Reviews of experts about hotels in Barcelona

Editorial Tonkostey

Where to stay in Barcelona

Hotels in Barcelona are dispersed in all areas of the city, but most of them are in the central part of the city and near popular tourist destinations.

The most expensive and luxurious hotels are gathered near the famous Boulevard La Rambla, Plaza Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia Boulevard. No less fashionable hotels (4 * -5 *) are located in the Barcelona Forum area. Basically, all these areas of Barcelona are located quite close to each other, and stopping at any of them, you can easily reach the beach and surrounding attractions.

Another popular place in Barcelona - near the Sants train station, where mostly four-star hotels and aparthotels are located (the place where not individual rooms are rented, but whole apartments - apartments). The same specialization and in the area of ​​the legendary stadium "Barcelona" Camp Nou: stop here are mostly secured tourists who prefer the service of 4-5 stars.

Budget accommodation options in Barcelona are identified by name: it contains the words Pensión, Casa de Huéspedes or Hostal (not to be confused with hostels) . Similar hotels are located mainly in the Old Town (Gothic Quarter in particular), especially around the Royal Square . @ At the entrance to them you will see a blue square with the letters P, Hs, HsR or F . This is a relic of the old classification, which is not more valid, but these notations still serve as a useful indicator of price and quality . For example, an institution without a sign somewhere closer to the port, in Barry -Chino, with the letter "P" in a blue square and one modest star-most likely, furnished rooms where prostitutes are being driven by clients .

Subtlety

When booking accommodation in Barcelona, ​​be prepared to a wealth of choice, but still be more careful about ultra-cheap offers. If the hotel is not in Barcelona itself, but in the province of the same name, somewhere in the Badalona industrial zone, you can be severely cut off from civilization and transport networks - there are no electric trains here.

Types of accommodation

Among the premium hotels in Barcelona has a special division into design hotels and boutique hotels.

Design hotels - exquisite rooms, made with great taste in this or that style. This can be both a revival of the classical style of the rooms of the 19th century, and a modern design. They all share one thing: rest in a similar place - not only comfort and excellent service, but also a real aesthetic pleasure. Examples of such design hotels are the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, ​​the Hotel Omm, the Hotel Palace GL, the ABaC Restaurant Hotel Barcelona GL Monumento, the Catalonia Catedral, the Neri H & R, the Hotel 1898, the Villa Emilia, etc.

Boutique hotels are similar in many respects to design hotels - with the only difference being that the main value here is the originality and unusualness of the furnishings, design in general, and not luxury and sophistication. Therefore, boutique hotels are basically level 4 or 3 stars. Most of them are located in the central part of the capital of Catalonia, but they are absolutely different from each other, each one is distinguished by its own "zest". These hotels include: Ayre Hotel Caspe, Hotel Record, 987 Barcelona Hotel, Duquesa de Cardona, Granados 83, Hotel Silken Diagonal Barcelona etc.

Bed & Breakfast hotels and hostels traditionally represent a budget option. A bed in a hostel will cost about € 15-20, to settle in a separate room - already € 30-35. At the same time, many hostels in which there are separate rooms, in terms of service quality, are quite competitive with two-star hotels. A significant plus for many of them is the location in the center of Barcelona, ​​which allows you to save on travel. In total, there are about 200 hostels of different levels in Barcelona, ​​

perfect alternative to hotels in Barcelona - at least many apartments around the city, rent which every year becomes more and more popular, especially in Spain. And choose from what: from the simplest type of "studio" to huge, created like rooms in expensive hotels with several rooms - up to 5 bedrooms!

When choosing an apartment, you should take into account that this is an option for more or less long-term accommodation, as it is almost impossible to book an apartment for less than 3 nights. They prefer to travel traveling a large company, as well as those who are ready to sacrifice room service and other delights of hotel life for some savings. The average price for two in the studio apartments is about € 80 per night, in the luxury apartments about € 120.

For the most economical and unassuming, Barcelona offers accommodation options in the camping in the suburbs - fresh air, away from the noisy people of the city, but also the way to the sights is not close.