Newly opened in 2004, the Silken Diagonal is a modern hotel with a striking, black and white façade located opposite the Agbar Tower in Barcelona, 100 metres from Plaza de las Glorias, four kilometres from Plaza Catalunya. The 240 guestrooms have a contemporary style with crisp white linens contrasted against oak furniture. Features include LCD televisions, satellite channels and pay movies, wireless Internet, minibars and safes.
Guests can dine in the restaurant, enjoy drinks in the bar, light snacks in the coffee shop or order up room service; the more health conscious can work out in the fitness room or go for an invigorating swim in the outdoor pool. Business travellers can make use of the business centre, computer rental service, wireless Internet and conference facilities. For those arriving by car, there is a parking garage (fee). Visitors are 1.5 kilometres from the Barcelona Forum as well as Gaudi's unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, while the bars and restaurants of the Olympic Port are 2.5 kilometres away and the Ramblas is 3 kilometres away. Football fans are six kilometres from Camp Nou stadium, home to FC Barcelona. The nearest metro station is at Plaza de las Glorias. Barcelona airport is located 18 kilometres (11 miles) from the hotel, a drive of approximately 25 minutes. The airport train station is a short walk from the terminals, via a covered walkway. There are train services from the airport every 30 minutes stopping at Clot-Aragó station, 800 metres from the hotel. There is also an Aerobus service to Plaza Catalunya (4 kilometres from the hotel) every 12 minutes. Taxis are available in front of the airport terminals.