Hotel Duquesa de Cardona in Barcelona hosts corporate events, private dinners, cocktail receptions and weddings for up to 120 guests. Five indoor rooms in a historic mansion and a rooftop terrace overlooking Port Vell are available, with 64 bedrooms in the same building.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers rooms for company presentations, work meetings, workshops, after-work drinks and press conferences. Each room comes with Wi-Fi and audiovisual equipment, and the hotel supplies coffee breaks, business lunches and group menus. The Montcada Meeting Room is on the fourth floor, has a lot of natural light and a private bathroom, and is the most flexible room for meetings. The hotel publishes a MICE dossier and a venues dossier for planners, and sells a meeting and accommodation package.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts weddings in four indoor rooms and on its rooftop terrace, La Terrassa del Duquesa. It offers the terrace for a civil ceremony or a wedding breakfast, and the rooms for smaller parties. The hotel also lists christenings, communions, anniversaries and New Year's Eve among the celebrations it handles.
Rooms and capacities
La Terrassa del Duquesa is a rooftop of 150 square meters with views of Port Vell and the dome of the Basilica de la Merce. It holds up to 100 at round tables, 90 in imperial layout, 36 in U shape and 120 for a cocktail.
Montcada Meeting Room measures 63 square meters. It takes 80 in theater style, 50 at round tables, 40 in classroom style and 40 in imperial layout.
Medinaceli Room measures 55 square meters on the ground floor. It seats 42 in imperial layout, 35 in classroom style and takes 50 for a cocktail.
Cervantes Room measures 27 square meters. It holds 40 in theater style, 24 in imperial layout, 20 at round tables and 50 for a cocktail.
Olentia Room measures 39 square meters and sits in the former entrance of the mansion, with its original staircase. It takes 20 in imperial layout and 50 for a cocktail.
Piano Room measures 33 square meters and has a grand piano and a British club style. It holds 24 in imperial layout and 30 for a cocktail.
Accommodation
The hotel has 64 rooms and suites, and many look out over Port Vell. A good share of event guests can stay on site.
Catering
The hotel offers Mediterranean cooking with seasonal local products, served on the rooftop terrace or in the Olentia restaurant, which opens seasonally. Coffee breaks, business menus, cocktails and group menus are available for events.
History and setting
The building belonged to the Dukes of Cardona in the 16th century. It was restored in 1850 in a Romanesque style and used as a residence for the Barcelona bourgeoisie. It opened as a hotel in 2003. It stands on Passeig de Colom, across from Port Vell, close to the beach, La Rambla and the Gothic Quarter.
Getting there
The hotel is at Passeig de Colom 12, 08002 Barcelona. Drassanes metro station and Barceloneta are within walking distance.
