Frommer's Review
The Hotel Neri is a Gothic palace tucked neatly away on the delightful Plaça Felip Neri near the cathedral. With its velvet drapes and soft-lit, echoing hallways it's fast gaining a reputation as one of the most romantic places in the city. Bedrooms are plush with high-thread-count cotton sheets, shot-silk pillowcases, throws, and rugs. The minibar has all the usual tipples plus incense and candles. Some rooms have a tub as well as a shower. The Neri has just two suites (one of which was occupied by John Malkovich for a month while his play Hysteria was done at a local theater). Space, in fact, is of the essence in the cramped Barri Gòtic and the Neri has the added bonus of a terrace for coffee and cocktails on the plaza and a rooftop garden overgrown with jasmine plants and creepers. Pity they've felt the need to cram in sun loungers and it can feel a bit like a public pool when the place is busy. The somewhat overpriced gourmet "new Catalan cuisine" restaurant here is a further boon to followers of the super chef Ferran Adrià.
Facilities:
Restaurant; cafe/bar; limited room service; babysitting service; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; book/CD library
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
