Hotel Miramar BarcelonavsSerras Barcelona
Both Hotel Miramar Barcelona and Hotel The Serras are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel The Serras scores slightly better than Hotel Miramar Barcelona. Hotel The Serras comes in at 84 with endorsements from 14 reviews such as Departures, Oyster and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Hotel Miramar Barcelona
Plaza Carlos Ibanez 3, 08038 Barcelona
From $116/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"From the architecture books in the soaring lobby to the terrace-jacuzzi that comes with each room, it’s clearly designer heaven."
Michelin Guide
"Modern public areas, a good spa and bedrooms that combine designer detail and high quality."
Frommer's
"The Miramar is attractively located right next to the Montjuïc i Llobera Botanical Gardens, overlooking both the city and the port." Full review
Concierge
"The 75 bedrooms are arranged over six floors around a covered patio, dominated by a mammoth chandelier inspired by Gaudí."
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Request Superior Vista or Deluxe Vista rooms for fantastic views over Barcelona's port.
Insight Guides
"In prime position on the hilltop, these former TV studios have been transformed by local star architect Tusqets into a luxury hotel."
DK Eyewitness
"Celebrity architect, Oscar Tusquets, is responsible for designing this spectacular hotel, which enjoys a unique location on Montjuïc hill."
Star Service
"From this hillside vantage point, views of the sea are exceptional (hence the name of the hotel: miramar means "look at the sea" in Spanish)." Full review
goop
"Hotel Miramar sits a bit outside the city center, but you can be in the Las Ramblas district in minutes." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Welcome to the only hotel on the hill, a designer five-star job." Full review
Michelin Guide
"A luxurious and strikingly stylish 75-room hotel...the rooms are picture-perfect modern-luxe, in soothing grays and creams, with ultra-modern fixtures, thoughtful touches like heated floors" Full review
Serras Barcelona Show All Reviews
Passeig de Colom, 9, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
From $215/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Condé Nast Traveler
"Opened January 2015. Formerly housed Picasso's work studio. Michelin Star Chef Marc Gascons." Full review
Wallpaper
"Located in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, with views of the swish new Marina Port Vell, The Serras hotel neatly sums up the city’s breezy attitude." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The chic, 30-room Hotel The Serras offers modern luxuries in an intimate, boutique setting that’s surrounded by one of the Gothic Quarter’s most popular areas." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This elegant five star hotel is one the newest additions to Barcelona's excellent hotel scene." Full review
Fodor's
"Ideally located for exploring the Born-Ribera district, Barceloneta and the port, the Serras is a short walk as well to the Ramblas and the Barí Gotic." Full review
Jetsetter
"Sleek 30-room boutique on the site of Picasso's first studio, with a rooftop pool and a restaurant helmed by a Michelin-starred chef." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A fresh and funky five-star that has every comfort – including a rooftop bar with a small dipping pool and a terrific view over the port – but never feels stuffy." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Sunny, friendly and supremely comfortable, The Serras is one of a new breed of stylish and unstuffy five-stars changing the face of the Barcelona hotel scene." Full review
Departures
"The interiors feel more like a New York loft than a turn of the century mansion, incorporating industrial elements like iron lights and bookcases, hardwood floors and geometric-patterned tile work." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Smiley staff rush to hold open the double-height door that leads to a light-filled entrance lobby with wooden floors, mirrored walls and bright pops of colour." Full review