14 hours in Barcelona -- need hotel near the airport and something to do
On an upcoming EU tour for work, I'm about to find myself with ~14 spare hours in Barcelona on the way home to the US. I land in BCN around 8pm on a Friday night, and fly out again 10am Saturday morning.
If this were, say, Atlanta, I would just find the hotel nearest to the airport and crash out immediately. However, since I've never been to Spain before, I feel the need to at least SEE if there is a reasonably simple way to see something on the ground.
Any suggestions for a way to see more than the airport and a somewhat reasonably priced hotel to stay at?
Thanks!