Hotel
Hotel Arts Barcelona
A Ritz-Carlton tower hotel on the Port Olímpic seafront, with two outdoor pools, a fourth-floor spa and the two-Michelin-star Enoteca Paco Pérez.
A four-star hotel on La Rambla in the former headquarters of the General Philippines Tobacco Company, with a rooftop pool terrace and spa.
Good to know
Hotel 1898 occupies a handsome building on La Rambla linked to the General Philippines Tobacco Company, whose name is still carved on the façade. Inside, that colonial-era history is part of the hotel's identity.
La Isabela, the rooftop terrace with a pool, is a calm retreat above the crowds and has good views over the old town. The Spa Siargao below includes a thermal circuit and indoor pool. The location is ideal for walking to the Boqueria, the Gothic Quarter and El Raval, though rooms facing La Rambla can be lively, so ask for an inside room if you sleep lightly.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
Yes, there is a pool on La Isabela rooftop terrace, plus a spa pool.
It is a four-star hotel.
Restaurant
Three-Michelin-star restaurant in the Eixample run by former elBulli chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, serving long, playful tasting menus.
Thing to do
Barcelona's best-known food market, entered from La Rambla under a wrought-iron arch, packed with produce stalls, fishmongers and busy counter bars.
Café
The original coffee bar of Nømad, the Barcelona speciality roaster founded by Jordi Mestre, tucked into a quiet passage near the Palau de la Música.
Bar
An El Born speakeasy reached through a fridge door at the back of a pastrami bar, named number one in The World's 50 Best Bars in…