Situated next to Barcelona’s Passeig de Gracia Station, this boutique hotel offers an honesty bar and free weekly wine-tasting sessions. Rooms include a Bang&Olufsen flat-screen TV and an iPod dock. The Sixtytwo Hotel is set in a typical 19th-century building, with a charming Japanese-style garden. Each elegant room come with a Nespresso coffee machine and a minibar. The hotel’s varied breakfast buffet includes smoked salmon and local cheeses, cured meats and wine. Self-service drinks and snacks are available throughout the day from the stylish honesty bar. The Sixtytwo’s business centre offers laptops with free internet access. Staff at the 24-hour reception can help arrange car hire or currency exchange. Hotel Sixtytwo is across the road from Gaudí’s Casa Batlló, and just a 10-minute walk from Plaza Catalunya. Nearby Passeig de Gràcia Station offers Metro services and direct airport trains.