Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Cannibal BCN

10% OFF on clothes and shoes
Cannibal is a small shop located in Carme street where you'll find unlimited fashion with great imagination and creativity. That's how they define their offer in clothing, shoes, accessories and jewelry of this shop downtown where they let you be seduced by colorful clothing and limited edition forms.
Young fashion, suitable only for non-conformist, in a large collection of dresses, skirts, pants, jackets, shirts, shoes, handbags, lingerie and jewelry.
Our guests will enjoy a 10% OFF on all clothing and shoes.

"Rita" Restaurants

Welcome drink anytime
Cozy, warm, creative cuisine quality and very glamorous. All that we'll meet Rita, a safe bet in Barcelona.

RITA ROUGE
 
Rita Rouge Restaurant is within walking distance of Hotel Curious (number 33 of the Carme Street) and it is a restaurant that leaves no one indifferent, from its design and decoration of the premises, the quality of their elaborate dishes, to a young and attentive service. Also, they offer a very interesting menu for lunch for less than 10 euros. At night, after dinner, it becomes a beautiful bar with an extensive menu of cocktails and drinks.
In addition to restaurant, Rita Rouge is also a room for art exhibitions and occasional concerts.
They describe themselves as "healthy cooking and spicy dishes, new and creative cuisines, prepared by Chef Jonathan Gomez"

RITA BLUE
 
Rita Restaurant Blue is 3 minute walk from the Hotel Curious. This is a restaurant located in Plaza de San Agustin, and it has an original decor and atmosphere, and a juvenile service too. Lucnh and dinner are inspired on creative and international cuisine, which highlights Mediterranean flavors and Mexicans. At night it is a cocktail bar where you can have tasty cocktails until two o'clock.
In summer, the restaurant Rita Blue has a nice terrace and in winter you can have lunch and dinner in one of its two floors. They also have a delicious lunch menu for less than 10 euros, worth trying!

Clemen's Bar - Boqueria's Market

10% OFF from 10 euros
Clemen's Bar is a legendary bar located within the famous Boqueria's Market on Las Ramblas. The owners, Paqui and Alberto, have taken over the family business which has been open since 1969. The Clemen's offers delicious tapas, main courses and yummy breakfasts all day long from Monday to Friday. All their products are fresh and of high quality. If you want to feel the bustle of the Boqueria's Market and to eat in a market bar at unbeatable prices, the Clemen's is the ideal place to be.
  • Adress: Boqueria's Market, 916-917
  • Tel: 93 317 10 84
  • Hours: 7am until 4pm from Tuesday to Saturday
  • E-mail: barclemen-s@hotmail.com

Almacenes El Indio

5% to 10% off on all products
Opened in 1850, offers its customers a wide range of goods, striving to offer the personal satisfaction of good taste at a reasonable price.
Inside you can find carpets, blankets, quilts, duvets, all kinds of tableware and bedding and household utensils and an assortment of fabrics of all kinds.
In addition to shopping, customers can admire the spacious lobby, the first in Barcelona in their time of these characteristics, the work of the decorators Vilaro and Valls, and the beauty of its ornamentation modernist set has served on several occasions for filming and for photographic works.
According to information gathered, the social changes that have occurred in the Almacenes el Indio have been:
1850 to 1870 Batlle y Cía
1870 to 1900 Batlle Bausili y Cía
1900 to 1920 Mitjans y Cía
1920 to 1940 Andreu Alsina
1940 to the present Balda y Riera
  • Adress: C/ Carme 24
  • Tel: 93-317-54-42

Flowers Carolina

10% OFF purchases over 10 euros
Carolina Pallés is the fifth generation of a family of florists in Barcelona. Mrs. Carolina Serrat Barrera (her great-grandmother's mother) started hawking flowers until her daughter in 1888 opened a shop in one of the busiest and landmark places in Barcelona: Las Ramblas. Carolina and her sister Mercè are in charge today to keep alive the centuries-old artisan tradition.
Their shop (number 10) has been visited by many important people, as Federico Garcia Lorca, Salvador Dali, Xavier Cugat and some politicians.
Flowers accompany us in all the special moments of our lives. Mercè and Carolina will advise you to choose the flower that goes in line with this time.
  • Adress: Les Rambles (Rambla de les Flors #10)
  • Tel: 93 302 30 28
  • Hours: 9am - 7pm

Kinki Hairdressers & Stylists

Wash and comb: 15% OFF
Cut: 10% OFF

Kinki are a group of Dutch designers founded in 1984. They are internationally recognized as a group of rebel stylists, mavericks and creative with their work, and they never forget that quality is the most important. Today, they have more than 40 saloons in Holland, Germany and since 2009 also in Barcelona.
KINKI does not mean "quinqui"
The name was born in Amsterdam and it is inspired by one of the most famous streets of this city, "Kinker street." In the slang of Amsterdam, Kinki means "different", a little bit crazy but always special.
Monday 16:00 to 20:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 21:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 21:00
Thursday 11:00 to 21:00
Friday 11:00 to 21:00
Saturday 11:30 to 21:00
Sunday closed
* With or without an appointment.

Bakery - El Forn de Betlem

10% OFF on all products
In No. 7, Calle del Carmen, near the Rambla and the Baroque church of Betlem, is the Forn de Betlem. It is the family Rocamora establishment, a long tradition in art baker. Its facade has the charm of catalan modernism of the late nineteenth century.
Founded in 1936, Forn de Betlem makes all the products it sells. The peasant bread, the rustic bread and chapatis are emblematic specialties so are the greaves cakes, muffins, fritters Lent, and the traditional 'panellets'.
  • Adress: C/ del Carme nº 7
  • Tel: 93 302 54 87

Lavandería Yolanda

10% OFF on all services
Our organization has a consolidated team consisting of technical specialists, responsible for ensuring the cleanliness and sanitation of textiles we treat, continuously checking washing processes and finishes.
Caring for your favorite dress, your favorite shirt. Individual treatment of clothing with high quality finishes. We treat dresses for men, women, evening gowns, celebration, coats, jackets, etc.
Are you on vacation?
We also come to your hotel so you can freely enjoy Barcelona
  • Adress: C/ Carme, 114
  • Tel: 93 329 43 68
  • Hours: Tenemos un horario ininterrumpido de 8:00 a las 20:00 de lunes a viernes y sábados de 20:00 hasta las 14:00 No cerramos en verano.
  • Web: http://www.lasguias.com/yolanda/

Harlem Jazz Club

2x1 for the entrance ticket
The Harlem Jazz Club, located on a beautiful narrow street in the Gothic Quarter, is one of the most legendary concert halls in the city of Barcelona. Among its four walls more than 8000 concerts have been performed, scheduled daily from 8 pm to 4 am.
The Harlem programs many different activities: it hosts annually many of the concerts of the Barcelona Jazz Festival: blues, funk, jazz and soul. In addition, on Saturdays at 8:30 pm 'Contes and stories' take place, which are shows for adults where the authours tell stories in different languages. Recently, the most funky people can have a dose of the most danceable jazz by the residents DJs Fred Guzzo and Alexis Goulene.
The Harlem Jazz Club is not just a jazz club. It is one of those hidden places of old Barcelona that must be discovered.

Dostrece

15% OFF on dishes à la carte
Dostrece is one of the places you can't miss in Barcelona. Its fusion cuisine and its simple and enjoyable atmosphere attracts hundreds of people from all over the world.
Its stunning décor do not follows any standard, like music, which helps create a favorable place to enjoy the day and night in Barcelona. They also have a terrace across the street, perfect for having a beer with friends and perhaps considering to continue the evening in the lounge. This comes complete with free wifi, live music, DJs and very good cocktails.
Dostrece is perhaps the only restaurant that keeps the kitchen open for 14 hours, which can be adapted to the times of tourists and residents of Barcelona.
Located in the heart of the city, Dostrece born from the hand of Abraham and Gabriel Brothers, two young entrepreneurs who have joined his admiration for Barcelona, with its Latin roots and American.
Dostrece The name comes from the area code of Los Angeles, where two brothers lived most of his childhood and adolescence.
  • Adress: C/ Carme, 40
  • Tel: +34 93 301 7306
  • Hours: De lunes a domingo Desayunos y Batidos de 10h a 13h Menú de Mediodía de 11h a 18h Tapas – 17h a 21h Cenas – 18h a 00h Cocktails y Bebidas hasta las 3h

Escribà Bakery

Gift for purchases over 10 €
The Bakery Escribà of La Rambla is not just a bakery. It is a unique place. It is a coffee and a novel. It's a sweeter parentheses in central Barcelona. It is also a dreams factory.
The Bakery Escribà of La Rambla is located in the old house "Figueras", who in 1902 was rebuilt by the designer Ros i Güell, who directed some of the best craftsmen of the modernist movement. This establishment has the best raw material, a beautiful modernist decor and two merchant families with history and craft behind: manufacturers of semolina and pasta Figueras and bakers and confectioners Escribà.
All their sweets are true works of art: cakes, bread rolls, candy jewelry. Try them!
  • Adress: Rambla de les Flors, 83
  • Tel: 93 301 60 27
  • Hours: Daily 8:30 - 21h
  • E-mail: rambla@escriba.es
  • Web: www.escriba.es

Julivert Meu Catalan Restaurant

10% OFF
Since 1970 this restaurant, Julivert Meu, has been one of the most usual meeting points for different generations with just one idea in mind: to taste its traditional Catalan "cuisine". Our privileged location, right in the centre of Barcelona, excellent value for money, our warm atmosphere, the different dining rooms according to our customers' needs, our cooking, the high quality "Iberian" range of cold meat and our close customer's service make us be one of the best places in town to enjoy a pleasant meal.

Restaurant Carmelitas

10% OFF
Carmelitas restaurant is situated in Raval, the heart of Barcelona, close to the Ramblas and the Boqueria market. Updating the traditional concept of the inn (fonda), Carmelitas elaborates a cuisine where the ingredient, always local, plays the main role. An accurate but diverse menu – following the offers of the season - and a cuisine elaborated with Catalan products are the bases to create simple dishes with sense.
This restaurant in the heart of Raval is located in a former convent of the religious order of the same name. Carmelite boasts a great advantage to be behind the Boqueria market, so their products that make their Catalan cuisine are top quality.

Segura Calçats

10% OFF on all products (in sales: 5%)
Business dedicated to selling shoes since 1956. Renowned brands stand out in comfortable footwear such as ECCO, Clarks, Romik, Hush Puppies and stonefly among many others, always with the maximum comfort as premise.
In addition to providing the most comfortable footwear brands in the market, we are also specialists in the sale of shoes specially designed for the adaptation of all types of orthotics, always seeking the most current design.
All these years of experience enable us to advise our clients in choosing the proper footwear for your feet at all times and for each specific problem.
  • Adress: C/ Carme, 8
  • Tel: 93 317 62 88
  • E-mail: seguracalzats@yahoo.es

Taller de Tapas

TALLER DE TAPAS - Pl. del Pi

The first trail-blazing Taller de Tapas, opened in 2003, is set on a beautiful square in the shadow of the Eglesia del Pi and a short stroll from the world famous Boqueria food market. Take a break from sightseeing to sit in the entertaining square and watch the world stroll by while fuelling up on rocket and local goat´s cheese salad, some delicious Patatas Bravas or steamed Mediterranean mussels. Or, take a table inside to watch your order being cooked from fresh in the bustling open kitchen. Converting the centuries old building into something so contemporary, yet respectful of tradition was a labour of love. So is the food that this restaurant serves.

TALLER DE TAPAS - Comtal

You can almost feel the heartbeat of the Barrio Gotico along Comtal, between the famous Palau de la Musica and Barcelona´s great gothic cathedral. It’s an enchanting pedestrian street filled with Barcelonans doing business, chatting or simply relaxing. Opened in 2007, this Taller is ideal for all those things. At first glance the dining room seems more like a traditional Cerveseria, where you sip beer or fine wine with plates cured Jabugo ham, fried small fish, pan fried wild mushrooms and bread. But look deeper inside at the spectacular open kitchen stretching along the wall, at the ancient wooden beams and wonderful stonework of this conversion, and you know that Comtal treasures a reputation for cooking, too. Home style dishes are served to a lively local crowd. It’s ideal for an informal lunch or snug evenings teeming with the unique atmosphere of old Barcelona.

TALLER DE TAPAS - Rambla Catalunya

Walk the wide, tree-lined avenue that straddles the centre of the Rambla Catalunya and you’ll come to the newest jewel of the Taller de Tapas collection. It’s a perfect lunch or breakfast spot for busy shoppers – and a wonderful place to meet and wander in the evening. You can dine al fresco at shady tables on the tree-lined boulevard (just like Scarlett Johanssen and Woody Allen in his latest film). Or you can sip a glass of cava at the bar, scanning the blackboards full of daily specials such as rice and lobster stew, or roast Pyrenean lamb with rosemary and thyme, as well as a delicious array of more traditional tapas dishes such as crisp, fried artichoke shavings or sizzling chorizos cooked in Asturian cider. This Taller, with its wooden floors and series of smaller, enchanting dining rooms has a style all of its own, with the same devotion to the highest quality, ingredient-centred food you will find at its sister branches. It offers an elegant dining experience and has a semi-private dining room ideal for larger groups.

TALLER DE TAPAS - Argenteria (Born)

Here down the old silversmith’s street in the exciting Born district, stands the second Taller de Tapas. Once Barcelona’s commercial heart, this area is now known for its designer boutiques and some of the best shopping in town. The listed building, dating from the 16th century, was originally a nun’s convent. Converted with care and respect it is now a lively, expansive restaurant. Its floor-to-ceiling front windows look out over a picturesque square where you can eat gourmet local delicacies from the Costa Brava such as king prawns from Palamòs and Nuri’s home made fresh goat’s cheese drizzled with honey in the shade of a tree. Its long bar and kitchen are an island of fine food and wine inside the big central room. Argenteria pulsates with life morning, noon and night. It’s a great place to eat – but a fun place to meet people too.

TALLER DE TAPAS - Travessera de Les Corts

This unique and stylish Taller de Tapas is found in the Les Corts neighbourhood, well known for it's shops, universities, hospitals, and of course, Barcelona´s football stadium, Camp Nou. The latest Taller de Tapas is located on the ground floor and is spacious and filled with natural light. It is the perfect place for families and friends who want to enjoy an explosion of culinary flavours. It has a beautiful and welcoming Mediterranean garden with flowers, aromatic herbs and an ancient fig tree. The Taller de Tapas team offer you our classic tapas selection, always using the best ingredients available and always prepared to order in the restaurant kitchen. The chefs create seasonal dishes including Pyrenean meats, the best rice dishes and paellas, stews and fresh catch of the day. We also offer a very good value lunch menu. Our friendly and efficient team would be delighted to look after you.
  • Adress: Nearest one: Plaza Sant Josep Oriol, 9 (Plaza del Pi)
  • Tel: 93 301 80 20
  • Hours: All days, for lunch & dinner
  • Web: http://www.tallerdetapas.com

El Celler de la Boqueria

5% OFF on all products
El Celler de la Boqueria is a unique shop nestled in the heart of Barcelona’s old quarter. In it, you can find the top brands and most delectable designations of origin in the world.
The majority are Spanish products, as Spain boasts an extensive, extremely high-quality market. Yet we also carry wines from other parts of the world, in addition to a vast range of liqueurs.
This shop is a quiet nook with a warm, relaxed atmosphere that beckons customers to browse in a relaxed fashion. It’s the ideal place for investigating and finding new wines, special vintages, or that perfect wine for your special occasion, without forgetting wines for every day.
The list of more than 500 wines in the mid- to high range can cover the needs of the most discerning palates for a wide variety of occasions. An exquisite world for your enjoyment with the advice and company of El Celler de la Boqueria’s experts.
Average prices range between four and seven euros, although the most expensive bottle goes for over 120 euros.

Restaurant L'Antic Forn

10% OFF on dishes à la carte and 5% OFF on menu
The cuisine of L'Antic Forn is based on grill, but also have all kinds of traditional dishes like meat fish or vegetables. They are also experts in "calçotades", when the season (November to March).
The Antic Forn is ideal for couples to come and enjoy good food and fine wine. They also have dining rooms of different sizes if you decide to organize a small event or come with your friends.
A place where all tastes can be satisfied.
  • Adress: C/ Pintor Fortuny, 28
  • Tel: 93 412 02 86
  • Hours: Desayuno de 9h a 13h. Comida de 13h a 17h. Cena de 20h a 24h. * Domingos y festivos cerrado.
  • Web: http://www.lanticforn.com

Boogaloo

10% OFF on all products
Clothing and accessories store that combines brands manufactured in Barcelona with 60's, 70's and 80's vintage clothing items.
They specialize in stylish T-Shirts, and maintain a readily identifiable uniqueness.
  • Adress: C/ Xuclà nº 6
  • Tel: 933 436 975
  • Hours: Lunes a Sábado de 11h a 15:00 y de 16:00 a 21h

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Rooms




The rooms of the Hotel Curious provide you all the little details and necessaries for an unforgetable stay.

All the rooms are ornamented with a really large picture of Barcelona, what makes each room specially designed.

Furthermore, each floor has a decoration elaborated around the Four Elements present in Nature : Air, Water, Earth and Fire.


Twin rooms

Twin rooms are provided of two individual beds and complete bathroom. Some of them have showers and another bath.

All of them have an exterior window and a small balcony overlooking to Carme Street.

Double rooms

The double room has a great large bed. All rooms have bathroom with shower.

All of them have exterior window and a small balcony to the courtyard of the hotel.

Single rooms

Individual rooms have a confortable bed 120 cm wide. All single rooms have bathroom with shower.

Some of them have a small balcony to the courtyard of the hotel and another are more quiet.

Extra bed

This kind of room has two individual beds and is capable to add supletory beds.

All of them have an exterior window and a small balcony overlooking to Carme Street.

Services



General

  • 24-Hour Front Desk
  • Newspapers
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Elevator
  • Safety Deposit Box at the reception
  • Soundproofed Rooms
  • Heating
  • Luggage Storage
  • Air conditioning
  • Music channel
  • Family Rooms (maximum 4 people)
  • Breakfast

Services

  • Tour Desk
  • Fax/Photocopying
  • Iron (ask at reception)
  • All reservations included FREE buffet breakfast.
  • Giftshop

Internet

  • WI-FI in all the rooms and at the Hotel.
  • Computer with internet FREE of charge at the reception.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Curious Dictionary...




 Curious Dictionary...
...to survive...
...in Barcelona!
DAILY EXPRESSIONS
ESPAÑOL
CATALÀ
Yes
No
No
No
Thank You
Gracias
Gràcies
Not at all / You're welcome!
De nada
De res
Sorry / Excuse me
Perdón
Perdó
Please
Por favor
Si us plau
It doesn’t matter
No importa
No importa



GREETINGS
SALUDOS
SALUTACIONS
Hello !!!
Hola!
Hola!
Good morning
Buenos días
Bon dia
Good evening
Buenas tardes
Bona tarda
Good afternoon
Buenas tardes
Bona tarda
Good night
Buenas noches
Bona nit
How are you?
Cómo estás?
Com estàs?
Fine, thank you. And you?
Bien, gracias. Y tú?
Bé, gràcies I tu?
What is your name?
Cómo te llamas?
Com et dius?
My name is …
Me llamo …
Em dic …
Welcome
Bienvenido/a/os/as
Benvingut/da/s/des
Where are you from?
De dónde eres?
D’on ets?
Where do you live?
Dónde vives?
On vius?



FAREWELLS
DESPEDIDAS
COMIATS
Goodbye!! Bye!!
Adiós
Adéu
See you!
Hasta luego!
Fins ara!
See you tomorrow
Hasta mañana
Fins demà
See you soon
Hasta pronto
Fins aviat
See you next time
Hasta la próxima
Fins la propera



LEARNING SPANISH
APRENDIENDO
APRENENT
Do you speak English?
Hablas inglés?
Parles anglès?
Yes, a bit
Sí, un poco
Sí, una mica
I’m sorry, I don’t
Lo siento, no lo hablo
Ho sento, no el parlo
Do you understand me?
Me entiendes?
M’enténs?
I don’t understand
No te entiendo
No t’entenc
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Puedes hablar más despacio?
Pots parlar més a poc a poc?
How do you say this in Spanish/ Catalan?
Como se dice ésto en español?
Com es diu aixó en català?
What does it mean?
Qué significa?
Què significa?
That means…
Eso significa…
Això significa…
Could you repeat, please?
Puedes repetir?
Pots repetir?
Could you speak lauder?
Puedes hablar más alto?
Pots parlar més alt?
Can you write it down, please?
Puedes escribirlo, por favor?
Ho pots escriure, si us plau?



AT THE AIRPORT
EN EL AEROPUERTO
A L’AEROPORT
I want to pick up my luggage
Quiero recoger mis maletas
Vull recollir el meu equipatge
Where can I Exchange Money?
Dónde puedo cambiar moneda?
On puc bescanviar diners?
I want to go till hotel Curious
Quiero ir hasta el Hotel Curious
Vull anar fins l’hotel Curious



AT THE HOTEL
EN EL HOTEL
A L’HOTEL
I have a booking
Tengo una reserva
Tinc una reserva
At what time is breakfast?
A qué hora es el desayuno?
A quina hora és l’esmorzar?
Where is the nearest parking?
Dónde está el parking más cercano?
On està el parking més proper?
Do you have a map of the city?
Tienes un mapa de la ciudad?
Tens un mapa de la ciutat?
Can you recommend me a restaurant?
Me puedes recomendar un restaurante?
Em pots recomanar un restaurant?
Can you book a flamenco show for me?
Me puede hacer una reserva para un espectáculo de flamenco?
Em pot fer una reserva en un espectable de flamenco?
Can you call me a taxi?
Me puede llamar un taxi?
Em pot trucar un taxi?
Where is the nearest metro station?
Dónde está el metro más cercano?
On està el metro més proper?
Can I have an extra pillow?
Puedo tener una almohada extra?
Puc tenir un altre coixí?
How far is the airport ?
A qué distancia está el aeropuerto?
A quina distancia està l’aeroport?



SHOPPING
COMPRANDO
COMPRANT
How much does it cost?
Cuánto cuesta esto?
Quant costa això?



WHEATHER
TIEMPO
TEMPS
It’s sunny
Hace sol
Fa sol
It’s cloudy
Está nublado
Està ennuvolat
It’s raining
Está lloviendo
Està plovent
It’s hot
Hace calor
Fa calor
It’s windy
Hace viento
Fa vent
It’s cold
Hace frío
Fa fred
The weather is good
Hace buen tiempo
Fa bon temps
The weather is bad
Hace mal tiempo
Fa mal temps



AT THE RESTAURANT
EN EL RESTAURANTE
EN EL RESTAURANT
I’d like to taste catalan cuisine
Me gustaría probar la cocina catalana
M’agraderia tastar la cuina catalana
I’d like a bottle of red wine
Me gustaría una botella de vino tinto
M’agradaria una ampolla de vi negre
I’m allergic to sellfish
Soy alérgico al marisco
Sóc al.lèrgic al marisc
I’m celiac
Soy celíaco
Sóc celíac
Vegetables
Verdura
Verdura
Meat
Carne
Carn
Fish
Pescado
Peix
The bill please
La cuenta, por favor
El compte, si us plau