Redefining luxury hospitality in Spain

Our history

Mercer Hoteles started out in 2005 with Mercer House Bòria BCN opening, a 18th century mansion with 11 luxury rooms and suites set in the Barcelona central Born district. Four years later, Mercer Casa Torner i Güell was unveiled, a hotel in a Catalan Art Nouveau building with 16 rooms and suites in the centre of Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona), the leading Catalan wine-making region.

In 2012, we opened our first 5 star grand luxe hotel in Barcelona. In the heart of the city’s Gothic Quarter, the chain’s flagship is in a medieval mansion on part of Roman Barcino’s city wall. Featuring 28 rooms and suites in a listed building, Mercer Barcelona was refurbished by renowned architect Rafael Moneo, winner of the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts and the Pritzker Prize, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.

In 2016 Seville was the setting chosen for a new opening. The transformatioon of former Casa Palacio Castelar, a 19th century bourgeois palace set in the historic El Arenal district, was commissioned to Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, the firm in charge of the Rijksmuseum refurbishment (Amsterdam) among other iconic projects. Mercer Sevilla is an exclusive 5-star grand luxe hotel.

In 2018 Mercer Hoteles increases its portfolio adding a luxury hospitality flagship in Seville: With 60 rooms and suites, EME Catedral Mercer is a 5-star hotel with one of the best locations the city, facing the Cathedral and the Giralda, located in a building from the 16th century refurbished by Spanish architect Juan Pedro Donaire.

Mercer Plaza Sevilla and Mercer Residences Sevilla are launched in 2024. The first property –Plaza– is a modern five-star luxury hotel with 25 rooms and suites located in the vibrant Plaza San Francisco of the Andalusian capital. The second project –Residences– features 26 luxury suites in the former 17th-century Casa Palacio de los Marqueses de Nervión, refurbished by FOR Hotel Design and Padilla Nicás Arquitectos studios.

The hotel chain’s expansion plan is now moving forward with the forthcoming opening of new luxury properties in towns in Spain including San Sebastián, Córdoba and Alella (Barcelona).