Hotel España

This is our second stay at this hotel. The decor, service and welcome are the best you will ever receive! We love this hotel! It’s right on the strip of Ramblas. Yes there are a few homeless people about but you get that everywhere. I literally want to come every 6 months here🤣the rooms and cocktail bar are amazing! Thank you so much it’s just perfect in every way xx

Cozy Hotel right off Las Ramblas. I loved the mix of old and modern in the decoration. The rooms aren't big but comfortable and the roof top bar employees were great. ||I think that for adults its a lovely place but I'm not sure I'd recommend it for families.

All hotel staff was very friendly and professional. Good location, fresh breakfast. It’s a borderline to claim 4 star hotel. Decent facility, cleanness and decor. External and internal nose were expected since it’s next to La Rambla. Probably I was tired enough to sleep well.

I recently stayed at this hotel and had an incredible experience! The staff was exceptionally attentive, going above and beyond to make sure my stay was perfect. The highlight of my visit was when they surprised me with a thoughtful birthday gift, even though I had never mentioned it to them. I still can’t figure out how they knew it was my special day, but the gesture was so unexpected and heartwarming. Every interaction with the staff felt personal and genuine, making me feel like a valued guest throughout my stay. The level of attention to detail was impressive, and their ability to anticipate my needs made the experience truly memorable. I highly recommend this hotel for anyone looking for a stay that’s not just comfortable but filled with delightful surprises!

This hotel is located right behind the Liceu Opera House, about 100 meters off La Rambla. It's just far enough from the action to be relatively quiet at night, but you can be on La Rambla (and the Liceu metro station) in 3 minutes walk. Cross La Rambla and your in the Old City, easy walk to most of the most popular landmarks, turn right on La Rambla for a 10 minute walk and you're at the waterfront. |The hotel itself is an old building, upgraded but a little worn. Rooms are small, but everything is very clean and the entire staff is absolutely top drawer. I would recommend including breakfast in your room rate (the buffet is very good, and hot dishes prepared-to-order are included). Would also recommend asking for a courtyard-facing room in the interest of quiet nights. Everyone we met was friendly, helpful, and efficient.

My first time in Barcelona with my family. Booked this hotel from bookings.com base on pics and reviews.I booked 4 nights stay and end up checking out early because my first night was starting off bad because one of the balcony door handles was broken and can’t lock and close properly. I let the front service know and they said maintenance left for the day and will fix tomorrow morning. Linens dingy and yellow with dirty floors. That same night trying to sleep but it was so noisy from every direction. Didn’t even sleep. Next morning went down to eat breakfast buffet and me and my kids couldn’t eat because food didn’t look good and taste terrible and walked out. That was the last straw and I end up checking out early. Hotel is a big disappointment made. All I can say is The staff was friendly. I usually don’t post bad reviews but it was a sad experience for my family.

Great experience arrived at 9am Sunday expecting to just drop bags but was pleasantly surprised that was given a room straight away. Great location really nice hotel. Loved the breakfast and was given really good restaurant recommendations by reception staff they also booked for us. Will be back when next in the city.

An interesting period hotel (c 1900): well maintained and clean. Our room was a good size and was modern and well appointed. We didn’t interact much with the staff, but found them all friendly, polite and helpful. I can’t comment on the number of television channels available as I don’t visit Barcelona to stay in and watch television 😀. The only very minor downside was that there was no hot water one morning. ||I can’t understand some of the comments about the location - it’s in a fairly typical street; it didn’t seem particularly scruffy and there were no doubtful looking characters hanging around. The street is quiet and it’s only about 100 metres from La Rambla and one probably couldn’t hope for better at a sensible price. We didn’t try the breakfast, preferring to go to La Boqueria (which is very close) and graze on the infinite variety of foods available there. I would certainly stay there again and would recommend it.

This hotel absolutely sucks. Service is really rude and it is in a very touristy unsafe part of town. Would not recommend.

This is a pretty, historic hotel in an excellent location. It is off La Rambla, with a metro just down a short block. One thing to be aware of, however, is that despite being next to the Opera House, the hotel is on the border of a more sketchy area. Just don't go too far west onto La Rambla, and you should be ok. The hotel doesn't seem to be keeping up with repairs; the room was showing its age. Wallpaper was tearing apart, and a piece of the closet was dangling out. The stitching/material on the back of the bed was really falling apart. When we first arrived in the room, we discovered that the safe wasn't working. To the hotel's credit, it was replaced quickly. The room was small, with no seating other than a chair at a small desk. There is a step up to get to the toilet, which is dangerous at night. A small light (i.e. one for the side mirror) would be helpful in this case. We had absolutely terrible WIFI, and initially the front desk people were not helpful. One employee suggested we come down to the lobby. My husband told him that we shouldn't have to do that at a four star hotel, where Internet is promised as part of the package. My husband realized that due to our corner room, the router on our hall was poorly positioned and the main reason we weren't getting good reception. He worked with the staff to fix this. Who knows what it's like on other floors! We do want to commend the hotel tech for his responsiveness and friendliness. Once called into action by the front desk, he was great for both the safe and WIFI.

The best thing about Hotel España happens to be its great location on Carrer San Pau which is a pedestrian walkway between the ever popular happening La Rambla and an open plaza. The interior architecture is Gaudi inspired with the most magnificent piece being what struck me as an art nouveau, though I was told Gaudi, alabaster fireplace. It was sculptured by Eusebi Arnau and appropriately located in their Bar Arnau. Hotel Espana also has as its restaurant, Fonda España, serving up dishes that though traditional in preparation and concept are fused with unique modern day embellishing touches. Though the rooms are nice enough, rather noisy, nothing I would call exceptional and not very much in keeping with the rest of the hotels very nice lobby, bar and restaurant facilities. If staying here in this area, a word of caution. Be aware of your surroundings. I spoke with two different guests who I must say were rather naïve about life in European cities. Both managed to get pickpocketed outside of the hotel while in the nearby plaza square. Gentlemen would be wise not to carry wallets in their back pockets and never give money to a beggar because chances are that other eyes are watching you reveal where you keep your money. At night, though things tend to change, everything is actually very safe, basically problem free. Even the street prostitutes of the area are polite, friendly and will take a "not interested" as a final answer without pestering you.

As far as location, you really could not book a better hotel in Barcelona. You are right in the heart of the city and close to EVERYTHING. The rooms are small, but clean, nice and just enough to meet our needs. Our room was located inside the hotel, so we did not notice any outside noise that would keep us awake. The walls are fairly thin though. We could hear people snoring and talking in the rooms that were close to us. Our first night in Barcelona there was a problem with our airconditioner, but we mentioned it to the staff and by the time we returned to our room that evening the problem had been remedied. The staff at this hotel were nice, but not overly pleasent or helpful with restaurant choices or places to go. I would not recommend the breakfast here, at 25 euros a person it is outright ridiculous. I also would not recommend the upstairs bar. It was unique, but the food was not anything to brag about and the sangria was one of the worst I experienced in barcelona. Also, if you need a cab in I would not recommend ordering one from the hotel. It will cost you more. If you just walk toward the main street, taxi's are offered at all times of the day or night. You will never have a problem finding one and it will save you big time!

Great hotel in the heart of Barcelona. Clear to the pier and great shopping and restaurants. Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Great rooftop bar/pool/lounge area. Highly recommend this gem!

I am currently here as am writing this review for a week long vacation to celebrate my wife's 40th birthday and our wedding anniversary as well. I highly recommend this hotel. Great location, amazing staff and room is adequately sized and very well appointed and clean. I like their location because it's very close to Las Ramblas and the metro but not directly on Las Ramblas so you still have a bit of privacy away from the hustle and bustle night life happening in Las Ramblas. Lastly, the hotel is the home of Fonda Espana, a high end restaurant, that you must try. You won't be disappointed especially if you are celebrating a wonderful occassion!!! Will definitely stay in this hotel again!!!

A beautiful hotel in a good location. Friendly staff but extremely loud. The street noise is pretty bad beginning at about 3am; it's an old building and the walls and windows are thin. If you have polite neighbors then everything is fine from that point of view. However, we had some obnoxiously loud and drunk kids in the room next to us, and we were effectively at their mercy--we could hear everything they said through the wall and could not sleep for hours until they stopped. Overall, I would say that if you want to be certain that your stay will be seamless and peaceful, take your money somewhere else. Not sure to what degree this is the hotel's fault--it's really just the nature of this old building.

Although the hotel is beautifuly renovated, the rooms are very very small. I am giving them less than 1 star if I could is because they were not accommodating to my family. For the prices they charge I was not happy with the size. In most hotels is europe, they give you the option to add another person if you pay the city tax and a daily fee. However, this hotel will make you pay for another room if you are more than 2 people. My family is 3 persons and they made us book another room because I was not allowed to stay in one room with my parent only for one night (6 hours because we did the checkin at midnight and we were leaving the next morning). Ended up staying at a massive apartment down the street called The streets apartments 18.

Cute hotel just off of La Rambla. We opted for this hotel based on the pictures but should have reconsidered. While the hotel pics are exactly what you get i.e. modern, fun, classy, and definitely clean its definitely style over function. The sink in our room was about four feet long. Not bad but the counter was also 4 feet long. No place for getting ready. There were two really cool faucets but they were hard to control and splashed water everywhere but the four foot sinks. The showers are really really cool. Rain heads from the ceiling and a slick stream of water from the center. These are all controlled, including the temperature, but turning one of four handles. Problem: When your hands are wet you cannot turn a polished chrome handle that is about 2" in diameter. We were excited for the roof top bar. Cool pics and lots of advertising urging us to visit and look out over Barcelona. We were there 5 days and the bar never opened once. Erika at the front desk is very helpful. She really tries hard and does well at her job. Her associate during the day (gentleman) is equally helpful and very nice. The nighttime staff might as well go home. Nothing more to say there. I wouldn't stay again but I would not necessarily state no one should. It has charm just style over function.

Tucked just off La Rambla, a major tourist area in Barcelona, Hotel Espana is a great choice for the traveler who wants to be in the thick of it all without breaking the bank. We booked through JetSetter and got a great deal, the only thing we were responsible for at the end of the trip was the city task (and our bar tab haha). The rooms are decent size but the bathroom was a bit cramped as the toilet was in a glass shower like square. Our room had a balcony that overlooked the alleyway which was very European. My only complaint was the rooms aren't very soundproof. Not only could we hear lots of street noise but the hallway noise as well. It made sleeping a bit difficult at times. Staff was friendly, pool on the roof was small but has good bar service. Overall a great choice

I stayed here when I was in Barcelona in January of 2013 as part of a larger trip, and this is probably the second nicest and the most visually striking of the 5 hotels I stayed at during the various legs of the trip. The architecture was inspired by the work of Guadi, which dots the city, and as a result is sumptuous and whimsical, yet decidedly modern, in a color scheme of black and gold. The staff does speak English reasonably well, but being able to understand Spanish and rattle off a sentence to make things clearer came in handy for me. It's right off La Rambla, which has interesting implications. If I recall correctly, when we turned left, we were out on La Rambla which was unoffensivly touristy. The first time we turned right and went deeper down the street we were solicited by a very polite prostitute. The dichotomy served to explain the lower than expected rate for such a nice hotel. I never thought I'd get knifed, but when I turned right, I always kept out a sharp eye. I would stay here again in a heartbeat. Darn, now I'm pining for the Rambla and sangria by the liter.

This entire experience was extremely annoying. My television didn't work the first night and I was jet-legged so I couldn't sleep. I asked to move rooms and the guy told me all the TV's don't work. The next day I found out he was completely lying and just didn't know how to program a TV. The day I checked out there was a marathon and no one told me the cabs weren't running and I had to cancel all my meetings and figure out how to take the Metro to the airport. Rude.

Excellent location, nice rooms, very pleasant staff. I stayed here for 3 nights and was very pleased. It's an older hotel situated right off of La Rambla. I highly recommend staying here if you are looking for a nice hotel that is close to the main activities.

Front desk was great. The location is awesome, tons of stuff near by including the open market. Rooms are modern and very nice. Only complaint, WiFi sucks hard.

This hotel is just off the famous Rumbla in downtown Barcelona. The staff are welcoming and friendly and dealt with everything efficiently and politely. Most with good English. The restaurant was very good for breakfast and dinner and the room was clean, large and user friendly. The hotel is well maintained, and because it is in a narrow side street our transport was unable to deliver us right to the front door but only a few meters away, so it didn't matter. A strong word of warning though about personal security. I was pick pocketed about 100 meters from the hotel front door and lost my wallet containing c/cards, debit card, driving license etc etc, plus E850 in cash. We had just been to an ATM...I normally wouldn't carry that much cash, so be aware someone is probably watching you! The inconvenience is a real drag even though all cards were immediately cancelled. Be careful!

Viva España If you're on a tight budget, but want to stay somewhere a bit special, you can't go wrong with Hotel España. The reception, staircase, landings and courtyard are spectacular, and while the rooms themselves are nothing out of the ordinary, they are clean and quiet. Ideally situated just off the Rambla in the up and coming Raval.