Hotel: Hotel Praktik Bakery
(Breakfast not included in the overall bill but then the whole ground floor is a bakery, can’t go wrong)
Restaurants: Tapas 24 // Restaurante Margherita
(obviously we ate elsewhere in the day, such as Gonzalez & Co, but these were our big nights. Couldn’t recommend more, such lovely food and amazing atmospheres at both places)
Locations visited: The Fundació Joan Miró // Sagrada Família // Park Güell // Passeig de Gràcia // La Rambla // Rambla De Mar // The Beach (lol)
Price: £228 per person // 3 Nights and 4 Days // London to Barcelona Flights return
Right okay, the nighty gritty. I took around €200 (*loud gasps*) I know I know but I’ve worked so hard and I didn’t want to go away and feel limited by the price of anything we wanted to do. It’s good to have a little extra to work with for taxis, the metro and just general emergencies you haven’t planned for. We went for 4 days and 3 nights, booked through last minute. A short amount of time for the two of us because we definitely felt like we could’ve done more, but then also such a perfect amount of time to really cram stuff in. I was desperate to do galleries / charge around the city / had actually drawn up a map of Barcelona beforehand and crossed out all the places I wanted to go. In fact, this was stupid.
Lucky for us, our hotel was incredibly central and extremely nice. The rooms were spacious, modern and exactly what we needed. With a 24 hour reception, we constantly felt safe returning to the hotel, even after checking in late when our flights had been delayed (don’t get me started). 100% recommend this hotel if you are ever in this beautiful Spanish city.
Top Tips:
1. There is A LOT of Gaudi. If you’re feeling it then by all means, indulge. We went to some Gaudi hotspots but didn’t go in as they were incredibly busy (€€€). 2. Eat, drink and sleep well. I can’t stress this enough. It was incredibly hot for our short stay and as much as we would’ve loved to have been up at 7am everyday heading out to do things, we needed to rest and stay hydrated. Always carry water with you and a small snack. There are tonnes of 24 hour places for this sort of thing. 3. Walk. We took the metro once. Barcelona has so much to offer down it’s back streets that if you’re stretched for time, a day of walking around aimlessly will actually show you a lot more of the city. 4. Suntan lotion is obvious. 5 Research where you want to eat beforehand. This helped us out a lot. So many trip advisor reviews enabled us find where best to dine and where best to avoid. We had two lovely evenings out and they really made a difference to our stay.
I had an amazing time and if you haven't been to Barcelona... go!
Song of the day: Glassbeadgames - Martyn + Four Tet
Lauren
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