26 hotels checked on hotel sites · Updated October 2026

Best 26 Hotels in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter

Every hotel is inside the Barri Gòtic (Barrio Gotico) or on its edge — medieval palaces, rooftop pools, and guesthouses from €65. Deep-lane hotels (Neri, Wittmore) trade pools for quiet squares; Via Laietana spots have pools but traffic. La Rambla and Plaça Catalunya mean transport at the door and noise at the window — see which squares are loud. For kitchens and longer stays, see our aparthotel guide.

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Mercer Hotel Barcelona historic medieval stone facade and balconies on Carrer dels Lledó Exceptional
9.5 / 10 our score

Travellers who want a genuine five-star with a Michelin-Key restaurant and a Roman-walls setting, and who are willing to pay for it

Mercer Hotel Barcelona

Carrer dels Lledó, 7 – within the ancient Roman walls, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Mercer is a five-star grand luxe monument hotel of 28 rooms and suites, opened in 2012, a few yards from the Cathedral in the Barri Gòtic. Its restaurant, the Mercer, is run by the Catalan chef Xavier Lahuerta and the hotel has held a MICHELIN Key since 2025. The rooms run from Superior through Deluxe to Junior, Premium Junior and Suite; the Premium Junior has a private terrace. There is a terrace, but no pool is listed on the hotel's own site. Published rates for September and October 2026 run from €400 to €1,580 a night.

MICHELIN Key Restaurant (2025) Mercer Restaurant, chef Xavier Lahuerta Terrace Roman Wall Setting
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€400–1,580/night View hotel
Serras Barcelona 5-star hotel on Passeig de Colom waterfront, Gothic Quarter Exceptional
9.4 / 10 our score

Couples who want the harbour and the sea in view from a small five-star, rather than a pool

Serras Barcelona

Passeig de Colom, 9 – waterfront at the foot of the Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Serras is a five-star hotel at Passeig de Colom, 9, facing the Port Vell marina, at the point where the Barri Gòtic opens onto the sea. The hotel describes itself as a small property, and the room list reflects that: Superior rooms, then a Junior Suite laid out like a loft, a Junior Suite Marina, a Suite Mediterráneo and a Grand Suite Mediterráneo with three balconies over the Mediterranean and a fourth onto the Gothic Quarter. There is a rooftop with sea and city views, a restaurant called Informal, and a bar lounge, Le Nine. The hotel states the building housed Picasso's first studio in 1896, where he painted Ciencia y Caridad; other sources place that studio on Carrer de la Plata and date the painting to 1897, so treat the location claim with caution.

Five-Star (5* GL) Rooftop with Sea and City Views Informal Restaurant Le Nine Bar Lounge
€320–560/night View hotel
Hotel Neri courtyard with medieval stone arches and terrace, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Exceptional
9.3 / 10 our score

Couples who want a small historic building on a quiet square and do not need a pool or a gym

Hotel Neri

Carrer de Sant Sever, 5, on Plaça Sant Felip Neri – heart of the Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Hotel Neri occupies a 12th-century medieval palace at Carrer de Sant Sever, 5, opening onto the small square of Plaça Sant Felip Neri, and the hotel's own site puts its size at 22 rooms and suites. The old courtyard was recovered in the restoration. The top floor is Roba Estesa, a planted terrace rather than a pool, and 'a' Restaurant on the ground floor is the only restaurant on the square, run by chef Alain Guiard. The building has no lift, so the size of the top-floor rooms and the top-floor terrace is worth checking before you book.

Rooftop Terrace (Roba Estesa) a Restaurant on Plaça Sant Felip Neri Breakfast Room Service
Compare: Neri vs Mercer
€220–350/night View hotel
Ohla Barcelona design hotel on Via Laietana, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Exceptional
9.3 / 10 our score

Design-minded travellers who care about square metres, and anyone who wants a proper junior suite without moving up to a suite hotel

Ohla Barcelona

Via Laietana, 49 – Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona

Ohla is a five-star design hotel of 74 rooms on Via Laietana, 49, in the middle of the Gothic Quarter, built around a landscaped inner courtyard. The room sizes are unusually well specified for the price band: 25 m² at the entry level, stepping through 26 and 27–30 m² to 40 and 42 m² Junior Suites. There is a rooftop pool, breakfast is included, and the hotel advertises a Michelin-starred culinary experience led by the French chef Romain Fornell.

Rooftop Pool Michelin-Starred Experience (per the hotel) 74 Rooms Landscaped Inner Courtyard
€260–460/night View hotel
Olivia Plaza Hotel on Placa de Catalunya, top of the Gothic Quarter Barcelona Exceptional
9.3 / 10 our score

Travellers who want the transport interchange on their doorstep, and families who need a square and a concierge rather than a pool

Olivia Plaza Hotel

Plaça Catalunya – top of the Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Olivia Plaza is a four-star superior hotel on Plaça Catalunya, the square at the top of the Gothic Quarter and the city's main transport interchange. The site describes rooms with views over Plaça Catalunya or the Gothic Quarter, and interior rooms as well, plus a Superior with a terrace and a Suite. There is a restaurant-bar called Nineteen, 24-hour room service and a 24-hour concierge, a library room, meeting rooms, a garden and parking. Published rates for September and October 2026 run from €240 to €640.

Four-Star Superior Nineteen Restaurant-Bar 24h Room Service 24h Concierge
€240–640/night View hotel
Kimpton Vividora boutique hotel and rooftop, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Exceptional
9.2 / 10 our score

Couples who want a rooftop and a serious restaurant, and who would rather have a Kimpton than a period building

Kimpton Vividora

Carrer del Duc, 15 – deep in the Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Kimpton Vividora is a five-star Kimpton hotel on Carrer del Duc, 15, deep in the Barri Gòtic. The rooftop, Terraza de Vivi, is the best-known part of it, and the site serves brunch there with bottomless mimosas. The kitchen is Fauna, under the Catalan chef Marcel López, and there is a spa and wellness offering plus a pool. The hotel describes itself as connecting guests to the Gothic Quarter and the city beyond it.

Five-Star Kimpton Hotel Terraza de Vivi Rooftop Pool Spa and Wellness
€230–380/night View hotel
Grand Hotel Central landmark building on Via Laietana bordering the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona Wonderful
9.1 / 10 our score

Travellers who want a landmark building, a serious wellness floor and the highest specification in the quarter, and who can afford it

Grand Hotel Central

Via Laietana, 30 – bordering the Barri Gòtic, 08003 Barcelona

Grand Hotel Central is a five-star hotel of 147 rooms in a building that dates from 1926, designed by the politician and art patron Francesc Cambó with the Noucentista architect Adolf Florensa. Cambó's own rooftop garden, laid out over two floors and more than 1,000 m² by the landscape gardener Jean Claude Forestier, was the first of its kind in Barcelona and is still part of the building. The top floor holds the infinity pool; the eighth holds a naturally lit gym, a wellness area with a thermal suite and a panoramic sauna; and there are two restaurants, a library and event spaces.

Infinity Rooftop Pool (guests only) Rooftop Sun Deck Sauna and Thermal Suite Wellness Treatments
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€280–450/night View hotel
Modernista facade on Carrer dels Arcs by Hotel Catalonia Magdalenes, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Wonderful
9.1 / 10 our score

Couples who want a spa and a rooftop, and anyone interested in the Roman layers beneath the Gothic Quarter

Catalonia Magdalenes

Carrer de les Magdalenes, 13-15 – between Portal de l'Àngel and Via Laietana, 08002 Barcelona

Catalonia Magdalenes stands between Portal de l'Àngel and Via Laietana, a few metres from La Rambla and Plaça Catalunya. Its lobby displays three original pieces of the Roman aqueduct that once carried water into the city from the springs of Montcada, whose arcades are a short walk away in Plaça Vuit de Març. On the roof there is a glass-walled pool, a solarium and a bar that runs through the summer. Below ground level is a spa with a jacuzzi, Turkish bath and massage.

Rooftop Glass Pool (seasonal) Solarium with Balinese Beds Spa with Jacuzzi and Turkish Bath Gym
Elevator & step-free guide
€186–228/night View hotel
Lamaro Hotel, the neoclassical building facing Barcelona Cathedral on Avinguda de la Catedral, Gothic Quarter Wonderful
9.1 / 10 our score

Travellers who want to wake up opposite the Cathedral and are willing to pay five-star rates for the address, especially for a milestone trip

Lamaro Hotel

Avinguda de la Catedral, 7 – facing Barcelona Cathedral, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Lamaro is a five-star hotel at Avinguda de la Catedral 7, directly opposite the west front of Barcelona Cathedral, in a grand neoclassical building. Its rooftop, L'Àtic, cooks Japanese-Mediterranean food from a Josper grill with the Cathedral as the backdrop; it is reserved for guests from 11:00 to noon and open to outside visitors until 23:00. Only two room categories, the Premium Suite and the Grand Master Suite, have guaranteed views of the Cathedral, and the Grand Master Suite has four balconies. The hotel runs a Design & Craft tour of the quarter's workshops for guests who book direct.

Five-Star Guaranteed Cathedral Views (selected suites) L'Àtic Rooftop Restaurant Japanese-Mediterranean Cuisine, Josper Grill
€590–950/night View hotel
H10 Madison rooftop terrace with Barcelona Cathedral views, Gothic Quarter Wonderful
9.0 / 10 our score

Couples who want the Cathedral in view from a rooftop, and business travellers who need the meeting rooms

H10 Madison

Carrer del Doctor Joaquim Pou, 2-4-6 – metres from the Cathedral, 08002 Barcelona

H10 Madison is a four-star superior hotel a few metres from the Cathedral, in an early 20th-century building that has been restored throughout, with high ceilings and an interior design built on Barcelona's industrial-design vocabulary. The top floor is the Terrassa del Gòtic, a rooftop with a heated plunge pool, a sun-lounger area, bar service and tapas, and the cathedral in view. Below it are The Avenue restaurant and cocktail bar and two meeting rooms. The hotel publishes a guest score of 4.8 out of 5 from 1,833 reviews on its own website.

Heated Rooftop Plunge Pool Terrassa del Gòtic Rooftop Bar The Avenue Restaurant and Cocktail Bar Breakfast Buffet
Elevator & step-free guide
€190–320/night View hotel
Catalonia Port hotel near Port Vell at the foot of the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona Wonderful
9.0 / 10 our score

Families and couples who want a pool in a garden rather than on a roof, plus somewhere to park

Catalonia Port

Carrer Ample, 1 – foot of the Barri Gòtic, beside Port Vell, 08002 Barcelona

Catalonia Port occupies a historic building at Carrer Ample, 1, at the foot of the Gothic Quarter and a couple of minutes from Port Vell. Some of its rooms keep original stone arches that have been restored in place. The pool sits in a garden courtyard with a solarium rather than on the roof, there is a gym, and the hotel runs its own car park with electric charging points. The Junior Suite adds a 39 m² terrace and its own small pool with seafront views.

Courtyard Pool and Solarium Gym Gastrobar Room Service
€186–284/night View hotel
Carrer Ample in the Gothic Quarter, the street the adults-only Wittmore Hotel opens off, Barcelona Wonderful
9.0 / 10 our score

Couples and adult travellers who want a design-led, adults-only boutique with a rooftop and a garden courtyard, and who value the calm of a house without children

Wittmore Hotel

Carrer de Riudarenes, 7 – off Carrer Ample, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

The Wittmore is an adults-only boutique hotel of 22 rooms on Carrer de Riudarenes, a narrow lane off Carrer Ample in the Barri Gòtic. Its courtyard holds what the hotel calls the largest vertical garden in Barcelona, and its rooftop, the Sobreático, looks out over the old town towards the sea and the roof of the Basilica de la Mercè. The ground-floor restaurant is Contraban, run by the chef Alain Guiard, and the living room hosts resident DJs on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Every room has a complimentary minibar.

Adults Only 22 Rooms Vertical Garden Courtyard Sobreático Rooftop
€361–520/night View hotel
Hotel DO Plaça Reial historic boutique hotel building on Plaça Reial, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Superb
8.9 / 10 our score

Couples who want a five-star on the square itself with a pool and a spa, and who are happy to be in the middle of the noise

Hotel DO Plaça Reial

Plaça Reial, 1 – directly on Plaça Reial, el Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

DO Plaça Reial trades as DO Plaça Reial powered by Sonder and occupies Plaça Reial, 1, the square at the top of La Rambla. It is a five-star hotel of 18 rooms, which is the detail that matters most on a square this loud: there is no anonymous wing to hide in. The rooms run from a 15 m² Queen to 43 m² suites, two of the four categories having a balcony, and the hotel has a pool, a rooftop terrace, a spa, a restaurant, a bar, a lift and 24-hour reception. The operator publishes a guest score of 4.4 out of 5 from 519 reviews. The square is at its liveliest at night, and the hotel's own rooms carry balconies onto it.

Five-Star, 18 Rooms Pool Rooftop Terrace Spa
€227–260/night View hotel
Hotel Barcelona Catedral rooftop with cathedral views, Gothic Quarter Superb
8.9 / 10 our score

First-time visitors who want to be within a minute's walk of the Cathedral, and families who will actually use the pool and the bicycles

Hotel Barcelona Catedral

Carrer dels Capellans, 4 – directly behind Barcelona Cathedral, 08002 Barcelona

Hotel Barcelona Catedral is on Carrer dels Capellans, between La Rambla and Via Laietana and directly behind the Cathedral, on a quiet pedestrianised stretch. The roof carries a pool, a sun terrace with a hammock and a gym, all open 07:00 to 21:00, and the hotel lends bicycles and runs guided walks and cooking classes. The hotel describes its rooms as soundproofed, with sound-proof windows. Entry prices published on the hotel's own site started at €136 a night when we checked on 28 September 2026.

Rooftop Pool (07:00–21:00) Rooftop Sun Terrace and Hammock Rooftop Gym Restaurant 4 Capellans
€136–263/night View hotel
H10 Cubik design hotel on Via Laietana with rooftop pool, Barcelona Superb
8.9 / 10 our score

Design-focused travellers and business groups who want a striking interior, and who do not need a gym in the building

H10 Cubik

Via Laietana, 69 – historic centre, near the Cathedral, 08003 Barcelona

H10 Cubik is a four-star superior hotel on Via Laietana, very close to the Cathedral, with a Brutalist interior built from geometric forms and flat colour. The Atik Terrace on the top floor has a plunge pool, a sun-lounger area for guests only and the cathedral in view, with a bar serving tapas. The Market Restaurant handles breakfast. The hotel publishes a guest score of 4.8 out of 5 from 2,209 reviews on its own website. Note that the gym is not in the building: it is a partner facility 100 metres away.

Atik Terrace Plunge Pool (guests only) Terraza Atik Bar Market Restaurant Breakfast Buffet
€175–300/night View hotel
The 19th-century building at La Rambla 129, home of the Yurbban Ramblas Boutique Hotel, Barcelona Superb
8.9 / 10 our score

First-time visitors who want to be on La Rambla itself and use the rooftop for the evening, close to Plaça Catalunya's transport

Yurbban Ramblas

La Rambla, 129 – opposite the Canaletes fountain, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Yurbban Ramblas is a boutique hotel in a building from 1889 on La Rambla, opposite the Canaletes fountain at the top of the street, where the old city meets Plaça Catalunya. Six room categories run from a 12 m² single to a 30 m² Family room of two connected rooms and two bathrooms. Above the street there is a rooftop terrace with an open-air honesty bar, and the lobby lounge is open around the clock. Booking direct includes free access to the thermal circuit and pool at the sister Yurbban Passage hotel and the loan of a bicycle.

Boutique Hotel 1889 Building Rooftop Terrace with Honesty Bar 24-hour Lobby Lounge
€163–260/night View hotel
The Palau Maldà on Carrer del Pi, home of the Maldà Singular Hotel, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Superb
8.9 / 10 our score

Couples and design-minded travellers who want a small, quiet palace address deep in the quarter, close to the Cathedral

Maldà Singular Hotel

Carrer del Pi, 5 – by Plaça del Pi, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Maldà Singular is a 17-room boutique hotel on Carrer del Pi, housed in a restored 17th-century palace that belonged to the noble Barons of Maldà. It is run by CoolRooms, and its rooms fall into three categories, Deluxe, Grand Deluxe and Suites, with the Grand Deluxe carrying a canopy bed. The public heart of the hotel is the Cool Lobby, where coffee is complimentary in the morning and an honesty bar takes over in the evening, and there is a small terrace tucked away behind the building. It sits about 200 metres from Barcelona Cathedral, between Plaça del Pi and Portal de l'Àngel.

17 Rooms Restored 17th-Century Palace Three Categories: Deluxe, Grand Deluxe, Suites Cool Lobby with Complimentary Coffee
€165–280/night View hotel
Duquesa de Cardona hotel building on Passeig de Colom with Port Vell waterfront, Barcelona Superb
8.8 / 10 our score

Couples who want the harbour and the Columbus monument in view, and anyone whose plans involve Port Vell as much as the medieval lanes

Duquesa de Cardona

Passeig de Colom, 12 – waterfront, opposite Port Vell, 08002 Barcelona

Duquesa de Cardona is a four-star superior hotel of 64 rooms at Passeig de Colom, 12, facing Port Vell. The building belonged to the Dukes of Cardona in the 16th century and was restored in 1850 as a residence for the bourgeoisie in an eclectic neoclassical style; once the sea wall came down and Passeig de Colom was laid out for the 1888 exhibition, the main façade turned out to the water. There are two pools on the roof with a sun deck, a rooftop dining terrace, a cocktail bar and a small indoor gym.

Two Rooftop Pools Rooftop Sun Deck Rooftop Dining Terrace Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
Elevator & step-free guide
€218–451/night View hotel
Catalonia Catedral hotel near Barcelona Cathedral, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Superb
8.8 / 10 our score

Anyone who wants the Cathedral in view from a rooftop, and who does not mind a hotel running a full restaurant and events programme

Catalonia Catedral

Carrer dels Arcs, 10 – between Plaça Catalunya and the Cathedral, 08002 Barcelona

Catalonia Catedral opened at the end of 2009 in a building from 1910 whose salmon-coloured façade is a noted piece of Viennese Secessionist modernism in Barcelona. Inside, the arrival is the inner courtyard, painted with a mural of a Gothic church complete with stained glass and a rose window. The roof has a pool, a solarium and views of the Cathedral, and the first floor holds the Ascent restaurant. It sits between Plaça Catalunya and the Cathedral, with Els Quatre Gats, the Boqueria and the Liceu all within a few minutes.

Rooftop Pool (seasonal) Solarium Ascent Restaurant Gastrobar
€186–323/night View hotel
H10 Raco del Pi boutique hotel on Carrer del Pi, Gothic Quarter Barcelona Superb
8.8 / 10 our score

Travellers who want a quiet pedestrian lane rather than a rooftop, and who would rather not pay for a pool they will not use

H10 Raco del Pi

Carrer del Pi, 7 – by Plaça del Pi, heart of the Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

H10 Racó del Pi is on a pedestrianised street at number 7 of Carrer del Pi, a few steps from Plaça del Pi, in a building listed as part of the city's historical and artistic heritage. It is the quietest of the three H10 hotels here: there is no rooftop pool and no spa, but there is a naturally lit inner courtyard, a breakfast restaurant called D'En Perot, and a business corner. The top-floor attic rooms have overhead windows. The hotel publishes a guest score of 4.4 out of 5 from 1,543 reviews on its own website.

Heritage-Listed Building Inner Courtyard with Natural Light D'En Perot Breakfast Restaurant Snack Corner
€150–260/night View hotel
Carrer d'Avinyó in the Gothic Quarter, the street of the Aparthotel Arai, Barcelona Superb
8.8 / 10 our score

Families and longer stays that want a kitchen and a pool, and travellers who would rather self-cater than eat out every night

Aparthotel Arai

Carrer d'Avinyó, 30 – a few metres from La Rambla, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Aparthotel Arai occupies a historic building at Carrer d'Avinyó 30, a few metres from La Rambla in the Barri Gòtic, and is part of the Derby Hotels Collection. It is a four-star aparthotel rather than a conventional hotel: every apartment has a kitchen, and the categories run from Superior through Executive and Deluxe to Junior Suite and Jewel Suite. The roof carries a guests-only pool and a small fitness room with a sauna, and the neo-tavern Palosanto serves tapas and Catalan dishes in the same building. The Jewel Suites have a jacuzzi on a private terrace.

Four-Star Aparthotel Apartments with Kitchens Rooftop Pool (guests only) Sauna and Fitness Room
€186–330/night View hotel
Historic 19th-century architectural facade on Carrer de la Boqueria near La Rambla, Barcelona Superb
8.7 / 10 our score

Travellers who want quiet green space in the middle of the busiest part of the quarter, and who would rather bring a dog than a gym

Petit Palace Boqueria Garden

Carrer de la Boquería, 10 – next to La Boqueria and La Rambla, 08002 Barcelona

Petit Palace Boqueria Garden is a boutique hotel in a 19th-century building on Carrer de la Boquería, next to La Boqueria market and La Rambla. The thing that makes it is the Garden of Casa Ignacio de Puig next door, a historic garden on La Rambla with century-old planting that the site describes as a hidden place many locals do not know. The Mediterrace restaurant sits alongside the garden. Bicycles are free, breakfast is a buffet, pets are welcome, and check-out is flexible on Sundays and Mondays subject to availability.

Garden of Casa Ignacio de Puig Mediterrace Restaurant Pet Friendly Free Bicycles
Elevator & step-free guide
€130–230/night View hotel
Carrer d'Avinyó historic street in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter Superb
8.6 / 10 our score

Travellers who want a large modern hotel with a rooftop in the thick of the Gothic Quarter, and who do not mind a busy street outside

Catalonia Avinyó

Carrer d'Avinyó, 16 – Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Catalonia Avinyó sits in a modern building on Carrer d'Avinyó, one of the busiest lanes in the Barri Gòtic, and the hotel's own site puts its size at more than 80 rooms. The design is of its period rather than historic: a designer lobby, a street-level cafeteria, and an interior courtyard planted as a vertical garden. Rooms run from 12 m² singles to 21 m² superiors, and the roof carries a pool and solarium. It is five minutes on foot from the Cathedral, Plaça Reial and La Rambla, and under ten from El Born.

Free WiFi Rooftop Pool (seasonal) Solarium Fitness Room
€116–158/night View hotel
Carrer de Ferran historic pedestrian boulevard in the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona Superb
8.5 / 10 our score

Travellers on a tight budget who need to be on foot in the middle of the quarter, and who want a private bathroom at hostal prices

Hostal Fernando

Carrer de Ferran, 31 – between La Rambla and Plaça Sant Jaume, Barri Gòtic, 08002 Barcelona

Hostal Fernando is at Carrer de Ferran, 31, between La Rambla and Plaça Sant Jaume, and it is the cheapest address in this guide. The operator's own site blocks automated access, so this page is written from Internet Archive snapshots of it taken in 2022 and 2024. Those list seven room types: Single, Double or Twin, Triple, Family, Double Superior, and dormitories for four and six adults. All rooms are air-conditioned with free Wi-Fi, and the site describes them as recently remodelled with a TV, a safe and a private bathroom. There is a Restaurant Fernando serving Spanish food, and a guest review on the site notes the renovation is complete and the lift is working.

Private Rooms and Small Dormitories Air Conditioning Free WiFi Restaurant Fernando
€65–110/night View hotel
Hotel Rivoli Ramblas street-level view on La Rambla, Barcelona Very Good
8.4 / 10 our score

Travellers who want to be on La Rambla itself, and who will pay a little more for a room with an actual view

Hotel Rivoli Ramblas

La Rambla, 128 – top of La Rambla near Plaça Catalunya, 08002 Barcelona

This hotel on La Rambla is now branded Hotel Serhs Rivoli Rambla, part of the Serhs group, and the distinction matters when you book: the cheapest rooms in the building are 13 m² interior rooms with no window and no natural light. Above them sit 22 m² Deluxe rooms with direct views of La Rambla, some with a balcony, and 27 m² Superior rooms with a balcony or gallery. The roof has a terrace and solarium, a Sky Bar and a gym; the restaurant serves a daily lunch menu. Entry prices were not published on the site, and the site shows a review widget based on 98 reviews.

Rooftop Terrace and Solarium Sky Bar Gym Restaurant (daily lunch menu)
€120–200/night View hotel
Portal de l'Àngel pedestrian boulevard, heart of Gothic Quarter Barcelona Very Good
8.3 / 10 our score

Shoppers and first-time visitors who want to walk out of the hotel straight onto Portal de l'Àngel

Catalonia Portal de l'Àngel

Portal de l'Àngel, 17 – pedestrian shopping street, 08002 Barcelona

Catalonia Portal de l'Àngel is at number 17 on the pedestrianised Portal de l'Àngel, the quarter's main shopping street, and that is precisely the trade-off: you are on the busiest paving in the Barri Gòtic, with a rooftop pool and solarium above and the Cathedral a short walk away. The rooms are straightforward and well maintained rather than memorable, and the range runs from a 14 m² double at the bottom to a 32 m² Superior with turndown service.

Rooftop Pool (seasonal) Solarium Gastrobar Room Service
€167–221/night View hotel