Beachfront towers, modernista landmarks and rooftop pools with views of the Sagrada Família. These are the Barcelona hotels we'd book for a special trip.
Updated September 2026
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Built for the 1992 Olympics, the 44-storey Hotel Arts towers over the seafront next to Frank Gehry's giant golden fish sculpture. Most of its rooms look straight out over the Mediterranean.
It's a proper beach-and-city hotel, with a pool by the sand and the old town a short taxi ride away. Book a high floor for the view.
Ricardo Bofill's sail-shaped tower stands at the tip of Barceloneta beach and has become one of the city's landmarks. Locals simply call it the Hotel Vela, or "the sail".
It's a lively, social hotel: indoor and outdoor pools, a spa, the beach on your doorstep and a rooftop bar at the very top of the sail.
Mandarin Oriental sits on Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona's grandest boulevard, a short walk from Gaudí's Casa Batlló and La Pedrera.
Inside it's calm, white and modern. The rooftop terrace and plunge pool are a lovely escape after a day of sightseeing, and the spa is one of the city's best.
Casa Fuster was designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, one of the great architects of Catalan modernisme, and completed in 1911. Staying here means sleeping inside a listed landmark.
It sits where Passeig de Gràcia meets the village-like Gràcia neighbourhood. The ground-floor Café Vienés is known for its jazz nights, and the rooftop terrace has views across the city.
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