Hotel Arts

The Hotel Arts is a 44-storey, 483 room luxury hotel on the seafront of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is operated by Ritz-Carlton.

Hotel Arts Barcelona is an ultra-luxury hotel, overlooking Barcelona’s Olympic Marina, and complemented by Frank Gehry’s world-famous El Peix sculpture, the hotel was designed by Bruce Graham of SOM and was built for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The hotel opened as a 10-story building in 1992, then closed down to finish the construction project.

The construction was finished in 1994 and it is an example of high-tech architecture. It is 154 metres tall and was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with Mr.Graham as partner in charge. The design team was led by Senior Architect Miguel Ruano, with Dr Agustí Obiol as local Architect of Record.

In 2006, the hotel was acquired by the consortium composed of the Investment Fund of Singapore's Government (GIC), Host Hotels, and ABP. The consortium paid 417 million euros to acquire the hotel, now owned by Archer Hotel Capital

The hotel underwent a complete renovation in 2006, installing new technology and upgrading the rooms and bathrooms into modern, luxurious spaces. In 2009, the rooms of the 40th floor were replaced by meeting rooms.

In 2013, the Hotel Arts launched a digital guide for its guests. For the wedding of his niece in 2014, Lakshmi Mittal rented almost the whole building to house his guests. In 2014, the hotel recorded an average 80% occupancy.

In December 2015, Raúl Salcido became the new director of the hotel, replacing Rivero Delgado who was heading the hotel since 2010.

In June 2016, Ariana Grande rented the whole 36th floor when she passed by Barcelona.