Ranked hotels in eight cities. None pays to appear.
Where to stay · Spain · Updated 5 October 2026
Modernista mansions on Passeig de Gràcia, rooftop pools above the Gothic Quarter and Port Vell. Three ranked editions of eight.
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Patricia Urquiola's interiors in a former bank on Passeig de Gràcia
A classical bank building, opened as a hotel in 2009. Moments is the restaurant, and the pool is on the roof.
On the recordMichelin 2 Keys, Spain selection (2024, held through the 2025 selection) · Mr & Mrs Smith collection · Moments restaurant: 2 Michelin stars
Opened as the Ritz in 1919, on Gran Via
A pool and a 360-degree terrace share the roof, with the Sagrada Família in the view.
On the recordTravel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2026: no. 1 hotel in Barcelona (97.6)
The Cotton Producers' Guild's 1879 headquarters on Gran Via
Textile references run through the building, and the spiral staircase dates from the 1950s. There is a library and a terrace.
On the recordTravel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2026: no. 2 in Barcelona (91.6) · Wallpaper* recommended · Michelin Guide hotel selection, Barcelona · Travel + Leisure It List 2016
The Austrian-owned Almanac group's flagship on Gran Via
Opened in 2018 with Virens as its restaurant, and a pool and bar on the roof.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2026: no. 5 in Barcelona (87.2) · Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2020: Best Hotel in Spain & Portugal
A restored modernista mansion on Passeig de Gràcia, near La Pedrera
Martín Berasategui's Lasarte is downstairs, with Oria as a second restaurant.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Home of Lasarte, 3 Michelin stars (Michelin Guide Barcelona)
A 44-storey tower on the beach at Port Olímpic
Ritz-Carlton manages this Olympic-era tower, which has sea-view rooms and a garden pool. Enoteca Paco Pérez is on site.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2026: no. 3 in Barcelona (91.52)
A family-owned neoclassical hotel on Passeig de Gràcia since 1918
Inside is a large private art collection. The rooftop pool terrace faces the Sagrada Família, and there is a spa.
On the recordTime Out Barcelona: best hotel in Barcelona 2025 (editors' pick)
The century-old Gran Hotel La Florida on Tibidabo, reopened in 2025
Ernest Hemingway and James Stewart once stayed here. The September 2025 reopening brought 70 rooms and suites, some with plunge pools, and an outdoor infinity pool with city and sea views.
On the recordCondé Nast Traveler Hot List 2026 · New opening: September 2025
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An 18th-century palace on Plaça de Sant Felip Neri
The original stone walls are still in place. Barcelona Cathedral and the Roman remains are a few steps away.
On the recordTime Out Barcelona: best boutique hotels (2025-26 list) · Relais & Châteaux member
A medieval palace that takes in sections of the Roman wall
The rooftop pool looks over the Gothic Quarter.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Mr & Mrs Smith collection · Condé Nast Traveler Gold List (2012-2014) and Readers' Choice Top 10 Spain & Portugal (2016)
A 19th-century building on Passeig de Colom, facing the marina
Both the rooftop pool and the restaurant look over Port Vell, on the edge of the Gothic Quarter.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Mr & Mrs Smith collection · Wallpaper* Best Urban Hotels
Adults only, on a narrow lane in the Gothic Quarter
Carrer de Riudarenes, near the waterfront. Inside it is clubby and library-like, with a plunge pool on the roof terrace.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024)
An interior garden behind an Eixample façade on Carrer de Mallorca
One block from Passeig de Gràcia, an independent grand-house hotel with a spa and a rooftop. Mr & Mrs Smith guests get cava and cupcakes.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Mr & Mrs Smith collection
Soho House's Spanish flagship, with bedrooms open to non-members
A 19th-century building on Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli, between the Gothic Quarter and the port. Cecconi's is the restaurant and the spa is a Cowshed.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024)
A family-run hotel where the Buenavista restaurant opened in 1918
All 43 rooms are exterior and most have a balcony or terrace. The interiors pair Eixample modernisme with eclectic contemporary details.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Michelin Guide hotel selection, Barcelona · 2023-24 opening
Live jazz and Wednesday oysters with cava on Carrer del Rosselló
The Sircle Collection's Barcelona hotel, just off Passeig de Gràcia, with a rooftop pool and art-filled interiors. The weekly programme runs from yoga to rooftop brunch.
On the recordDesign Hotels member · Michelin Guide hotel selection, Barcelona
Under €200 a night
A Bawa-inspired garden and plunge pool in Poble-sec
Twenty rooms in a restored mid-19th-century building at the foot of Montjuïc. The photographer Christian Schallert owns it, and yoga classes are free.
On the recordTime Out Barcelona: best boutique hotels (2025-26 list) · Suitcase: best affordable hotels in Barcelona · i-escape editor's pick
The Bonay family's 1869 mansion on Gran Via, now 67 rooms
The mosaic floors and sliding doors are original. A coffee roaster and a bookshop sit alongside the bar and restaurants.
On the recordTime Out Barcelona: best boutique hotels (2025-26 list) · Suitcase: best affordable hotels in Barcelona
The Hoxton's first Spanish hotel, in Poblenou's former textile district
Terracotta tones and mid-century furniture in the 240 rooms nod to Ricardo Bofill. On the roof are a pool and a bar, and downstairs a pizza restaurant and a bodega.
On the recordHotels Above Par: Barcelona hotels under $250 · Time Out Barcelona: best cheap hotels (2025-26 list)
A plant-filled rooftop bar a few steps from Plaça de Catalunya
Independent, and a few steps from Passeig de Gràcia. Guests booking through Mr & Mrs Smith get a welcome glass of cava and homemade cookies.
On the recordMr & Mrs Smith collection
A rooftop plunge pool on Carrer de Trafalgar
Yurbban, a Barcelona-born group, relaunched its Trafalgar hotel as Uma House. The roof terrace looks across the rooftops between the Eixample and the Born.
On the recordMr & Mrs Smith collection
Down an alley off Passeig de Gràcia
Of the Praktik group's small Barcelona hotels, this is the most polished.
On the recordSuitcase: best affordable hotels in Barcelona · The Independent: best cheap hotels in Barcelona
A former hospital building on Carrer d'Enric Granados
An industrial conversion that opened in 2006, with a rooftop pool. The street outside is leafy and lined with cafés.
On the recordDesign Hotels member
A Room Mate three-star a minute from Plaça de Catalunya
Colourful rooms on Carrer de Fontanella, run by the Spanish Room Mate group. The group is known for bold design at low prices.
On the recordTime Out Barcelona: best cheap hotels (2025-26 list) · Suitcase: best affordable hotels in Barcelona (Room Mate)
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