Barcelona hotels

Hotel Chic & Basic: Zoo ★★ [€–€€] - The name says it all, really. This amazingly inexpensive (from €48—or €59 with a park view) hotel overlooking Ciutadella Park in trendy El Born district is both chic—with designer lines and lots of light from tall windows—and basic—with only the amenties you truly need (A/C, TV, free WiFi)... » more

Hotel La Ciudadela ★ [€–€€] - This hotel is a phenomenal value in a great location—17 simple, homey rooms above a family-run restaurant overlooking Ciutadella Park. It has the amenities that truly count—A/C, digital TV, free WiFi—and rates your wallet will love: double rooms start at €45, or €50 for a park view... » more

Hotel Paral-lel [€–€€] - The rooms at this mid-sized hotel in the up-and-coming Poble Sec neighborhood at the foot of Montuïc Hill are functional but elegant, with lots of simple white, black and wood tones and narrow lines defining the modular units. The real reason to recommend it: Those rooms start at just €48 (if you opt out of the €11 breakfast). Rooms on the main street (Paral-lel) do get some traffic noise, so avoid those if you're a light sleeper... » more

Hotel Catalonia Portal de l'Angel ★★ [€€–€€€] - Rooms in this stately 1886 neoclassical mansion are done in a very modern, designer style—all horizontal lines done in velvety or leather shades of charcoal and wood tones. Some rooms face the courtyard with its pool (and have larger balconies); others the street. Just avoid adding breakfast onto your room rate; it'll save you €19 per person... » more

Hotel Granvía ★★ [€€–€€€] - Frankly, it's hard to find €75 rooms with such a prime location (at the southern end of the chic shopping district of Eixample, just a few blocks from the start of La Rambla) and refined, contemporary decor beyond the 19th century grandeur of the public areas. Rooms overlooking the Gran Via itself has small balustraded balconies, but the street noise might annoy light sleepers... » more

Hotel Astoria ★ [€€–€€€€] - Behind an Art-Deco facade and common areas with high ceilings lies a midrange hotel offering good service and very well-kept rooms. "Superior" rooms are what other hotels would call a juinior suite: a tad larger, with a seperate sitting area. "Deluxe" rooms add on a small private terrace overlooking Carrer de Paris. All rooms come with flatscreen LCD TVs and free WiFi. The bar terrace has a small outdoor pool... » more

Hotel Rialto ★ [€€–€€€] - The three-star Hotel Rialto’s modernized rooms have a touch of class, and at these prices (doubles from €65), the location bang in the heart of the old city's Barri Gotíc is hard to beat: around the corner from the cathedral and halfway between La Rambla and the Picasso Museum... » more

Hotel Cortes ★ [€€] - The two-star Cortes has small, comfortable, functional bedrooms, about half of which face a quiet courtyard. The location, a mere block from Plaça de Catalunya, just off La Rambla, is fantastic, especially with these amenities (A/C, free WiFi) at these cheap rates (doubles start around €72). With its triple and quads, it's a good choice for familes as well... » more

Hotel Regencia Colón ★ [€€] - Just a few steps from the cathedral on the edge of the Barri Gòtic, the three-star Regencia Colón is one of Barcelona’s great central values. Rooms are plenty large and comfy, if a bit dowdy and bland—the great price and great location are the reasons you are booking this hotel, not the decor... » more

Hotel Montecarlo ★★ [€€€–€€€€] - This is my choice for a (relatively) frugual four-star hotel in the heart of the action. Although the rooms are functionally modern, the public areas still have the chandeliers, fireplaces, and carved doors that hearken back to the private mansion it was 130 years ago. "Superior" rooms are slightly longer, with a small table and chairs. "Deluxe" rooms are larger still and overlook La Rambla... » more

Hotel Condes de Barcelona ★★ [€€€–€€€€]- This late-19th-century villa is one of Barcelona’s finest old-world hotels, set on Barcelona’s architectural wonderland of Modernisme buildings on the Passeig de Gràcia. Thee hotel is a mix of high-tech and traditional opulence. "Classic" rooms are in the original villa, a few with baclonies, while the flashier, slighty more expensive "Design" rooms (which look the name) are in the new Edificio Center wing. Fot the best Passeo de Gracia views, book a "Condal" room... » more

Hotel Colón ★★ [€€€–€€€€] - Some rooms at this stylish, Neoclassical hotel in Barcelona's Barri Gotic have a view of the cathedral facade directly across the square. Luckily, you can get that both with a "standard" room or with a larger, pricier "Superior" room—though not all rooms have the view, so be sure to specify. Some "Superior" rooms even come with a private terrace.... » more

Hotel Catalonia Portal de l'Angel ★★ [€€–€€€] - Rooms in this stately 1886 neoclassical mansion are done in a very modern, designer style—all horizontal lines done in velvety or leather shades of charcoal and wood tones. Some rooms face the courtyard with its pool (and have larger balconies); others the street. Just avoid adding breakfast onto your room rate; it'll save you €19 per person... » more

Hotel Catalonia Plaza Catalunya ★★ [€€€–€€€€] - This four-star hotel just off the central Plaça Catalunya at the edge of Barcelona's Old City may have been built in 1899, but most of the room decor (especially in the newer tower annex) is modern. Public areas, though, retain the Modernisme touch of architect Emilio Sala i Cortes. There is a small pool on an outdoor terrace of the bar, and free WiFi... » more

Hotel Granvía ★★ [€€–€€€] - Frankly, it's hard to find €75 rooms with such a prime location (at the southern end of the chic shopping district of Eixample, just a few blocks from the start of La Rambla) and refined, contemporary decor beyond the 19th century grandeur of the public areas. Rooms overlooking the Gran Via itself has small balustraded balconies, but the street noise might annoy light sleepers... » more

Hotel Astoria ★ [€€–€€€€] - Behind an Art-Deco facade and common areas with high ceilings lies a midrange hotel offering good service and very well-kept rooms. "Superior" rooms are what other hotels would call a juinior suite: a tad larger, with a seperate sitting area. "Deluxe" rooms add on a small private terrace overlooking Carrer de Paris. All rooms come with flatscreen LCD TVs and free WiFi. The bar terrace has a small outdoor pool... » more

Hotel Husa Mesón Castilla [€€€] - Mesón Castilla has a perfect location near Las Ramblas and is on the border between the New and Old Cities. It is a clean, budget, two-star hotel—delightfully frumpy and packed with all the essential amenities (including free WiFi) and a huge breakfast buffet. Rooms are reliably comfortable, with interesting, ornate painted headboards. Request one of the rooms with a large terrace... » more

Hotel Colón ★★ [€€€–€€€€] - Some rooms at this stylish, Neoclassical hotel in Barcelona's Barri Gotic have a view of the cathedral facade directly across the square. Luckily, you can get that both with a "standard" room or with a larger, pricier "Superior" room—though not all rooms have the view, so be sure to specify. Some "Superior" rooms even come with a private terrace.... » more

Hotel Casa Fuster G.L Monumento ★★ [€€€€–€€€€€] - Here's your chance to stay in a genuine jewel of Moderisme Art Nouveau architecture, a luxury hotel installed in a 1908 building designed by Lluís Domenech i Montaner, making this a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Swanning at the head of the chichi Passeig de Gracia, it's also a five-star hotel, with plus furnishings, a jazz club, and a roof terrace with a small pool. Room categories relate mainly to size, but also view—for a room overlooking the Passeig de Gracia, you have to book a "Deluxe" category room or above... » more

Hotel Le Meridien Barcelona ★★ [€€€€–€€€€€] - This Modernisme structure is one of Barcelona’s top hotels, a thoroughly contemporary four-star affair spilling over with amenities, such as heated bathroom floors and an in-house spa. (WiFi is free in public areas, but comes at a frankly steep fee in the rooms.) The location is superb, but even the double glazing can’t keep out all the noise of La Rambla below. You don’t often get such posh comfort so (relatively) cheap.... » more

Hotel Montecarlo ★★ [€€€–€€€€] - This is my choice for a (relatively) frugual four-star hotel in the heart of the action. Although the rooms are functionally modern, the public areas still have the chandeliers, fireplaces, and carved doors that hearken back to the private mansion it was 130 years ago. "Superior" rooms are slightly longer, with a small table and chairs. "Deluxe" rooms are larger still and overlook La Rambla... » more

Hotel Condes de Barcelona ★★ [€€€–€€€€]- This late-19th-century villa is one of Barcelona’s finest old-world hotels, set on Barcelona’s architectural wonderland of Modernisme buildings on the Passeig de Gràcia. Thee hotel is a mix of high-tech and traditional opulence. "Classic" rooms are in the original villa, a few with baclonies, while the flashier, slighty more expensive "Design" rooms (which look the name) are in the new Edificio Center wing. Fot the best Passeo de Gracia views, book a "Condal" room... » more

Hotel Catalonia Plaza Catalunya ★★ [€€€–€€€€] - This four-star hotel just off the central Plaça Catalunya at the edge of Barcelona's Old City may have been built in 1899, but most of the room decor (especially in the newer tower annex) is modern. Public areas, though, retain the Modernisme touch of architect Emilio Sala i Cortes. There is a small pool on an outdoor terrace of the bar, and free WiFi... » more

Hotel El Palauet Living Barcelona ★★★ [€€€€€] - If you want to know what is would be like to own a Modernisme apartment in the highest rent district of Barcelona (and could probably afford to buy one yourself), book one of the six suites at this über-deluxe little inn. From the stone balustrades of your private balconies overlooking Barcelona's chic shopping bouelvard (in suites on the front), to views of Tibidabo Mountain through your 180-degree, floor-to-ceiling windows decorated with Art Nouveau stained glass flowers (suites on the back), each of these mini-apartments—with their mod designer furnishings and Egyptian cotton sheets—is spectacular... » more

Mercer Hotel ★★★ [€€€€€] - Some of the exposed stone walls in this luxury hotel actually date back to the Roman era. It's historical touches like that—and the heavy wooden beams on some celings—that nicely help set off the modern funishings and designer appointments of this five-star hotel in Barcelona's Barri Gotic old city. Add a new restaurant helmed (as of Sept 2013) by Michelin-starred Franco-Catalan chef Jean Luc Figueras, and the Mercer is suddenly a contender for top hotel in town... » more

Hotel ALMA ★★★ [€€€€€] - This hotel aims at the fashionable executive set, just steps from the high-end boutiques and fashionable shops of Passeig de Gracia. From the rooftop terraces you can see tourists wandering amid the swirly cermaic-chip chimneys of Gaudí's La Pedrera a block to the north, and to the east rise the spires of Sagrada Familia Basilica. The rooms are elegantly minimalist and so mod they have fingerprint room entry. In nice weather, you can take breakfast at a table shaded by a wide sail of fabric in the gravelly, plant-filled courtyard garden... » more

Hotel Casa Fuster G.L Monumento ★★ [€€€€–€€€€€] - Here's your chance to stay in a genuine jewel of Moderisme Art Nouveau architecture, a luxury hotel installed in a 1908 building designed by Lluís Domenech i Montaner, making this a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Swanning at the head of the chichi Passeig de Gracia, it's also a five-star hotel, with plus furnishings, a jazz club, and a roof terrace with a small pool. Room categories relate mainly to size, but also view—for a room overlooking the Passeig de Gracia, you have to book a "Deluxe" category room or above... » more

Hotel DO Plaça Reial ★★ [€€€€–€€€€€] - This Barcelona boutique gastro-hotel consists of just 18 elegant rooms in a 19th century building overlooking the Gaudí fountain in Plaça Reial square—just off La Rambla and bang in the center of the Barri Gotíc. They really put an empahsis on the food here, with three dining rooms (and free minibars)... » more

Hotel Le Meridien Barcelona ★★ [€€€€–€€€€€] - This Modernisme structure is one of Barcelona’s top hotels, a thoroughly contemporary four-star affair spilling over with amenities, such as heated bathroom floors and an in-house spa. (WiFi is free in public areas, but comes at a frankly steep fee in the rooms.) The location is superb, but even the double glazing can’t keep out all the noise of La Rambla below. You don’t often get such posh comfort so (relatively) cheap.... » more