Barcelo Avenida

The Barcelo Avenida offers an excellent location in the city of Bilbao, next to the Begonas Basilica, a few minutes from the Guggenheim Museum and only 12 minutes from the airport, so it is strategically situated close to all the major sights and attractions, as well as the business and financial districts. It occupies the Iberian Peninsula and is bathed by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea.
The Hotel was totally refurbished in 2004. It also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla Its total surface area is 504,788 sq kms Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. All guest rooms are elegantly furnished to create a welcoming environment in which to relax. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Furthermore each room provides our clients of all modern facilities. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating Civil War (1936-39). The Hotel has just opened a new section with top of the line furniture and amenities for business and leisure travellers. In the second half of the 20th century, it has played a catch-up role in the western international community.
In the Hotels restaurant, Saraste, a selected variety of International and Basque cuisine, combined with a superb wine list, will please the most demanding gourmets. Continuing concerns are large-scale unemployment and the Basque separatist movement The diversity and contrast that go to mould the character of Spain are likewise in evidence in its cities. Moreover, the latest technology is available in our Cyber Corner, a place where guests can surf the Internet. Celts, Iberians, Phoenicians and, at a later date, the Greco-Roman civilisation laid the first cornerstones of urban settlements which, to this day, bear the marks of their passage through time During the Middle Ages, Arabic, Jewish and Christian cultures, singly and through a process of mutual cross-influence, gave rise to the birth of cities which have come to house an historical-artistic heritage of incalculable proportions Tradition alone does not suffice Modernity too is essential, and this was something certain Spanish monarchs –Charles III for one– managed to successfully apply during their reigns in order to beautify townscapes, like that of Madrid, with parks and landmark monuments, thereby instilling the city with a spirit of renewal. Using Wireless, faster speed is available throughout the hotel. It was this element of urban renewal that became even more evident at a later date, in the form of townplans designed to extend and enlarge the leading cities, and the construction of graceful buildings which, in keeping with the shifts and changes in architectural tastes, have helped shape the identity of Spain’s cities over the last two hundred years.
Sports can be practised in the Barcelo Avenidas Fitness Center and next Autumn, a spa will be opened in order to extend a wide range of spare time facilities. This contrast is also to be seen in the individual heartbeat of Spain’s cities, where surroundings, climate and daily lifestyles harmonise to lend each its own typical character and atmosphere. The professionalism and expertise of the staff and the meticulous care taken in all services offered by the Hotel will assure that your stay is a pleasant one. Some reveal to us a testimony to a glorious past and a monumental heritage; others, an exuberance of light and colour; and others still, the mysteries of wreathing morning mists and a horizon mantled in eternal green.
Recently, the hotel Barcelo Avenida has been given the Q award for quality by the Spanish Institute for Quality Tourism. Whether cosmopolitan or provincial, locked in time or flourishing and go-ahead, they are fascinating in the wide spectrum of realities and possibilities that they hold out to all who visit them and enjoy their warm hospitality.