The 10 Best Boutique Hotels in Barcelona

Our tip for art lovers is The Serras Hotel Barcelona. Francesc Daniel Molina designed the building in 1846; on the top floor, the young Pablo Picasso had his first studio and painted “Ciencia y Caridad” there. The restored studio window now stands on the rooftop. The building has been a hotel since 2015, and Eva Martínez’s interiors blend New York style with Catalan design.Cotton House Hotel Barcelona · EixampleAcross from Gaudí, you stay at the Monument Hotel Barcelona: Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas built the listed Casa Enric Batlló between 1895 and 1896, and from 1986 it belonged to the Hotel Condes de Barcelona. After a complete renovation, with an initial design by Oscar Tusquets carried out by Carles Basso and Tote Moreno, the house is now run independently. The interiors are by Mercè Borrell.Almanac Barcelona · Passeig de GràciaAt the Cotton House Hotel Barcelona, everything revolves around cotton. Cotton manufacturer Miquel Boada had Elies Rogent build the townhouse in 1879; in 1957 it became the seat of the Cotton Textile Foundation and gained four more floors with a cantilevered spiral staircase. After its restoration by Lázaro Rosa-Violán it opened as a hotel in 2015, and the rooms are named after cotton fabrics.

The Neri Hotel Barcelona goes back even further: it was created from a 12th-century palace that was merged with a Gothic manor house in the 18th century. The restoration uncovered the old courtyard and a significant sgraffito wall decoration. The house has been a member of Relais & Châteaux since 2012.

The Barcelona EDITION shows contemporary architecture: the firm OAB around Carlos Ferrater converted an office building into a hotel and gave it a black ceramic façade, while Lázaro Rosa-Violán designed the interiors under the creative direction of Ian Schrager; it opened in September 2018. At Sir Victor Barcelona, Juli Capella’s limestone façade catches the eye from the street, opening like the pages of a book. The house opened in 2003 as Hotel Omm and has been called Sir Victor since 2019.

At Almanac Barcelona, Jaime Beriestain works with Ibiza marble, oak and walnut, somewhere between Art Deco and mid-century; OAB converted two existing buildings on Gran Via for it. The Kimpton Vividora Barcelona carries a local signature: Barcelona studio El Equipo Creativo furnished it in terracotta and Mediterranean blue, inspired by the city’s apartments, with locally made furniture. It opened in February 2020 as Spain’s first Kimpton hotel.

Michelin Keys: Five houses in this selection hold one Michelin Key each, including The Serras Hotel Barcelona, the Monument Hotel Barcelona and The Wittmore Barcelona. Michelin Keys recognize hotels, not restaurants.

With 22 rooms, three of them suites, The Wittmore Barcelona is among the smallest houses in this selection. The hotel welcomes adults only, the minibar is complimentary in every room, and DJs play in the library salon with fireplace and velvet sofas from Thursday to Saturday. In 2022, Septiembre Arquitectura gave the house a Mediterranean redesign with rattan, fabric-covered walls and a patio with a vertical garden.The Wittmore Barcelona · Barri GòticThe Neri Hotel Barcelona also has 22 rooms, and across the way are six Casa Neri apartments with their own rooftop pool. The Serras Hotel Barcelona has 28 rooms; the Grand Suite Mediterraneo measures 100 m² and has three bathrooms. Le Nine, the lounge bar on the mezzanine with its library of art books, is open around the clock.

The Cotton House Hotel Barcelona, with 83 rooms including five suites, offers personal service in the truest sense: its tailoring service L’Atelier works with Santa Eulalia, and afternoon tea is served in the library in the former boardroom.

At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.

Two houses in Eixample offer plenty of suites. At Almanac Barcelona, 30 of the 90 rooms are suites, and the terrace suites have private decks with fire pits. The Monument Hotel Barcelona counts 24 suites among its 84 rooms, including the 130 m² Penthouse Suite overlooking Passeig de Gràcia.