{"id":74731,"date":"2016-10-15T18:11:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T16:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=74731"},"modified":"2016-11-08T16:38:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T15:38:21","slug":"hotel-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hotel-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Hotel is for Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So after many discussions, sometimes unfortunately heated, you finally have settled on a <strong>holiday<\/strong> in the city of <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>! All seems well; you know the dates, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buildings-eixample\/\" target=\"_blank\">sights<\/a> you want to see and the flights are booked, but there is still one thing left to do: pick a <strong>hotel<\/strong> in a city that seems to have thousands! Where do you even begin? Well,\u00a0hopefully, this article can help you decide which <strong>hotel in Barcelona<\/strong> is the right one for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/our-tips-to-find-the-best-hotels-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our Tips to Find the Best Hotels in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hotel-for-me\/#The_Beach_Lover\" title=\"The Beach Lover\">The Beach Lover<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hotel-for-me\/#The_Shopaholic\" title=\"The Shopaholic\">The Shopaholic<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hotel-for-me\/#The_Historian\" title=\"The Historian\">The Historian<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hotel-for-me\/#The_Voyeur\" title=\"The Voyeur\">The Voyeur<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hotel-for-me\/#The_Artist\" title=\"The Artist\">The Artist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Beach_Lover\"><\/span>The Beach Lover<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona\u2019s favourite summer attraction may just be bathing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-beaches-and-beach-lingo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>beach<\/strong><\/a>. If you are the type of person that loves just soaking in the rays while people walk up and down the <strong>beach<\/strong> offering you Mojitos with your toes dipping in and out of the <strong>Mediterranean sea<\/strong>, then there\u2019s one clear choice of <strong>hotel<\/strong> for you. The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w-barcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">W Barcelona<\/a><\/strong> is a <strong>luxury beach hotel<\/strong> right on the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/video-barceloneta\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Barceloneta<\/strong><\/a>. It has beautiful rooms with <strong>views<\/strong> of both the sea and the city\u00a0and it is the <strong>main hotel<\/strong> on the beach itself.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Shopaholic\"><\/span>The Shopaholic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_74743\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74743\" class=\" wp-image-74743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/7120684923_aaa2a075dc_b-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Armando Moreschi via Visual hunt \/ CC BY-NC-SA\" width=\"268\" height=\"201\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Armando Moreschi via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is a centre for <strong>fashion<\/strong> with tourists flocking from all over the world to its shopping districts. For the <strong>shopping<\/strong> <strong>lovers<\/strong> out there, you really want to be based in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/passeig-de-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Passeig de Gracia<\/strong><\/a>, and the foolproof accommodation here is the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelclaris.com\/#!en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hotel Claris<\/a><\/strong>. This beautiful five-star <strong>hotel<\/strong> offers the perfect blend between neo-gothic and modern spec. Its rooms are spacious and light, and it even offers a rooftop pool that overlooks the city to soak in the summer sun after a busy day of hitting the shops.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Historian\"><\/span>The Historian<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s impossible to miss the <strong>history<\/strong> in Barcelona as it gloriously surrounds you, but as far as being on the literal doorstep of the past goes, look no further than the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercerbarcelona.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mercer Hotel<\/a><\/strong>, right in the centre of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/do-gothic-neighborhood\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Barri Gotic<\/strong><\/a>. This <strong>hotel<\/strong> features a stunning courtyard, a pool and a bar with the original brick of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hoteloogle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hoteloogle: a unique and free hotel search engine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Voyeur\"><\/span>The Voyeur<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_74742\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74742\" class=\" wp-image-74742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3770918195_612caefa5b_b-1024x470.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Kom_bo via VisualHunt.com \/ CC BY\" width=\"385\" height=\"177\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Kom_bo via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What I mean by &#8220;voyeur&#8221; is someone who wants a stunning view of the city of Barcelona. For this, we would recommend the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hotelmiramarbarcelona.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hotel Miramar<\/a><\/strong>, based on the hill top due south of the city next to the old <strong>Olympic village<\/strong>. An idyllic place to watch as the hustle and bustle of the city passing by below.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Artist\"><\/span>The Artist<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is one of the leading cities in the world for <strong>art<\/strong>, and as such, there are many <strong>arts-based hotels<\/strong>. However, the best would have to be the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.h10hotels.com\/en\/barcelona-hotels\/h10-art-gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">H10 Art Gallery Hotel<\/a><\/strong>. The name speaks for itself with\u00a0this one. It is indeed a hotel-come-art gallery right in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, if all this is just too much there is one other option:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">renting a short-term flat<\/a><\/strong> in whatever your ideal location would be. 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