Palau Güell rents spaces to organizers for cultural, social and educational activities held outside public visiting hours. Seven rental options are listed, from a 25 person room to a carriage hall for 70. The palace was designed by Antoni Gaudí and stands at Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3-5, in the center of Barcelona.
Events and private hire
The palace accepts activities of a cultural, social or educational nature. Corporate dinners, receptions and weddings are not named on the rental page, so organizers with that kind of event should describe it to the team first. Requests that do not fit the uses, purposes or conservation of the building are refused. Events take place when the palace is closed to visitors, which leaves the evening open after the summer closing at 8:00 p.m.
The rental fee covers security, cleaning and visitor reception. Everything else is the organizer's responsibility: insurance, audiovisual equipment, and the setting up and removal of furniture and technical elements.
Rooms and capacities
The Saló Central, the main hall of the noble floor, holds up to 50 people. On the same floor, the Sala de Confiança with its Sala Tribuna holds 50, and the Pati de Migdia holds 50. The three can be combined for up to 70 people.
On the bedroom floor, the Cambra Blava is the smallest option at 25 people. The Terrat, the roof terrace, holds 50 people. On the ground floor, the Cotxera, the former carriage hall, holds 70 people and is the largest space offered.
Capacities are the maximums set by the palace. Plan the layout with the team, since the rooms are historic and not designed as event halls.
History and setting
Antoni Gaudí built the palace between 1886 and 1890 for Eusebi Güell, an industrialist, politician and patron of the arts. In 1945 Güell's youngest daughter, Mercè Güell López, gave it to the Diputació de Barcelona on condition that the building be preserved and given a cultural use. UNESCO added it to the World Heritage List in 1984 as part of the works of Antoni Gaudí. The palace reopened to the public on May 25, 2011 after restoration.
The palace is run as a museum. In summer, from April 1 to October 31, it is open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the last entry at 7:00 p.m. Guided group visits need a reservation and groups of 10 to 25 people. Visits can be a complement to an event, but they are booked separately from a rental.
Getting there
Palau Güell is at Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3-5, 08001 Barcelona, a short walk from La Rambla. For rental questions, the palace publishes the telephone number 934 725 775 and a team that handles space rental requests.
