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Situated close to La Rambla, this is a modern hostel with dorms for 4, 6 and 8 people, each with balcony, en-suite toilet and shower. Breakfast is included as is free internet access. There is a self-service laundrette.

Close to the Pyre-nean town of Puigcerdà, this restored 1910 Modernista palace, with its series of sumptuous rooms, has an outdoor heated pool and a renowned restaurant. Take your pick of views: impressive mountain peaks or the lush garden.

Get some old-fashioned comfort in a beautifully restored 18th-century farmhouse near Pals. Antique decor is offset by museum-worthy contemporary art. There’s an outdoor pool.

Just off La Rambla is this refurbished 1911 Modernista hotel. The modernized rooms are done up in cool tones with floral bedspreads.

Looming over the town of Tortosa is the ancient Arab Castillo de la Zuda, within which this parador is housed. Decor is suitably old-world, with dark-wood furniture and antique fixtures, and the view of countryside and mountains is superb.

Looming over uptown Barcelona, this luxury highrise hotel has a whopping 500 ample, dark-wood rooms, a fine restaurant and bar, and a half-indoor, half-outdoor pool. Popular for conferences, it has many meeting rooms and a business centre.

Joan Miró fans will get a kick out of staying at the pleasant Rialto, housed in the building in which he was born. Miró prints adorn the rooms, which have hardwood floors and pale yellow furnishings. The hotel restaurant is decorated with splendid fossils, part of the owner’s collection.

Contemporary elegance is the name of the game at this modern hotel. Look up to the hand-painted, domed ceiling in the lobby and down to the gleaming marble floors in the halls. Ample rooms are decorated in blonde wood and soft shades of purple and grey. Ask for a room with a balcony facing La Rambla for a front-row view of some of the city’s best street theatre.

This luxury hotel, has chair lifts direct to the slopes of the ski resort Baqueira-Beret (Outdoor Activities). Cosy cabin-style rooms offer sweeping views of the peaks.

Close to all the major attractions in the centre of the old town, this recently renovated residence has clean rooms, that sleep up to eight, with private bathrooms and air-conditioning. Free lockers are available for your luggage and bike hire is also available.