Hotel 1898
Barcelona, Catalonia
Good Hotel Guide Review
Hotel 1898 once housed the headquarters of the Phillipines Tobacco Company (the name refers to the year Spain lost the Philippines as a colony) and the company’s initials are still engraved on the revolving glass doors onto La Rambla. A contemporary colonial style remains in the dark wooden floors and furniture, although amenities are very modern; rooms have ‘huge and comfortable beds, good lighting (once we’d worked it out!), and quiet but properly controllable aircon/heating’. All rooms have bathtubs; some face the interior courtyard and others look out onto the street. There’s a very good restaurant which sources its ingredients from nearby La Bouqueria market, with ‘lovely views out onto La Rambla, very comfortable chairs and tables well-spaced for privacy, and knowledgeable staff to help with the wine list’. The roof terrace, where an excellent breakfast is served in summer, has a pool and a cocktail bar, and there is a spa and larger pool in the basement. Staff ‘at the welcome and at all times were discreet but welcoming, and very efficient and helpful’.
Hotel details
Address
109 Las Ramblas
Barcelona
Catalonia
8002
Spain
Telephone
00 34 9355 2955 2
Bedrooms
169 rooms.
Open
All year.
Facilities
Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, library, restaurant, bar, roof terrace, indoor and outdoor pool, spa, parking, room service, concierge.
Background music
Yes.
Children
Yes.
Dogs
No.
Credit cards
All major cards accepted.
Prices
Standard double from €180–€250.
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