Best Luxury Hotels in Catalonia

The Kimpton Vividora Barcelona combines contemporary design with plenty of local personality in Barcelona’s historic Gothic Quarter. This 5-star boutique hotel features stylish rooms, Spa de Vivi wellness treatments, a rooftop pool and bar with city views, Mediterranean Catalan dining at Fauna restaurant, and local vibes at GOT Coffee & Cocktails lobby bar that serves morning coffee and evening drinks, as well as hosting a social hour for guests with complimentary wines. Located steps from the Metropolitan Cathedral and City Hall, the pet-friendly Kimpton Vivadora Barcelona immerses guests within modern vibrancy of Barcelona.

Nobu Hotel Barcelona, a member of the prestigious Preferred Hotels & Resorts Collection, blends vibrant Catalan energy with Nobu’s iconic spirit. The property features 259 sleek rooms, stylish suites, a 150sqm Nobu Suite, spa, gym, and versatile event spaces. Culinary highlights include Barcelona’s first Nobu Restaurant and Kozara, a Japanese-inspired tapas bar. The exclusive 25th-floor rooftop boasts the city’s highest pool and bar experience—a sun-drenched retreat by day for hotel guests and a vibrant gathering spot by night where travelers and locals enjoy spectacular sunset views with expertly crafted cocktails. The hotel embodies Nobu’s core values: passionate service, distinctive design, and unpretentious luxury, all while capturing Barcelona’s unique essence.

The former Ritz Hotel Barcelona, El Palace Barcelona, is perhaps one of the most famous hotels in Barcelona attracting celebrities, prominent figures and guests from all over the world to indulge in a place that oozes timeless glamour. With a striking and ornate façade the hotel is even more beautiful on the inside from the sweeping staircase to the grand Great Hall every turn presents elegant detail.  The hotel comprises six spacious suites – each individually designed and with marble bathrooms that house a Roman bath inspired mosaic shower – all 120 guest rooms are inspired by a neo-classical style.

The impressive rooftop garden and terrace, which features a swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar, with 360-degree views over the city is the social hub of the hotel – a place to relax by day and party by night. AMAR Barcelona is the hotel’s brasserie serving fresh seafood with an extensive wine in a stylish art deco setting and The Great Hall – a grand and formal setting is where Afternoon Tea is the order of the day and live music can be enjoyed in The Bluesman Speakeasy bar. El Palace Barcelona is also home to the Mayan Luxury Spa which as its name suggests is inspired by the Mayan culture, offering guests traditional Mayan treatments designed to bring the mind, body, and soul together as one.

Located in the Eixample District of bustling Barcelona, El Palace offers guests convenient access – walking or via metro – to many of the city’s main attractions. El Palace Barcelona has been recognised for its outstanding quality and distinctive character and is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.

With its own unique cabaret supper club, signature restaurant Bar Veraz, rooftop bar and bespoke cocktail bar the Punch Room, you don’t need to step out fo the front doors to experience a fantastic night out. Found on the edge of the El Born district, this 100 room boutique hotel with gym and saltwater pool is just steps away from the Santa Caterina market. Bedrooms are adorned in walnut panelling – echoing the traditional city shutters – and feature imported Anichini linens and Spanish leather headboards following a complete metamorphosis by Carlos Ferrater Studio.

Located in a listed 19th-century building in the Catalan modernist style, and in the same block as La Pedrera, the H10 Casa Mimosa is an exclusive superior four-star hotel that opened its doors in 2016. The elegant, timeless interior combines cosmopolitan design with the building’s original modernist structure. There are 48 spacious rooms, the El Til•ler Restaurant, a lobby bar with access to a leafy garden with a swimming pool and sun lounger area, as well as a stunning chill-out terrace on the top floor, El Cel de Gaudí, complete with a plunge pool and stunning views of La Pedrera. The hotel also has a meeting room located in a former coach house, enabling guests to combine business and pleasure.

As soon as you arrive in the building, the connection with wine is made clear, as an impressive bottle installation greets guests in the lobby. Pay a visit to the spa and you can book treatments which use wine-based products (guestroom toiletries are also infused with vino), or you can just drink it, in the restaurant, bar, or via a wine tasting arranged by staff. Golf is another draw for guests coming here; bedrooms and a dining terrace overlook the course with its pretty mountain views. And the gourmet offer is enticing, with its signature eatery, L’Olivera, cooking up Catalan favourites showcasing the local catch.