Ms. Dahlia, Detroit/Cleveland
Age and Occupation: 24, PhD Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, IT System Administrator
Engagement Date: December 31, 2006
Wedding Date: May 2008
Blogging Since: September 19, 2007
Venue: United Methodist Cathedral & historic downtown hotel in Cleveland
About Me: I enjoy cooking, dancing and swimming. I am a geek and apply game theory to my everyday life. Winter is my favorite time of year, especially when spent curled up with good coffee and a book by Madeleine L'Engle.
Oh The Places We’ll Go, Part 3
September 30th, 2007 @ 1:55 pm by Ms. Dahlia
Part 1 - What we were looking for.
Part 2 - So Mr. Dahlia vetoed Mexico.
“But what about Spain?” we thought to ourselves. So many people have said that Barcelona is amazing. And you can rent out really nice apartments for way cheaper than you would get in a comparable hotel. Check it out here.
Just a sample of what is available:
Studio apartment in Las Ramblas for 120 euros, or roughly $160.
Nice kitchen
very chic bath
and your own private terrace!
And if we wanted beach time, there is always the Canary Islands.
The above pictures are from the Hotel Palm Beach, which has the modern, design styled rooms shown below. This place has decent tripadvisor ratings.
Or if you want something more traditional, consider the Hotel San Roque, also with good tripadvisor reviews.
The regular room.
Or splurge on the tower room.
Complete with its own terrace
that has views of the ocean.
But after some discussion, we decided that Spain was not the place for us- partly because we wanted more hotel like amenities, and partly because Mr. Dahlia had fallen in love with someplace else.
5 Responses to “Oh The Places We’ll Go, Part 3”
Ohhh I’m sorry to hear Spain didn’t make the cut! Have you checked http://www.secretplaces.com?
I found the Canaries a little bit boring - not much to see. Majorca is lovely if you were thinking of Spain…
Hi there- We went to Barcelona for our HM and LOVED it! We stayed at the Hotel 1989 on Las Ramblas and it was amazing…had everything we needed and wanted - indooor pool and spa, great lobby, chic furnishings, and a rooftop pool and bar to die for. It was the perfect city for us…but good luck!
we went to barcelona and then the south of spain (marbella, granada, seville) for our honeymoon. we loved it but i think in retrospect i woulda liked something a little more chill because i’m a sightseeing fanatic and wasn’t able to rest with so much to do! 
i went to barcelona last november and stayed in that same exact apt in las ramblas! the apt was not as nice as the pictures and i wouldn’t recommend it for your honeymoon, but it was a great apt for a regular vacation. the location can’t be beat and for a very good price! i was sold based on the terrace too! however there are no lights up there so you’d have to bring candles.
