The 39 Best Luxury Hotels in Barcelona

In Barcelona, the hotel pool is usually on the roof, often with a view of the Sagrada Família or the sea. Many of these pools are made for cooling off; if you want to swim laps, choose carefully.Mandarin Oriental Barcelona · PoolFor swimming: if you want to swim long laps at a 5-star hotel in Barcelona, book the Monument Hotel Barcelona: the pool on the 6th-floor roof terrace measures 20.5 meters and is open in season. Indoors, you swim in the 12-meter pool in the spa of the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, and on Tibidabo the Mett Barcelona has a heated infinity pool above the city and a 112 m² indoor pool in the Valmont Spa.Hotel Arts Barcelona · PoolBy the sea: at the Hotel Arts Barcelona, the Gehry Pool, an adults-only infinity pool, looks out over the Mediterranean and Frank Gehry’s fish sculpture El Peix; families swim in the garden pool. During the renovation, which runs until June 2027, the pool area may be restricted at times. Right next door, the Sofitel Barcelona Skipper has two saltwater pools, the Blue Pool in the garden and the ElCielo pool on the roof. The W Barcelona at the end of Barceloneta offers a main pool and a quieter infinity pool on the WET Deck, plus an indoor pool in the AWAY Spa.

Above the rooftops of the old town: The Serras Hotel Barcelona has a plunge pool on the 6th floor overlooking the Marina Port Vell; next to it stands the restored window of Picasso’s first studio. The Wittmore Barcelona is adults only, and its roof terrace Sobreático, with a plunge pool, looks out over the rooftops of the Gothic Quarter. Balinese beds line the 8th-floor infinity pool at the Grand Hotel Central Barcelona, with views all the way to the Sagrada Família.

Rooftop pools in the Eixample: in the Rooftop Garden of El Palace Barcelona, around 1,500 m² in size, there is a pool for hotel guests only, with a 360-degree view that takes in the Sagrada Família. On the roof of The One Barcelona is a plunge pool with a solarium next to the Mood Rooftop Bar, and BLESS Hotel Barcelona has its pool in the Sky Lounge La Pajarera above Plaça de Catalunya.

The city’s large hotel spas have room for a whole afternoon. If you choose your 5-star hotel in Barcelona by its spa, book the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona: its spa covers around 1,000 m², with eight treatment rooms, two couples’ suites, a hammam, a 12-meter pool and the HairSpa by Miriam Quevedo. On Tibidabo, the Valmont Spa at the Mett Barcelona combines Swiss cell care with an indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and hammam. At the Grand Hyatt Barcelona, the Oasis Spa by Natura Bissé covers 1,100 m², with a water circuit and a waterfall.Mandarin Oriental Barcelona · SpaMayan rituals: two hotels near Passeig de Gràcia bring Mayan culture into the spa. The Mayan Luxury Spa at El Palace Barcelona has a temazcal, a pre-Hispanic sweat lodge with volcanic stones and medicinal herbs, and was named Best Luxury Spa in Europe at the World Luxury Spa Awards in 2019 and 2021. At the Mayan Secret Spa of the Claris Hotel Barcelona, a small museum with original pre-Columbian pieces sits alongside a temazcal and an experience shower.

Small and special: smaller luxury hotels in Barcelona have special wellness spots, too. If you book The One Barcelona, the Despacio Spa with a heated experience pool and a Finnish sauna is included in every room category. On the roof of the Grand Hotel Central Barcelona, a panoramic sauna with a cold shower is reserved for hotel guests, and the Wellness Studio at the Monument Hotel Barcelona offers Kobido facial massages and Mediterranean rituals.

Prices start at 127 € at the Labtwentytwo Barcelona and go up to 709 € at the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona; half of the hotels cost no more than 266 € a night. The table shows a selection of 25 hotels from every neighborhood and price range. You will find all the other luxury hotels in Barcelona with their current prices in the hotel list further down.

What is included almost everywhere: daily breakfast for two – at the Hotel Arts Barcelona as a buffet in the restaurant Lokal, at the Hotel Majestic Barcelona as a buffet that won Best Hotel Breakfast in Europe at the Prix Villégiature. At the Radisson Blu 1882 Hotel Barcelona Sagrada Familia it applies from the Premium room. At all but five hotels the benefits apply from the first night, at the others from two nights.

Upgrade and check-in: 36 luxury hotels offer an upgrade, usually on arrival and subject to availability; at the two Hyatt hotels it is granted at booking, though not from a room to a suite. At ME Barcelona and the ME Sitges Terramar, an early check-in at 10 am or a late check-out at 4 pm is guaranteed instead.Labtwentytwo Barcelona · Rooms & suitesThe hotel credit is worth a closer look. Most hotels add 100 US dollars, some 25 US dollars. At the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, suites come with 200 US dollars, split between dining and spa (not in every rate), and El Palace Barcelona adds 50 US dollars for the spa to the 100 US dollars for food and drinks. At the Hotel Arts Barcelona, another 100 US dollars for the spa come on top from a suite and two nights.

Plus extras at individual luxury hotels in Barcelona: if you book one of the Art Suites at El Palace Barcelona for two nights or more, you are picked up at the airport free of charge. The Serras Hotel Barcelona invites you to a VIP shopping experience at El Corte Inglés, and with the Hotel Balmes Barcelona admission to Barcelona’s Egyptian Museum is free. At the ME Sitges Terramar, lunch or dinner for two is included from two nights.

Points and status: 30 of the 39 luxury hotels in Barcelona belong to a loyalty program. Marriott Bonvoy and I Prefer are represented with eight hotels each, the Leaders Club with four and IHG One Rewards with three; ALL (Accor) and World of Hyatt have two each, Fans of Mandarin Oriental, GHA Discovery and Radisson Rewards one each. At ME Barcelona, suites earn 20 percent extra Meliá Rewards points.

Barcelona through the seasons: from spring to autumn the seasonal rooftop pools open, such as the one at Hotel Casa Fuster Barcelona from March to November or the Sunset Pool at the Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower from May to October. In winter, spas and indoor pools take center stage, and some roof terraces stay open all year, such as The Roof at The Barcelona EDITION, with sliding glass walls. When to book early: for the summer months.

How long to stay: for a 5-star hotel in Barcelona we recommend three to four nights – for Gaudí on Passeig de Gràcia, the lanes of the Gothic Quarter and El Born, a day on the beach and the view from Montjuïc.