The latest outpost in the Soho House group opened last Autumn, and for a hotel in the middle of a big bustling city it does an impressive job in making you leave feeling incredibly relaxed! My friend Katie and I were each off the back of an intense few weeks at work and I certainly didn’t expect 48 hours there would, leave me with any sense of calm – but somehow it did, despite our (successful) attempts to also eat and drink ourselves into submission.

It’s got to be something to do with the giant beds. The monsoon showers with vintage fittings. The sun-drenched terrace with sea views – even in November when we visited. Both the pools. The huge gym and yoga studio (spoiler alert, we looked at it, and went to the steam room instead). The tea and fresh cookies in the room. The skin saving facials and massages at the Cowshed spa in the basement. The bar – and if there’s a chicer way to start an evening than drinking a House Negroni and eating olives from a cut crystal glass while cocooned in soft grey leather bar stool I don’t know it.

Soak up sea views and culture in Barcelona