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Barcelona · Spain · Updated 5 October 2026
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An 18th-century palace on Plaça de Sant Felip Neri
The original stone walls are still in place. Barcelona Cathedral and the Roman remains are a few steps away.
On the recordTime Out Barcelona: best boutique hotels (2025-26 list) · Relais & Châteaux member
A medieval palace that takes in sections of the Roman wall
The rooftop pool looks over the Gothic Quarter.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Mr & Mrs Smith collection · Condé Nast Traveler Gold List (2012-2014) and Readers' Choice Top 10 Spain & Portugal (2016)
A 19th-century building on Passeig de Colom, facing the marina
Both the rooftop pool and the restaurant look over Port Vell, on the edge of the Gothic Quarter.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Mr & Mrs Smith collection · Wallpaper* Best Urban Hotels
Adults only, on a narrow lane in the Gothic Quarter
Carrer de Riudarenes, near the waterfront. Inside it is clubby and library-like, with a plunge pool on the roof terrace.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024)
An interior garden behind an Eixample façade on Carrer de Mallorca
One block from Passeig de Gràcia, an independent grand-house hotel with a spa and a rooftop. Mr & Mrs Smith guests get cava and cupcakes.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Mr & Mrs Smith collection
Soho House's Spanish flagship, with bedrooms open to non-members
A 19th-century building on Plaça del Duc de Medinaceli, between the Gothic Quarter and the port. Cecconi's is the restaurant and the spa is a Cowshed.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024)
A family-run hotel where the Buenavista restaurant opened in 1918
All 43 rooms are exterior and most have a balcony or terrace. The interiors pair Eixample modernisme with eclectic contemporary details.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key, Spain debut selection (April 2024) · Michelin Guide hotel selection, Barcelona · 2023-24 opening
Live jazz and Wednesday oysters with cava on Carrer del Rosselló
The Sircle Collection's Barcelona hotel, just off Passeig de Gràcia, with a rooftop pool and art-filled interiors. The weekly programme runs from yoga to rooftop brunch.
On the recordDesign Hotels member · Michelin Guide hotel selection, Barcelona
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