Hotels recommended in Barcelona

Hotels recommended in Barcelona

Barcelona moves, with new exceptional hotel openings almost every month. A great competition has improved the quality and services, obliging older hotels to make drastic changes and renovations.

Design hotels, bars and restaurants, fitness centers, lovely terraces, impeccable personnel, makes Barcelona hotels a unique city with a high European standing.

We would like to recommend you our favorites. The ones we really believe will make your Barcelona visit a total success. From luxury to 2 star hotels, we recommend for all budgets.

 

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Recommended 5 stars

We have more than 25, 5 star hotels in Barcelona. All 5 stars have high quality standards, services and surroundings. Nevertheless we have selected these one’s because we want to send our visitors to unique and beautiful Palaces, perfectly located with that little more that makes all the difference. We are sure that you are going to enjoy your stay if choosing among this list of recommended 5 stars hotels.

  • Mercer Hotel BarcelonaKKKK Mercer Hotel Barcelona
    Calm and voluptuousness!
    From
    296€

    Some fragments of the old Roman wall of Barcelona, ​​the freshness of a green indoor garden, some beautiful objects and works of art, decoration ultra-design. Mercer is the five-star that will not leave you indifferent. Everything is bright and cozy, free from the perpetual excitement of the city and yet in the heart of the Gothic Quarter. You are only 10 minutes from Las Ramblas. An unforgettable rooftop pool terrace!

  • Hotel DO Plaça ReialKKKK Hotel DO Plaça Reial
    Ultra chic, ultra warm and contemporary
    From
    230€

    In the heart of Barcelona Hotel DO Plaça Reial has been renovated lately by famous architect Oriol Bohigas and by interiors designer Lázaro Rosa Violán. Ultra chic, ultra warm and contemporary this place will also please epicureans with gastronomic Mediterranean cuisine restaurants. Just DO it!

  • El Palauet Living BarcelonaKKKK El Palauet Living Barcelona
    Only 6 suites and personal assistant
    From
    743€

    In a modernist building located in Paseo de Gracias, El Palauet living Barcelona offers only 6 suites of up to 4 persons. A modernist atmosphere with great taste an a contemporary design signed by great names such as Charles Earnes, Platner, Jacobsen, Mies Van der Rohe… Unique services: sauna, solarium, chill our area and a private spa on the roof. The special of the house: a personal assistant for a wide range of a la carte services that will organize your stay and visit of our city.
    We are not far from paradise!

  • Hotel Palace GLKKKK Hotel Palace GL
    Grand Luxe hotel
    From
    325€

    Rococo, baroque the Hotel Palace is a “figura” among the luxury hotels in Barcelona. Fine tapestries and thick fitted carpets, atmosphere is refined coming very close to the perfection and the calmness. Staff is just superb and food exceptional. You are next to most beautiful shops. The history of Barcelona and The Hotel Palace go hand in hand. Salvador Dali required a room for the statue of its horse "You are not obliged to do so" The Hotel Palace is close to the lively Ramblas. Visit "Caelis" the 1 Michelin star restaurant to discover the last carta of the young and talented Chef Romain Fornell!

  • Hotel Casa FusterKKKK Hotel Casa Fuster
    Splendid modernistic building
    From
    158€

    The Hotel Casa Fuster is the only hotel of Barcelona to occupy the walls of an historic building. This splendid modernistic building was indeed built by the architect Lluis Domènech I Montaner at the beginning of the 1900. Renovated in 2004 this Palace offers rooms decorated of gold and mahogany tree, hangings and details all in smoothness. One adores his spa and his swimming pool on the terrace, his restaurant gourmet and his very jazzy bar: the Café Vienés …Casa Fuster was named “2008 Best Urban Hotel” in Spain by Gran Hotel magazine!

  • Ohla HotelKKKK Ohla Hotel
    Surprising five star
    From
    225€

    Ohla Hotel in a surprising five star hotel located in the very centre of Barcelona on the site of the former Palace of the first Count of Barcelona. Today an avant-garde interior design hotel that contrasts a lot with its neoclassic façade. We love its terrace with swimming pool that offers one of the most beautiful aerial view of the city...

Recommended 4 stars

All centrally located, with astonishing design and arty ambiance:  we have limited this selection of 4 star hotels in Barcelona to the ones we really believe can be recommended for its outstanding price / quality ratio with central location, easiness for visiting the city and high quality services!

  • Hotel NeriKKK Hotel Neri
    Exquisite taste
    From
    295€

    Two steps from the Cathedral at the Gothic Quarter, in a little XVIII palace rebuild with an exquisite taste, the Hotel Neri is a little pearl with only 22 rooms in the city centre. Some artist have participated to the decoration with big paintings over the beds, giving a unique tonality to each room. Bath rooms at the terraces, library and a Mediterranean cuisine restaurant worth a good meal, all with an extreme refinement. A nice detail: you can rent Segways and bicycles. No doubt!

  • Hotel Casa CamperKKK Hotel Casa Camper
    Eco hotel recycled materials
    From
    249€

    In the fashion district of the Raval, 25 rather original rooms since they are separate into two along a corridor: a part on a street side with a small living room/office and the room itself on the interior side of the building, for a better sleep. Decoration is respectful of the environment - faithful to the philosophy of his owner, the manufacturer of shoes- all there is recycled. A decoration carried out by Ferran Amat owner of the most beautiful design shop of Barcelona: Vinçon. 
    There is no traditional restaurant or bar but a snack bar, open 24/24 in self-service: very practical…

  • Villa EmiliaKKK Villa Emilia
    Beautiful terrace. Perfect for business!
    From
    112€

    A very stylish hotel, just a 10-minute walk from Plaza Espanya. You will enjoy a beautiful terrace with its trendy bar. Restaurant and "Zinc" bar are perfect for business meetings. Rooms upmost comfortable and soundproof.. A very helpful staff and warm deco make this Villa Emilia hotel one of the best surprise around!

  • Catalonia CatedralKKK Catalonia Catedral
    New and centrally located
    From
    145€

    Warm welcome by professional staff is your first impression arriving at this 4 star hotel. A just renovated modernist building, Catalonia Catedral Hotel is located in the heart of the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona (Barri Gotic). The hotel is by the Cathedral, Plaça Sant Jaume and the unavoidable shopping street of Portal de l’Àngel. After a day of shopping or cultural visits you will need nothing else that your new room with big shower. You can also enjoy a drink in the lobby bar or the international cuisine in the hotel restaurant even though we recommend other restaurants in Barcelona.

  • K+K Hotel PicassoKKK K+K Hotel Picasso
    Design, centrally located and practical
    From
    175€

    At the limits of the El Born area, the practical hotel K&K Picasso characterizes by its perfect location to visit de historical Barcelona areas. With a modern design, this hotel is efficient and pleasant . We like the quality of the rooms, the silence of its environment, the pool on the terrace offering greats views of the city and the attentive and helpful staff. Really practical.

  • Hotel Murmuri BarcelonaKKK Hotel Murmuri Barcelona
    Truly smart and refined
    From
    209€

    Opened in March 2008 the Murmuri hotel quickly became one of the reference marks of Barcelona. This first “boutique hotel” of the city, decorated by Kelly Hoppen is truly smart and refined. All is made to please visitors: the uniforms of the staff drawn by Josep Abril, the chart of the Thai restaurant by chef Ian Kittichai or the cocktail bar Marfil. Superb rooms with the beautiful white marble bathrooms. You are on the Rambla de Catalunya, the smartest district of the city!!

  • CramKKK Cram
    Very comfortable
    From
    91€

    A four star hotel well situated in the Eixample. We appreciate on this design hotel the Spa and the little pool at the terrace, the charming cocktail bar and his excellent restaurant Le Gaig, one of the best tables in the city, renown by his traditional cuisine ( one Michelin star). The rooms are relatively small but very functional, perfectly equipped and definitively very comfortable. If you can, ask for the Privilege Suite, larger, offers a magnificent view of the city. Well ranked by our clients, we can only recommend it.

  • Catalonia PortKKK Catalonia Port
    Clean and modern decoration
    From
    126€

    At the port, in the Gothic quarter not far from Las Ramblas, this new and little 41 room hotel is very pleasant. Clean and modern decoration, large and silent rooms with large beds, a roof pool and solarium. We appreciate the friendly and efficient personnel, and we love its strategic location to visit the city without too long walks...

  • Hotel PulitzerKKK Hotel Pulitzer
    We love it!
    From
    120€

    Hard to be more centric, two steps from the Ramblas and the Plaça de Catalunya. 91 rooms decorated by Lazaro Rosa, all black and white, marble and leather with sophisticated lightning. Not very large but well distributed. We appreciate this hotel for the atmosphere: à la mode bar, meeting site for locals on Wednesday and Saturday nights, and during summer time the “Bar du Ciel” (Heaven’s bar) animated by local DJ’s to profit of a magnificent view of Barcelona. We love it!

Recommended 3 stars

3 star hotels in Barcelona can be really surprising. Well located, nicely decorated and very helpful staff. This selection is a good way to help you prepare your journey.

  • Musik Boutique HotelKK Musik Boutique Hotel
    Awesome, central, modern!
    From
    110€

    In the centre, not far from the Market Santa Caterina that we adore, Musik Boutique hotel is another example of these new 3 stars of great quality. The rooms decorated with modernity are very comfortable. The stress is laid on the quality of the services and the councils like to give you the good addresses or the things to do in Barcelona the very same day. Good breakfast. Perfectly located in the old city, this hotel is very a wise choice.

  • Room Mate PauKK Room Mate Pau
    Impressive design for this 3 *
    From
    139€

    The chain of hotels Room Mate has an excellent reputation. Room Mate Pau is the perfect example of that. One three stars marvelously located well in city centre - close to Plaza Catalunya - which will enable you to discover Barcelona by walking. We love the ultramodern wooden decoration with white and gray surfaces and some beautiful objects where one feels immediately at ease. 

  • Abba Rambla HotelKK Abba Rambla Hotel
    2 minute walk to the Ramblas..
    From
    86€

    A brand new hotel on the Rambla del Raval, that means a 2 minute walk to the Ramblas…A nice effort has been made to decorate the hotel and the rooms. We are in a “Barcelonese” design, no big names but clean and pleasant. The rooms are relatively large. Why not ?

  • Hotel ActualKK Hotel Actual
    We recommend the location and prices
    From
    89€

    The Hotel Actual in the heart of Barcelona, just on Paseo de Gracia and a minute walk to La Pedrera of Gaudí, was built on an old building with the interior totally remade. This modern 3 stars hotel that has an excellent price / quality relation, surrounds us with elegant décor and a notable personnel. All services of a modern hotel, including free wifi. We recommend not to miss the breakfast.

  • Room Mate EmmaKK Room Mate Emma
    Futuristic decor at great value
    From
    119€

    Room Mate Emma designed by Tomas Alia’s, with a futuristic decor, and accomplished with a modern facade of the architects of Nadal Moneooffice. Within just 2 minutes walk from the Diagonal metro station in Barcelona, the Rambla de Catalunya and 3 minutes from Paseo de Gracia. Between a high-end hostel and a designer boutique hotel, Room Mate Emma has reasonable rates on a design decor. Located in the heart of Barcelona, you will stay just a few minutes away from the most interesting buildings and monuments of Barcelona: like the Sagrada Familia, the Barcelona Cathedral, Park Guell or Dali’s Casa Batlló. 

  • Andante HotelKK Andante Hotel
    Rooftop pool and great services!
    From
    96€

    134 rooms right in city centre area. The Andante is modern, very comfortable and practical. A new generation of hotel, hard to criticized due to its overall quality. One retains especially in this hotel a superb swimming pool terrace with a stunning view over the city. A great 3 stars and definitively a good quality/situation/price choice.

Recommended 2 stars

Here you have a selection of 2 star hotels that have made the greatest effort to gain quality and ameliorate services in Barcelona. You are really going to be surprised by the overall level of design, location and kindness of the staff. Perfect choice to enjoy a stay at really good prices.

  • Hotel ConstanzaK Hotel Constanza
    A little 2 star that’s well worth 3 stars...
    From
    100€

    A little 2 star that’s well worth 3 stars. 10 minutes walk to Plaça Catalunya, offers a minimalist decoration but with good taste. 14 comfortable rooms with batrooms. The personnel will treat you as real guests and at a very reasonable price.

  • Violeta BoutiqueK Violeta Boutique
    An irresistible guesthouse
    From
    75€

    Ideally located in the centre of Barcelona, the Violetta Boutique is part of the new generation of guesthouses. We are far from the old and typical guesthouses. The accent is placed on a clear and bright décor, warm and spacious with quality services. A nice terrace, a coffee corner… Transfers, city visit counsel and any type of help will be gratefully accomplished at desk reception. Irresistible!
    With only 8 rooms, we recommend to book in advance.

  • Raval RoomsK Raval Rooms
    Urban ambiance, young and modern.
    From
    59€

    Raval Rooms was design by BOPBAA, a reputable architect office (they have done the extension of the Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid). Urban ambiance, young and modern. Its basic but efficient. Every room has its bathroom and a suite that has even a terrace (adorable). All white and green, fresh and dynamic, and really not expensive….A good choice for a low budget !

5 comments

  1. need more 2 stars - thanks (14 May 2013 - 06:45)

    Always the same, it's difficult to find a good hotel. Real cool selection but you should put more 2 stars.

  2. un bon souvenir de l'Hostel Gat Xino - ba (8 Oct 2012 - 12:30)

    nous avons adoré l'Hostel Gat Xino. Un vrai bon plan pas cher, bien situé et fréquenté par des jeunes. Très bonne ambiance générée par une déco fraîche et un bon service. On recommande nous aussi!

  3. le Neri! - touriste (7 Mar 2012 - 10:15)

    Moi je vais au Neri quand par bonheur je me retrouve à Barcelone. C'est mon coup de coeur. Juste parfait.

  4. belle sélection d'hôtels - hotel (5 Mar 2012 - 09:15)

    je connais en effet deux ou trois de ces hôtels. Bravo. Mon coup de coeur va pour le Neri. splendide

  5. pour moi c'est Omm et le W - mon hôtel (14 Feb 2012 - 13:45)

    j'adore le Omm avec son magnifique buffet au petit déjeuner et le W pour la nouveauté et la situation dans la ville..