The contemporary AC Hotel Diplomatic is located within two blocks of Passeig de Gracia's shops and six blocks from the Gothic Quarter. The nearest metro station is Passeig de Gracia, and Barcelona Airport is 10 kilometres from the hotel. Completely overhauled in 1999, the AC Diplomatic hotel has large front windows with potted trees framing its entrance. Inside is a large, open-plan lobby with marble floors, brown sofas and mirrored pillars, leading into the bar and library.