Check In: Hotel Praktik Rambla
Barcelona, Spain
When the Hotel Praktik Rambla started following designtripper on Twitter, I clicked to check it out. Wow. The beautiful, ornate facades and decadent modern interiors by Lázaro Rosa-Violán are so old and romantic, and I spent a lot longer than I’d like to admit pouring over the kind of architectural detail nobody is skilled enough to create anymore. With wrap-around iron balconies overlooking Rambla de Cataluna, one of Barcelona’s most picturesque boulevards, the Praktik is a former residence designed by Catalan modernist architect Francesc de P. Villar i Carmona. Inside, with encaustic patterned tile floors, emerald hues behind old heavy carved doors, soaring ceilings and mirrored partition walls, it’s no wonder they have complimentary Lomo cameras for their guests to use. And another pleasant surprise: Reasonable prices starting at $108 a night.
11 February 2011 | Tweets that mention Check In: Hotel Praktik Rambla | Designtripper -- Topsy.com Said:
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Praktik Hotels, Tanneke Neessen. Tanneke Neessen said: Great hotel report by @designtripper -> Hotel Praktik Rambla in Barcelona -> http://bit.ly/hqtBFu #boutique #hotel #art #design [...]
11 February 2011 | loret lee Said:
Beautiful!! I would love to stay here. Very romantic!!
13 February 2011 | Pauline Said:
Good one! I stayed their last year and it has fabulous suites for only 85 euro per night! Unbelievable if you know the location: right on the Ramblas.
Love your blog!
14 February 2011 | Leftovers | Japanese Trash Said:
[...] Via Designtripper. [...]
14 February 2011 | Lucyeats Said:
What fantastic architecture! It looks like you pulled it out of a fairytale book!
13 March 2012 | The Praktik Hotel | teapot Said:
[...] was unable to say which hotel I had enjoyed the most!It was a stroke of luck that I bumped into Praktik at the eleventh hour,otherwise I would have missed the opportunity to feel as those [...]