Where to Stay in Barcelona

In Barcelona, the right neighborhood does half the work, from the morning market run to the last glass of wine near home.

Where you stay in Barcelona shapes the whole trip. I book hotels around how I travel: a short walk to morning coffee, close to the markets and the tapas, an easy stroll home after dinner. In a city this walkable, the right neighborhood puts all of that at your door, while the wrong one leaves you watching it from the metro. Get the area right and the rest takes care of itself. This is the page I wish I'd had before my first trip.

Think of it as your starting point for where to stay in Barcelona. Three guides below, each for a different kind of traveler: the one hotel I've actually booked and would book again, the luxury and boutique stays worth a splurge, and a breakdown of the best neighborhoods, from the Gothic Quarter and El Born to the Eixample, so you can match where you sleep to the kind of trip you want.

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