Guests say
Casa Cartella receives high praise for its stunning, well-equipped villa with a private pool, jacuzzi, and game room. Guests appreciate the attentive hosts, cleanliness, and the property's quiet yet convenient location in Barcelona. The unique and comfortable decor of each room, along with the efficient housekeeping, contribute to a luxurious and memorable stay.
The villa is consistently described as clean and spotless, with a particular mention of the efficient housekeeper, Olga. The attention to cleanliness is evident across multiple reviews.
The property is in a quiet neighbourhood, close to the city centre and attractions, with easy access to supermarkets, restaurants, and transport. While it is slightly away from the centre, the convenience of local taxis is noted.
Guests are impressed by the unique and comfortable decor of each room, the spaciousness, and the luxurious feel of the villa, contributing to a comfortable and unforgettable experience.
The villa boasts a range of amenities including a private pool, jacuzzi, game room, and modern bathrooms. The presence of Bluetooth speakers and TVs in every room indicates excellent facilities and maintenance.
While guests express gratitude towards the hosts for their hospitality, there is no specific mention of gifts. Therefore, it is not possible to assess the thoughtfulness based on the provided reviews.
About this property
Located in a quiet neighbourhood of Barcelona, just 10 minutes from the famous World Heritage monuments of La Sagrada Familia and the Hospital de Sant Pau and 20 minutes from the city centre, Casa Cartella is a stunning villa, sleeping up to 16 guests in 8 magnificent bedrooms. The villa is sumptuous, quite extraordinary and offers incredible amenities. It is the perfect place for a friends or family celebration with masses of space and a remarkable feast of entertainment. With public transport within 10 minutes of the villa, Casa Cartella boasts an excellent location with easy links to the centre.
Casa Cartella is beautiful and elegant, offering a huge amount of entertainment space inside and out. There is a games room, living spaces, bedroom suites, various terraces, a swimming pool, a hot tub and a stunning garden. The styling is a total mix, flamboyant in part, luxurious in part, totally unique and certainly fascinating. There is a wonderful combination of exquisite antiques and modern, avant-garde furnishings together, with some contemporary styling and luxury soft furnishings. The result is highly impressive. You are certainly in for a treat and are guaranteed an unforgettable stay!
When arriving at the sensational Casa Cartella, you enter an impressive entrance hall with a majestic marble staircase leading to the upper floors. The entrance hall gives you a first glimpse of the wonder and fascination that awaits. Two enormous, exclusive 18th-century Chinese vases and bronze lamps adorn this impressive space. Most of the ground floor space is home to incredible games and living spaces, designed by one of the most prestigious decorators in Barcelona. Your holiday group will spend considerable time here enjoying the table tennis, football and pool tables or perhaps a game of cards or just relaxing on the sumptuous sofas watching the huge television or enjoying drinks from the bar. There is also a quiet reading area, something for everyone!
The eight bedrooms are spread across all three floors and are totally unique. You will find individual air conditioning, safe boxes, televisions, sofas, boudoirs and closets, together with extravagant furnishings. Five of the bedrooms enjoy en-suite bathrooms, and the others share family bathrooms. Most of the bedrooms boast joined single beds, while some contain large and luxurious double beds.
Casa Cartella is located close to Parc del Guinardo, 10 minutes from Sagrada Familia and the Hospital de Sant Pau and 20 minutes from Barcelona’s city centre. The immediate neighbourhood is delightful with bakeries, cafes and restaurants on your doorstep.
Barcelona is a fabulous city offering fabled architectural treasures spanning more than 2000 years, a mastery of gastronomy, a famous football team, family entertainment, an incredible nightlife and an enchanting seaside. With famous whimsical Gaudi masterpieces such as the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo and Parc Guell, towering temple columns, ancient city walls, subterranean stone corridors, tranquil plazas and soaring cathedrals, the city is intriguing, beautiful and best seen on foot. Barcelona has long inspired artists, including Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro, both of whom have major museums devoted to their works in the city. Football fans may head directly to visit Camp Nou or a FC Barcelona match. Youngsters may prefer the zoo, aquarium or the Poble Espanyol.
You will enjoy a feast in Barcelona with incredible seafood, cured ham and fabulous delicacies, all served in the city’s captivating settings. It might be a 1920’s elegant art nouveau dining room, a classic Basque-styled tapas bar, a Galician seafood tavern or waterside, watching the sunset. Las Rambla enjoys a wonderful market where you can taste delicious food and wines and alfresco dining. Hidden away, there are charming small tapas bars serving local cured Iberico ham, gazpacho soup and la bomba, a potato croquette served with spicy tomato sauce and a healthy portion of aioli. Many bars serve the famous local Estrella as well as delicious sangria and cocktails. Live music is in abundance with jazz spilling out of basements and the rhythms of flamenco enthralling the crowds. The nightclubs are renowned. Barcelona is a city that never sleeps!
The sun-drenched Barceloneta Beach is a popular spot where you can enjoy paddleboarding, sunset cruises, waterside dining and impressive sand sculptors. The promenade is a delight with alfresco wining and dining, street entertainers and families having a wonderful time. The 4.5km stretch of sandy bays along the shoreline make Barcelona the perfect city break with a side of beach. Nova Icaria Beach and Bogatell Beach offer a more peaceful feel.
The Montjuic hilltop is close to the city offering endless exploring, botanic and sculpture gardens, excellent museums, fantastic art galleries, an old castle and breathtaking panoramic views.
Accommodation
The Villa
This beautiful and elegant villa, located in Barcelona, with different terraces, swimming pool, garden, and plenty of space! This neoclassical and artistic villa of the early twentieth century has been completely renovated in 2013 with a touch of style and great attention to detail.
Ground Floor
- Impressive entrance hall with majestic marble staircase
- Games room with ping-pong, foosball, pool table, table games and access to the patio
- Open-plan living room with comfortable sofas, a 60" TV, reading area, and access to the patio
- Ample bar area
- Bedroom with joined single beds and en-suite shower
- Bedroom with single beds
- Shower and toilet
First Floor
- Open-plan living room with sofas, 55" Smart TV, and long 10-seater dining table
- Fully-equipped kitchen with central island unit, breakfast bar, dining area and access to the terrace
- Bedroom with large double bed, wall-mounted TV, and en-suite bathroom with jacuzzi bath
- Bedroom with joined single beds, wall-mounted TV, and en-suite shower
- Bedroom with joined single beds and wall-mounted TV
- Bedroom with joined single beds
- Shared bathroom
Second Floor
- Bedroom with joined single beds, wall-mounted TV, en-suite shower, and access to the terace
- Bedroom with large double bed, TV, en-suite bathroom, and access to the terrace
Exterior Grounds
- Private swimming pool (8 x 4 m)
- Large terrace and garden area
- Roof terrace with seating and dining options
- Outdoor dining space
- Various sun loungers
- Outdoor half bathroom
- Outdoor shower
- Garden furniture
- Chill out space
- Various parasols
- Private parking
Additional Facilities
- Wi-Fi connection
- Air conditioning (in all bedrooms)
- Heating
- Sonos sound system
- DVD player
- Cot and high chair
- Safety box
- Fire extinguisher
- First aid kit
- Smoke detector
- Carbon monoxide detector
- Toiletries
- Washing machine
- Tumble dryer
- Iron and board
Tourist Registration Number: hutb-001101
Reviews (9)
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Ugurcan D
To summarise briefly, your expectations will be met with this villa and hosts. The villa Is located in a beautiful, calm neighbourhood. Very close to the centre and other attractions/parks. You can easily find supermarkets and restaurants around with amazing food. The villa itself is stunning! An incredible games room, spacious rooms mostly with an en suit, and all the amenities you may need from Bluetooth speakers, to TVs in every room. Everything was clean and spotless, and the hosts had maintained great communication with us to accommodate our needs. The villa also has a beautiful garden with a great sized swimming pool and a hot tub which was super easy to use! Lastly, I’d like to thank the hosts (including the arranged catering, which was phenomenal) for going the extra mile and making our trip worthwhile. Everything was simply amazing! Hope to be back in the future!
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Jo F
Stunning property that is incredibly well equipped and really well managed.We had a brilliant stay, it is a little distance into the centre of the city and main attractions, but very easy to manage via the local taxi app. To find a house this size and with its own private pool etc is so rare so we were very happy overall with it definitely would recommend.
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Sylvain
The villa is just amazing! We loved the decoration, each room has amazing objects and details. The swimming pool and jaccuzzi are perfect especially for Barcelona center. The main play room has a lot of volume and we enjoyed it a lot! It is very quiet.