Hotel Gran Ducat ***

Address: Rd. Sant Pere 15
Phone: (+34) 93.342.63.70
Fax: (+34) 93.319.73.64

Overview

The Gran Ducat Hotel is a quite new, six-story hotel, with café, lounges, dining room and handsomely appointed rooms. Centrally located in downtown Barcelona, it's only a few blocks away from the Gothic Quarter, the Picasso Museum and the shopping areas. Its location is excellent, with plenty of public transportation available nearby.

The hotel got a 3 star rating, it's comfortable, not too large and with natural clear lighting. The rooms are simple and attractive, single or double, with satellite TV, bathroom, hair drier, and other little details.

Directions

The Hotel Gran Ducat is on the red point in the map, the blue points are the other hotels booked
by the organizers of SoCG'02.
The subway (metro) station marked with a red M in the lower left corner of the big green
square (Plaça Catalunya) will take you directly to SoCG'02.

Getting to the hotel from the airport

By train: At the airport, go to the train station, which is on the other side of the train-shaped bridge, at terminal B, and take a train to Barcelona. Get out of the train at Plaça Catalunya, and follow the map. There is a train every 30 minutes, and the trip takes is 25 minutes long. The price of the one-way ticket is 1 EUR. This train participates in the integrated transport system of Barcelona: you can use the T10 card for this trip. This card allows 10 combined journeys (1h 15m in any means of transport all around Barcelona) for 5,60 EUR.

By bus: There is a bus stop at each terminal of the airport. The bus will take you to Plaça Catalunya. There is a bus every 15 minutes, and the trip is 40 minutes long, although it may depend on the traffic. The price of the one-way ticket is 3,30 EUR. The return ticket costs 5,65 EUR.

By taxi: There are plenty of them. Look for the line at your arrival terminal. Any trip to the city center should take about 15-30 minutes, and cost about 15-19 EUR, depending on the traffic.

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