Modernista Paseo de Gracia on ChicRoom Barcelona

Three blocks north of Gaudi’s undulating La Pedrera, a building of luxury apartments in Barcelona stands at the northern end of the exclusive Passeig de Gràcia. Its architect was Gaudi’s contemporary Pere Falqués, who also designed the distinctive bench-lamposts on the street itself. The building consists of just six private two-bedroom apartments that are rented by the night. There are no communal areas to speak of, except for a roof terrace (with a bar and a rather stylish hot tub) and a small spa. Guests wanting to remain incognito can even come and go via their own discreet entrance at the back.

Each suite is a substantial 1,600sq ft (150sq m) and is furnished like the airy and immaculate apartment of a sophisticated friend, complete with well-equipped kitchen stocked with whatever you care to request. A chef can even be hired to prepare it! The palette is pale, and the furniture combines pieces by Antonio Citterio, Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen and Philippe Starck: modern and understated so as not to compete with the fabulously fancy moulded ceilings, exuberantly carved doors, stained glass or decorative ironwork and mosaic-inset balconies that typify the Modernista style.

Living Principal Paseo de Gracia on ChicRoom Barcelona

They’re well stocked with expensive gizmos too. The bathrooms are equipped with chromotherapy baths, so you can adjust the colour to suit your mood, and those terrifying Japanese loo-bidets with heated seats. An iPad allows you to control everything from the televisions to the lighting to the in-house music system with its integrated playlist and the electrically operated blinds and awnings. There is no shame in summoning your assigned PA if you can’t figure it out. He or she will fix you breakfast too, and make any other arrangements you require.

Living Principal Paseo de Gracia on ChicRoom Barcelona

In essence, this set of luxury apartments in Barcelona has most of the trappings of the grandest hotels but on a domestic scale. In other words, it’s a stylish serviced apartment where the service actually counts for something.

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