Name: Axel Hotel Barcelona & Urban Spa- Adults Only
Address: Aribau, 33, Eixample, 08011 Barcelona, Spain, Aribau, 33, Catalonia, 08011, Spain
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $175 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.5

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Axel Hotel Barcelona & Urban Spa- Adults Only

This is a Preferred Partner property. It's committed to giving guests a positive experience with its excellent service and great value. This property might pay Booking.com a little more to be in this Program.

This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, food and shopping – Check location Aribau, 33, Eixample, 08011 Barcelona, Spain – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, food and shopping – Check location

Universitat: only 5 minutes away! (1,250 feet by foot)

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Location is great. Sky Bar great as well. It's a good way to meet people also coming from outside as the bar is open to public, not only to the hotel guests. Gym looked ok, not great but ok. SPA was ok as well, but considering that nothing is included in your staying rate the prices for massages are too high.

Gabriele, United Kingdom

Great hotel, at least for my purpose, which was a three-days work-inclined stay. And I'll definitely return for a more relaxed kind of holiday. It's really a 5 minutes walk to Plaça de la Universitat and a 10 minutes walk to the Plaça de Catalunya, and in a relatively quiet and not tourist-ridden area. And yes, it's prominently gay oriented. Lovely !

Peter, Netherlands

The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. They were always enquiring about our satisfaction. The breakfast buffet had an ample selection of items all of which were fresh and delicious.

Philip, United States of America

Pleasant staff at check in. Breakfast was good. Clean room. Good fitness equipment, Bar on roof was lovely.

Osaka, United Kingdom

Everything about the hotel is beautiful, The Spa is worth every penny

Mahoganysteel1, United States of America

Amazing roof top terrace Room luxurious and well maintained staff excellent

Douglas, United Kingdom

breakfast, double bed, room service, swimming pool and skybar at night.

Gerardo, Brazil

Friendly and welcoming staff, great rooftop pool and bar, room was very spacious and clean

Clinton, Australia

Staff were extremely friendly and knowledge, happily to give reccomendations for places to eat, drink and visit. Location is superb and having a pool on the roof a huge bonus.

Michael67, United Kingdom

The hotel and staff are wonderful and wish I could have stayed longer. Excellent property! I’ll return.

Hunterflys, United States of America

9.1

Excellent location!

What guests loved the most:
“Location is great. Sky Bar great as well. It's a good way to meet people also coming from outside as the bar is open to public, not only to the hotel guests. Gym looked ok, not great but ok. ”

Gabriele United Kingdom
“Great hotel, at least for my purpose, which was a three-days work-inclined stay. And I'll definitely return for a more relaxed kind of holiday. ”

Peter Netherlands
“The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. They were always enquiring about our satisfaction. The breakfast buffet had an ample selection of items all of which were fresh and delicious.”

Philip United States of America
“Pleasant staff at check in. Breakfast was good. Clean room. Good fitness equipment, Bar on roof was lovely.”

Osaka United Kingdom
“Everything about the hotel is beautiful, The Spa is worth every penny”

Mahoganysteel1 United States of America
“Amazing roof top terrace Room luxurious and well maintained staff excellent”

Douglas United Kingdom
“breakfast, double bed, room service, swimming pool and skybar at night.”

Gerardo Brazil
“Friendly and welcoming staff, great rooftop pool and bar, room was very spacious and clean”

Clinton Australia
“Staff were extremely friendly and knowledge, happily to give reccomendations for places to eat, drink and visit. Location is superb and having a pool on the roof a huge bonus.”

Michael67 United Kingdom
“The hotel and staff are wonderful and wish I could have stayed longer. Excellent property! I’ll return.”

Hunterflys United States of America

Stay in the Heart of Barcelona – Excellent location – show map

One of our best sellers in Barcelona!

The area around the Hotel Axel Barcelona is known as the Gay-xample because of its lively gay scene. The staff has knowledge of the local gay scene, and the hotel is hetero-friendly too.

Offering free Wi-Fi throughout, this design hotel is close to Passeig de Gràcia's exclusive boutiques. The Axel Hotel’s 1640 ft² Spa Center includes a hydromassage pool and saunas, and the modern rooms have flat-screen satellite TVs.

The Axel’s Sky Bar features a large swimming pool, a terrace with a hot tub and a cocktail bar. Here you will find parties, art exhibitions and shows.

The Axel Hotel Barcelona & Urban Spa offers easy access to the Ramblas, the Picasso Museum and Gothic Quarter. The hotel occupies an attractive 19th-century building.

Eixample is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, food and shopping.

This is our guests' favorite part of Barcelona, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Barcelona! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

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Buffet

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Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

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Faithful to the concept and style of Axel-design, comfortable, cosmopolitan atmosphere and good value for price. The 105 rooms combine the touch of decoration from Modernism with the warmth and elegance of the Mediterranean. The beautiful spaces at Axel Hotel Barcelona, have become it the urban meeting point of the heterofriendly and trendy LGBTI scene in the city, offering a unique atmosphere with an environment full of design elements.

Area Info – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in architecture, food and shopping – Check location Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Universitat
0.2 miles
La Villarroel Theatre
0.3 miles
Eixample Theatre
0.3 miles
Coliseum
0.3 miles
Goya Theatre
0.3 miles
The Fundació Antoni Tàpies
0.3 miles
FGC - Provença
0.4 miles
Casa Lleó Morera
0.4 miles
Casa Amatller
0.4 miles
Casa Batllo
0.4 miles

Closest Airports

Barcelona-El Prat Airport
7.6 miles
Girona-Costa Brava Airport
47.2 miles
Reus Airport
54.7 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Friendly staff Clean Modern interior Nice rooftop bar Great location”

Emre Süneçli

Switzerland

“Great Location. Staff seem very friendly. did like the roof top bar.Great Views”

Rodney

United States of America

“The staff was among the friendliest we encountered in our travels. They took genuine interest in making sure our stay was fantastic. The location is centrally located, only a short walk from the Gothic district. My wife and I loved this hotel.”

David

United States of America

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Food: Japanese, Peruvian

Menu: À la carte

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Children and Extra Beds

Children cannot be accommodated at the hotel.

Extra beds are not available.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

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Pets are not allowed.

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When booking more than 4 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Axel Hotel Barcelona & Urban Spa- Adults Only accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

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Please note that use of the spa carries a surcharge.

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Reviewed: September 23, 2018

Anonymous
United Kingdom
5.0

“Too over rated”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉It smells everywhere
눇The location is very good and nice roof terrace

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 23, 2018

Gabriele
United Kingdom
5.0

“Disappointing”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
눉Absolutely not fair for the price. I paid around 800£ (~890€) for 5 nights. The room was extremely disappointing also considering that at check-in I was told I got the free upgrade to a premium one. Old style decoration in the room did not help to give that cleanliness feeling. Bathroom was ok, but I've seen much better in less than a third priced hotels. Some of the towels and the bathrobe were evidently stained at my arrival in the room. Checkout was embarrassing, as I initially got charged AGAIN for the room I had paid already, then the second try got a wrong calculation for the minibar items I had.
눇Location is great. Sky Bar great as well. It's a good way to meet people also coming from outside as the bar is open to public, not only to the hotel guests. Gym looked ok, not great but ok. SPA was ok as well, but considering that nothing is included in your staying rate the prices for massages are too high.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 22, 2018

Anonymous
Poland

1 helpful vote
5.8

Okay
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉staff at Sky Bar escorts at Sky Bar room furnishing

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 22, 2018

Harry
Australia

3 helpful votes
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Suite
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The housekeeping was a joke. They didn’t come to clean the room between 12-4pm but would come in while we were having a siesta around 5. There was no communicating even with the most basic English.
눇The rooftop bar

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: September 18, 2018

Peter
Netherlands

2 helpful votes
8.8

“Splendid hotel, with running water ;-)”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉I didn't really enjoy the extraordinary incident as follows. My room (at the mezzanine floor, with its entrance at a patio) was flooded by a rainstorm during the last night. I woke up at 3 AM because of the heavy rain and thunderstorm, and as I got out of bed I stood in 2 cm high water, streaming from under my room door, around the room, into the bathroom drain ! Fortunately none of my stuff was damaged (nor from the room), and as the rain became less I could swipe the water away. I told the front desk I didn't want to pack and move to another room. I just wanted to get some sleep. But around 5 AM, excess dripping water (probably from higher up in the building) leaked into the wiring of the electrical doorlock-system and cut it short, so it kept buzzing and opening the door (I had to switch off its electricity). The hotel staff couldn't help it – they reacted a bit awestruck and paralysed by this heaviest rainstorm in many years. But I do hope they fix the patio sewerage system, or at least create some kind of threshold to keep the water out, next time...
눇Great hotel, at least for my purpose, which was a three-days work-inclined stay. And I'll definitely return for a more relaxed kind of holiday. It's really a 5 minutes walk to Plaça de la Universitat and a 10 minutes walk to the Plaça de Catalunya, and in a relatively quiet and not tourist-ridden area. And yes, it's prominently gay oriented. Lovely !

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 18, 2018

Philip
United States of America
8.8

“Loved everything about our stay.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
눉Nothing
눇The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. They were always enquiring about our satisfaction. The breakfast buffet had an ample selection of items all of which were fresh and delicious.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 15, 2018

Franciscus
Netherlands
9.6

“Perfect location and perfect Hotel. Staff is very helpful and friendly”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉First room the airco was not working but they gave us another perfect room.
눇Very nice and friendly Staff

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 13, 2018

Osaka
United Kingdom
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Premium Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Don't get access to Spa during the stay unless you pay. The plan was to use the Spa on the same day as checking out on our way home, but as we had checked out we were charged the higher rate of a non-guest. Poor service. Fitness suite and spa staff were rude.
눇Pleasant staff at check in. Breakfast was good. Clean room. Good fitness equipment, Bar on roof was lovely.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 12, 2018

Mahoganysteel1
United States of America
9.2

“Luxury Costs!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Just a lil pricey
눇Everything about the hotel is beautiful, The Spa is worth every penny

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 10, 2018

Douglas
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Nothing
눇Amazing roof top terrace Room luxurious and well maintained staff excellent

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 6, 2018

Craig
United States of America

2 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Premium Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Insufficient counter space in the bathroom
눇Great location, cool design, rooftop party, staff

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: September 1, 2018

Saul
Sweden
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉They need to change the breakfast daily we stayed there for 5 days and we had the same stuff on breakfast maybe they need to add more stuff on the breakfast. I wasn’t informed about the city tax
눇Room were super clean The staff was nice to me

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: August 31, 2018

Gerardo
Brazil
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Nothing
눇breakfast, double bed, room service, swimming pool and skybar at night.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: August 25, 2018

Clinton
Australia

3 helpful votes
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Premium Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇Friendly and welcoming staff, great rooftop pool and bar, room was very spacious and clean

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: August 22, 2018

Michael67
United Kingdom
10

“Axel is a must for the gay travellerbto Barcelona ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉I was in a room on the 1st floor near to the smok8ng section and as a non smoker found it annoying. If I was to stay again would request a room not near the smoking areas.
눇Staff were extremely friendly and knowledge, happily to give reccomendations for places to eat, drink and visit. Location is superb and having a pool on the roof a huge bonus.

Stayed in August 2018

Sleeps	Room Type
	Double or Twin Room 1 king bed or 2 twin beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room Size 215 ft² Standard room with views over an inner courtyard. Each has 1 king-size bed or 2 single beds. There is a 4-pillow pillow menu, free WiFi, minibar and flat-screen satellite TV. Room Facilities: • Minibar • Shower • Safe • Pay-per-view channels • Telephone • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Bathrobe • Radio • Desk • Free toiletries • Patio • Bathroom • Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft) • Heating • Slippers • Satellite channels • Laptop safe • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Hardwood/Parquet floors • Wake-up service • Wardrobe/Closet • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by elevator Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Premium Double Room 1 king bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room Size 269 ft² Some of these rooms are interior-facing, and some of the rooms have a balcony with street views. Room Facilities: • Minibar • Shower • Safe • Pay-per-view channels • Telephone • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Bathrobe • Radio • Desk • Free toiletries • Bathroom • Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft) • Heating • Slippers • Satellite channels • Laptop safe • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Hardwood/Parquet floors • Wake-up service • Wardrobe/Closet • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by elevator Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Classic Single Room 1 twin bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room Size 215 ft² Offering views over views an inner courtyard. This single room features a minibar, satellite TV and air conditioning. Room Facilities: • Minibar • Shower • Safe • Pay-per-view channels • Telephone • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Bathrobe • Radio • Desk • Free toiletries • Patio • Bathroom • Heating • Slippers • Satellite channels • Laptop safe • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Hardwood/Parquet floors • Wake-up service • Wardrobe/Closet • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by elevator Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Suite 1 king bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room Size 538 ft² With separate bedroom, lounge and 323 ft² terrace. Room Facilities: • Minibar • Shower • Bathtub • Safe • Pay-per-view channels • Telephone • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Bathrobe • Radio • Desk • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Bathroom • Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft) • Heating • Slippers • Satellite channels • Laptop safe • Flat-screen TV • Sofa • Soundproof • View • Hardwood/Parquet floors • Wake-up service • Wardrobe/Closet • Coffee machine • City view • Terrace • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by elevator Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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