79 Best Hotels in Barcelona, Spain

The luxury of the Eixample has worked its way down to La Rambla, as this boutique gem (formerly the shop and atelier of the well-known Art Nouveau jeweler of the same name) bears ample witness. The interior is all textured concrete, hammered metal, frosted glass, recessed lighting—modern chic, but remarkably comfortable. The meeting room on the first floor houses the Bagués-Masriera museum collection of Art Nouveau jewelry and design. Rooms have leather love seats, dark wood paneling and headboards, hardwood floors, huge flat-screen TVs, and iPod docks. The bathrooms have top-tier amenities, bud vases, and big picture-frame mirrors. The Bagués is an exclusive (and pricey) retreat in an unexpected setting.

The thoughtfully curated lobby with work by local artists sets the tone at this stylish boutique hotel. Downstairs, there’s a 24/7 honesty bar, gift boutique, and a buzzy Andalusian-Catalan restaurant, Palo Cortao; head upstairs for a plunge pool, sauna, and herb garden. The top-floor penthouse brings the bragging rights: its secluded terrace even has an outdoor soaker tub.

This luxury hotel offers one of two chances (the other is the Hotel España) to stay in a Moderniste masterpiece designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, architect of the iconic Palau de la Música Catalana. Its sumptuous public spaces are a feast for the eyes, notably at Café Vienés, with its marble and stone pillars supporting gilded vaulted ceilings.

At the edge of Gràcia, a few minutes' walk from the Eixample, this modest practical base hides an unusual feature: true to its name, it's the only hotel in Barcelona with its very own driving range and putting green (at the back of the building) in lieu of a garden. (Loaner clubs and buckets of balls are complementary for guests; coaching sessions are extra.) The rooms—all doubles—are simply furnished, with king-size or twin beds. They feature basic amenities, tile floors, and adequate but not overly generous storage space. The service is cheerful and efficient, and the accommodations are clean and impeccably maintained.

Converted in 1998 from a historic stately home dating back to 1825, this hotel beckons with its neoclassic facade and original grand marble staircase. The rooms have plank floors, decor in beige with touches of black and gray, and dark wood furnishings. For very little over the standard rate, ask for a double with a terrace, in the back of the building, overlooking the tree-shaded garden. The strategic location of this hotel is a mixed blessing: just steps from the Cathedral, the iconic Els Quatre Gats café, and Plaça Catalunya, it sits facing one of the busiest pedestrian malls in the city.

The lobby of this hip little boutique hotel in the Born, with its leather sofa and banquettes, might remind you of a Starbucks, but the rooms tell a different story: the concept for chic&basic was whimsical, edgy accommodations at affordable prices, and designer Xavier Claramunt rose to the occasion. The rooms have bare white walls; a beaded curtain separates the stall shower from the bedroom; a remote control lets you change the color of the room lights to suit your mood. There's no furniture per se, just a collection of molded plastic modular units you arrange to make tables, seats, back rests, trays—whatever you need at the moment. Standard rooms have Internet-capable TVs and small private balconies. Book through the website for two hours of free bike rental during your stay.

The lobby of this no-frills hotel fails to impress, but the guest rooms are ample, with parquet floors, dramatic splashes of color, simple generic furniture, and painted-over Catalan arch ceilings. The rooftop terrace has a small pool and a bar. Buffet breakfast is served in the small restaurant, which doubles as a vinoteca, with an excellent list of wines from the Emporda, Priorat, Montsant, Rioja, and Ribiera del Duero regions.

A few minutes' walk from the heart of the city at Plaça Catalunya, this moderately priced boutique hotel has guest rooms restfully decorated in lush coffee and chocolate tones, offset with leather and wood textures. Superior rooms are really spacious, with slate floors and king-size beds. The first-floor lounge is unexpectedly large, with comfortable sectional sofas. Fine dining is around the corner at Gaudí's Casa Calvet.

This beautifully renovated Art Nouveau gem is the second oldest (after the nearby Sant Agustí) and among the best of Barcelona's smaller hotels. Abutting the Liceu opera house and 100 yards from the middle of La Rambla, the España dates to 1857 but was renovated in 1900–04 by architect Lluís Doménech i Montaner, who also designed the Palau de la Música. The decorative and sculptural detail is remarkable: don't miss the alabaster fireplace in the bar lounge, by Eusebio Arnau, and the undersea motif murals in the "Sala les Sirenes" breakfast room by Ramon Casas, a pioneer of Modernisme and co-founder of the art salon Els Quatre Gats. Guest rooms are arranged around a breathtaking top-to-bottom skylit corrala (central gallery) with wrought-iron railings and sgraffito-carved walls. Accommodations are a bit small but are handsomely decked out in grays and dark browns, with wood floors, comfortable desks, and office chairs. Bathrooms have double vanities and Rituals toiletries.

This quirky property is what happens when design is allowed to triumph over tradition. With a perfectly good shower cabinet, what earthly use could there be for a bathtub smack in the middle of the bedroom, except as an objet? There are lots of objets in the BCN Design, not all of them sensible or comfortable, but nevertheless fun for the young at heart. The hotel is only steps from the best of Barcelona's upmarket shopping, fine dining, and Moderniste masterpieces like the Gaudí Casa Milà and Casa Batlló. Rooms are fairly large, with flowing black abstract paintings on the feature wall behind the bed, glittery red mosaic tile in the bathrooms, and good soundproofing; superior doubles have great king-size beds with firm mattresses. Ask for a deluxe room, with a private terrace—or go for the "Smart Room," and operate its huge TV "living wall" from your mobile phone, to project 3-D maps and videos of tourist attractions, mood images, games and workout programs, art collections, and photo montages.

Clubby and comfortable, this Eixample hotel, made up entirely of suites and duplexes with living rooms, is ideal for groups and families. Rooms are decorated in dark tones with sexy details like leather headboards, zebra patterns, and satin bedspreads. Coffee-color tiles and square sinks add to the masculine polish. Only the location is less than ideal; for sightseeing purposes, it's a bit out of the way, but a 20-minute march down Diagonal puts you right on Passeig de Gràcia.

Designed in the style of a New York City loft and seated on a tree-shaded street in the heart of the Eixample, this hotel blends exposed brick, steel, and glass with Greek and Italian marble and Indonesian tamarind wood to achieve downtown cool. Museum-quality pieces of Buddhist and Hindu art from the owner's private collection, mostly dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries, add a sense of Zen tranquility. Rooms have a certain masculine aesthetic, with leather sofas and headboards, exposed brick walls, chrome fixtures, hardwood plank floors, and dark bedding. Interior-facing rooms have private balconies. The luxurious duplexes have private terraces and semiprivate pools. The first-rate Mediterranean restaurant and the rooftop solarium, with views over the center of Barcelona, add the final pampering touches.

A 19th-century palatial home (built for the owner of the Bank of Barcelona), the Granvía opened as a hotel in 1935, and reopened in 2013 after a lengthy renovation, with its original features still intact: an art deco cupola in the entrance, coffered ceilings, pillared arches, and a marble grand staircase. The hotel combines these Moderniste public spaces with ample guest rooms of a more subdued Regency-style decor: soothing tones of white and beige-brown trestle bed tables and hardwood floors. The best rooms in the house overlook the spacious garden patio in back; rooms facing the heavily trafficked Gran Vía are bigger but can be noisy for light sleepers.

A chic postmodern addition to Barcelona's lodging options is hidden behind this traditional facade, a 15-minute walk from the top of La Rambla; public spaces have a nightclub feel, with leather chairs, pillar candles, and backlit neon-green Plexiglas panels at reception and the bar. Rooms are more subdued, decorated in deep browns, grays, and off-white, with a touch of Modernist-inspired artwork; some have private balconies. Some Superior rooms, facing the interior courtyard, can connect with next-door standard doubles to accommodate families. Spa treatments are available at the Despacio Spa Centre. The rooftop terrace has a bar (open only in summer) and a small plunge pool.

This handsome Moderniste property has gone through several incarnations, the most recent resulting in a rather serene setting (quite welcome in this busy neighborhood) and reasonably priced rooms, some with a terrace or balcony. Inside, the labyrinthine corridors keep traffic noises on the guest floors to a minimum. The downstairs breakfast room is furnished salon-style with comfy armchairs and sofas, and offers an excellent buffet; the fine little roof terrace has parasols and divans, a smallish pool (unheated), and a superb view of Montjuic; the bar is open to the public. Ask for one of the three superior doubles, with a private terrace.

Just steps from the cathedral, in the heart of the city's old Jewish Quarter, this elegant, upscale, boutique hotel, part of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux hotel group, marries ancient and avant-garde designs. The two buildings that comprise the Neri are restorations, with elements preserved from 12th-century and 18th-century palaces; the interior spaces are a remarkable mix of historic and minimalist-contemporary. Standard rooms have decor in soft tones and gray and beige, with splashes of color in the artwork on feature walls behind the beds; bathrooms have quartzite stone walls, robes and slippers. Breakfast is served in an intimate little room (six tables), on the terrace in Plaça Sant Felip Neri behind the hotel, or on the small rooftop terrace—a lush oasis, bedecked with bougainvillea and hibiscus. Six apartments in a nearby building have well-equipped kitchens, king-size beds with good lighting, and lots of storage.

If you've ever dreamed about running away with the circus, this quirky little boutique hotel, where the walls are covered with gaily colored circus posters, is just for you. Rooms have dark hardwood floors, generic furniture, big flat-screen TVs, and tall double French doors for lots of light; some have queen-size beds. There's a pleasant terrace/lounge one flight up from the reception.

Ask for a room facing the interior garden, with an alcove.

The Praktik Garden is just a few minutes' walk from the shopping and Modernist masterpieces of the Passeig de Gràcia.

Hotel Pulitzer boasts a chic lobby lounge and a stylish plant-filled restaurant, plus a buzzy rooftop terrace that draws a hip local crowd. The turquoise-tiled bathrooms are an Instagram hit.

Built squarely over the metro's central hub and within walking distance of everything in town, this breezy clubhouse-hotel could not be better situated. The lobby is intimate and relaxing, with white leather sofa suites and huge vases of fresh-cut flowers; the library at the back leads to a pleasant little tree-shaded patio where breakfast is served (weather permitting). Rooms feel both sunny and substantial, with touches of leather, hardwood floors, and interesting artwork. Bathrooms have big picture-frame mirrors, robes, and slippers. The rooftop terrace has live music or a DJ weekend nights from 6 pm to midnight.

Within an easy stroll of many of Barcelona's best restaurants and top sights, this is an affordable urban adults-only hotel in an unbeatable location. On the edge of the Sant Pere district, steps from Arc de Triomf, this is one of the best places to stay if you want to make sure you never have to venture far from home. Plus, the restaurant Fismuler—one of the best in the city—is on the ground floor of the hotel. The roof is covered in plants and there's a vertical garden in the lobby. The rooms are colorful, and guests can choose between those overlooking the interior courtyard, or those with a view to street life out front.

What it lacks in bells and whistles, this family-friendly little hotel makes up for in its unparalleled location—on a side street just steps from Plaça Catalunya—and its relaxed contemporary feel. The cozy library/lounge has comfortable sofa suites, subdued lighting, and antique maps of the world on the walls. The El Patio breakfast room is an open, airy space with an exposed brick feature wall and an excellent buffet. Extensively renovated for the hotel's 100th anniversary, the ample standard rooms have double sets of tall, narrow French windows (a legacy, protected, from the original 1917 historic property), hardwood floors, and minimalist decor. The Regina is a sister-property of the Hotel Pulitzer next door.

Slap-bang next to Poblenou’s stars—Torre Glòries, the design museum and Rambla del Poblenou—this buzzy address goes heavy on the Instagram fodder: from imaginative bedrooms featuring wall tapestries and colorful headboards, to a rooftop terrace with a checkerboard pool and sunset views over La Sagrada Família.

Next to the Apolo Theatre on Avinguda del Paral·lel, a colorful, plant-filled lobby and numerous coworking spaces are the standouts in this newly renovated four-star that targets travelers who can’t entirely ditch the 9-5 while away. The location is great for maximizing exploration time, whether on foot or by metro, with self-serve food available 24/7 to fuel adventures.

At the foot of Montjuïc, just five minutes’ walk from the Magic Fountain, this hotel is also near the Fira de Barcelona convention center, which makes it a popular choice for trade show visitors. And, perhaps more surprisingly, for foodies---Quirat, its contemporary Catalan restaurant, scooped a Michelin star in 2024. 

The upscale Le Méridien is popular with businesspeople and tourists alike for its central location and stylish, contemporary rooms and suites. Some suites overlook the La Rambla while others feature sprawling terraces. 

At a bit of a remove from the major tourist attractions, east along Diagonal from Plaça de les Glòries, the Meliá hotel group's Barcelona Sky gets much of its business from professional and trade conference organizers, but wins high marks as well from recreational visitors for its luxurious appointments and lively design. Extensively refurbished in 2016–17, the guest rooms feature modern-minimalist furnishings in chocolate brown, beige, and white; plush high-thread-count bedding; and sensuous goose feather pillows. Rooms on the upscale "Level" floors have bathrooms with cascade shower heads, double vanities, and Loewe toiletries. Level guests have their own check-in and concierge service (25F), and a private terrace (24F) for breakfast, with stunning views and complementary drinks and snacks available 24 hours. The hotel has an excellent spa, with a sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi, but there's an additional fee to use those facilities if you are not booked in a Level room. 

This glassy 29-story skyscraper hotel rises high above Avenida Diagonal in the less-touristy Poblenou district. It's actually two hotels in one, with four-star accommodations on the lower floors, while the five-star "The Level" (floors 14–29) offers a private check-in area and lounge with free drinks and snacks. All rooms are designed in a contemporary style, with a neutral palette, and those on the upper floors have fantastic views—of the sea to one side, or the skyline and mountains to the other.

On a narrow side street near Plaça Sant Jaume, this romantic boutique hotel, a medieval town house, is among the most spectacular examples of Barcelona's signature genius for the redesign and rebirth of historical properties. Hotel Mercer incorporates the last surviving watchtower of the ancient walled city; Pritzker prize–winning architect Rafael Moneo lovingly preserved the classical and Gothic elements of the building, and gave it a luxurious sense of light and space. The lobby features stone arches, exposed beams, a glassed-in patio (perfect for breakfast) with orange trees; the intimate bar in back leads to the romantic little Mercer Restaurant, in the hands of chef Xavier Lahuerta. Rooms are spacious; decor is spare. Some rooms have four-poster beds; all have spacious shower stalls, and some have big oval tubs as well. Full amenities include robes and slippers and Molton Brown toiletries. Ask for a room overlooking the central courtyard or the vertical garden wall—or the one built into the watchtower.

This stylish budget hotel fits the bill for funky-designed, no-frills accommodation in a great location. Rooms are modern and very compact (at 172 square feet), but the beds are comfy and the showers are strong. The best rooms overlook the splendid Ciutadella Park. It's an easy stroll to the Arc de Triomf and all the lively restaurants and bars of El Born.

British designer Kelly Hoppen took this 19th-century townhouse on Rambla de Catalunya and transformed it into a chic, intimate urban retreat, with room decor in velvety brown, beige, and black, with big mirrors, dramatic bed lighting, and arresting photography. Bathrooms have both cascade and standard showerheads, towel warmers, and full amenities (robes and slippers, on request, are complimentary for standard doubles). Superior doubles, with king-size beds, look out on Rambla de Catalunya; Privilege doubles (worth the splurge) have private terraces. The cozy little bar on the ground floor, with sink-in sofas and armchairs, is a perfect place to unwind at the end of the day, as is the rooftop terrace, open year-round exclusively for guests. The Murmuri also offers excellent accommodations in its spacious one- and two-bed apartments, situated in nearby Passeig de la Concepción or Passatge Mercader, complete with fully equipped kitchens, en-suite master bedrooms, and private terraces, perfect for families.