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9 five-star hotels, rankedBest hotels in Barcelona

Where to stay in Barcelona: the 9 grand hotels within reach of the museums, in the order their guests rate them, with what each one has and where it stands.

9
Five-star hotels on the list
1918
The oldest: Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona
9
Have a swimming pool
4.7
The highest rating: Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona

The ranking for Barcelona

  1. 14.7

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    Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona

    Five-star hotel, Passeig de Gràcia

    A hotel on the Passeig de Gràcia since 1918, run by the same family ever since, a block from La Pedrera.

    • Indoor pool
    • Spa
    • Rooftop bar
    • Restaurant

    6,303 Google ratings

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  2. 24.7

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    Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona

    Five-star hotel, Passeig de Gràcia

    A bank's headquarters of 1955 on the Passeig de Gràcia, made into a hotel in 2009, with a pool on the roof.

    • Indoor pool
    • Rooftop pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurants

    4,273 Google ratings

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  3. 34.6

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    El Palace Barcelona

    Five-star hotel, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes

    The Ritz of Barcelona, opened in 1919, on the Gran Via, with a garden and a pool on its roof.

    • Rooftop pool
    • Spa
    • Rooftop garden
    • Restaurants

    2,827 Google ratings

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  4. 44.6

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    Cotton House Hotel

    Five-star hotel, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes

    The house of the cotton trade on the Gran Via, a mansion of 1879, a hotel since 2015.

    • Rooftop pool
    • Courtyard terrace
    • Restaurant
    • Bar

    2,076 Google ratings

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  5. 54.6

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    Monument Hotel

    Five-star hotel, Passeig de Gràcia

    The Casa Enric Batlló of 1896 on the Passeig de Gràcia, across the avenue from La Pedrera.

    • Rooftop pool
    • Restaurants
    • Bar
    • Terrace

    1,353 Google ratings

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  6. 64.6

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    Mercer Hotel Barcelona

    Five-star hotel, Gothic Quarter

    A medieval palace built into the Roman wall of Barcelona, restored by Rafael Moneo and opened as a hotel in 2012.

    • Rooftop pool
    • Courtyard
    • Restaurant
    • Bar

    472 Google ratings

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  7. 74.5

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    Hotel Arts Barcelona

    Five-star hotel, Port Olímpic

    A steel-framed tower of 154 metres on the beach, built for the Olympic Games of 1992 and opened as a hotel in 1994.

    • Outdoor pools
    • Spa
    • Restaurants
    • Bars

    4,798 Google ratings

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  8. 84.5

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    Hotel Casa Fuster

    Five-star hotel, Passeig de Gràcia

    A house of 1908 by Lluís Domènech i Montaner at the top of the Passeig de Gràcia, a hotel since 2004.

    • Rooftop pool
    • Spa
    • Rooftop terrace
    • Restaurant

    3,492 Google ratings

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  9. 94.5

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    Grand Hotel Central

    Five-star hotel, Via Laietana

    The Casa Cambó of 1926 on the Via Laietana, once the tallest building in Barcelona, with a pool on its roof.

    • Rooftop pool
    • Rooftop bar
    • Restaurant
    • Fitness room

    1,823 Google ratings

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Closest to the museums and sights

For each museum and sight this site has a guide to in Barcelona, the 3 hotels nearest to it. Distances are in a straight line.

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Hotels in Barcelona: common questions

Which is the best hotel in Barcelona?
By what guests say on Google, Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona: 4.7 out of 5 from 6,303 ratings. Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona and El Palace Barcelona come next. The ranking on this page follows that rating and nothing else.
Which five-star hotels in Barcelona have a swimming pool?
9 of the 9: Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona, Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona, El Palace Barcelona, Cotton House Hotel, Monument Hotel, Mercer Hotel Barcelona, Hotel Arts Barcelona, Hotel Casa Fuster and Grand Hotel Central.
Which five-star hotels are closest to the Sagrada Família?
Cotton House Hotel, 1.3 km away; El Palace Barcelona, 1.4 km away; Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona, 1.4 km away. Distances are in a straight line.
Which is the oldest grand hotel in Barcelona?
Of the hotels on this list, Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona, which opened in 1918.
How is the ranking made?
The hotels are chosen by this site: five-star hotels with a history, close to the museums. Their order is not chosen. It follows each hotel's overall rating on Google, and where two are level, the one more guests have rated comes first. No hotel pays to be listed or to be higher.

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How the ranking is made

Which hotels are on the list is this site's choice: five-star hotels with a history, close to the museums. Their order is not. It follows each hotel's overall rating on Google, highest first, and where two are level, the one more guests have rated comes first. No hotel has paid to be here or to be higher.

The ratings are read from each hotel's entry on Google Maps and change over time, so the order can change too. No room rates are given, because they change by the night. The button on each hotel's page leads to the hotel's own site.

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