Located in a quiet neighbourhood of Barcelona, just 10 minutes from the famous World Heritage monuments of La Sagrada Familia and the Hospital de Sant Pau and 20 minutes from the city centre, Casa Cartella is a stunning villa, sleeping up to 16 guests in 8 magnificent bedrooms. The villa is sumptuous, quite extraordinary and offers incredible amenities. It is the perfect place for a friends or family celebration with masses of space and a remarkable feast of entertainment. With public transport within 10 minutes of the villa, Casa Cartella boasts an excellent location with easy links to the centre.

Casa Cartella is beautiful and elegant, offering a huge amount of entertainment space inside and out. There is a games room, living spaces, bedroom suites, various terraces, a swimming pool, a hot tub and a stunning garden. The styling is a total mix, flamboyant in part, luxurious in part, totally unique and certainly fascinating. There is a wonderful combination of exquisite antiques and modern, avant-garde furnishings together, with some contemporary styling and luxury soft furnishings. The result is highly impressive. You are certainly in for a treat and are guaranteed an unforgettable stay!

When arriving at the sensational Casa Cartella, you enter an impressive entrance hall with a majestic marble staircase leading to the upper floors. The entrance hall gives you a first glimpse of the wonder and fascination that awaits. Two enormous, exclusive 18th-century Chinese vases and bronze lamps adorn this impressive space. Most of the ground floor space is home to incredible games and living spaces, designed by one of the most prestigious decorators in Barcelona. Your holiday group will spend considerable time here enjoying the table tennis, football and pool tables or perhaps a game of cards or just relaxing on the sumptuous sofas watching the huge television or enjoying drinks from the bar. There is also a quiet reading area, something for everyone!

The eight bedrooms are spread across all three floors and are totally unique. You will find individual air conditioning, safe boxes, televisions, sofas, boudoirs and closets, together with extravagant furnishings. Five of the bedrooms enjoy en-suite bathrooms, and the others share family bathrooms. Most of the bedrooms boast joined single beds, while some contain large and luxurious double beds.

Casa Cartella is located close to Parc del Guinardo, 10 minutes from Sagrada Familia and the Hospital de Sant Pau and 20 minutes from Barcelona’s city centre. The immediate neighbourhood is delightful with bakeries, cafes and restaurants on your doorstep.

Barcelona is a fabulous city offering fabled architectural treasures spanning more than 2000 years, a mastery of gastronomy, a famous football team, family entertainment, an incredible nightlife and an enchanting seaside. With famous whimsical Gaudi masterpieces such as the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo and Parc Guell, towering temple columns, ancient city walls, subterranean stone corridors, tranquil plazas and soaring cathedrals, the city is intriguing, beautiful and best seen on foot. Barcelona has long inspired artists, including Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro, both of whom have major museums devoted to their works in the city. Football fans may head directly to visit Camp Nou or a FC Barcelona match. Youngsters may prefer the zoo, aquarium or the Poble Espanyol.

You will enjoy a feast in Barcelona with incredible seafood, cured ham and fabulous delicacies, all served in the city’s captivating settings. It might be a 1920’s elegant art nouveau dining room, a classic Basque-styled tapas bar, a Galician seafood tavern or waterside, watching the sunset. Las Rambla enjoys a wonderful market where you can taste delicious food and wines and alfresco dining. Hidden away, there are charming small tapas bars serving local cured Iberico ham, gazpacho soup and la bomba, a potato croquette served with spicy tomato sauce and a healthy portion of aioli. Many bars serve the famous local Estrella as well as delicious sangria and cocktails. Live music is in abundance with jazz spilling out of basements and the rhythms of flamenco enthralling the crowds. The nightclubs are renowned. Barcelona is a city that never sleeps!

The sun-drenched Barceloneta Beach is a popular spot where you can enjoy paddleboarding, sunset cruises, waterside dining and impressive sand sculptors. The promenade is a delight with alfresco wining and dining, street entertainers and families having a wonderful time. The 4.5km stretch of sandy bays along the shoreline make Barcelona the perfect city break with a side of beach. Nova Icaria Beach and Bogatell Beach offer a more peaceful feel.

The Montjuic hilltop is close to the city offering endless exploring, botanic and sculpture gardens, excellent museums, fantastic art galleries, an old castle and breathtaking panoramic views.

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