Claris GL Hotel & Spa, Barcelona

Carrer de Pau Claris, 150, 08009 Barcelona, Spain (show on map)

Expert reviews

Frommers review:

“This landmark seven-story, 19th-century building is a genuine luxurious treat. Furnishings and decor throughout are a lavish amalgam of teak, marble, steel, and glass while the opulent gold-leaf ceilinged guest rooms feature wood marquetry and paneling, custom leather furnishings, safes, and some of the city’s most sumptuous beds.”

Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Barcelona.

Fodors review:

“Acclaimed as one of Barcelona’s best hotels, the Claris is an icon of design and tradition and connoisseurship. The lobby tells the tale: long curved sectional sofas and ottomans in rich brown leather, set here and there by a Japanese water garden.”

Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Barcelona.

Telegraph review:

“The Derby Hotels chain is ever-increasing, but the Claris is the mothership – a huge, smart hotel with an old-school feel but modern trappings, including a rooftop pool. Its unique selling point, however, is the small museum of antiquities on the first floor, which is complemented by ancient artefacts in the rooms.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Claris GL Hotel & Spa, Barcelona. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.4 out of 5.0

Ranked 11th in Barcelona

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All you need to know

This fine establishment is situated on 150 Pau Claris in the popular Eixample district of Barcelona where it offers the best in hospitality services and facilities. The hotel is stylishly designed and elegantly adorned with modern décor that makes it a sight to behold. For its high-quality hospitality services, the Claris Hotel & Spa is rated five-star. The hotel features a rooftop pool where guests cannot just only enjoy several laps of swimming but also enjoy a spectacular view of the city.

The five-star hotel is also famous for its unique art collection and courtesy Smart cars. Chic and stylish room options such as Superior Double or Twin Room with Parking, The King Suite, Grand Suite, Grand Suite Duplex, Suite Duplex, Superior Double or Twin Room, Duplex Room, Junior Suite (1-2 Adults), Junior Suite (3 Adults) and Executive Double or Twin Room.

The hotel offers a short distance to several places of interest within the city; the Silom Spa is about 50 m away, the Casa Batllo is just 300 m away from the hotel premises, Casa Amatller is also 300 m away from the hotel, and the famous La Pedrera is about 300 m away.

Rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.

 

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Recent guest reviews

4.0
Tina

26 September 2023

Overall great hotel

Great hotel & staff and in a fairly good location. The roof top restaurant was really nice and the food great too and I think it was very reasonable. The rooms were very clean. Lots of nice places to eat nearby. Didn't have breakfast included. The hotel smelled wonderful, I guess it came from the spa.

Room was quite dark, although your not in your room all day it became a little frustrating Room 301. Also, if you need a rest during the day ( my husband recently had a new hip and needs to elevate his leg for a few hours a day) forget it. The house keeping staff made lots of noise, scrapping chairs, loud banging sounds, trolleys rolling up and down. This went on from 9am to 6pm. Other than that we loved the place.

4.5
Ahmadbayli

19 September 2023

Fabulous

Staff was very nice, location and room was great

The gym was extra small, the price is too high

3.5
Sarah

2 September 2023

Ok - but guest services need some work.

Perfect location to explore Barcelona, very warm welcome from all staff at reception and concierge. Lovely room with a window that opened to let in fresh air, clean rooms and splendid linen. Lovely terrace on the roof and a small but serviceable gym.

Sadly our room didn’t receive the turn down service. I had booked a double room and I was checked into a room with two singles, the lovely lady on reception indicated that they would change to the double during turn down to avoid any wait immediately. However as turn down didn’t happen, I was left with two singles, and also was disappointed with no turn down. Booking a 5 star, the turn down is something that makes a stay a little extra special. This was very disappointing as I love the idea of the art hotels and had considered staying in another of the chain elsewhere, but I won’t given this omission. No reply to my email to indicate this error, and then when attempting to discuss on reception in the morning they seemed a little helpless and just gave me a card of someone to contact. A few hours after check out I received a mail to say that turn down was refused, which is simply not true. This guest service is not what’s expected in a 5 star place - super disappointing!

4.0
Fattahi

18 August 2023

Very good

Comfortable beds

Internet was bad and limited

4.5
Adnan

14 August 2023

Fabulous

Spacious rooms / duplex. Modern fittings.

Open plan bathroom means sleep is disturbed whenever anyone goes to use it. Stairs were also not safe for a toddler. Walls are quite thin and we could hear quite a bit of noise

3.5
Meehan

1 August 2023

Pleasant

Food was excellent

Front of house staff and also had to pay upfront for 3 night stay which I never expirenced before at a hotel

4.5
Jolanda

21 July 2023

Barcelona fun

Very good location

Cleaning staff kept trolleys infront of my room. Very noisy at times

4.0
Tatenda

17 July 2023

Great location, helpful staff and clean

Great location! The Japanese restaurant is amazing! Our room was good but smelt of fried food, not dirty but perhaps a vent making the smell.

The hotel was really lovely less the smell that I noticed house keeping opened windows

4.0
Theresa

30 June 2023

great for a weekend. any longer and you will need more useable space

an interesting hotel with individually styled rooms and a lovely roof terrace.

beds were rather hard and the rooms, while quirky, were not as user friendly as they could be. another bin would be helpful! some useful flat surfaces are needed…the upstairs was pretty but we didn’t use it at all. There are minimal English tv channels, so we weren’t using it as a living room. we used the stairs for storage as a birdcage took up a large proportion of our downstairs space.

4.5
William

23 June 2023

Excellent

Slick design, great rooftop pool, superb service

Nothing

3.5
Antwi

13 June 2023

Lovely place

Was standard

NA

4.5
Denise

2 June 2023

Fabulous

The location was great! The staff was very helpful especially the bellman. More table for rooftop bar.

4.0
Paul

26 May 2023

Fine place but too many facilities that were “so what” and short on things that matter like space and natural loght.

Cool Barca hotel.

It was tired.

3.5
Charlotte

26 May 2023

Pleasant

Clean rooms, comfy beds, central location.

3.5
Emmanuelle

7 May 2023

Very central location, luxurious hotel

Nice rooftop terrace with bar / restaurant, comfortable and quite luxurious overall

Quite old-fashioned and dark decoration with antiques everywhere (inc. in the bedrooms), very slow staff at the front desk for our check-in. Breakfast was very expensive and served in the basement, with no daylight, and a very sad atmosphere.

4.0
John

6 May 2023

Very good

location is excellent. clean modern facility

Rooms are small and not well lit

4.5
Mark

5 May 2023

Eclectic hotel in a vibrant city.

The hotel had great staff.. nothing was too much trouble for them.We enjoyed the smaller size of the hotel..no waiting.

nothing

4.0
Diana

29 April 2023

Very good

Great looking hotel with really nice features.

Took a long time to checking. The bed was moving around. And the heat was heating the ceiling and not the bed. I suggest to improve the informatic system, to fix th3 bed and to have a fan in the room to move the air around.

4.0
Ariel16

24 April 2023

Nice hotel in good location

Perfect location for Passeig de Gracia boutiques

My room overlooked the street and was very noisy They could provide earplugs for those rooms

3.5
David

17 April 2023

Pleasant

beautiful art & museum pieces

restaurant never asked about allergies and when they brought our lobster ravioli, the sauce had mussels in it - my wife is allergic to mussels! when asked, the response from the waiter was just don’t have the sauce! disappointed

4.5
George

11 April 2023

First Class

Excellent location near sites and shopping. Large rooms with great art, decor, and amenities - very clean and always smelled wonderful! The staff were outstanding and helped us with directions, suggestions, and booking a train. The service was truly amazing!

4.5
Vlada

2 April 2023

perfect stay for a vacation

clean and spacious room, beautiful location very close to the center but on a quiet street, perfect breakfast and very friendly staff.

4.0
Justin

27 March 2023

Overall good.

The location was great, and quite central to everything. The staff were also super friendly and helpful with everything

Maybe a bit picky but the main shower had a problem with the temperature and upon arrival, the sinks didn't drain properly ( but that was later resolved). Also, our room didnt have the greatest view, which meant we always felt like we were in a cave.

4.5
Emma

20 March 2023

Exceptional

The hotel is stunning. The rooms are unique and beautifully decorated. The grand suite duplex is one of the nicest hotel rooms i have stayed in. With a stunning bathroom. The in shower steam room was an excellent bonus along with the stand alone bathtub. The rooftop bar was by the far the best one we visited while in barcelona with beautiful views and fabulous atmosphere. The staff in the spa/ bar/ housekeeping/ reception were all so pleasent and helpful. I would highly recommend the Maysan secret Massage, it is one of the only massages i have ever received which left me completely tension free. The beds are also incredibly comfortable.

The only issue i had was there was maintenance work occurring which meant there was no hot water one morning with little pressure. My partner unfortunately had a shower where brown rusty water came down on top of him. However, it was only for a second and was due to maintenance work.

4.5
Catja

20 March 2023

Beautiful clean hotel in great location. AC works well, huge plus!!

I loved the air conditioning which worked really well and the mattress was perfect especially because I was pregnant. The water pressure was very good and the cleaning staff were very attentive. I also enjoyed the complimentary water

The rooftop was full and we were disappointed that as hotel guests we weren’t able to find a seat on the Saturday afternoon. The staff on the rooftop restaurant were not very attentive and should have maybe tried to accommodate us.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Soundproof rooms
  • - Heating
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Tour desk
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service
  • - Invoice provided

Activities

  • - Sauna
  • - Fitness centre
  • - Solarium
  • - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
  • - Massage (additional charge)
  • - Beauty Services
  • - Facial treatments
  • - Body treatments
  • - Spa facilities
  • - Steam room
  • - Spa lounge/relaxation area
  • - Spa/wellness packages
  • - Back massage
  • - Neck massage
  • - Foot massage
  • - Couples massage
  • - Fitness
  • - Temporary art galleries

Outdoors

  • - Terrace
  • - Outdoor pool
  • - Sun terrace
  • - Outdoor pool (all year)
  • - Outdoor furniture

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Parking

  • - Parking garage
  • - Electric vehicle charging station

Accessibility

  • - Wheelchair accessible

Pool and wellness

  • - Pool with view
  • - Plunge pool
  • - Pool bar
  • - Sun loungers or beach chairs
  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming Pool

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Thermometers for guests provided by property
  • - Face masks for guests available
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