Fodor's Expert Review Continental Palacete

This former palatial family home, or palacete, provides a splendid drawing room, a location nearly dead-center for Barcelona's main attractions, views over leafy Rambla de Catalunya, and a 24-hour free buffet. Follow the red carpet up the marble stairs to what must be the quirkiest little boutique hotel in town. It looks like your grandma's house, if she was a very wealthy 19th-century Catalan who'd been to Versailles and had a passion for pink. It has floral tapestry wallpaper, crystal chandeliers, silk flowers in painted vases, putti on the ceilings, and gilding everywhere. The buffet is stocked 24/7 with fruit, salads, sandwiches, pastas, and desserts.