Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona

In a busy city like Barcelona, it's nice to come home to a hotel with an overabundance of ways to kick back and take the edge off. From its chill out Mimosa Garden with its Lebanese cuisine, to the 9th floor wading pool (only two feet deep), to the trendy Banker's Bar where you can actually see the old metal security boxes displayed above the bar and embedded into the walls (it's a converted bank building), the Mandarin is all about R & R and is great for families looking for a hotel with plenty to do at all hours of the day. Check out their High Tea which takes place daily between 5-7pm.