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El Palace Barcelona
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 668, Eixample, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
Lowest upcoming
$319
16 Dec 2026
Highest upcoming
$4,541
5 Feb 2027
Median nightly
$463
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
13 to 19 Dec
29% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 13–19 Dec 2026
at $327/night
(29% below median)
Review
Forbes ★★★★☆ 4-Star
Condé Nast Readers' Choice 2025 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 Gold List 2023
Character and identity
Opened in 1919 as the Ritz and still called that by locals, El Palace is Barcelona's Baroque grande dame, a 120-room palace hotel two blocks from Passeig de Gràcia on Gran Via. The mood is gilded and theatrical: top-hatted doormen, velvet drapes, marble columns, brass keys, and a lobby that has hosted Sinatra, Fitzgerald and Baker. Signature pieces include Amar Barcelona by Rafa Zafra (a serious seafood and caviar room), the Bluesman cocktail bar and adjoining leather-clad cigar lounge, a Mayan-themed spa with a temazcal, and one of the city's largest rooftop terraces with a pool and winter garden restaurant.
Who's it for
Best for:
Mature travellers and design-literate romantics who want full Old World theatre in a central city setting: afternoon tea with live piano in the Grand Hall, a Roman-mosaic tub in an Art Suite, dinner downstairs at Amar. Also strong for families who can stretch to the three-bedroom Family Suites, and for shoppers who want Passeig de Gràcia at the door.
Should look elsewhere:
If you want minimalist contemporary design, a buzzy young scene or boutique intimacy, the gilded, formal register here will feel heavy. There's no beach, and rates run high for room categories outside the Art Suites, where the standard rooms, while comfortable, don't deliver the same wow as the public spaces.
Bottom line
What you're paying for is the building and the theatre around it: a genuine 1919 palace hotel with one of Barcelona's best rooftops and a destination seafood restaurant on the ground floor. Worth it for guests who actively want grandeur and ceremony. Book an Art Suite (Ronnie Wood, Dalí or Baker) for the Roman bath, and aim for shoulder season when the terrace is still in play.
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Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 668, Eixample, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain · 41.3915° N, 2.1715° E
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