Hotel Barcelona House

The Hotel Barcelona House is a small, simple hotel housed in a rough-stone building with wrought-iron balconies and automatic doors. The interiors were remodeled in 2010 to include a mural painting of one large leaf that wraps around the main wall of the lobby. Decor overall is urban and moody, a black front desk is lit with blue lights, and there are two mid-century-style ball chairs, but there's not much else in terms of seating. A photo mural on another wall leading to the elevators displays Barcelona at night. Breakfast is served in a simple room off the lobby with white walls, small, colorful prints, and dark wood furniture. Most visitors are tourists in search of somewhere cheap and practically located, and those looking for a buzzy atmosphere would be better off going outside the property. Note that the hotel is wheelchair accessible.

The Hotel Barcelona House is ideally situated within walking distance of many Barcelona attractions. It's a two-minute walk to Plaza Real and three minutes on foot to Las Ramblas. The heart of the Gothic Quarter is a four-minute walk, as is the Drassanes Metro stop. It takes six minutes on foot to reach the edge of the sprawling La Boqueria Market, while it's an eight-minute walk to the grand Barcelona Cathedral and an 11-minute walk to the Picasso Museum. The Museu d'Historia de Catalunya is 13 minutes away on foot and the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Mar is a 14-minute walk. Gaudi's Sagrada Familia is 16 minutes by car or 26 minutes on public transportation. It's 41 minutes on public transportation or 16 minutes by car to Barcelona Airport. 

Rooms at the Hotel Barcelona House are plain and sparse and tend toward a neutral, unfussy color palette, with light-wood floors and white walls. A few rooms have city views and balconies, but many face a narrow street so views are limited. Beds are on platforms and have putty-colored tufted headboard and wall-mounted reading lights. Some rooms have armchairs or sofas and tall shelving units, and a few have funky colored lighting in shades of blue or pink by the beds. All rooms have air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, and safes, and irons/ironing boards are available on request. The bathrooms have stylish black tiles and modern fittings and fixtures -- including walk-in rainfall showers -- and ample toiletries (including shaving kits) are provided. However, some guests complain that the showers can leak water out into the rooms. There have also been reports of leaky faucets, clogged drains, and bathroom doors that don't quite shut. Note that accessible rooms are available with advanced request. 

For a mid-range property, Hotel Barcelona House has very limited features -- there's no restaurant, bar, or business center. The hotel provides free property-wide Wi-Fi and there's a computer in the lobby for guest use. Fax service is also available. The front desk is staffed 24 hours and provides basic concierge services, wake up calls, and luggage storage. Newspapers and magazines are available in the lobby free of charge, while a limited breakfast with little more than cereal and coffee is available for a fee. Guests who book directly through the hotel's website can sometimes get perks such as vouchers for free drinks and tapas at a nearby restaurant.