The building in the very heart of Barcelona's city center has an elevator to take you from the entrance to the first floor where this apartment is located. With the best shops of Barcelona, bars, clubs and hundreds of restaurants right on the doorstep of the apartment, you do not need to go far to enjoy all that the old town of Barcelona has to offer. A holiday stay at this convenient accommodation will make your adventures around Barcelona easy to plan.

The area surrounding the apartment:

The Plaza Cataluña IX apartment is located right in the middle of Barcelona city only 50 yards from Plaça Catalunya and to Las Ramblas, making it accessible to all areas of interest such as the Gothic Quarter, and the very trendy El Borne. A short walk from the apartment you will find the superb food and produce market called La Boqueria on Las Ramblas, an absolute must for any visitor to Barcelona.

Walk out the front door of the apartment building and you have a shopping experience just waiting to happen all around you. Calle Pelayo and Paseo de Gracia alone will keep you busy for hours. Walk to Portal d'Angel about 8 mins from your front door and continue down to Portaferrisa where there are more stores for you to explore. A short five minutes' walk will take you into El Borne, one of Barcelona's oldest neighbourhoods, an intricate maze of plaças and squares all interconnected by narrow, medieval streets where you will find lots of trendy boutiques and great bars, cafés and restaurants. Another option for the visitor staying at this great Barcelona apartment is to visit the Gothic quarter situated right in the heart of the old town, about two minutes from your front door. This is the area that fell within the medieval walls and until 150 years ago made up the entire city of Barcelona. The area is a body of interconnecting narrow and cobble stoned streets where you can potter around for hours and explore the shops and restaurants. Las Ramblas is another must for the visitor in Barcelona: a two minutes' stroll from your front door. Here you will be amused and entertained by all the street acts as you make your way down to the food market and the sea.

As you can see, should you choose to stay at the Plaza Cataluña IX apartment during your visit to Barcelona, you will literally find yourself in the heart of Barcelona's Ciutat Vella.

The apartment:

The Plaza Cataluña IX apartment has been completely renovated and modernized to achieve the quality and high standard necessary to make this a luxury apartment for our visitor to Barcelona. This first floor apartment is perfect for two to four people and caters to their every need. The wonderful master bedroom area; the lovely living room has a comfortable sofa bed for the third and fourth guests. The decor of the apartment has been kept tasteful and uncomplicated with a rustic charming feel....

The modern look and feel of the living room blends easily with the old characteristics that have been preserved......This area is where the guests of this fantastic apartment can relax and hang out and listen to music or watch TV.