Best luxury hotels in Barcelona

Barcelona really is a city for all budgets: groups of young people and backpackers will find the ideal accommodation in a hostel or a low-cost hotel, but the more demanding clientele of holidaying families or business travellers might opt for a luxury hotel.

Luxury hotels in Barcelona are fully equipped and compete to provide the best services to their guests, for whom budget is certainly not an issue. They range from private transfers to and from the airport to the white-gloved concierge, via splendid rooftop pools and rooms with all the amenities, as well as top-class restaurants.

Recommended luxury hotels in Barcelona

The W-Barcelona: the luxury hotel in Barcelona par excellence

If you walk along Barcelona’s seafront, from Barceloneta to Port Olimpic, you cannot fail to notice a splendid glass construction in the shape of an enormous sail, broadly reminiscent of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai: this is the W Barcelona, one of the city’s best luxury hotels and undoubtedly its most iconic. Its construction, directed by the famous architect Ricardo Bofill, was completed in 2012 and today it is the perfect example of style in the city. It has 473 rooms, a swimming pool from which you can admire a breathtaking view of Barcelona’s beach, a spa, and world-class restaurants and bars.

Where to find luxury hotels in Barcelona

There are essentially three areas in the city where luxury hotels are concentrated: the first is the historical centre, which includes the Rambla area, the Gothic Quarter and the Born district. Often the luxury hotels found here are small boutique hotels or design hotels, which nevertheless provide an exceptional level of service.

The second area is the Passeig de Gracia, which has always been considered the city’s good living room, while the third and final area where Barcelona’s luxury hotels are concentrated is the seafront; often the hotels here have a splendid swimming pool and breathtaking views.

The rooms

The rooms of luxury hotels in Barcelona are often furnished in an elegant style, echoing Catalan art in certain places, or in a modern style, especially those built by the sea or in the last 20 years. Hotels of this calibre are among the few in the city to have large rooms: accommodation in Barcelona, especially those in the centre, in the Gothic Quarter, the Rambla area or the Born district, is in fact narrow and cramped, and room space is not much.

But those who choose a luxury hotel in Barcelona will certainly not have this problem: large, bright rooms adorned with beautiful decorations or modern furniture, and amenities such as soundproofing, air conditioning, Wi-Fi Internet access, flat-screen TV, satellite channels, complimentary toiletries, and a shower or hydromassage bathtub. All this to make a holiday in Barcelona an all-round experience, and for unparalleled comfort.