Accommodation in Barcelona
Introduction
Barcelona
is the flourish capital of the Catalonia Spanish region.
Since the city accommodate the Olympic Games in the beginning of the nineties
it became a thriving and flourishing city. Barcelona has been developed to be a cultural, financial
and social center.
The tourist revolution in Barcelona totally changed the tourism map in Spain.
The classic conservative image that was accepted in Barcelona vanished and instead of it the city
now has a young, alive and excited image of a city that attracts millions of tourist from all over the world.
The amount and
variety of hotels in Barcelona
is huge. Barcelona Hotels can fit everyone with any taste and with every budget.
Most of the year, and especially in the summer, it is difficult to find a decent room if not making
a reservation in advance. Nevertheless, if you arrived without making a reservation in advance, it
is possible to use the Information Booth located in the airport or the one located in Catalonia Plaza.
There are relatively few five starts hotels, more than that four starts hotels and lots of three stars
hotels and hostels. In the La Rambla area most of the hotels are old and the rooms are turning to the
boulevard, from which a 24 hours a day noise is arriving.
Barcelona is big, but little enough, to easily and quickly arrive every where. That’s why it is worth
checking the paseo de gracia region and the hotels in Eixample – this region is wide, well lighted and full
of restaurants, stores and coffee shops.
It is also worth checking hotels in more faraway areas that a good metro transportation is available to.
Below is a description of common accommodation options in Barcelona and also
recommended hotels in Barcelona table:
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Hotels
Barcelona has a huge variety of hotels.
From one stars hotels to glorious five stars hotels, suitable
in their nature, atmosphere, style and price to each and every one.
The prices are changed according to the hotel location, its stars rank etc.
Basic rule is that as far as the hotel is more distant from the city center, the room prices
are getting lower.
Staying in a hotel is the most expensive accommodation option in Barcelona, so whoever has small
budget should consider different accommodation option.
Websites in which you can find Hotels in Barcelona:
Here are some links to hotels in the most popular areas in Barcelona:
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Short term Apartment Rent
Those who rent a short term apartment in Barcelona will enjoy a comfortable, well accessorized
apartment with full privacy.
This lodging option is a good one, for example, for a group of friends who are traveling
together (but not just for them), in such a way the rent splits among everyone.
Most of the apartments can be rented for just couple of days, but if you rent it for a week,
you will get a discount.
The process of renting a short term apartment in Barcelona is similar to the process of doing
reservation for a room in hotel.
Websites in which you can find short term apartments for rent in Barcelona:
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Hostels
The hostels are a very good option for those who are interested in a cheap lodging
solution and don't care to share a room with other travelers.
Staying in a hostel is significantly cheaper from staying in hotel.
This is also a good opportunity to meet other travelers from other places in the world.
The rooms in hostels are most of the times shared and so are the bath and toilets.
Sometimes, single rooms or couple rooms can be found in hostels too.
The prices for night are changing according to the room type, the number of beds in it,
and also the location of the hostel.
Websites in which you can find hostels in Barcelona:
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B & B
The B&B (Bed and Breakfast) are mostly country-side hostels.
These hostels are offering the guests lodging and breakfast. Usually, these hostels are small, homey and warmish with personal attention, while the B&B owners are living also in the place and share the same services with the guests.
Note:
In hotels, a deal include lodging and breakfast, is also called B&B !!!
Websites in which you can find B&B in Barcelona:
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Recommended Hotels in Barcelona
The table below concentrates a list of recommended hotels in Barcelona and it enables you to
order hotel in Barcelona by clicking the proper links:
Notes:
1) The recommendations appear in the table were collected from different sites / forums for
your convenience and are from the last year only.
2) The info was collected as is and Barcelona4All.com is not responsible for its authenticity.
Additionally, Barcelona4All.com has no interest to promote any hotel.
Those who are interested to send their up to date recommendations, to comment or to send corrections,
are welcome to do so in the following mail
and Barcelona4All.com will update the table.
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Catalonia Aragon -
3 stars hotel, located not far from the Sagrada Familia
Advantages - clean, quite area, very close to metro, renovated in 2005, close to shopping center
Disadvantages - not in the city center, no parking
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| 2 |
Catalonia Ramblas -
4 stars hotel, located in Carrer De Pelai street, very close to Catalonia plaza
Advantages - located in the Rambla bolevard, swimming pool
Disadvantages - sometimes a little noisy.
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| 3 |
Catalonia Roma -
3 stars hotel, located in Avenida Roma street, close to the Montjuic
Advantages - suitable for businessmans, close to a train station, clean and organized rooms
Disadvantages - not in the city center.
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| 4 |
Catalonia Atenas -
4 stars hotel, located not far from the Sagrada Familia
Advantages - very close to metro, close to shopping center, good breakfast, swimming pool
Disadvantages - not in the city center.
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| 5 |
ApartHotel Silver -
3 stars apartment hotel. located in the Gracia quarter, near the Fontana metro station
Advantages - very close to metro, close to shopping center
Disadvantages - not in the city center.
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Husa Oriente -
3 stars hotel, located in the Rambla bolevard, near Boqueria market and the Gothic quarter.
Advantages - close to metro, near the famous boulevard and all it has to offer
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Husa Barcelona -
4 stars hotel, located in the Catalonia plaza
Advantages - central location, close to metro, walking distance from everywhere, good rooms
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Expo Barcelona -
4 stars hotel, located in the Espanya plaza
Advantages - central location, close to metro, walking distance from everywhere, good rooms
Disadvantages - sometimes a little noisy.
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Tips & Recommendations
Some Tips/Recommendations related to accommodation in Barcelona, all from personal experience and
accumulated experience of many other tourists:
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