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Hotel Casa Fuster
Barcelona, Spain · Independent · Core Luxury
Lluís Domènech i Montaner, the architect of the Palau de la Música Catalana, closed out his Barcelona career here in 1911 with a house Mariano Fuster commissioned as a gift for his wife Consuelo: white marble on the façade, the first in the city, and reputedly the most expensive home in Barcelona. The electricity company that bought it in the 1960s wanted a tower in its place, and public outcry stopped them. Now 105 rooms fill it, Aleia holds two Michelin stars on the old noble floor, and the rooftop pool looks toward the Sagrada Família.
- 105 rooms
- Opened 2004
- Neighborhood: Gràcia
- Rooms from 463 sq ft (43 m²)
- Architect: Lluís Domènech i Montaner (with Pere Domènech i Roure); 1908-1911; hotel restoration by GCA (Juanpere and Riu)
About Hotel Casa Fuster
- Aleia, the restaurant on the old noble floor, takes its name from Alella: Consuelo Fabra i Puig was the daughter of the Marquis of Alella, and that floor was once her family's home.
- A rose window on the Carrer Jesús façade carries the initials CF. Fuster put the house in his wife's name and dedicated the window to her.
- The house replaced the Juncosa chocolate factory, knocked down to clear the plot at the point where Passeig de Gràcia narrows into Carrer Gran de Gràcia.
- Domènech i Montaner drew a large pinnacle to crown the building's chamfered corner, and it was never built.
- By the mid-1950s the room that is now the Domènech i Montaner salon was a dance hall called El Danubio Azul, the Blue Danube.
History
Hotel Casa Fuster occupies one of Barcelona's great Modernista landmarks: the Casa Fuster, the final Barcelona work of architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner (with his son Pere Domènech i Roure). Built between 1908 and 1911 on the site of a former chocolate factory, at the head of Passeig de Gràcia where it meets the Avinguda Diagonal, it was commissioned by the wealthy Mallorcan industrialist Mariano Fuster i Fuster as a gift for his wife Consuelo Fabra i Puig, who lent her initials 'CF' to a rose window on the Carrer Jesús façade. Faced in white Carrara marble (the first such façade in the city) with pink columns and Domènech's signature floral and trilobate detailing, it was reputed to be the most expensive house in Barcelona at completion.
Burdened by upkeep, the Fuster family left in the early 1920s; the ground-floor salon later became the celebrated Café Vienés, a haunt of writers such as Salvador Espriu, who lived in the building for decades. In 1962 the electricity company ENHER bought the house intending to demolish it for a skyscraper, but a public outcry saved it, prompting restoration. Hoteles Center acquired the building in 2000 and, after a five-year restoration by GCA (architects Juanpere and Riu) that preserved its vaults, columns and ornamentation, opened it as a five-star hotel in 2004.
Today, as a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, Casa Fuster holds 105 rooms and suites, the restored Café Vienés with its live jazz, and a rooftop terrace and pool looking toward the Sagrada Família. Aleia took over the old noble floor in December 2021, a Paulo Airaudo project run by the Jerez-born chef Rafa de Bedoya; it won a Michelin star in 2022 and a second in November 2025, and its name comes from Alella, the marquisate of Consuelo Fabra i Puig's father. The building also appeared in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
The setting
The house sits at the top of Passeig de Gràcia, on the corner where the boulevard meets Avinguda Diagonal and narrows into Carrer Gran de Gràcia. That is the seam between two Barcelonas: the ruled grid of the Eixample below, and above it Gràcia, an independent town until 1897 that still keeps its own squares, bakeries and August street festival. Gaudí's La Pedrera is a short walk down the boulevard, the Sagrada Família is about two kilometres east, and Diagonal metro is three minutes from the door.
Restaurants and bars
- Café Vienés — Café
- Restaurant Aleia — Restaurant · Two MICHELIN Stars
- Mirador Terrace — Restaurant
Experiences
- Lookout Terrace and Swimming Pool — Lookout terrace over Paseo de Gracia and Tibidabo, with outdoor pool, fitness centre with sauna and a sun room.
Amenities
- Large sun room with loungers and umbrellas
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free safety deposit box
- Hotel Casa Fuster app
- Venue for social or business events
- Domènech i Montaner Room (former dance hall El Danubio Azul in mid-50s)
- Weddings
- Events & Celebrations
- Events
- HC Rewards Loyalty Club
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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