Hotel Derby is located in Les Corts, an elegant district of Barcelona near the business area and very well connected with the rest of the city. The hotel was founded in 1967 and renovated in 1998 to offer modern spaces, equipped with the last technologies, such as a business center and three meeting rooms with a capacity up to 50 persons. On the other hand, the hotel enjoys an art collection composed by series of paintings and litographs. In the hall there are series of sculptures and different pictures from famous artists, as the contemporary painter Guinovart. Moreover, the property is decorated with art pieces of Cuixart, Broxart, Miró, Picasso, Castillo, Riera i Arago, Joan Ponç, Arranz Bravo, Tharrats, Antoni Clave, Dalí, Rafols, Casamada, Guinovart, Wifredo, and Mariscal. The hotel also displays some lithographs from Tapies, Brossa, Pijuan, Feito, Arroyo, and Chillida. The property furthermore features a restaurant, a bar and a TV/reading lounge. Guests are entitled to use the Gran Derby hotel swimming pool, located only 10 metres from the Derby hotel.Offering excellent value for money, the 4-star Derby Hotel lies in a quiet and attractive neighbourhood near the upper end of Avinguda Diagonal - Diagonal Avenue in central Barcelona, only 5 minutes from the Fira de Barcelona Exhibition Centre and Sants Train Station, with direct links to Barcelona Airport. The city's best shopping malls and plenty of exclusive designer shopping is available in the vicinity, and a nearby stop for the Bus Turìstic hop-on hop-off city bus provides a convenient way to visit Barcelona during your stay. Designed to meet the needs of business travellers, holidaymakers and weekend escapers, the newly renovated Derby Hotel Barcelona provides dry-cleaning, room service and on-site parking facilities. Guests are invited to unwind in the Epson Scotch Bar and dine in the Times Cafè during their stay, and coof off during the warmer months with a swim at sister hotel, the Grand Derby, located within metres. Catalan artwork to admire throughout the hotel includes lithographs by Miró, Guinovart, Tàpies, Mariscal and Hernández Pizjuán.