away. Barcelona El Prat Airport distance is approximately 16 kilometers from the hotel. The lobby at the Olivia Plaza features grey marble floors with red glass art tucked into cutout arches in dark taupe walls and on grey marble pedestals. Multilingual staff at the concierge desk can offer book tickets for events.

Nineteen restaurant serves regional Spanish cuisine and features white chairs, polished floors and dark wood pillars. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Three meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 60 people are available for conferences or social functions. For quieter moments, the hotel offers a library area. The 12 story Olivia Plaza Hotel's 113 guestrooms feature decor in shades of cream, slate, olive green and chocolate brown. Amenities include flat screen televisions, in room safes and wireless Internet connections. Bathrooms include bathrobes. Casa Batllo, 300 meters from the hotel, was built in 1907. It was originally designed for a middle class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona. A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of center, ending at the top in a turret and cross, represents the sword of Saint George, which has been plunged into the back of the dragon.