The surrounding area is packed with fashionable shops including Dolce and Gabbana and the like. Stroll down the tree lined Rambla de Catalunya or Enrique Granados for excellent restaurants in this neighbourhood. The Eixample is full of interesting modernista residences, such as Gaudi’s Pedralbes and Casa Batlló. All 84 rooms provide guests with everything they need to feel comfortable, such as direct dial telephone, piped-in music, minibar, interactive satellite and cable TV with pay-per-view movies, safe deposit box, air conditioning, complete marble bathroom with direct dial telephone, hair dryer, just to name a few of the hotel's amenities. Sound proofed rooms guarantee a restful night of sleep. The hotel has 6 different rooms to hold conventions, meetings and wedding banquets of up to 400 people. It also provides parking facilities within the hotel itself. The Gran Hotel Catalonia is both known for its exquisite international restaurant and its local cuisine de marché. Phone up for room service or enjoy a drink at the bar. There are internet facilities and wireless connections in public areas. Other services provided to guests by the hotel include babysitting, ironing service, laundry service and rent a car service. < hide more details