Axel Hotel Barcelona - Barcelona 41.38741, 2.1607

A few blocks from a metro station, walking distance to some restaurants and bars. Gay, lesbian, and straight friendly. Helpful staff - always with a smile. English ok. Room is comfortable with king bed, custom toiletries, modern design. Cool restaurant, bar, and rooftop pool-hottub-lounge area. Would definitely stay here again.

I had heard about this hotel on Logo network's "Bump" travel series. It sounded great but costly. I found a reasonable deal by shopping online and booked 5 nights in October, prepaid. The Axel far exceeded my expectations. Comfortable room with swell amenities, an excellent bed with luxorious duvet, good restaurant, great bar. The roof pool with sauna, steam and jacuzzi was a great place to unwind after a day of sightseeing. As a single middle aged gay male, I especially enjoyed the friendliness of the staff and clientele. I can't wait to return and see more of Barcelona - wouldn't dream of staying elsewhere.

This hotel is a real gem. Very good location, good restraunt and bar and a very friendly ehlpful staff. i would definatel go back

This hotel is really great. The location is fantastic, basically 10 minute walk to the subway or anything else you might want to see, and the concierge went out of his way to help us. The rooms were comfortable and the rooftop bar was amazing. Plus, there was a computer center with free internet usage. Overall, this place was well worth it for the money and makes for a great story. All that being said, anyone planning to stay here needs to be aware of one thing. When the hotel says it is gay friendly, it means very gay friendly. My girlfriend and I had an awesome time and would stay at the hotel again, but if you aren't comfortable with homosexuality, this is probably not the place for you.

This hotel is expensive for what you get. The staff is not very friendly. The rooms are tinny and breakfast in NOT included. It s a gay hotel but Barcelona is VERY gay friendly, so try to get a better deal. Look at one of the Hiltons. They are both alot cheaper and in great locations.

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Hotel is in need of improvements---hallways are all tile and sound carries. Blankets are not provided on the beds. Hotel does not have washcloths.

no attention to detail.

Loved the neighborhood and the staff was terrifically helpful. Our room was a bit small but perfectly adequate. Next time, I'd spring for one of the larger rooms facing the street.

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This was a return visit to the Axel and overall the experience was enjoyable. The gay friendly relaxed space in an excellent location made for a very agreeable break. However, standards in some areas are noticably slipping. The roof terrace was closed for "private parties" on two of the four nights of our stay. Since this area is one of the major selling points of the hotel this is not acceptable, especially as the single creakingly slow lift was crowded all evening with local "celebs" to the inconvenience of the paying guests. The sauna and steam room on the terrace could also use some freshening up and the hot tub was refreshingly cool in the summer sunshine, though this came as a surprise to some users. Prices for drinks and snacks by the pool are among the highest in Barcelona and do not reflect the appropriate 3 Star rating of this property.

I could not find any fault wiht the Axel. I stayed only one night on my way to another destination, but I wished I had time to stay more. A friendly and helpful reception, clean high tech rooms, unlimited complimentary bottled water, excercise room/sauna,steam, and a roof top deck/bar were all positive features.

was ok

Friendliest most helpful staff I've ever encountered

Axel Hotel was overall a great place to stay in Barcelona, especially for gay travelers. It is located in a great neighborhood full of restaurants, bars, and excellent shopping. Its central location in the city and a 2-block walk to the Metro made it easy to get around Barcelona. The room I stayed in was perfect: clean, modern design, king-sized bed. There was a small balcony overlooking the busy, noisy streets in front of the hotel, but the balcony doors, when closed, completed blocked out the street noise. It has a great rooftop deck with a small pool and spa, a workout room, steam room, and dry sauna. I stayed over week and found time to use all its facilities. The staff was very friendly and always helpful when I needed any information or restaurant suggestions. I would definitely stay there again.

This is a great hotel with a fantastic staff. It is more like a resort than a hotel with everything needed for a fantastic stay in Barcelona.

The Axel Hotel is a little 'gem' of a property. The hotel staff from Front Desk, Restaurant & Housekeeping were simply terrific. It means alot when you are travelling and you go to check in and the hotel 'knows of you'. I was treated very nicely and professionally and would absolutely stay at this hotel again should a visit take me back to Barcelona.

A truly wonderful property. Beautiful rooms, lobby, dining and roof top bar and spa. Excellent superb service. Gay travelers to Barcelona should not miss this terrific hotel. Great location near bars and restaurants.

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Buonissima posizione (vicino al centro e alla metro) Camere confortevoli e pulite. Ottima la zona relax... piscina, sauna e idro.

Efter 4 overnatninger er vi meget begejstrede for Axels hotel. Der er overalt meget rent og værelserne er både moderne og hyggelige at opholde sig i. Service er fin og personalets opmærksomhed og indstilling god. Morgenmaden er usædvanlig lækker og bartenderen kan mikse drinks så man hører englene synge. Beliggenheden er meget god i forhold til både centrum og bøssekvarteret.