This category reunites all our blog posts about Barcelona hotels and apartments: our honest opinion about the most popular ones, as well as recommendations for different areas of the city, for hotels by number of stars, for hotels with specific features such as pool, or gym, or parking, or city views… You name it! And while as a tour company we can’t help you up booking a place to stay (that can only be legally done by travel agents, not tour guides), we still want to make it easy for you to find what venues match your style and needs, so you can have the very best stay in Barcelona. Because choosing the right place to stay and be key in the success of your Barcelona trip.
SHOULD YOU STAY AT THE BARCELONA MANDARIN? Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona is one of the best places to stay and the Mandarin Oriental hotel is one of the most popular. Located right in the middle of everything, it was open only a few years ago in the building of a former bank. And while the outside …
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IS IT WORTH TO STAY AT THE CASA FUSTER HOTEL? Casa Fuster is one of the most emblematic hotels in Barcelona, not only for being a great hotel but also for its modernist architecture with a stunning white marble façade. In 2000, the chain Hoteles Center bought the entire building to convert it in a GL …
PROS AND CONS OF THE W HOTEL IN BARCELONA It can’t go unnoticed. This sail shaped building of 99 meters high at the seaside it’s seen from miles away, changing completely the seascape. Although the polemic construction of the W Hotel at only 20 meters from the sea (Spanish law states 100 meters from the …
1898 HOTEL: FINALLY A GOOD CHOICE FOR HOTELS IN LA RAMBLA The hotel 1898 one of our favorite hotels if you like staying in the heart of the hurrican. La Rambla, is an always busy and fascinating street. There are lots of things going on, and its’ a great starting point to explore most of the city …
WHY WE LOVE EL PALACE HOTEL There are many “Palace” hotels in Barcelona, but only one is “El Palace Hotel”. And none of them (Avenida Palace, or Atrium Palace, or Petit Palace, or Cristal Palace, or Fira Palace…) has the charm of the real thing. Many of our guests choose to stay at the Barcelona Palace …
LOOKING FOR AN OLD-SCHOOL TRADITIONAL HOTEL? It’s hard to find a good classic hotel in Barcelona: most of them are trendy, high tech and plain contemporary. When the Galloway asked me for some ideas for their stay, I realized that there weren’t really that many options! I was of course able to come up with some …
OUR HONEST OPINION OF THE ARTS HOTEL We often have guests asking us what do we think about such or such hotel. This is why we decided that it’d be a good idea to start a series of hotel reviews in our blog. We’ll be publishing one each month (the rest of the posts will be …
CONSIDERING BARCELONA AIRPORT HOTELS? Although I wouldn’t recommend to stay in hotels at Barcelona airport as a base to explore Barcelona, if you have a really early flight sometimes it can be convenient to stay as close as possible to the airport. Specially if that hotel offers transfers. However, let’s make it clear: the city center …
MOST LA SAGRADA FAMILIA HOTELS AREN’T ANY CLOSE TO GAUDI’S CHURCH There aren’t too many hotels near Sagrada Familia , and unfortunately, when you google them or use a booking site, their advertizing might say they are close to the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, when they are really 10 minutes walk or more… Quite misleading, isn’t …
THAT’S NOT THE ARTS RITZ-CARLTON! – HOTELS WITH CONFUSING NAMES IN BARCELONA My clients, the Marventano, were staying at the Arts Ritz-Carlton. They had had a lovely night eating out in that tapas restaurant I had recommended them. After dinner, they hopped off in a cab and told the driver to take them to the …
BARCELONA ROMANTIC HOTELS FOR COUPLES When looking for romantic hotels in Barcelona I’ve been surprised to see that most websites recommend hotels that I would never consider romantic at all: business hotels, places with no charm at all… This is why today I have decided to share with you the best romantic hotels in Barcelona, and why …
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EL BORN HOTELS: CULTURE, FOOD AND GLAMOUR It is not easy to find hotels in El Born district: chains have rather preferred other areas in the center to settle down. The choices aren’t many, but you’ll still find a place to stay in El Born.After the restorations carried on for the 1992 Olympics, El Born …
DISCOVER THE BEST BARCELONA HOTELS WITH POOL Choosing a hotel with pool in Barcelona is a great idea if you are coming in the summertime. There are more of them that you would think of, specially hotels with a rooftop pool. However, they are often small and lack of charm. Their water gets too warm, and …
CENTRAL HOTELS IN BARCELONA The hotels near Placa Catalunya have a privileged location. Barcelona people consider that this square is the real “Barcelona City Center” (kind of Times Square for New York, but without the neons!). So if you are staying here, you will be staying that in the heart of the city. The …
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DISCOVER THE TOP BARCELONA BOUTIQUE HOTELS Staying in one of our recommended boutique hotels in Barcelona is the way to go if you think that chain hotels might be convenient but lack of personality: you will be surrounded by a cozy atmosphere while enjoying the same commodities that you’ll get in a more well known venue. …
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