Now to the good aspects:

- The design of the hotel is very cool, and the property has a vertical garden that runs through the entire central atrium complete with palm trees and other tropical vegetation.

The rooms were immaculate and modern, and the open central atrium throughout the high-rise building was unique for sure.

We took the glass lift up through the central atrium quickly passing through floors adorned by plant and trees.

The rooms all have doors facing an outside atrium which I haven't seen before.

The two "columns" of the hotel are around an open air foliage atrium, with open walkways.

The hotel is unique with two towers connected by an outdoor atrium with garden growing up the stairways.

Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel is a modern (“elegant and chic”) design hotel with interesting architectural features such as a open atrium vertical garden of palm trees and lush vegetation in the middle of the hotel.

From the palm trees on the facade of the hotel to the greenery in the open atrium inside the hotel, this hotel was a surprisingly wonderful find!

There's a staircase in the atrium that goes to all the floors.

Each room has a HUGE exterior door and the atrium is open to the elements

The interior atrium is filled with plants all the way up and down the hotel on every floor.

That theme is continued in the hotel atrium.

Strange building, as you walk out of your room in to the outside/atrium style of the hotel.

What a fantastic hotel which made our first stay in Barcelona a great experience.Everything, architect designed to the finest detail brings about an elegant ease of stay.Quality is in each aspect from bedroom lighting, to topclass shower facilities through to glass lifts which enable you to admire the fantastic palm laden atrium which rises to roof level.We had both dinner and breakfasts during our stay and the quality of food and cooking is second to none.

The atrium/lobby is a really nice place to relax after a day’s sightseeing.

Amazing central atrium running through the middle of hotel.

The inside has an atrium with many plants.

It is set out around an open air atrium which towers above the reception area.

On the plus side, the building is undoubtedly spectacular in concept - the glass atrium works effectively and the 14th floor restaurant, where we had breakfast, is beautifully positioned with wonderful views of the city.

Hotel design is contemporary with the palm tree top shaped windows and open atrium style

Once you get to your door, it would be best if you were a football player and you knew how to hit the door like a football tackling sled because you REALLY need to push that door with some strength!.

At least 2 of the doors did not latch as the guests entered or exited their room.

but oddly the shower and sink was in the main room (separated by a curtain from the bed area) with just the toilet closed off with a door like a cloakroom.

Meeting rooms smelled musty and smoky and the bathroom doors in the conference space were so dark and confusing.

Intentionally removed the “Do Not Disturbed “ sign so that our room will be freshened up when we come back in the evening after our day out 

However , upon our return , a “ Do Not Disturbed “ sign was hanged outside our door which was never there when we left .

Another lady comes by later and stands outside the door giving  me a bunch of towels and plastic bag of toiletries.

The room doors where hidden which made it hard to locate the room

The Do-Not-Disturb sign could be placed on my door,

The security guard of hotel present was inside the hotel doors and had no clue what happened so why did the hotel employed him in first place as a mannequin ? 2.

This is not a hotel that you want if you’d prefer to have the old city outside your door.

The walls and doors masking the shower are smoked or partly mirrored glass.

The doors to the bathroom are all glass so privacy could be an issue.

One odd thing, the lights are powered by placing a card in the card holder by the door,

The rooms had few technical issues (Shower door, AC..)

Room service came once when I was in the room and as soon as I opened the door she took the do not disturb sign and hung it outside for reasons I do not know.

Quite a task to open your room door as no handle and the tropical plant theme is emanated  on the corridor walls making it difficult to see where your room door is - also a very clever concept too!

Also i pointed our graffiti outside the fron door that was very vulgar and her response is “it’s not our property”.

Note: if you planning to take photo behind the elevator, make sure to hold the door because its emergency door therefore you cant open it from outside.

I am a very light sleeper and this hotel provided the quietness that I like, which is hard to find so the sound proofing works well.

Could not have been more satisfied with the early check-in, based on availability of course, and
the quietness of the rooms.

The hotel room doors are not intuitive on how to open; my entire hotel room was black and I walked into the black glass wall in my room so many times at night, it’s also so hard to find the bathroom in your black room at night!

There is no wall in main entrance side, except two first floors.

The long wall in my room was all glass too.

The entrance to that sanctum was concealed behind a small knob on a mirrored wall.

It was 19 degrees and wall to wall sunshine.

The rooms are unusual being all white, with a curtain around the entire bed and glass partition walls.

The rooms are stark white with projection lights that throw plant designs shadows on the walls.

The window wall of our white room has a palm leaf cutout that can be covered with a palm leaf curtain &/or a blackout curtain.

Everything was white with very little decor and a large cement wall with a window that had a long thin window that I had to stand on my tiptoes, if I wanted to see out of.

It took me a while to figure out how to lower the blinds using a wall switch.

but the window had plaster design which looked like an explosion in the wall!

though pillows nice, room furniture just an uncomfortable built in banquette along walls.

NOTE: ALL windows in guest rooms are cut into the wall in the shape of palm treetops.

The bare stark white walls were not necessarily my aesthetic

but even more white except for the wall to ceiling HUGE mirror "wall" that separates the  bedroom / lounge area from the shower room.

Further, the hallways to the rooms are partly open with glass walls, giving you a feel of openness.

The bedrooms have unusual vegetation inspiration window and other glass, a two-toned chromatic effect and shower/bath area is separated from the living area with a transparent art glass wall.

To make matters worse, one "wall" of the shower is a mirror which is somewhat see through in both ways.

The rooms are all white (no picture), the shower is surrounded by glass (see through), the toilette is in a separate cubicle, of white walls and nothing else, no shelf to leave your hygienic products, etc  There is no real bathroom, the washbasin is next to the see-through shower,

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