Hotel 1898 - Barcelona

Impressive hotel, exceeded our expectations. Rooftop terrace beautiful, but sometimes crowded due to the fact it is open to the public. We would return regardless.

Outstanding! On the pricey side, Hotel 1898 is a beautiful facility with all the amenities we could ask for. The location was perfect, near the Metro station and in the middle of La Rambla, yet perfectly quiet. The staff was very business-like, giving attention to details. The room, bar, roof-top lounge and pool and spa area were all beautiful and impeccable […] (I love the decor of this historic hotel - it was very true to its roots while very modern at the same time). The twice per day cleaning service was a nice touch. Laundry services were provided as promised. I would definitely stay here again and have already recommended it to friends, although it's a little tough getting a booking. So glad I was able to book it through Hotel.com. Read more

OUR ROOM IN THE 1898 WAS WONDERFUL, CLEAN & WITH THE BEST BED & PILLOWS IN ALL OF EUROPE. THE HOTEL HAD A GOOD LOCATION IN A VERY BUSY AREA OF BARCELONA AND IT WAS LIKE AN OASIS. THE ROOFTOP PATIO, BAR, AND POOL AREA WAS LIKE HEAVEN AND A WORLD AWAY FROM THE BUSY STREETS BELOW. IT IS POSSIBLE TO RELAX IN THE CITY ! THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT AS WOULD […] BE EXPECTED IN A HOTEL LIKE THIS. Read more

We were a little concerned that it was too close to La Ramblas but it was so quiet and the beautiful rooftop pool was an oasis of calm above the hustle bustle of the city. Perfectly placed to adventure around the city on foot and close to transport links to the airport too. The room was really comfortable and thoroughly cleaned each day, all the staff […] we came into contact with were friendly and welcoming and spoke great English too. We were upgraded on arrival too, which we loved especially as we then had a little balcony overlooking the street, perfect for people watching! Would highly recommend this hotel, hope other people who stay there are as lucky as we were with the beautiful spring sunshine too. Read more

My stay at the Hotel 1898 was perfect in everyway. The location was the best. The staff were kind and always willing to help. I would stay there again.

Excellent place to stay for a long weekend in Barcelona. Our room on the 6th floor was stylish, clean, functional, upscale. Lacks a concierge, but otherwise service was impeccable, especially the bartender who seems to know many languages and makes up for the lack of a concierge to guide those of us who prefer the seat-of-our-pants approach to traveling. […] The spa is beautiful, but strangely lukewarm rather than hot. Somewhere between a pool and hottub in all respects. I liked it, my girlfriend didn't. This is the area I would stay in again; it's rather centrally located with respect to a great portion of the quality sights. Park Guell requires public transport or driving unless you're really into walking long distances, but everything else is reasonably close if you're good at navigating the spiderweb of streets so typical in Europe. Barcelona was better than expected in most respects, and it hit the mark with the rest. Highly recommend if you enjoy urban European experiences. Read more

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We really enjoyed staying at Hotel 1898. Close to La Rambla and the Gothic district, it was a quick walk to all the shopping and sites of the area. We stayed out of season and had the pool in the spa to ourselves one evening - we didn't get a chance to use the rooftop pool and bar because it was pretty chilly when we were there, but it seemed like […] it could be a pretty happening place in season. The staff had no problem providing us with a late check out or offering us answers to any questions we had. The room service was forgettable. We are from a big city ourselves and street noise doesn't bother us - but there will definitely be a bit of this due to it's location right on La Rambla (I think that is part of what makes it fun.) I would recommend this property for a couple seeking romance in an urban setting or to a 30-something group looking to shake things up in style. I thought the colors and decor of the hotel were the perfect compliment to the city - very sultry and sexy, but I can see how if it wasn't to your taste you could find it a bit dark with all the dark walls, floors, bathroom. In the states, I would compare this hotel to a Kimpton property (Chicago - Hotel Allegro or the like) - boutique and hip but large enough to offer good ammenities. Read more

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My husband and I stayed a couple of nights before a cruise and it was truly a wonderful experience. The rooms were quiet so we could sleep and get ready for the cruise while being in the perfect location for Barcelona. I would highly reccomend this hotel. One side note, we were let off by the taxi at the side and so we always went back to the side street […] and only found out the last day there was a door onto La Rambla. This would have saved us a lot of looking so please make sure you check it out at once so you don't have to find the side street. Read more

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Our favorite areas were the amazing sauna and the rooftop pool/bar area.

Centrally located on Las Ramblas, and within easy access to the underground Metro system. This is a fairly big hotel in comparison to the surrounding hotels. The staff was very courteous and helpful. The hotel has its own restaurant, and there are several restaurants and snack shops within walking distance. The hotel has a very nice sun deck on the […] roof with a pool, bar and comfortable seating areas. Read more

Fantastic find! Rather expensive but worth it. A must is the incredible breakfast on terrace. Located right in heart of tourist Barcelona on La Rambla. My only minor complaint is that rooms are small ( and I paid for a better room, too).

Located right on the Rambla, with the main door on a side street (so you feel slightly off the tourist path). We had a deluxe room on the 6th floor - very comfortable and the size was good. Nicely decorated and very clean. Loved the rooftop deck and pool - although the pool is small, it was a great place to come back to after a busy day to relax and […] cool off. Front desk is professional and helpful. There is also a gym and pool in the basement. I only used the gym once - it is a bit warm - but the pool is probably good if the weather turns bad. Read more

Gorgeous hotel right in the midst of lively La Rambla. Wonderful staff. Tea in the afternoon. This hotel is most definitely a 5+.

We enjoyed our stay at Hotel 1898 very much. The hotel is very pretty and very clean. The hotel personnel are extremely nice and knowledgeable and always willing to answer questions about tours, restaurants, etc. The rooftop of Hotel 1898 is wonderful. We had Tapas and drinks every evening and enjoyed the phenominal views. The location can't be beat […] on Las Ramblas. We will stay here again on our next trip. Beth R. Read more

My friend and I spent time at this hotel Sept 11-14, the pillows were incredibly comfortable, the hotel and room was very clean. We stayed in room 328 and had enough space for 2 twin beds and slept very comfortably. They also had surround sound music, that we played every morning as we got ready. If you want loungy music, i reco the last station on […] the dial. The lounge bar at the top is great during summer. Overall, i LOVED THIS HOTEL! Read more

Happy with the location, cleanliness of the hotel, and the spa was spectacular. Unfortunately, we did not sleep well - - not because of the partying outside, but because of the wild screaming from other guests partying inside! We just wished the hotel staff would have done something about it.

The staff were extremely helpful with recommendations and directions, the hotel is just gorgeous inside and out, the pool/spa and rooftop bar/restaurant were just lovely. Quiet even though it was within 2 minutes to the main boulevard La Rambla which is an exciting area of restaurants and shops especially at night. My only issue is that we were there […] for two nights and complained of an ongoing noise in the vents which was never resolved, and they only serve a full breakfast at the rooftop restauant when all I wanted a coffee and croissant but wouldn't serve it. Otherwise, all good. Read more

My husband and I stayed in Barcelona for 3 days. The hotel was very nice and clean but the street it was off of, La Rambla, was crazy hectic. We rented a car and it's on a one way street so every time we left and drove back to the hotel it took us 15 min to go 1-2 miles back to the hotel. Very touristy area which some people may not mind. Although the […] hotel itself was very nice and staff was pleasant we would definitely stay off this crazy street the next time around. Read more

If you are looking for a great hotel, this is the place to stay! Located right on La Rambla the location is ideal-convenient to metro, sightseeing buses (for which they have discounts), etc. Your hotel surroundings are luxurious, the staff is extremely courteous-you will love it!

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Hotel 1898 is exquisite, certainly one of the nicest hotels we have ever experienced. The room, linens, bath products and extras are wonderful. The location on Las Ramblas is perfect. If you are going to Barcelona this is worth a bit of a splurge!

The hotel itself was beautiful and great location. The air conditioning in the room was ridiculous. It didn't cool the room off and we had to sleep with the bathroom window and patio door open which made us nervous as someone could have come in. Patios on our end of hotel were adjoined to several other rooms. We asked them to check it out and never […] heard back. The fan was on, but they must be conserving the freon. Also, to us a king sized bed is not pushing two beds together and calling it king sized. The matresses were comfortable but the middle of the beds was not. Overall I would not recommend this hotel. It was way overpriced. Read more

Beautiful new hotel. Amazing location on Las Ramblas. Nice pool on roof. Las Ramblas side can be noisy at night. Definitely stay here again. La Meredian across street ok but not nearly as nice.

We recently spent three nights here. Loved every minute. Really high-quality furnishings, the public areas are first class, there's an underground pool / spa / fitness room / sauna (steam room was out of order), the rooftop pool and bar were incredible. Thought we might be bothered by the neighborhood noise, but it was never a problem. Except for the […] guy playing an accordion at the restaurants in the back courtyard - but I guess it's hard to complain too much about that. Please don't spend too much time doing monetary conversions in your head, or it might ruin your time at the pool to realize that you're drinking $18 kir royales. Was way overwhelmed vs. what we expected. A bit pricey but worth every bit. Read more

We came off a 12-day cruise with very expensive internet. Therefore, free internet was important to us. We originally booked Le Meridien which is right across a side street on La Rambla. We changed to H 1898 because it has slightly better rating from tripadvisor and free internet. Le Meridien charges for early check in. We got to H1898 at 10AM, was […] given a room right away. But the room had not been cleaned yet, so we had to go back down the lobby to wait for it to be cleaned. We were finally in our room by 11AM. H 1898 apologized for the inconvenience by sending a fresh fruit plate to the room which was a nice touch because we did not expect to check in early in the first place. Overall, the room was spotless, A/C was strong, bedding was comfortable, room was specious, service was good. We asked the desk clerk many questions about museum hours, how to get to places, and recommendation for restaurants. They were all very helpful. When my wallet was stolen (at Magic Fountain), they called VISA and American Express for me. They told me to report to police. We went to the police station at 9:30AM but could not file a report because there was no translator until 11AM. Since I did not lose my passport and had already reported all the lost cards, I did not go back to file police report. We got the inside room facing a small court yard. The view was not good but it was quiet. Also, the bath tub is a little slippery. You can get cheap breakfast from Starbucks, and Dunkin Coffee. Underground station is close by. About Barcelona: (1) museums are closed on Mondays (2) Sagrada Familia is open 7 days a week, be there before 9AM, otherwise, the wait will be very long. Lift to the middle of the tower can only take 6 people up. We lined up at 8:40AM, got tickets to ride the lift between 9:20-9:30. (3) Magic Fountain is open from Thursday to Sunday, the first show is at 9PM, and second show is at 9:30PM. Both are different with different music. You should plan on watching both. Read more

There are no negatives here. The staff and service were perfect. The rooftop bar was so romantic and the view at night was breathtaking!

Our recent stay at H1898 was everything that we expected. We arrived early and our room was ready for us. The decor of the room was tasteful on the modern side with high tech additions. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom superior although one needed to be an engineer to work the tub/shower. The roof garden pool was small but we really did […] not us it since there was so much to see and do in Barcelona. The hotel is located on Las Ramblas which is the center of pedestrian activity. We had expected it to be like the Champs Elysee in Paris, it was more like a carnival that went on daily and well into the early morning. Our room was quiet but I suspect rooms over looking Las Ramblas could be quite hectic. If you what to be in the center of "action" this is the place for you. Read more

This hotel is in an excellent location and has a wonderful roof top pool with amazing views of the city. The room was a bit small but the location made up for it. I also found the hotel staff to be very accommodating and friendly overall.

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Very nice hotel, centrally located. However make sure to ask for a room on an upper floor and away from the very busy and noisy La Rambla street side. Also, operating the (under-pressured) shower/bath combination required three different knobs to be turned certain ways and came with its own manual(!); one would think there are easier ways...

We spent 3 nights ai the 1898 and were very pleased. - The location is ideal for access to subways and the main tourist areas - The hotel is close to Catalunya Square which has benefits but also this is the center for celebrations and protests. Protests were going on and Friday night was very noisy. - Hotel staff was helpful and professional - The room […] was small but standard size for Europe - Nice clean, modern rooms Read more

I have stayed in a lot of hotels in Europe, this was just the "coolest" place and the staff were very helpful. Can't wait to go back

Perfect location in the heart of Las Ramblas in Barcelona but within easy walking to all sites. Staff professional, helpful, and personable. Rooms and decor, impeccable, with a modern italian feel. Even the smallest rooms are tastefully done without neglecting anything. If you have ever stayed at J K Place in Florence Italy, consider this hotel a larger […] version with 2 pools. Highly recommended. Read more

excellent choice great staff,and walking distance to our major attractions.Loved the place.

For a first time visit to Barcelona, La Rambla makes sense I guess, and H1898 is a sure bet – serene decor, great staff, comfy rooms. But anyone who wishes to avoid a mass-tourist main-drag, should avoid La Rambla location of H1898. Just too loud, crowded, and the annoying street vendors shooting plastic helicopters, mouth buzzers, and the like, were […] painfully abrasive in an otherwise charming city. Something away from the old city would likely be my choice for a return visit. Read more

Comfortable, relaxing, convenient hotel from which to visit Barcelona. Spa and indoor pool are great, especially in winter, rooftop pool area also looks very nice. Great location near main bus and subway lines at Pl Catalunya and old part of town and the large open air Market just down the street. Right on the Rambla without the noise.

La Rambla is a very accessible neighborhood, but busy and congested. Re-entering1898 Hotel each afternoon and eveing a welcome oasis from the hustle and bustle outside. Helpful staff, rooftop bar, swimming pools, spa - all welcome respite after a day of sightseeing in Barcelona. Room was spacious and spotless; room service a good value comparatively. […] Highly recommend for a first visit to the wonderful city of Barcelona. Read more

Hotel 1898 is very nice. More expensive than many others in the area, although much less than the The Meridien which is directly next door. The rooms were luxurious and comfortable. Our room was right on the Rambla on the third floor. I was afraid it might be noisy, but surprisingly there was more noise from the subway underneath the street than from […] crowd noise on the street. I suppose the sound from the subway somehow travels through the building structure - it comes through as a very low rumbling lasting for a few seconds. It never caused us any problems nor interrupted our sleep. Crowd noise can be heard only when the crowd is very boisterous or somebody is yelling loudly - this happened the night that the Barca football team defeated their archrival Real Madrid, which was fun. There are rooms in the interior of the hotel which I am sure are much quieter. We had requested a "matrimonial" room, meaning there was only one bed (a king-size) rather than the standard two twin beds, so perhaps our choices were more limited. Our room was plenty big, with a desk, a chair and small table, and the bathroom was very nice. The shower comes with instructions on how to use it (never seen so many knobs for a shower before), but everything worked fine and there was plenty of hot water. While walking down the hallways, we saw into some other rooms, and some of the interior rooms do look smaller than what we had, so there may be a tradeoff for less noise. The location is superb - right on the Rambla and less than a block from Plaza Catalunya - can't ask for better in the city. Service was excellent - the front desk staff were very helpful with suggestions and making arrangements. Most of them speak English - don't know about other languages (of course Spanish and Catalan are spoken). The building is an old tobacco company office and warehouse. The public areas are very nice and relaxing. The ground floor has the reception area along with two seating areas and a bar - all space Read more

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The hotel is very well situated and decorated in a black and white modernist style that hints of the 1920's. I had one major issue with my stay and two minor ones. The hotel lobby had a very strong potpourri smell. The scent was so strong that I believe that it is also coming through the ventilation system and into the rooms. If you don't mind a very […] strong perfumey smell, this will not be a problem for you. The other issues were that the towels are rough and the make up mirror is high up on the bathroom wall. Read more

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We had spent 4 days in Barcelona at another hotel before departing on our cruise. When our cruise returned to Barcelona, we docked early in the morning so we knew our room at 1898 would not be ready. We went to the hotel, who allowed us to check in and let us know that our room would be ready around 3. Leaving our bags we wandered about the city, stopping […] back once or twice to drop off some of our purchases. After a long lunch we decided to take a chance and see if our room was ready, even though it was only 2pm. When we arrived, not only was the room ready, but our bags had been delivered to the room and neatly arranged. Our room faced the inside garden which kept out the noise of La Rambla, a huge bonus, considering we had to leave for the airport the next day at 4:30AM. We decided to lay out on the roof for a bit. The view was incredible and relaxing. Returning to our room we easily drifted off to sleep. Our wake up call came and after clearing the sleep out of our eyes we took the elevator down to the lobby. To our surprise, the bellman was waiting there when the doors opened and promptly took our bags to a waiting cab outside. It was the smoothest transition I have ever made. We are planning on returning to Barcelona and will definitely include Hotel 1898 in those plans. you cannot go wrong. This place is an oasis of calm in the middle of one of the msot energetic cities on earth. Read more

The hotel room is not very big but very well decorated and cosy. Location is excellent as it is next to LaRamba.

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Very central hotel with easy access to all sights,entertainment and restaurants. Varying sizes of rooms in hotel so it would be wiser to request a superior room if possible. Excellent roof bar and restaurant which adds to the hotel. In general very pleased with stay and service and would use again.

Stayed here for one night after cruise. Very nice hotel right on Las Ramblas, so within walking distance of many attractions. One minor downside, which we really were not surprised, was the noise level from the street. Fortunately, it was a Sunday night and it wound down by midnite. The hotel was old, but had been completely refurbished, had beautiful […] furnishings, and a lot of wood. Very clean throughout. Nice touch was the business center on the 1st floor, 4 laptops. No charge (which was great because on the cruise ship it was 65 cents per minute) Starbucks on first floor. All in all lovely hotel, you get what you pay for Read more