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Ohla Barcelona Hotel is a five-star boutique hotel located in the historical center of the city Barcelona, surrounded by three of the city's most popular sight-seeing and shopping areas: the Gothic Quarter, the Born and the Eixample. Inaugurated in February 2011, its location is perfect for tourism, shopping or business, with a fusion of calm serenity and the bustle of downtown Barcelona. The project has left untouched the building's historical facade from 1920 and other listed elements, including the main staircase, while giving the establishment a cutting-edge, minimalist interior design that combines various textures of black, white and oak wood. The building stands out for the sculpture on the facade by world-renowned artist, Frederic Amat. The hotel has 74 rooms, all equipped with a 40-inch TV screen and satellite channels, free Wi-Fi, telephone, safe box with room for a 17-inch laptop, adjustable lighting, individual thermostat, Egyptian cotton sheets, robe, slippers, kettle and minibar. Its culinary spaces are one of the highlights of the hotel, which locals consider great meeting points: Caelis restaurant, awarded with a Michelin star; La Plassohla, 'tapas' and small plates and Vistro 49, a boutique bar specialized in wines and cocktails. The terrace and the enclosed pool, the only one of its kind in Barcelona, have been called one of the best places to relax and enjoy a spectacular view of the city. Meeting rooms, gym, sauna and massage room, internet corner and parking garage are just some of the other services the department of Public Relations can offer to even further personalize each guest's stay and ensure it is an unforgettable experience. In short, a world of experiences that the whole Ohla Barcelona team offers guests looking for a hotel with charm and personality in the center of Barcelona.
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HOTEL STYLE
City View
Green
Languages Spoken
English, French, Spanish, Catalan and 1 more
Location
Via Laietana 49 Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona Spain
Name/address in local language
Hotel Ohla Barcelona
2,754 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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Hotel Ohla Barcelona receives consistent accolades for its cleanliness, with guests often describing the rooms as immaculate and well-maintained. While opinions on value vary, the hotel's modern amenities, including a popular rooftop bar, are frequently praised.
Guests are enamored by the stylish atmosphere and the exceptional service that adds a personalized touch to their stay. Nestled in the Gothic Quarter, its location earns high marks for convenience to attractions and dining, making it a favored choice for travelers looking to explore Barcelona.
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Central
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Stylish
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Comfortable
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Expensive
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Immaculate
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Attentive
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Top-notch
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This hotel is just tremendous. The staff is beyond awesome, a specific shout out to Xavi. The location of the hotel is fabulous, as you are walking distance to the Barcelona Cathedral and right next to the yellow line metro stop and a close walk to Plaza Catalunya and the green line. The rooftop bar is for sure worth a stop for the views (though drinks aren’t cheap)…the locals line up to head up so you know it’s a sight to see. The rooms are unique in the sense the shower is right smack dab in the middle of the room and the toilet is in a secret cubby in the wall, so you better be real friendly with who you go with. There is a Michelin starred restaurant in the hotel and the other hotel restaurant is very good if you don’t want to spend. There is no question this would be the hotel I would return to in Barcelona
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Carlos Calsina, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 12 Nov 2021
Dear Traveler: It is a real pleasure to read your rewarding feedback. We are delighted you have enjoyed your stay in Ohla Barcelona hotel. Your kind words, in particular for our concierge Xavi, are a real source of motivation for all of us. Thank you once again for your recent stay and for having taken a moment to share your experience. We hope to be able to welcome you back with us in a not too distant future, in the meantime we are at your entire disposal. Yours sincerely
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We decided on Barcelona as a destination for a four day break. Ohla seemed to be the best for our requirements in terms of position within the city and room quality. They get 10 out of 10 for this. The room was very comfortable and essentially all sights to be seen were in walking distance. The team at the hotel get 11 out of 10. The concierge team looked after us very well as did the breakfast team - in terms of quality and variation of food as well as looking after any special requests. I would recommend Hotel Ohla without any hesitation.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Room Tip:The rooms have a quirky shower, panels but this didn't faze us. If it does, merely ask for...
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Responded 26 Jan 2020
Dear Jeremy314, Thank you very much for appreciating our hotel's unbeatable location, room comfort, and especially the service and attention provided by our team. We are very grateful for your kind recommentation of Hotel Ohla Barcelona.
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Excellent stay for my birthday and a week’s holiday with my partner. We arrived on a Friday morning, and the concierge kindly took our bags and we were provided with free cava and water whilst we checked in. As it was my birthday, when we first entered the room, the room had been decorated with balloons, a bottle of cava, a small chocolate cake, and the mirror decorated with “Happy Birthday!” written. The room was regularly cleaned to an exceptional standard. Breakfast had a lovely variety of pastries, fruit, cereal, and cooked meat such as chipolata sausages, bacon, tomatoes, aubergines and a variety of egg options. The roof terrace was one of the key reasons we booked this hotel, and it was very beautiful - it was much smaller than it seemed in photos and the pool seemed as if it was more for show than for leisure - but it did not detract from how beautiful the view was. Drinks were quite expensive, however we appreciate this is due to the popularity of the bar. I would recommend staying here if you don’t mind walking or travelling a bit further to the different areas, as it was around a 20+ minute walk to all of the tourist hotspots I.e. Barceloneta beach, sagrada familia, Picasso museum however there are bus routes and the hotel does offer a transport service. Overall; a beautiful place to stay, and if we were ever to visit Barcelona again, we would certainly consider staying here again.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:We would HIGHLY recommend the hotel’s restaurant Plassohla for tapas, as it was excellent and we...
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Response from Carlos Calsina, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 15 Jul 2022
Dear Traveller: It is a real pleasure to read your rewarding feedback. We are delighted you have enjoyed your stay in Ohla Barcelona hotel. Your kind words, in particular for the details you received for your birthday , are a real source of motivation for all of us. Thank you once again for your recent stay and for having taken a moment to share your experience. We hope to be able to welcome you back with us in a not too distant future, in the meantime we are at your entire disposal. Yours sincerely
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Chose this 5 star hotel in the centre of the city to celebrate our daughter’s 21st birthday. This was a great choice and we were welcomed with a glass of cava and chocolate dipped strawberries. We were also given a complimentary bottle of cava in each room! The upgraded design bedroom with open plan bathroom (shower is visible from the bedroom) is stylish and offered a great view of the street below. The location is perfect for the Metro (just across the road), the gothic quarter and it’s a 20 minute walk to the marina. Breakfast was great and we also had a tapas lunch at the same restaurant - some of the best we had. We loved the rooftop bar with great views over the city.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from OhlaBCN, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 4 Mar 2020
Dear DianeTho, Thank you very much for choosing Hotel Ohla Barcelona for such a special occasion, and for such nice comments about your stay. We hope to welcome you back in future if you return to Barcelona.
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The Ohla Barcelona is located in the Barri Gotico, in the center of Barcelona. Beautiful alleys and Bus/Metro right in front of the hotel, 5 minutes walk to the Cathedral, 10 minutes to the harbour, maybe 20 to the beach. I loved the balance of design and still feeling cozy somehow. Clean modern rooms, with adjustable invisible AC, comfortable bed, big closet with personal safe, Coffee machine capsules and water bottles always refilled (free). The service was outstanding! Room Service twice a day, the Concierge/Experience desk employees, were welcoming, helpful, and gave great advices on sights, food, transport, organised reservations or whatever was needed. The breakfast buffet offered options for every taste I'd say, a bit of English breakfast, Muffins, different breads, various bread spreads, cooked eggs, scrambled eggs, Spanish cheeses, Iberico ham etc. Gorgeous!
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Response from Carlos Calsina, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 8 Sept 2022
Dear Traveller: It is a real pleasure to read your rewarding feedback. We are delighted you have enjoyed your stay in Ohla Barcelona hotel. Your kind words, in particular for our front and concierge team, are a real source of motivation for all of us. Thank you once again for your recent stay and for having taken a moment to share your experience. We hope to be able to welcome you back with us in a not too distant future, in the meantime we are at your entire disposal. Yours sincerely
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This is one of the best hotels I have ever been to. Our room was absolutely immaculate, and every night a different kind of chocolate was left on our pillows, the hotel has many small touches that make the guests feel very special. Everybody at the front desk went above and beyond to help us with restaurant recommendations, and anything else we needed. The rooftop Bar is gorgeous, and the drinks were delicious. I loved the fact that we were close to everything, but our room was extremely quiet. I would not stay anywhere else if I was visiting Barcelona!
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Saul Canal, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 16 Mar 2023
Dear rachelkW7404ZN, Thank you very much for your lovely review. We are so glad to read you have found your room spotless as we do really take care of small details at Ohla hotel. We do have a pillow menu as we do understand not all of our guests have the same needs. Thanks for sharing your feelings at our roof top Bar and of course, for mentioning you would not pick up any other hotel on your next visit to Barcelona,. We cannot wait to welcome you back , Thank you very much Saul Canal Director Hotel | Hotel Manager Ohla Barcelona *****
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We had an incredible time here. The staff went above and beyond to make us feel safe and reassure us about Covid and hygiene policies.
The room was astounding. I’ve never seen such an impressive shower! The bed was huge and the pillows were astonishingly comfy.
The rooftop pool is wonderful.
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Javier Rueda, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 5 Aug 2020
Dear CeliaJones, At Ohla Barcelona we all felt very proud when we read your kind comments. Thank you very much for staying with us. We will do our best to maintain an outstanding level of service, and hope to welcome you back in future.
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Stayed three nights at the Hotel Ohla and was very satisfied with the whole experience. The staff was always very nice, welcoming and helpful while demonstrating steadfast professionalism. The room, hallways and public areas of the hotel itself were always clean, with ample sanitary stations for guests. The rooftop bar was pleasant and breakfast had a good variety of breads, fruits, warm dishes, etc. that were constantly replaced/replenished so as never to look as if they had run out of something. It is well located, near the Gothic Quarter, a border of the Quadrat d'Or and the waterfront, with the Urquinaona metro station (Lines 1 and 4) a couple of blocks away. If coming by car, there is no specific hotel parking but they have an arrangement with a public lot a few blocks away that will provide a discounted rate when staying at the property.
I would highly recommend a stay at the Hotel Ohla when visiting Barcelona and would not hesitate to return again.
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Response from Carlos Calsina, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 14 Oct 2021
Dear J. Spaulding: It is a real pleasure to read your rewarding feedback. We are delighted you have enjoyed your stay in Ohla Barcelona hotel. Your kind words, in particular for all our staff, are a real source of motivation for all of us. Only for your information the hotel has a very small 10 places parking underground, but as you mention we have an extra agreement with other parking some blocks nearway. Thank you once again for your recent stay and for having taken a moment to share your experience. We hope to be able to welcome you back with us in a not too distant future, in the meantime we are at your entire disposal. Yours sincerely
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Pros: Best hairdrier ever in a hotel. Bvulgari toiletries. Great breakfast roomservice. Supernice check-in, smooth and easy accompanied by a glass of cava and a chocolate covered strawberry.
Cons: cleaning. Toilet in our room was full of stains that was easily washed off on walls and door. Cold at night, hard to adjust temperature. Winebar closed. No sunbeds at the rooftop and pool is more for decorative puposes than to actually use. Menu at rooftop should contain more food than just snacks. Difficult to find someone who actually works. But I understand staffing is cut short in these times and at this time of the year.
All in all a nice hotel, I’d come back any time just for the check-in but for cleanliness and value for money I’d probably stay somewhere else.
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Date of stay: November 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Carlos Calsina, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 19 Nov 2021
Dear madame, First of all let me thank you for having stayed at Ohla Barcelona and sharing your review with all the travellers. We are glad to read your comments towards the hair dryer, the reception process and the breakfast in the room. On the other hand we feel very sorry to read that you did have some unpleasant experiences during your stay. Our housekeeping department strives to exceed the expectations of our guests on daily basis, and once again I am sorry we did not meet yours. Concerning the issues related to Food & Beverage, I will personally discuss them directly with Romain Fornell who is the Michelin starred chef heading this department to find out what happened and a solution for the future in order to improve our level of service. Please feel free to contact me directly for future reservations. I will happily make sure that everything runs smooth and well during your next visit. Kind regards
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Hilarious. No bidet, wash basins too high, transparent shower between bed and basins. Not sexy. Stairwell so dark as to be a health and safety issue. No light to speak of illuminating lift buttons, was advised by staff to use the light on my phone to see. Concierge, when asked for the location of a good Japanese restaurant said she didn’t know because she did not like Japanese food. Rooftop pool was so murky that swimmers would appear out of the gloom like the creature from the black lagoon, didn't smell to good either. On checkout I was told by the receptionist that the owner must have bribed the building controller to get the more dangerous “design” features permission and agreed that this was probably how they got the five star rating too. Good hotel for a very expensive laugh.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from Carlos Calsina, Director General at Hotel Ohla Barcelona
Responded 15 Aug 2022
Dear Traveller: Thanks for give us your feed back about your last stay in Ohla Barcelona. I am really surprise about all the issues you mention, and I am really sorry that we did not achived your expectation. Nevertheless I will like to inform that boutique hotels like our, with an especial design and architectural models , had sometime some items that could surprise you: No bidet, glass shower, lighting and roof top glass pool. I appreciate your recommendations and I will share them with our design and owner to take some actions if requested. Sincerely yours
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If you are staying at the hotel, you don’t need to book to access the rooftop bar. However I recommend booking a table if you want a place to sit and have something to eat.
Dear Sir: Unfortunalety there are not sunlounger in our pool. Only some confortable big chairs, but I can not considerer as sunlounger.
Sinceretly yours
County Clare, Ireland21 contributions13 helpful votes
Hi! Yes - bath towels were provided in my room along with hand towels & face cloths. Beach towels are not provided so might be an idea to bring one for that if you intend to head to the beach ☺️
Good morning: Sorry for the delay answer your question. I hope is not too late. We have room safes, and yes, you can smoke at the pool bar roof top. Sincerely yours
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PRICE RANGE
RM 1,322 - RM 2,054 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
SpainCataloniaProvince of BarcelonaBarcelonaCiutat Vella (Old Town) / Barrio Gòtico (Barri Gòtic) / El Congrés i els Indians
NUMBER OF ROOMS
74
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