Must see hotels in Barcelona

A stylish Poblenou budget find, Amistat has sociable common areas including a beanbag-filled lounge with DJ set-up, low-lit TV room, terrace and guest…

A listed 1890-built private mansion now houses this ultrastylish 15-room five-star. Chicly designed rooms are kitted out with rainfall showers, luxury bed…

With supersoundproofed rooms, a warm professional welcome, an in-house spa and a fabulous rooftop infinity pool and all-day sky bar, this soothingly…

Book well ahead for this magnetically popular, clean-lined designer haunt: a glammed-up 19th-century travellers' inn with a quiet, boutiquey charm,…

With glossy design elements and charming little details such as flowers in the bathroom, this 46-room gem has stolen many a heart. The enticing rooms have…

Soul-stirring views of the city and the Mediterranean beyond sparkle from this sweet, family-owned hillside B&B on Tibidabo's lower slopes. The three fan…

In a lovely six-storey building in Sant Antoni, you'll find well-equipped, colourfully furnished three- and four-bedroom apartments: a good option if you…

The colour scheme here is predominantly white, with exceptions like the screaming orange fridge in the communal kitchen and chill-out area. Rooms are also…

Housed in the World Trade Center, the luxurious Grand Marina has a nautical air that extends to its 291 rooms and suites, with lots of polished timber…

This bright, friendly hotel is set near the charming residential 'hood of Sarrià. Its 22 rooms have colourful fabrics and feature walls, hardwood floors…

A short walk from Passeig de Gràcia, this three-star hotel is well placed for long nights out in the restaurants, bars and clubs of adjacent Carrer d…

The homey smell of laundry pervades this quaint little pensión in a great location close to the shore, the Parc de la Ciutadella and the nightlife of El…

Sharply styled, vintage-inspired dove-grey rooms (some with terraces) and a roof-terrace plunge pool and cocktail bar are the draw at this attractive and…

Within spitting distance of the towering madness that is La Sagrada Família is this original lodging option. Wander in past seven vintage Hispano-Suiza…

Close to some of L'Eixample's top Modernista sights, this upmarket hotel within a late-19th-century building has 91 rooms with plush furnishings, and an…

Done out in light timbers and fabrics, Hostal Cèntric has an appealing central location just west of the northern Raval. Rooms are simply but smartly…

The Goya is a modestly priced gem on the chi-chi side of L’Eixample. Light-filled rooms are individually decorated, and the original mosaic floors have…

London-born members' club Soho House runs this beautifully boutiquey hotel with just 17 Mediterranean-inspired rooms in a chicly reimagined 1950s sea…

A typical 1st-floor L’Eixample apartment now contains eight rooms with 4.5m-high ceilings and parquet floors; some with little street-facing balconies…

If you're a light sleeper you can forget about nodding off before 4am, but for partiers centrally located Kabul is a top choice. Small fuss-free modern…