The Medium Abalon is a modern hotel with a white facade and is situated in front of one the beautiful Hospital de Sant Pau, two kilometers from Barcelona city center. The modernist buildings, pavement cafes, shops and restaurants of Passeig de Gracia are one kilometer away. Other attractions include Gaudis Sagrada Familia Cathedral, 300 meters away, and Parc Guell, 850 meters from the hotel. Barcelona Airport (BCN) is 30 minutes by car, 16 kilometres (10 miles) from the hotel. The breakfast and coffee room provides a relaxing setting with a simple modern white decor and tiled floor. Guests with laptops can check email throughout the hotel thanks to Internet. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can help with sightseeing information and restaurant bookings. This five-story hotel features 40 guestrooms, all of which have simple modern decor with black furnishings. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, direct-dial phones, in-room safes, and desks.