travel42 Hotel Review: Gran Hotel La Florida

Gran Hotel La Florida travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This hotel sits atop Mount Tibidabo, one of the highest points in town, offering perhaps the best panoramas of Barcelona and the Mediterranean beyond; however, most travelers prefer being in the city. The drive into town takes 15 minutes, and this is best left to those that have "been there-done that" and want relaxation.

It opened in 1925 with the goal of being the city's premier luxury hotel, but within a couple of years it had become a military hospita...