Expert reviews
“The Ohla Hotel, opened in 2011, has 74 rooms and suites with modern design. The location, two blocks from Plaça Catalunya, is ideal even if you don’t have a reservation at the in-house, Michelin-starred restaurant Saüc.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Barcelona.
“Smart but understated, the Ohla provides all mod cons, along with plenty of luxuries – such as a clear-sided rooftop dipping pool – and places you right in the heart of the action. The cocktail bar has award-winning mixologists, and the restaurant is Michelin-starred.”
What guests liked
- Rooftop bar
- Helpful staff
- Excellent location
- Comfortable beds
- Excellent Wifi
All you need to know
This five-star home of hospitality excellence is located ideally on 49 Via Laietana in the Ciutat Vella area of Barcelona where it offers the best of hospitality conditions, services and facilities. The hotel is a boutique hotel which is located close to the historic center of Barcelona. The hotel features contemporary and modern designs which are perfectly blended with elegant colors to create a conducive and attractive abode for guests.
The hotel restaurants are currently headed by famous chef Romain Fornell who heads all the culinary spaces in the hotel including Caelis restaurant, La Plassohla and Vistro49. La Plassohla is specialized in authentic Catalan cuisine offering tapas and small dishes.
Guests can also enjoy a cocktail in the famous Ohla Boutique Bar of the hotel.
The hotel offers luxury and posh room options such as Deluxe Junior Suite, Junor Suite for 1-2 Adults, Executive Double Room, Standard Double or Twin Room for 1-2 Adults, Deluxe Double Room for 1-2 Adults, and Superior Double or Twin Room for 1-2 Adults.
The hotel is located close to several interesting places and landmarks such as Plaza Catalunya Square which is just 300 m away from the hotel premises and the Urquinaona Metro Station which is only 200 m away from the hotel. Famous places such as Passeig de Gracia Avenue is just a 10-minute walk away from the hotel as well as the iconic Gaudi’s modernist buildings.
The lounge/bar area is the perfect spot for guests to relax and enjoy a drink after a long day.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
4 September 2024
Super location, friendly and helpful staff, lovely air con & clean rooms
Staff were very helpful, great location. Plenty of shops nearby on the side streets and very safe.
The rooftop bar is over-rated. Full of selfie hipsters so one visit is truly enough there.
27 August 2024
Exquisite service
The room and constant water service was incredible as were the staff from entry till we left. I highly recommend this place
25 August 2024
Very good
Not enough light in the bathroom.
24 August 2024
Outstanding, great hotel and wonderful
Outstanding, wonderful hotel with sensational roof top Pool and bar. Staff were also wonderful and very helpful.
23 August 2024
Attentive staff, fabulous room, ideal location.
Ideal location to explore the city and also a quiet nights sleep as not on a busy road. Staff were amazing- helped with all our needs from storing luggage to organising taxis and hospitality was second to none!
Nothing to dislike.
21 August 2024
The staff made us feel like celebrities from the moment we arrived! Due to our cancelled flight & a long train ride,
Everything! We enjoyed the rooftop on the evening we arrived for a beautiful view of the city, while enjoying a Cava & Tempranillo!
Nothing we didn’t like.
14 August 2024
beautiful chic hotel in the center with a amazing crew of people always willing to help
centrally located , great rooftop and amazing staff
nothing
12 August 2024
Fantastic 5 star stay.
The staff and service are 5 star. They were so attentive and made us feel special from the moment we arrived. It was our 2nd stay and we’ll be back next year.
11 August 2024
Excellent stay
Pricy but you get what you pay for
8 August 2024
Exceptional
Our experience at Ohla Barcelona was exceptional and amazing. It was our second time, and we enjoyed the stay and the comfort and the service of staff. I strongly recommend the hotel.
. I don't have anything to say here. The Ohla Barcelona is amazing. 10/10
6 August 2024
I loved my stay and would recommend highly.
The staff were accommodating and helpful.
Nothing.
5 August 2024
A family splash into Barcelona crowed by a great little hotel and amazing staff
The feel and look of the premises. The staff was outstanding. The roof top terrace with the pool . Breakfast was amazing and of great value .
The beds are not comfortable for the type of Hotel . I would expect better linens and a more comfortable bed for a boutique type of property. The rooftop pool should not close so early for the guest residing at the hotel .
4 August 2024
Fabulous
Swank place with instagram worthy roof top bar. Was a hoot watch isn’t all the young insta gals posing.staff was excellent.
4 August 2024
excellent stay, great rooftop pool, good food
exceptionally professional and friendly staff
slightly too expensive
4 August 2024
Embracing
This hotel embraces everything that is wonderful about Barcelona - food, style, art and culture. It's the perfect location for a short break being right in the heat of the Gothic Quarter and has wonderful views from the rooftop pool/bar area. The breakfast is awesome after a great nights sleep in our quiet room with a comfy bed. Special mention to the staff who helped me celebrate my birthday with not one, but two bottles of Cava and for arranging dinner at the fully booked Caelis restaurant which was an exceptional treat.
The shower was in a glass cube in the middle of our room which took a little getting used too.
3 August 2024
Overall excellent location, hotel and staff!
The staff were incredibly helpful, polite and knowledgable about the city and made us feel very comfortable. Special mention to Javi on the front desk who was a star!
We thought that the swimming pool could have been cleaner, at several points of the day including first thing in the morning it was a bit dirty.
31 July 2024
Fabulous
our room and the staff
the breakfast was average
28 July 2024
We made the right choice. It was perfect stay
Location, the service and the staff. After they found out that it was my wife bday, they left a complementary bottle of champagne and chocolate. And they even wrote happy birthday on the bathroom mirror.
26 July 2024
Great place to stay for a short trip to Barcelona.
Hotel situated in a great location, easy to get to all the sights on foot. The rooftop area is a great benefit to the hotel, however it does open to outside guests from 6pm so can get very busy. You need to make sure you book your spot.
For the type of hotel we were surprised by the number of sachets of sauces etc at breakfast. Although I wonder if this is a hang over from Covid.
22 July 2024
A really great location and the rooftop terrace is rather special.
The roof top terrace, the breakfast service and the reception staff.
The standard rooms are perhaps on the lower limit of 5 star, but perfectly serviceable and clean. Shower excellent.
18 July 2024
Luxury and location
Everything. Beautifully laid out. Comfortable. Quiet luxurious.
The excessively attentive staff - sometimes you just want to check in without any drama - and the lack of lifts, with one occupied everynight by visitors to roof top bar.
17 July 2024
We had a short visit this time and will certainly return.
Room was spacious with a lovely corner window and view. Great bathroom with a bath and shower. Breakfast was very nice. The location of the hotel in the Gothic Quarter is great. Service from front desk was excellent. Tapas on the roof top is not to be missed.
Nothing
13 July 2024
Excellent
Everything
The rooftop bar doesn’t serve coffee or drinks until 12
12 July 2024
A warm yet quirky and welcoming place to base your stay in Barcelona, highly recommended!
The staff are amazing. From the welcome at the door to the reception staff to the lovely chap who helped us to our room, they are all 5 star! We were made to feel so welcome with the lovely glass of wine and chocolate in reception and genuine smiles and good humour from everyone working there including the room cleaning people. As an added bonus we enjoyed a swim on the roof with amazing views and a lovely dinner in the evening. Very special place in a wonderful setting!
Would not change a thing....perfect.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Solarium
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Hair cut
- - Hair styling
- - Body treatments
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Personal trainer
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Pool and wellness
- - Pool with view
- - Fence around pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Transport
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
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
15 September 2024
Great location. Comfy stay. Just seems to be trying a bit too hard to be hip. Simple can be better sometimes.
Loved the position of the hotel. Breakfast fabulous. Staff super attentive.
The open plan bathrooms already look dated. The shower door was pretty dangerous/ hinges were barely hanging on. Gym was lacking in range of free weights.