Unique luxury hotels in Barcelona city center
Can you imagine inhabiting the suite in which the poet Antonio Machado stayed during the Civil War? Or discover the essence of the textile and modernist Barcelona of the 19th and 20th centuries in a hotel that was the headquarters of the cotton guild or in a palace of Catalan aristocrats? In Empirance we have special relationships with unique hotels well connected with the MWC, many of them recently renovated, and generally operated by Barcelona families who have put all their illusion in their project. These are hotels that offer a fully tailored concept of luxury, exclusive and oriented to local immersion, through their location, their unique historical character, their discreet and personalized attention, their small number of rooms (mostly less than 40), their design, their gastronomic offer, and their activity suggestions, to name but a few.
Hotel Majestic
Located in the most exclusive shopping area of Barcelona (the second most expensive one in Spain, the Passeig de Gràcia) the Majestic Hotel is a safe bet for those who want to take advantage of their stay to shop in the most exclusive boutiques (ask us for our bespoke tours with exclusive benefits from a personal shopper). It offers a neoclassical design that gives it a majestic air and stands out for its spa, rooftop pool with stunning views and impeccable service.
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Mandarin Oriental Barcelona
Impregnated with an oriental minimalism present in its more than 20 hotels worldwide, the highlights of the Mandarin Oriental include its location in one of the most exclusive blocks of Barcelona, its offer of spa treatments with its own product line and its care for the needs of guests of all cultures. Its Moments restaurant, which already has two Michelin stars, delivers one of the city's highest-end dining experiences, and its jazz and blues sessions entertain the most chic evenings.
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Hotel Casa Fuster
The Hotel Casa Fuster is an ideal combination of history, comfort and luxury. Monument itself, it was built in 1908 by the contemporary modernist architect of Gaudí Lluís Domènech i Montaner for the Fuster Fabra family, at a time when the local bourgeoisie struggled to have the best modernist residence in the area. Where is now the Cafè Vienès, characteristic for its windows and columns, meetings of intellectuals of the time were held, which today have become live jazz performances.
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Alma Barcelona Hotel
Alma Barcelona is the project of a team of local hoteliers who opted for a concept of hospitality that lives up to its name ("alma" stands for "soul"). Located one block from La Pedrera, it has a very chic and minimalist style that totally differentiates it from the hotels around it, and hides a precious treasure: a garden like a fairy tale ideal for appointments and relaxed meetings enlivened with quiet music and special homemade cocktails and exquisite Catalan cuisine. It also has an indoor pool and hammam.
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The Serras
The Serras is located in the Gothic Quarter, in the building where Pablo Picasso had his first studio, in the modernist era, so that his installations breathe history and art. Its relaxed and informal atmosphere, its rooms with city views (and mattresses used by the British Royal House for extreme comfort), its charming terrace exclusively for customers with a select cocktail menu and its gastronomic offer by Michelin-starred chef Marc Gascons make this hotel an exclusive jewel that very few can enjoy.
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Mercer
Mercer is a charming restored Gothic palace declared a National Heritage that houses valuable sections of the virtually disappeared Roman wall of Barcelona, with historical elements in each of its exclusive 28 luxury rooms. The original cupboards and remnants of paintings of the Middle Ages in spaces enabled for business meetings, among others, deserve special mention. It also offers an exquisite menu of local cuisine that contains both haute cuisine and tapas and a rooftop pool overlooking the Gothic Quarter.
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Ohla Barcelona
This hotel, built on the foundations of the Roman pipes and the later palace of the first count of Barcelona, breathes history and modernity at the same time: it has high technological features, a culinary proposal of a Michelin-starred chef and an eco-friendly concept, since it has of solar panels for power generation, LED lighting and natural toiletries. It also has a beautiful rooftop pool with a lively cocktail bar and an amazing design in its rooms, with the shower located in the middle of them.
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Claris Hotel & Spa
The Claris Hotel is a lot like a museum, since it is not only built in the Palau Vedruna, one of the first stately homes of the Eixample, but all its rooms house unique works of an impressive private collection (including antique furniture). Among its highlights deserves it is worth mentioning its terrace, where you can enjoy some of the best cocktails in the city and its gastronomic proposal, which includes a fusion menu with the best dim sum in Barcelona.
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Neri Relais & Chateaux
The Neri Hotel is located in an essential corner of the history of Barcelona that still contains scars from the Civil War bombings. It is a hidden gem away from the usual tourist traffic that retains the charm of the medieval building in which it is built. Its restricted 22 rooms combine the rustic style of the walls with the contemporary one in its paintings and put the focus on comfort (with a choice of pillows and sheets to choose from). Its restaurant is run by the Michelin-starred chef Jordi Cruz.
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Cotton House
The Cotton House Barcelona is a fantastic hotel that offers the best of two worlds: the historic 19th-century textile Barcelona in which it was the headquarters of the Cotton Textile Foundation and the modernity of a redesign that includes all current comforts, maintaining and recovering all the original elements of the building. The decoration of its rooms is inspired by the colors and textures of cotton, and the composition of the bed accessories is 100% natural. Many of its rooms have a private terrace where you can enjoy a good coffee.
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Monument
This is one of the hotels with the most outstanding gastronomic proposal in Barcelona, with several restaurants run by Michelin-starred chefs, among them the 8-time awarded Martín Berasategi. In addition, its rooms are fantastically equipped with the latest technological advances and beds with articles of natural materials, such as 300-thread Egyptian cotton, virgin wool, feathers and natural latex.
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Barcelona 1882
The location of Barcelona 1882 is incomparable: two blocks away from the Sagrada Familia. That's where his name comes from, the year in which Antoni Gaudí started building the basilica. But what stands out is its bustling bar area, ideal for a drink and a snack with local ingredients, its rooftop pool with cocktail area and its landscaped terrace.
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Duquesa de Cardona
The Hotel Duquesa de Cardona combines the charm of the old with an avant-garde decoration in its rooms and common spaces. It lives in a 16th-century building that was home to the local aristocracy, the Cardona family, and a refuge for kings. Its location in the port gives its terrace privileged views of the sea. Its facilities and services are typical of a hotel of a range superior to its four stars, among them its gastronomic offer that includes tapas and barbecues with fresh local products.
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