OHLA BARCELONA Luxe

I loved staying here. The hotel was modern, chic and very clean. All the staff are genuinely lovely people who are always ready to help. Ohla Hotel surprisingly makes you feel "at home" and very comfortable with where you are. The rooms are spotless and include an iPod speaker dock although they are old generation ports so I think these should be updated. The lighting in the room was a little confusing to understand at first, I eventually realized that they were dimmable lights but the switches look like regular ones so you have to hold your finger down on one side of the switch to dim the lights. Also, the showers are see-through so perhaps not for the prude! The amenities were the basics, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothbrush, toothpaste and some q-tips. The hotel has a rooftop terrace with a beautiful pool. Drinks and food both available up there and they were nice but a bit on the expensive side. Members of the public are able to come up to the terrace and there were a few occasions where they would smoke cannabis, but nobody seemed to mind. The hotel has a gym on the first floor which was a little hard to locate at first as the door looks like just another room. The gym was very small but the sauna was lovely. Also, every time you use the elevator, you have to use your hotel card but the elevators are also really confusing so I would ask a member of staff to explain how they work. If you press down, they seem to go up. Confusing! Breakfast was a nice selection, the food inside the hotel is nice. Drinks are great, staff are lovely. The location is perfect. Would definitely return here :) Thanks!

I came here on a family trip to celbrate a birthday and from start to finish i couldnt of asked for me. On arrival, we sat down to get the rooms sorted out and were met with sweets and a glass of bubbles....great start. Got the bags in the room and had a look around and it was a lovely atmosphere. The rooms were spacious, had exactly what you needed and the a/c worked a treat! Breakfast in the morning was great, from cooked to cold food it had something for everyone. The staff were always friendly. While waiting in the reception to meet people, they would often come up and have a chat with you and asked if you needed anything. I will definitely be visiting again!

My wife took me to Barcelona for 5 nights in September for my birthday. The hotel is wonderfully situated in the Gothic Quarter and so is handy for many attractions. Our room was large and bright and the bed very comfortable. We had a small issue with the plumbing which was sorted very quickly. The staff on the door were really tremendous. So helpful and knowledgeable. Breakfast was lovely though I felt they were short staffed and we had to actively approach the already busy lady for cutlery, tea, ordering an omelette etc. Also it would be nice to have the breakfast setup explained. The pool was lovely. Drinks were pricey and on one occasion our bar snack order was given to someone else! No big deal. My main gripe is peculiar to me and isn't the first time I've encountered this in a hotel but annoying nonetheless - as a Coeliac I have to avoid gluten and was delighted to be told on arrival that there was gluten-free beer. Unfortunately the bar staff at the pool told me I was wrong (after 20 mins of waiting I went to find him) - there wasn't. I offered to go and check myself 8 floors down but figured it is a 5* Hotel so they must know. Thing is my wife checked this in advance of booking and GF beer availability was one of the reasons for booking Hotel Ohla. (My 40th birthday after all). Anyway it wasn't until the final night that we went for a glass of wine that the Sommelier checked for me...lo and behold, there it was! I was pretty annoyed that the bar staff in a 5* don't even know what they sell. Anyway it was a minor thing, though annoying, especially for a 5*. In summary I recommend Hotel Ohla for a special occasion in Barcelona.

We stayed for 6 nights at the end of September whilst the Merce Barcelona celebrations took place over a long weekend. We were in a group of 4 and had 2 junior suites for the stay. From our check in with Jennifer whilst sipping a welcome glass of Cava until we left we could not fault anything at all about Hotel Ohla. ALL staff were wonderful......helpful, fun and friendly and showed some personality which is very refreshing and welcome when on a long trip abroad. You could tell they were happy and proud to be there. It is definitely a 5 star hotel but also felt like home from home. Breakfast was great, great rooftop bar and pool, rooms spacious & lovely, immaculately clean . In a terrific location amongst great restaurants & tapas bars, leafy squares to sit and while the hours away. Close to great shopping and public transport. Will definitely be back on our next trip to Barcelona... faultless!

This was a family (6) trip to celebrate a special birthday and for a number of reasons was a trip to remember. We arrived during a rally against independence which, we discovered later, was supported by 350,000 people who marched right past the hotel entrance - this made getting from the airport to the hotel quite a challenge however the driver, arranged by the hotel, did a great job and managed to get us only a short walk away. Arriving early and deciding to remain in the hotel, the staff there were more than helpful making a great start to our stay. From day 2 onwards our trip to the city was one of the best with the rooms being very comfortable although the pillows could have been better but always clean and made up early every day. The roof top terrace and bar offer fantastic views of the city's landmarks and given some good weather are a pleasant place to while away the hours by the pool. Breakfast offers a varied selection on a self service basis with attendent and helpful staff. Finally a word for the concierge staff who could not have been more efficient and helpful offering advice on a range of subjects from the city tours to excellent restaurants. This is one place all of our party would be happy to come back to