Hotel Peninsular was inaugurated in 1876, located at Calle Sant Pau, 34, in a unique building in the Raval district of Barcelona. It has gone through different phases and owners, in the eighteenth century it was the old convent of the order of the Augustinian friars (1730), in 1868 it was the Great Inn Peninsular Restaurant with Prudenci Bros as chef. In 1875 it was inaugurated as a Peninsular Hotel, with five Italian partners and directed by Francisco Totti of the company Silvestre i Cª. Being a luxurious hotel establishment highly appreciated and requested by the clientele. In 1912 it was owned by Mr. Regàs, Badó and Maulini.

In the sixties the Hotel was bought by the Herrero-Catalán family who in the nineties underwent a very respectful deep remodeling in order to provide the facilities with the best services and to enhance the Modernist elements of their architecture.

Today, a picturesque patio with three floors of modernist aesthetics with hydraulic flooring still exists, which gives this building a distinct and unique charm that will surprise you.

Today, the Hotel Peninsular is run by the third generation of the Herrero-Catalán family, who, with maximum dedication and affection, have managed to permeate the relationships with their guests in a warm family atmosphere.

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• References to the hotel appear in the book “Raíces piamontesas de la hostelería de Barcelona 1571-1936” From the Peninsular Inn to the Peninsular Hotel it tells the story from being the great Fonda, to being restaurant plus Hotel Peninsular, pension and Hotel. Stories and curiosities with different owners such as Gamba, Maffioli, Ondolo, Maulini and Francesco Totti of Silvestri partner who was an ancestor of the football player Francisco Totti.