Soho House Barcelona

Hard to believe there was a time when the Soho House concept felt like something so specific to London that it would resist export. Now, with Soho House members’ clubs on multiple continents, it’s clear that the brand is eminently adaptable. Here Soho House trades central London for the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, in an 18th-century building whose architecture and interiors put an unmistakably Catalan accent on the eclectic, bohemian-inspired house style.

Thanks to the historical floor plan, the guest rooms here range only from Tiny to Medium, and they’re aptly named at both ends. The Soho House experience, of course, is not about the pleasure of sheer square footage; these rooms make up for their stature with plenty of style and plenty of thoughtful little luxuries.

Anyway, it’s the public spaces that make Soho House what it is. There’s an impressive collection of contemporary art installed throughout the house, as well as a gym and spa that rival some standalone athletic clubs. And Soho House members — of which you are one, for the duration of your stay — benefit not just from Cecconi’s, the brand’s signature Italian restaurant, but from the ability to order food or drinks from the Club menu anywhere in the house, as well as a members-only rooftop restaurant and bar overlooking Marina Port Vell.