Region: Catalonia · Spain
Where to stay in Barcelona
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Barcelona is a city in Catalonia, Spain, home to about 1,732,000 people. This guide covers 12 hotels and 4 aparthotels in Barcelona, with about 1,154 rooms between them. 5 of them carry a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 16
- Best months
- April to July
- Nearest airport
- BCN13 km · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Plugs
- C, F · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Basque, Catalan, Galician
About
About Barcelona
Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain after Madrid.
August is probably the busiest time for tourists in Barcelona. However, many shops and restaurants are closed from early-August to early September. During this time, you will find the most expensive hotel rates (outside of conference times such as the Mobile World Congress), and the city is devoid of locals, as the vast majority of residents go on vacation in August and leave the heat and humidity to the hordes of arriving tourists. This is also one of the highest periods of home break-ins, as criminals know that many places are unoccupied for an entire month.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Barcelona
See
Walk around the winding streets and hidden squares, fountains and palaces in the Barri Gòtic (Ciutat Vella). Highlights include the Catedral, the Museu d'Història de Barcelona (formerly known as the Museu d'Història de la Ciutat), and Plaça Reial. Since 1984 seven buildings by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona have been listed as "Works of Antoni Gaudí" on the UNESCO World Heritage List: the basilica of Sagrada Família, Casa Milà (La Pedrera) and Casa Batlló in Eixample, Palau Güell in Ciutat Vella, Parc Güell and Casa Vicens in Gràcia, the crypt of the Church in Colònia Güell.
- Catedral
- Museu d'Història de Barcelona
- Plaça Reial
- Sagrada Família
- Casa Milà
- Casa Batlló
- Palau Güell
- Parc Güell
- Casa Vicens
- crypt of the Church
- Palau de la Música Catalana
- Hospital de Sant Pau
Do
- La Rambla
- Plaça de Catalunya
- Portal de l'Àngel
- Cable car
- Artoba Tours
- Spanish Civil War tours
- Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
- Sónar
- Monegros Desert Festival
- Festes de la Mercè
- Festes de Gràcia
- Festes de Sants
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Barcelona
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Barcelona Fira hotel | 204 | 92/100 6,116 reviews |
| 2 | Leonardo Boutique Hotel Barcelona Sagrada Familia hotel | 69 | 92/100 3,406 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Hotel Barcelona Gran Via hotel | 100 | 90/100 4,448 reviews |
| 4 | Leonardo Hotel Barcelona Las Ramblas hotel | 115 | 86/100 4,729 reviews |
| 5 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Barcelona Forum hotel | 368 | 85/100 5,258 reviews |
11 more places to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Barceló Raval hotel | |
| Barceló Sants hotel | |
| Barcelona Carrer De Besalú 82 aparthotel | 24 |
| Barcelona Carrer De Fontcoberta aparthotel | 30 |
| Barcelona Plaça Pirineus aparthotel | 25 |
| Barcelona Rector Triadó aparthotel | 24 |
| master La Rambla hotel | 33 |
| MEININGER Hotel Barcelona Fira Gran Via hotel | 162 |
| Occidental Atenea Mar - Adults Only hotel | |
| Occidental Barcelona 1929 hotel | |
| Occidental Diagonal 414 hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Barcelona to stay in
Barcelona offers a great range of accommodations, from cheap, decent apartments, hostels and guest-houses to five-star hotels. Every district has plentiful offerings, and thanks to the efficient public transportation you can stay comfortably in any of them, depending on your budget and preferences. During festivals (see Festivals and events above), especially during Mobile World Congress, which is a major trade show at the Fira, accommodation in Barcelona and especially near the Fira is much more difficult to find and more expensive than usual.
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Where to stay
Where the places to stay in Barcelona are
107 places to stay in this guide with known coordinates, grouped by straight-line distance from the city centre (the point Wikidata gives for Barcelona), nearest first. Distance on foot or by road is longer.
62 places
- Gran Hotel Barcino · 0.1 km
- Hotel Gótico · 0.2 km
- Hotel Neri Relais & Chateaux · 0.2 km
- Hostal Nitz BCN · 0.2 km
- Aparthotel Arai 4* Superior · 0.2 km
- Exe Laietana Palace · 0.2 km
- H10 Montcada Boutique Hotel Barcelona · 0.2 km
- Hostal Palermo Barcelona · 0.3 km
- CoolRooms Maldà · 0.3 km
- The Wittmore · 0.3 km
- Petit Palace Boqueria Garden · 0.3 km
- Grand Hotel Central Barcelona · 0.3 km
- Hostal de Girona · 0.3 km
- Colón Hotel Barcelona · 0.3 km
- Hotel Barcelona Catedral · 0.3 km
- Catalonia Catedral · 0.3 km
- Barcelona Hotel Colonial · 0.3 km
- Sonder | Do Plaça Reial · 0.3 km
- Boutique 1847 · 0.3 km
- Mare Nostrum · 0.4 km
And 42 more, further out.
33 places
- Hotel Barcelona Apolo, Affiliated by Meliá · 1.0 km
- Room Mate Gerard · 1.0 km
- NH Collection Barcelona Podium · 1.0 km
- Hostal Radio · 1.1 km
- Hotel Barcelona Universal · 1.1 km
- Dwo Garbi Millenni · 1.1 km
- Grums Hotel & Spa · 1.2 km
- Eurostars Grand Marina · 1.2 km
- Hotel Paralel · 1.3 km
- Hostal Barcelona · 1.4 km
- The Social Hub Barcelona · 1.4 km
- Miramar Barcelona · 1.4 km
- Hotel Brummell · 1.5 km
- Hotel ILUNION Auditori · 1.5 km
- Hotel Concordia · 1.6 km
- Hotel Arts Barcelona · 1.7 km
- H10 Marina Barcelona Hotel · 1.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel Barcelona Gran Via · 1.8 km
- Capri by Fraser Barcelona · 2.0 km
- Occidental Diagonal 414 · 2.0 km
And 13 more, further out.
12 places
- Urban Districs Apartments Rambla Suite & Pool · 3.1 km
- Barceló Sants · 3.1 km
- Leonardo Boutique Hotel Barcelona Sagrada Familia · 3.3 km
- The Level at Melia Barcelona Sky · 3.3 km
- Melia Barcelona Sky 4* Sup · 3.3 km
- Occidental Atenea Mar - Adults Only · 3.6 km
- Barcelona Carrer De Besalú 82 · 3.8 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Barcelona Fira · 4.3 km
- Barcelona Carrer De Fontcoberta · 4.6 km
- Barcelona Plaça Pirineus · 4.6 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Barcelona Forum · 4.6 km
- MEININGER Hotel Barcelona Fira Gran Via · 5.1 km
Where to stay
More hotels in Barcelona
91 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hostal d'Olot | 0.5 km | |
| Hostal de Girona | 0.3 km | |
| Hostal de l'Alba (Carders, 45) | 0.6 km | |
| Hostal de la Bona Sort | 0.5 km | |
| Hostal de la Rosa | 0.6 km | |
| Aparthotel Arai 4* Superior | 0.2 km | |
| Hotel 1898 | 0.5 km | |
| Le Meridien Barcelona | 0.5 km | |
| Miramar Barcelona | 1929 | 1.4 km |
| Aspasios Poble Nou Apartments | 2.5 km | |
| Barcelona Hotel Colonial | 0.3 km | |
| BCN Home Guest House | 0.5 km | |
| Boutique 1847 | 0.3 km | |
| Capri by Fraser Barcelona | 2.0 km | |
| Catalonia Born | 0.8 km | |
| Catalonia Catedral | 0.3 km | |
| Catalonia Magdalenes | 0.4 km | |
| Catalonia Port | 0.4 km | |
| Catalonia Portal de l'Angel | 0.5 km | |
| Colón Hotel Barcelona | 0.3 km | |
| CoolRooms Maldà | 0.3 km | |
| Duquesa de Cardona 4* Sup | 0.4 km | |
| Duquesa Suites Barcelona | 0.4 km | |
| Dwo Garbi Millenni | 1.1 km | |
| Eurostars Grand Marina | 1.2 km | |
| Eurostars Ramblas | 0.5 km | |
| Exe Laietana Palace | 0.2 km | |
| Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal | 3.0 km | |
| Golden Tulip Barcelona | 2.3 km | |
| Gran Hotel Barcino | 0.1 km | |
| Grand Hotel Central Barcelona | 0.3 km | |
| Grums Hotel & Spa | 1.2 km | |
| H10 Cubik | 0.7 km | |
| H10 Marina Barcelona Hotel | 1.7 km | |
| H10 Montcada Boutique Hotel Barcelona | 0.2 km | |
| H10 Urquinaona Plaza Hotel | 0.8 km | |
| Hostal Barcelona | 1.4 km | |
| Hostal Nitz BCN | 0.2 km | |
| Hostal Orleans | 0.7 km | |
| Hostal Palermo Barcelona | 0.3 km |
All 107 hotels in Barcelona, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Barcelona
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barcelona are April to July. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 91 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Barcelona travel calendar 2027: every day with public and school holidays, sunrise and sunset and the typical high and low (also as JSON).
Public holidays in Spain, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Barcelona: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO, 76 km) and Reus Airport (REU, 88 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The main airport is Barcelona El Prat (BCN). Some low-cost carriers, notably Ryanair, use the airports of Girona (GRO), nearly 100 km to the north, or Reus (REU), around the same distance to the south, instead. Since Ryanair started operating at BCN, you should check carefully where your flight goes. The three-letter IATA code should be part of your booking process. Barcelona International Airport (BCN), also known as El Prat, is a major transport hub, with flights from all over Europe and beyond, is by far the closest airport to the city.
Getting around
The public transport in the city and the surrounding area managed by Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) consortium who provide information about services by all operators. The whole area is covered by the Integrated Fare System, which is divided into 6 zones. This system includes the most of the public transport in the area: metro, city and intercity bus, tram and commuter trains. Like most major European cities Barcelona has moved to a rechargeable ticketing system called T-mobilitat.. The city limits of Barcelona are completely inside zone 1.
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Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Barcelona
Eat
As with all cities which welcome large numbers of tourists, Barcelona's cuisine is inconsistent in quality, but there are plenty of restaurants serving excellent food at very reasonable prices, if you know where to look. The usual rules of thumb apply: to save money and get better food, look for places off the beaten track used by fellow travellers, and seek out cafés and restaurants which the locals frequent. In practice, this usually involves searching out eateries in residential districts away from the main sightseeing attractions. Avoid restaurants with touts outside, and have a basic understanding of the traditional foods served in restaurants, as well as the local drinks.
Drink
Try a "café con hielo" an espresso served with a glass of ice cubes on the side in any local 'cafeteria'. Cafes are found on each corner in Barcelona, and these days a conscious movement in favour of top quality coffee is changing the scene in the Catalan capital with a new trend in terms of coffee houses.
Stay safe
Pickpocketing is the most pressing issue for visitors to Barcelona. Never keep your wallet, cash or important documents in trouser pockets or in bag pockets: a money belt is an easy and inexpensive way to prevent being robbed. You will almost certainly be scoped out several times during your trip if you're in a tourist area or clearly don't fit in as a local, and it only takes a single momentary slip-up to lose your possessions. As always, be alert in crowded places, such as public transport, train and bus stations, La Rambla and Raval. If you are in a crowd, beware of anyone suspiciously or with no intention deliberately coming close to you.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Barcelona
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Questions
Barcelona: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Barcelona?
By published guest score: Leonardo Royal Hotel Barcelona Fira (92 / 100 · 6,116 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Boutique Hotel Barcelona Sagrada Familia (92 / 100 · 3,406 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Hotel Barcelona Gran Via (90 / 100 · 4,448 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Barcelona?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barcelona are April to July. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 91 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Barcelona?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO, 76 km) and Reus Airport (REU, 88 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Barcelona?
3 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Barcelona?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Barcelona
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.