Hotel 1898vsCasa Fuster Hotel
Both hotels are rated highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Hotel 1898 is the choice of most writers compared to Casa Fuster Hotel. Hotel 1898 is ranked #5 in Barcelona with endorsements from 15 reviews like Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Hotel 1898 Show All Reviews
La Rambla, 109, 08002 Barcelona
From $164/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Rough Guide
Star
"Public areas are similarly dramatic, like the neo-colonial hall, lounge and bar, and the sleek Xina noodle bar, while other facilities include both outdoor and indoor pools, and a glam spa."
Michelin Guide
"A mix of the traditional and contemporary... guestrooms offering the very best amenities."
Frommer's
"Located right beside the upper stretch of La Rambla in an emblematic 19th-century building... One of the city's most deluxe new hotels." Full review
Concierge
"This high-end hotel's old-fashioned approach to hospitality is an antidote to the overdesigned swarm of boutiques that have colonized the city in recent years."
Insight Guides
"A smart, comfortable hotel with a suitably colonial air in its decor and indulgences."
DK Eyewitness
"A 19th-century tobacco factory houses this chic hotel, which has retained some original fittings and combined them with 21st-century amenities."
Star Service
"This hotel combines today's chill-out vibe with yesterday's trendy townhouse style to create a rarefied refuge for well-to-do thirty- and fortysomethings." Full review
Fodor's
"Overlooking La Rambla, this imposing mansion, once the headquarters of the Compañiá General de Tabacos de Filipinas, couldn't be better located." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Guests get thoroughly modern pampering, with sterling service, plush rooms, a spa, and fine dining." Full review
Jetsetter
"Colonial-style boutique hotel right on La Rambla with a rooftop pool and a cave-like basement spa." Full review
Casa Fuster Hotel Show All Reviews
Passeig de Gracia, 132, 08008 Barcelona
From $205/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Five-star-deluxe luxury with service to match."
Michelin Guide
"This magnificent hotel occupies a beautiful Modernist building."
Concierge
"The Café Vienés—a hot spot for city intellectuals in the 1940s—has been re-created with plush velvet, silk cushions, and snaking sofas in warm, modern colors."
Fodor's
"The rooms and public spaces reinforce the Moderniste theme with Gaudí-designed chairs, trencadis (polychrome broken-tile mosaic) floors, and Art Nouveau–inspired lamps, door handles, and fixtures." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The 105-room Casa Fuster is an upscale historic boutique near high-end shopping and Modernist architecture." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The 96 plush guestrooms are done up in shades of café con leche in this 1908 landmark building, the last designed by Lluis Domènech i Montaner." Full review
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Book one of the east-facing rooms that look down the Passeig de Gràcia and let in ample morning sun.
DK Eyewitness
"Originally designed by Domènech i Muntaner, this hotel is one of the city’s most prestigious and luxurious."
Star Service
"Its prime location, near Barcelona's best boutiques, cafes, restaurants and bars, makes it a fine choice for tourists. " Full review
Frommer's
"Blends sheer luxury with first-rate state-of-the-art amenities... Some of L'Eixample's very best shops and historical monuments are virtually on your doorstep." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
87.8
"Near Sagrada Família, "in the heart of the arts district," this hotel is named for a Mallorcan society gentleman who purchased the building for his wife in the early 1900s." Full review