Into Barcelona

While recently researching accomodations in Barcelona, I came across the website intobarcelona.com. This site offers accomodations in the form of designer apartments in the hip El Born district at pretty reasonable rates. I inquired about penthouse with 2 bedrooms/2 baths/2 living rooms separated by a full kitchen (oh, and best of all 4 balconies!) for only 235 euros/night! They also have loft studios, one bedrooms etc that run around 150 euros/night. The coolest part of this company is that they also put together interesting "tours" for you which include cooking, art, wine, shopping, etc. (you don't have to do one to stay there though). The one that sounds great to me is the tapas tour where a chef picks you up at your flat and takes you to La Boqueria, a food market with over 330 stalls, and helps you shop for spanish ingredients. They they take you back to the flat and teach you how to make authentic Catalonian tapas. Then you eat all the food you make and drink all the wine they helped you pick out! If you can live without daily maid service and room service and like to try alternative accomodations, this company is definitely a find.