What are the best hotels in Barcelona?

Our highest-ranked five-star hotels in Barcelona are Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona, Hotel Arts Barcelona, Monument Hotel, El Palace Hotel Barcelona, Serras Barcelona, Wittmore Hotel. We rank 43 regulated five-star hotels in total by an independent consensus of luxury-collection membership, in-house dining, press, character, and guest reviews.

Which Barcelona hotels have a Michelin-starred restaurant?

These Barcelona hotels have a Michelin-starred restaurant on site: Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona (Moments, 1 Michelin star); Hotel Arts Barcelona (Enoteca Paco Pérez, 2 Michelin stars); Monument Hotel (Lasarte, 3 Michelin stars); Hotel Ohla Barcelona (Caelis, 1 Michelin star); Restaurant ABaC (ABaC, 3 Michelin stars); Hotel Casa Fuster (Aleia, 2 Michelin stars); InterContinental Barcelona by IHG (Quirat, 1 Michelin star); Cram Hotel (Angle, 1 Michelin star). Each restaurant is covered in our Barcelona dining guide.

Which Barcelona hotels have a restaurant worth booking?

43 of the hotels we rank are home to a restaurant we cover in our Barcelona guide, from Michelin-starred dining rooms to neighbourhood favourites. Each hotel page links straight to its in-house restaurant.

What area is best to stay in Barcelona?

Barcelona's top-rated hotels cluster in two areas: the Eixample, the grid district around Passeig de Gràcia (15 of our 43 ranked five-star hotels), and Ciutat Vella, the old town. Both put you within walking distance of the main sights and dining.

What makes a hotel five-star in Barcelona?

Five-star is a legal classification set by Catalonia's tourism decree (Decret 75/2020), not a review score. To qualify, a hotel must meet that category's minimum requirements, which include: double rooms of at least 16 m² with an en-suite bathroom (most at least 5 m²); at least 5% of rooms as suites; 24-hour room service including food; a bar and restaurant service; air-conditioning in the rooms and common areas; and in-room provisions such as a minibar, safe, hairdryer, international TV channels and a turndown service. A hotel that falls slightly short on room sizes — in up to 20% of its rooms — can still reach the category through the decree's quality-points system, by offering extra services such as a pool, spa or gym.

What is the difference between 5★ GL, 5★, 4★ Superior, and 4★?

They are rungs on the same regulatory ladder (Decret 75/2020), each requiring more than the one below. The minimum double-room size steps up at every level: 15 m² at four-star, 15.5 m² at four-star Superior, 16 m² at five-star and 16.5 m² at Gran Luxe. Room service runs 12 hours at four-star and four-star Superior but must be 24 hours at five-star and Gran Luxe, and only five-star and GL are required to offer suites. Four-star Superior adds over standard four-star an on-site bar, minibar, hairdryer, international TV channels and turndown service. Gran Luxe is the top tier and uniquely requires the most hands-on service — a doorman and bellhop, a parking service, an on-site beauty and hair salon, and bathrobes and slippers in the rooms.

The best hotels in Barcelona

Barcelona's 43 regulated five-star hotels, ranked by an independent consensus of luxury-collection membership, in-house gastronomy, press, character, and reviews, then 16 four-star hotels, each home to a restaurant in our guide, ranked #44+ on their in-house dining and hotel rating.

43 of these hotels are home to a restaurant we cover in our Barcelona guide, 8 of them Michelin-starred. It's a side of the city's hotels most guides skip, and every hotel page links straight to its in-house restaurant.

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Browse by neighbourhood, amenities, distinction, and whether the hotel has a restaurant in our guide.

What the star categories mean

Spanish hotels are graded by the regional tourism register. For Barcelona, that's Catalonia's. The grades here, highest first:

5★ GL: five-star Gran Luxe(Gran Lujo), the register's top grade.
5★: five-star, the highest standard grade.
4★ Sup: four-star Superior, above standard four-star.
4★: four-star.

The Michelin Keyis a separate distinction from the star grade — Michelin's award for its most outstanding hotels, the hotel equivalent of its restaurant stars. Hotels can hold one to three Keys; we show them next to the star rating.

Flagship

The strongest of the city's five-star hotels on our composite score.

Core

Excellent five-star properties across luxury collections and gastronomy.

Featured

The rest of Barcelona's regulated five-star set, all worth a stay.

Four-star hotels with a restaurant in our guide

Four-star Barcelona hotels included because each is home to a restaurant we cover. Ranked #44+ on a lighter composite: the standing of their in-house restaurant in our guide plus the hotel's own Google rating, not against the five-star score.

Barcelona hotels with a Michelin-starred restaurant

8 Barcelona hotels are home to a restaurant that holds a Michelin star. Each links to the hotel and its in-house dining room.

Hotel	Restaurant	Michelin
Monument HotelEixample	Lasarte	3 stars
Restaurant ABaCSarrià-Sant Gervasi	ABaC	3 stars
Hotel Arts BarcelonaCiutat Vella	Enoteca Paco Pérez	2 stars
Hotel Casa FusterGràcia	Aleia	2 stars
Mandarin Oriental, BarcelonaEixample	Moments	1 star
Hotel Ohla BarcelonaCiutat Vella	Caelis	1 star
InterContinental Barcelona by IHGSants-Montjuïc	Quirat	1 star
Cram HotelEixample	Angle	1 star

All Barcelona hotels at a glance

Every hotel we rank, with its category, neighbourhood, in-house restaurant, and Google rating.

#	Hotel	Category	Neighbourhood	In-house restaurant	Google
1	Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona	5★ GL	Eixample	Blanc, Moments	4.7 (4,149)
2	Hotel Arts Barcelona	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella	Enoteca Paco Pérez	4.5 (4,673)
3	Monument Hotel	5★ GL	Eixample	Terraza Verbena, Lasarte, Bera	4.6 (1,225)
4	El Palace Hotel Barcelona	5★ GL	Eixample	Amar Barcelona, Winter Garden	4.6 (2,756)
5	Serras Barcelona	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella	Agreste Mar, Informal	4.7 (1,074)
6	Wittmore Hotel	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella	Contraban	4.7 (442)
7	Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona	5★ GL	Eixample	Solc	4.6 (5,837)
8	Hotel Ohla Barcelona	5★	Ciutat Vella	Caelis	4.6 (1,976)
9	Restaurant ABaC	5★ GL	Sarrià-Sant Gervasi	ABaC	4.4 (3,607)
10	Hotel Casa Fuster	5★ GL	Gràcia	Aleia	4.5 (3,422)
11	Grand Hotel Central	5★	Ciutat Vella	Can Bo	4.5 (1,752)
12	Hotel Ohla Eixample Barcelona	5★	Eixample	Restaurant Kintsugi, Xerta	4.6 (1,233)
13	Almanac Barcelona	5★ GL	Eixample	Virens	4.6 (952)
14	Soho House Barcelona	5★	Ciutat Vella	Cecconi's	4.5 (2,199)
15	Hotel Boutique Mirlo Barcelona (Torre Macaya)	5★	Sarrià-Sant Gervasi	El Nido del Mirlo	4.7 (362)
16	Hotel Neri	5★	Ciutat Vella		4.5 (668)
17	Cotton House Hotel, Autograph Collection	5★	Eixample		4.6 (2,017)
18	Hotel Alma Barcelona	5★ GL	Eixample		4.5 (1,083)
19	Mercer Hotel Barcelona	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella		4.6 (458)
20	Sir Victor Hotel, part of Sircle Collection	5★	Eixample	Terraza	4.3 (1,366)
21	The Barcelona EDITION	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella	Veraz	4.4 (704)
22	The One Barcelona	5★ GL	Eixample		4.6 (1,238)
23	Hotel Casa Sagnier	5★	Eixample		4.6 (710)
24	Kimpton Vividora Barcelona	5★	Ciutat Vella	Fauna, Terraza de Vivi	4.6 (1,284)
25	Claris Hotel & Spa, SLH Hotel	5★ GL	Eixample	La Terraza del Claris	4.4 (2,059)
26	Hotel Bagués	5★	Ciutat Vella		4.4 (371)
27	Primero Primera	5★	Sarrià-Sant Gervasi	Planta Baja	4.7 (714)
28	W Barcelona	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella	Coya	4.4 (18,748)
29	InterContinental Barcelona by IHG	5★	Sants-Montjuïc	Quirat	4.4 (3,780)
30	Hotel Miramar Barcelona	5★ GL	Sants-Montjuïc	Studio Miramar	4.3 (2,641)
31	Sofitel Barcelona Skipper	5★	Ciutat Vella		4.6 (1,191)
32	Grand Hyatt Barcelona	5★ GL	Les Corts	Leña Barcelona, Maymanta	4.4 (4,208)
33	Nobu Hotel Barcelona	5★ GL	Sants-Montjuïc	Nobu	4.4 (2,010)
34	Torre Melina, a Gran Meliá Hotel	5★	Les Corts	Erre & Urrechu	4.5 (929)
35	ME Barcelona	5★	Eixample		4.5 (646)
36	DO Plaça Reial Hotel Gothic Quarter, Sonder	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella		4.3 (346)
37	Le Méridien Barcelona	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella	CentOnze	4.4 (1,675)
38	Lamaro Hotel Barcelona	5★	Ciutat Vella		4.3 (2,982)
39	The Level at Meliá Barcelona Sky	5★	Sant Martí		4.4 (411)
40	Hotel NH Collection Barcelona Gran Hotel Calderón	5★	Eixample		4.5 (4,305)
41	Meliá Barcelona Sarrià	5★	Les Corts		4.2 (2,799)
42	Renaissance Barcelona Hotel	5★	Eixample		4.3 (1,886)
43	Eurostars Grand Marina	5★ GL	Ciutat Vella		4.2 (4,325)
44	Cram Hotel	4★	Eixample	Angle	4.2 (975)
45	Hotel Antiga Casa Buenavista	4★ Sup	El Raval	Buenavista Casa de Comidas	4.7 (460)
46	Hotel España	4★	El Raval	Fonda Espana	4.5 (1,695)
47	Hotel Marina Badalona	4★	Badalona	Tastavents	4.3 (1,206)
48	Casa Bonay	4★	Dreta de l'Eixample	Bodega Bonay	4.4 (1,542)
49	NH Collection Barcelona Constanza	4★	Les Corts	Jaiba MX	4.4 (3,652)
50	Hotel Casa Teva	4★	El Raval	Arraval	4.6 (218)
51	Alexandra Barcelona Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton	4★ Sup	Eixample	Solomillo	4.3 (1,455)
52	Catalonia Barcelona Plaza	4★	Plaça d'Espanya	Filigrana, Simultáneo, Kurai	4.2 (6,377)
53	Barceló Raval	4★ Sup	El Raval	B-Lounge (Hotel Barceló Raval)	4.4 (6,074)
54	Hotel Indigo Barcelona - Plaza España	4★	Sants-Montjuïc	Reversible	4.3 (3,121)
55	Hotel Regina	4★	Eixample (Plaça de Catalunya)	Bar La Esquina	4.4 (1,341)
56	Hotel Catalonia Boulevard	4★ Sup	Dreta de l'Eixample	Sintonia	4.4 (2,280)
57	Catalonia Eixample 1864	4★	Dreta de l'Eixample	Les Finestres de Lluria	4.2 (1,906)
58	NH Barcelona Stadium	4★	Les Corts	Don Giovanni	4.3 (2,015)
59	Sallés Hotel Ciutat del Prat	4★	El Prat de Llobregat	Sinfonía	4.2 (3,157)

Frequently asked questions

What are the best hotels in Barcelona?: Our highest-ranked five-star hotels in Barcelona are Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona, Hotel Arts Barcelona, Monument Hotel, El Palace Hotel Barcelona, Serras Barcelona, Wittmore Hotel. We rank 43 regulated five-star hotels in total by an independent consensus of luxury-collection membership, in-house dining, press, character, and guest reviews.
Which Barcelona hotels have a Michelin-starred restaurant?: These Barcelona hotels have a Michelin-starred restaurant on site: Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona (Moments, 1 Michelin star); Hotel Arts Barcelona (Enoteca Paco Pérez, 2 Michelin stars); Monument Hotel (Lasarte, 3 Michelin stars); Hotel Ohla Barcelona (Caelis, 1 Michelin star); Restaurant ABaC (ABaC, 3 Michelin stars); Hotel Casa Fuster (Aleia, 2 Michelin stars); InterContinental Barcelona by IHG (Quirat, 1 Michelin star); Cram Hotel (Angle, 1 Michelin star). Each restaurant is covered in our Barcelona dining guide.
Which Barcelona hotels have a restaurant worth booking?: 43 of the hotels we rank are home to a restaurant we cover in our Barcelona guide, from Michelin-starred dining rooms to neighbourhood favourites. Each hotel page links straight to its in-house restaurant.
What area is best to stay in Barcelona?: Barcelona's top-rated hotels cluster in two areas: the Eixample, the grid district around Passeig de Gràcia (15 of our 43 ranked five-star hotels), and Ciutat Vella, the old town. Both put you within walking distance of the main sights and dining.
What makes a hotel five-star in Barcelona?: Five-star is a legal classification set by Catalonia's tourism decree (Decret 75/2020), not a review score. To qualify, a hotel must meet that category's minimum requirements, which include: double rooms of at least 16 m² with an en-suite bathroom (most at least 5 m²); at least 5% of rooms as suites; 24-hour room service including food; a bar and restaurant service; air-conditioning in the rooms and common areas; and in-room provisions such as a minibar, safe, hairdryer, international TV channels and a turndown service. A hotel that falls slightly short on room sizes — in up to 20% of its rooms — can still reach the category through the decree's quality-points system, by offering extra services such as a pool, spa or gym.
What is the difference between 5★ GL, 5★, 4★ Superior, and 4★?: They are rungs on the same regulatory ladder (Decret 75/2020), each requiring more than the one below. The minimum double-room size steps up at every level: 15 m² at four-star, 15.5 m² at four-star Superior, 16 m² at five-star and 16.5 m² at Gran Luxe. Room service runs 12 hours at four-star and four-star Superior but must be 24 hours at five-star and Gran Luxe, and only five-star and GL are required to offer suites. Four-star Superior adds over standard four-star an on-site bar, minibar, hairdryer, international TV channels and turndown service. Gran Luxe is the top tier and uniquely requires the most hands-on service — a doorman and bellhop, a parking service, an on-site beauty and hair salon, and bathrobes and slippers in the rooms.

Methodology: the five-star set is the regulated 5-star universe from the Catalan tourism register, gated on reviews, then scored on luxury-collection membership, in-house gastronomy, press, property character, and review excellence (#1 to #43). The four-star hotels are not scored on that composite; each is here because it is home to a restaurant in our guide, and they are ranked #44+ on a lighter composite of that restaurant's standing in our guide and the hotel's own Google rating.