I'm looking for a space to hold a small workshop or conference for
about 35 designers in Barcelona. Ideal would be one of these "design
hotels" that has a meeting room, projector, basic catering, etc.

I've done this elsewhere and found it much easier to find the kind of
information I'm looking for. So, can anyone suggest good places in
Barcelona for this sort of thing?

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Clarification of Question by heyotwellbarcelona-ga on 19 May 2005 08:06 PDT

I'm asking about Barcelona, Spain, just in case that wasn't clear. :-)

Depends on your budget. 
For an over the top experience, overlooking Barcelona, there's Hotel
La Florida, which is part of the Stein Group.  For a creative
experience this hotel is fantastic because each suite and common area
was decorated by a different (and renowned) interior designer.  This
is a five star hotel. The web page is www.hotellaflorida.com

For something smaller, less expensive and more centrally located there
is the Hotel Prestige Paseo de Gracia.  It's new and it's elegant and
avant gard.  Everything about it is five star but because it has no
restaurant, it is a four star.   However, you're right smack in the
center so you don't really need one so it's a great deal for the
money.  www.prestigepaseodegracia.com

The third hotel is much smaller (42 rooms I think) and it's an old
renovated palace in the old town.  It's elegant, and has a lot of
charm and history.  It's called Hotel Neri, and the web page is
www.hotelneri.com.  I'm actually not sure if they have conference
facilities, but if they don't they would probably organise something
cool for you.

I hope this helps you.  I live here in Barcelona and I've organised a
lot of event for the company I used to work for, so I'm very familiar
with these three hotels.  check out their web pages and their prices
and let me know if I can be of additional help.

Thanks for these suggestions! I looked at all three, but I think the
place I'm leaning towards is the Casa Camper. It's actually a lot like
the venue I used last year for this same conference. Have you ever
seen Casa Camper's meeting room?

My friend who lives in Barcelona's out of town this month, and so I
don't currently have anyone in town who can look at this space for me.
I need to fit about 35 people in the room--Casa Camper of course says
that the room is big enough, but I'm a little wary.

I know this might be a weird question, but if you could go by there
and take some photos of the meeting space, I would be terribly
grateful. I'd certainly consider my Question answered and pay you the
$7.50. Not much, but maybe the cost of a drink at their bar. :-)