HOTEL 1898

Like most properties in Europe's "old towns," they kept the original building and adapted it to their needs, in this case, a great, modern hotel. The transition is stunning. Our room was very comfortable. The bathroom layout was a bit funky, but everything worked well. The dining room was beautiful and food quality was more than adequate. The housekeeping staff did a beautiful job. If you stay here, be aware that Fanny, a staffer on the front desk, is an absolutely great source for recommendations of restaurants and attractions. And finally, the location is perfect for tourists. We highly recommend it, and we don't do that very often.

on arrival greeted warmly, given an upgrade immediately to a larger room. Although on La Rambla the room was so quiet , we never heard a thing. Great pool indoors and out, friendly staff, great view on the top floor over city , good service for drinks etc

I booked this as a present for my mum for a weekend break. It is in an amazing location, on La Rambla so very central for transport and for sightseeing and near lots of bars and restaurants. The rooms are luxurious, it has a pillow menu, robes and slippers and a light menu on the wall! The pool area is small but wasn't too busy, the staff are very attentive at bringing drinks to you. You don't need your own towel as they provide large pool towels. There is a spa downstairs which looked lovely but we didn't use it. Overall it was one of the best hotels I've ever been to and really reasonably priced. Will definitely be coming back here!

This hotel is beautiful, classic, charming and complete entertainment. The hotel from the front door all the way to the roof is exceptional. The front desk service is helpful and professional. The rooms are nice size with a bright large bathroom. The rooftop has everything you need to never leave the hotel. There is good size pool, a full service bar and restaurant, chairs, couches, tables and views to die for. The location is ground zero on Rumbla Street. A classic great hotel that is spotless. The spa has a large hot tub and small gym.

My wife and I visited the hotel for 4 nights from 3rd June. On arrival we were met by some very cheery reception staff who went through the usual formalties very quickly. As our room was ready we headed straight up to it. We had booked a deluxe room on the 5th floor with an outside terrace. The room was brilliant. Very large and well fitted. The terrace had a table and 2 chairs and a double bed sized sun lounger and was a perfect sun trap. The bed was wonderful and we both slept very well indeed. One thing that happens in a huge number of hotels is that there is nowhere in front of a mirror to plug in a hair dryer and sit and do your hair as most ladies do. The same thing here. Maybe hotels could get some lady members of staff to test drive the rooms. The bathroom was also large with a separate shower cubicle. Could you put a light in the shower please. We had breakfast at the hotel and this was very good with a great choice of hot and cold food. We ate on the roof terrace one morning and it was brilliant. Great service and a wonderful view over the city. We tried the rooftop pool and sunloungers one day and these were good although the pool water is pretty cool,but great for a quick freshen up. The reception staff also organised tickets for the tour bus and the Sagrada familia. I would recommend both. They are both very popular as is the Camp Nou. Every night we went out and ate at Spanish tapas restaurants and in general the food was very good. If we return to Barcelona we would definitely stay at this wonderful hotel again.