Hotel España
Modernista dining rooms by Domènech i Montaner, behind the Liceu
Hotel España is a four-star hotel in El Raval, just behind the Liceu opera house on Carrer de Sant Pau. Its ground-floor dining rooms were designed by Modernista architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner in 1902–1903, with an alabaster fireplace by sculptor Eusebi Arnau and marine murals by Ramon Casas in the room known as El Saló de les Sirenes. The hotel has 82 rooms, a rooftop outdoor pool and terrace, and houses the Fonda España restaurant under the direction of chef Martín Berasategui. It operates as part of the OD Hotels group.
About
The building opened as an inn in 1859. Between 1902 and 1903 the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner was commissioned to transform its interiors, combining architecture, sculpture, ceramics and painting into a unified Modernista space. He collaborated with sculptor Eusebi Arnau, who modelled the alabaster fireplace, and painter Ramon Casas, who created the marine murals of mermaids and Mediterranean fish in the room now known as El Saló de les Sirenes. The decoration won the Barcelona City Council prize for the best establishment opened in 1903. Today the four-star hotel has 82 rooms, a rooftop pool and terrace, and houses the Fonda España restaurant under the direction of chef Martín Berasategui. It operates within the OD Hotels group.
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- Four-star hotel in El Raval, behind the Liceu opera house
- Modernista dining rooms by Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1902–1903)
- 82 rooms; rooftop outdoor pool and terrace
- Houses Fonda España, under the direction of chef Martín Berasategui
- Part of the OD Hotels group
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Carrer de Sant Pau 9-11, 08001, Barcelona
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- Who designed the interiors of Hotel España?
- The Modernista interiors were designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner between 1902 and 1903, working with sculptor Eusebi Arnau, who made the alabaster fireplace, and painter Ramon Casas, who created the marine murals in the room known as El Saló de les Sirenes.
- Is there a restaurant at Hotel España?
- Yes. The hotel houses the Fonda España restaurant, which operates under the direction of chef Martín Berasategui. It is set within the original Modernista dining rooms designed by Domènech i Montaner.
- Where is Hotel España located?
- Hotel España is at Carrer de Sant Pau 9-11 in the El Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona's Ciutat Vella district, just behind the Liceu opera house and close to La Rambla and the Boqueria market.
A four-star hotel in our Barcelona hotel guide because it is home to a restaurant we cover, ranked #46on a composite of that restaurant's standing in our guide and the hotel's own Google rating. Data verified 2026-06-22.