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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 20-room boutique hotel in Poble Sec at the foot of Montjuïc, with a small pool and sauna and a relaxed, design-led style.
Good to know
Brummell is a small boutique hotel with just 20 rooms, set on Carrer Nou de la Rambla in Poble Sec, a lived-in neighbourhood at the foot of Montjuïc. It is around a 15-minute walk to the old town, and the hill's museums and gardens are on the doorstep.
The hotel has a creative, laid-back feel, with a pool and sauna for unwinding after a day on foot and space for a leisurely meal. It suits couples and travellers who prefer local bars to big hotel lobbies: the tapas bars of Carrer de Blai and the restaurants of Poble Sec are a few minutes away. Book early, as a hotel this size fills up quickly.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
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It is about a 15-minute walk from the city centre, in Poble Sec.
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…