The Restaurant at Mercer Hotel Barcelona

"There's a lovely rooftop dip pool, stylish cocktail lounge, tapas bar and restaurant, plus wonderfully peaceful common areas"

"The hotel also offers several cocktail and dining options, including the Le Bouchon tapas bar and Jean Luc Figueras' Mercer Restaurant JLF, a rooftop lounge and small pool, a hanging garden, and some of the most comfortable beds around"

"The Mercer Restaurant, helmed by Xavier Lahuerta, is decorated with medieval frescoes and serves innovative Mediterranean cuisine and an impressive tasting menu"

"It has a patio with orange trees, a gourmet restaurant, and a fantastic private terrace with a plunge pool"

"The medieval town house that emerged as the Hotel Mercer incorporates the last surviving watchtower of the ancient walled city; Pritzer Prize starchitect Rafael Moneo lovingly preserved the Classical and Gothic elements of the building, and gave it a luxurious sense of light and space–-starting with the lobby: stone arches, exposed beams, a glassed-in patio (perfect for breakfast) with orange trees, an intimate bar in back that leads to the little Mercer Restaurant (just nine tables in two rooms), in the hands of award-winning chef Guiseppe Iannotti"

"Public spaces include two restaurants, a cocktail bar and a rooftop terrace lap pool"

"This place has all the essential facilities, including two restaurants and a pretty rooftop area with a plunge pool"

"Dining options include a restaurant from a Michelin-starred chef, a cocktail bar, and a vermuteria, a traditional neighborhood bar where guests can savor tapas and vermouth"

"Breakfast is often included with the rates and enjoyed in the restaurant or the inner courtyard lined with orange trees"

"That night we dine in the stunning wine-lined Mercer Restaurant, blinded by a crisp, white tablecloth, followed by an even crisper and whiter waiter"