Region · Spain
Where to stay in Catalonia
This guide covers 28 destinations in Catalonia, a first-level administrative division of Spain, with 471 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Eixample. Across its destinations, May to July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN).
- Destinations in this guide
- 28
- Places to stay
- 471
- Comfortable in the most places
- May to July
- Main airport
- BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
Destinations
Destinations in Catalonia
Every destination in this guide in Catalonia, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eixample | 269,349 | 158 | BCN · 13 km |
| Barcelona | 1,731,649 | 107 | BCN · 13 km |
| Girona | 108,666 | 28 | GRO · 10 km |
| Gràcia | 123,276 | 25 | BCN · 14 km |
| Vilanova i la Geltrú | 71,641 | 23 | BCN · 31 km |
| Reus | 111,601 | 19 | REU · 5 km |
| Mataró | 131,683 | 14 | BCN · 41 km |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 289,510 | 12 | BCN · 7 km |
| Tarragona | 143,649 | 11 | REU · 8 km |
| Badalona | 231,542 | 10 | BCN · 20 km |
| Manresa | 80,974 | 10 | BCN · 52 km |
| Granollers | 65,341 | 8 | BCN · 39 km |
| Castelldefels | 70,057 | 7 | BCN · 9 km |
| Cerdanyola del Vallès | 58,528 | 6 | BCN · 22 km |
| Vic | 50,796 | 6 | GRO · 42 km |
| Lleida | 146,266 | 5 | ILD · 15 km |
| Sant Cugat del Vallès | 97,983 | 5 | BCN · 20 km |
| El Prat de Llobregat | 66,338 | 5 | BCN · 3 km |
| Cornellà de Llobregat | 92,237 | 3 | BCN · 7 km |
| Rubí | 82,825 | 3 | BCN · 22 km |
| Sabadell | 225,368 | 2 | BCN · 28 km |
| Sant Andreu de Palomar | 58,225 | 2 | BCN · 18 km |
| Terrassa | 233,270 | 1 | BCN · 30 km |
| Mollet del Vallès | 52,990 | 1 | BCN · 29 km |
| Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 123,981 | BCN · 21 km | |
| Sant Boi de Llobregat | 85,610 | BCN · 6 km | |
| Viladecans | 67,587 | BCN · 5 km | |
| Prat de Llobregat, el | 66,251 | BCN · 4 km |
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Catalonia
5 places to stay in Catalonia with a published guest score, ordered by that 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. Each links to its own website.
| # | Place to stay | Where | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Barcelona Fira hotel | Barcelona | 204 | 92/100 6,116 reviews |
| 2 | Leonardo Boutique Hotel Barcelona Sagrada Familia hotel | Barcelona | 69 | 92/100 3,406 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Hotel Barcelona Gran Via hotel | Barcelona | 100 | 90/100 4,448 reviews |
| 4 | Leonardo Hotel Barcelona Las Ramblas hotel | Barcelona | 115 | 86/100 4,729 reviews |
| 5 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Barcelona Forum hotel | Barcelona | 368 | 85/100 5,258 reviews |
Where to stay
More hotels in Catalonia
453 hotels in Catalonia recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Rock Entertainment World | Reus | |
| Hilton Barcelona | Eixample | 1990 |
| Meliá Barcelona Sarrià Hotel | Eixample | 1972 |
| Can Milans del Bosc | Mataró | |
| Centre Cultural La Marineta | Mollet del Vallès | 1567 |
| Grand Hyatt Barcelona | Eixample | 1975 |
| Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona | Badalona | 2005 |
| Hostal d'Olot | Barcelona | |
| Hostal de Girona | Barcelona | |
| Hostal de l'Alba (Carders, 45) | Barcelona | |
| Hostal de la Bona Sort | Barcelona | |
| Hostal de la Rosa | Barcelona | |
| Hotel Lauria | Tarragona | |
| AC Hotel Sant Cugat | Sant Cugat del Vallès | |
| Aparthotel Arai 4* Superior | Barcelona | |
| Axel Hotel Barcelona & Urban Spa- Adults Only | Eixample | |
| Barceló Sants | Eixample | |
| Calipolis | Vilanova i la Geltrú | |
| Can Gaig (inn) | Gràcia | |
| Catalonia Barcelona Plaza | Eixample | |
| Catalonia Sabadell Hotel | Sabadell | |
| El Palauet Barcelona | Eixample | |
| Hesperia Presidente | Eixample | |
| Holiday Inn Express Sant Cugat | Sant Cugat del Vallès | |
| Hostal de la Perdiu | Reus | |
| Hostal Sant Jaume de Vallhonesta | Manresa | 1115 |
| Hotel 1898 | Barcelona | |
| Hotel Campus UAB | Sant Cugat del Vallès | |
| Hotel Imperial Tarraco | Tarragona | |
| Hotel MiM Sitges | Vilanova i la Geltrú |
When to go
Best time to visit Catalonia
From the climate of 28 destinations in Catalonia with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to July.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 28 | 14 °C | 42 mm |
| February | 0 of 28 | 15 °C | 31 mm |
| March | 0 of 28 | 17 °C | 48 mm |
| April | 16 of 28 | 18 °C | 52 mm |
| May | 28 of 28 | 22 °C | 48 mm |
| June | 28 of 28 | 26 °C | 29 mm |
| July | 27 of 28 | 28 °C | 25 mm |
| August | 12 of 28 | 29 °C | 45 mm |
| September | 3 of 28 | 26 °C | 82 mm |
| October | 2 of 28 | 22 °C | 91 mm |
| November | 0 of 28 | 18 °C | 47 mm |
| December | 0 of 28 | 15 °C | 49 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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).
Getting there
Airports serving Catalonia
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Catalonia name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
REU · Reus Airport
GRO · Girona-Costa Brava Airport
ILD · Lleida-Alguaire Airport
LEU · Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport
PGF · Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Catalonia, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Spain
Regional holidays observed in Catalonia
Nearby
Regions near Catalonia
Other regions of Spain with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.