Hotel W, Barcelona
Expert reviews
“A beacon on the Barcelona beachfront, the W edifice gazes out into the Mediterranean. From the outside it’s eye-catching; inside it’s roomy, light and does a slick job catering to the guest prepared to spend extra on expansive sea views.”
“Architect Ricardo Bofill’s W is a stunner, inside and out, from the six-story atrium lobby with its black ceramic tile floors, suspended basket chairs and glitter walls to the adjacent bar-lounge with direct access to the ‘Attitudes’ lounge deck, chill-out divans and pool.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Barcelona.
“You’ll need a streak of fabulousness to feel at home in the W – its poolside areas, particularly, can look like catalogue photo shoots, and entrance to the Eclipse bar is only for the glam. In the rooms the all-glass fronts afford spectacular views of the sea, the city or – if you’re lucky, or pay a little more – both.”
What guests liked
- Great views
- Friendly staff
- Pool area
- Boutique style
- Comfortable beds
- Top location
All you need to know
This breathtaking hotel features a sail-like design that is jaw-dropping, to say the least. It is a futuristic design that makes it one of the most glamorous hotels in the world. The location of the hotel offers guests the opportunity of a great view of the Mediterranean while the height of the building gives a view overlooking the city of Barcelona.
The hotel is popularly known as Hotel Vela which means Sail Hotel because of its shape. It is a typical example of high-tech architecture and features some of the most elaborate building designs in the world.
This five-star hotel has 473 rooms and 67 suites, all well-equipped with the best modern facilities and amenities. The rooms feature an avant-garde design which makes them elegant, stylish and sophisticated. The rooms/suites come with a chaise lounge, an iPod docking station, a flat-screen TV with numerous cable channels and full air conditioning. The bathroom system features thoughtful touches such as bathroom slippers and bathrobes coupled with a rainfall shower and bathtub.
The hotel offers a spa facility where guests get full relaxing body treatment and an infinity pool. The rooftop bar is well stocked with cocktails and drinks and gives the best view of the city.
W hotel has two gourmet restaurants; one led by a Michelin-starred chef, Carlos Abellan called BRAVO24 and WAVE. Another restaurant, the SALT Beach Club & Restaurant has a menu of tasty burgers.
The W hotel is stunning and offers the most luxurious lifestyle.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
26 September 2023
Pleasant
Superb localization and viev
We had room just above the bar outside so it was noisy till late hours
22 September 2023
Beautiful, relaxing short stay.
Lovely hotel rooms with an amazing view, lovely staff who was willing to to the extra mile with no fuss. Pools lovely with comfortable beds. Food was good.
There was an issue when arriving with booking.com not communicating with the hotel but was resolved within 4 hours. During this time the hotel was giving us free drinks and making sure they where doing their best to resolve it.
20 September 2023
Very good
Rooms were both clean, staff were very good
we got charged for the use of the mini bar that we didn't touch, I emailed the Hotel with no response we were in room 302 and my friends were in 308, very disappointing. plus the food for breakfast was very Average at best
19 September 2023
Always good… ; )
Party vibes…
When there are business meetings, the normal flow of breakfast is disturbed and they lose their premium service…
13 September 2023
We were happy with our choice. A nice balance of beach and we could go into the city easily.
Great restaurants and near the beach.
The place should be updated. For a w I expected the pool and the lounges to be more kept and new. The beds are also worn and It kept creeking when we got into them.
9 September 2023
Good lication and facility and staff. Food was low quality and smell on the floor was bad
Pool Spa Gym Room
Food was low quality Breakfast food was bland Steak at Fire restaurant was bad Given the prove the quality of the food was a disappointment The smell on floor 23 was bad
8 September 2023
Comfortable stay, room lovely.
Room was very good, excellent view and facilities excellent within the room. Breakfast was good but expensive and to have to pay for each cup of coffee, which sometimes was cool to cold is rather mean. The bar was lovely but service could be slow and it took ages to get four drinks at one point.
The lifts. They were badly lit, need more light over the controls as not easy to find your floor number.
6 September 2023
Amazing location, service and facilities
Service
5 September 2023
Beautiful view - truly a place for the party crowd.
Several of the staff were exceptionally helpful. The rooms have incredible views.
There was an issue from Booking.com. I had reserved rooms with breakfast included, but somehow this did not translate from what I was trying to book to the actual details sent to W or to my email. I am not sure how it was removed, but it created an issue the first morning, and resulted in additional charges. The noise level in this place between midnight and 5 a.m. make it more of a place for young people looking to party. It's not the most family friendly environment as a result. For the incredible amount of money spent to stay here, these were two challenges I thought could have been done without.
2 September 2023
Amazing.
The property is in a great location and has amazing facilities. The rooms are incredible and have an amazing view of Barcelona beach. The staff were friendly and accommodating to all of our needs.
30 August 2023
Still love it but the standard has significantly fallen
This is our 4th stay and we really love it Views of the city from the room are fabulous. Location is great and most staff are great.
It isn’t as attentive as it used to be. Check in and out is a queue, nobody to meet you from the taxi- nobody to call a taxi. On our first stay the gin and tonic were in bowl glasses with curls of cucumber etc - this stay was a plastic tumbler with ice - no finesse Nobody took bags to the room as a matter of expectation. On our first visit, staff were stationed by doors to open them and welcome you - that’s gone.
30 August 2023
Nice enough but not worth the bucks
The views from the rooms are great. Concierge helpful.
The location is remote and taxis are the only way to go and explore so it gets costly. Pool staff on upper deck very average and slow customer service. Sun disappears about 3pm as it is blocked by hotel. Buffet breakfast average and not worth it. Try a la carte for cheaper option. Beds not super comfortable. We had a WOW room and nothing really wow about it. I’ve stayed at a few Ws and they were better.
27 August 2023
very good
Hotel location and pool area
room was a bit dissappointing the bathroom and toilet faciltys were strange that the toilet was seperate location and basin was in the room itself This aside the view was amazing The hotel corridor smelt badly of cannabis, breakfast was very different that the offerings were strange but staff were very pleasant
27 August 2023
A fun and comfortable stay at the W hotel.
Room and view was incredible. The sunday wet deck party was fun. The staff were helpful and efficient with booking.
22 August 2023
Pleasant
Constant loud pumping eurotrash disco muzak, especially around the pool and in the bars. Completely kills all conversations, ability to read, relax, etc.
19 August 2023
Pleasant
location
Breakfast not included
17 August 2023
Needs improvement
The view is nice in the hotel ONLY If a sea view room is booked otherwise the view is AC generators. If you have a sea view room then the view is beautiful. The lobby and the overall ambiance is also nice but it is starting to get a bit outdated and overused.
The A/C is not working all around the hotel, it's hot in the summer if you have allergies get your allergy pills ready. A/C needs maintenance overall it does not cool properly. The rooms are over used you can smell the carpets. Staff are mostly all impatient and are not very friendly. Very long check in and check out queues. Almost impossible to get a taxi in the night Time. The hotel is a bit further away from the city so expect to walk when the taxis are not available. Overall this hotel is not what it was back before 2020. It needs a complete renovation/staff training. a solid 7/10 experience.
17 August 2023
Excellent views in the room and best location.
Impressing location and position. Stunning views from the room. Afternoon & evening walking on the beach is exceptional. Check in/out was fast.
The food served doesn't reflect the venue's worth. In-room items for sale felt unnecessary and cheap, like paying 35 euro to keep the liquid hand soap or 50 for the wooden hanger (!)
16 August 2023
Fabulous
You need to uptade the bedrooms
10 August 2023
It’s a fun hotel I will call it a party hotel, the facilities are the best. The personal needs to improve a little bit t
The facilities of the hotel are great, you really have everything there.
At check they didn’t give us to much information and later the last night they blocked our key for the room without informing anything.
9 August 2023
Mixed feelings since on one hand really good on other really disappointing
Iconic building with fantastic views Very comfortable beds
Access to rooms very poor following promises of time. Waited 6.5 hrs for a room despite - promises maximum of 3 hrs
6 August 2023
Fabulous
The staff were very helpful and friendly the room
The wifi was so weak we couldn’t used it in our room #2011
30 July 2023
Good vacation
Good view for beach
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25 July 2023
Great for a short trip
There is a good energy , a good vibe in this hotel , it’s a young environment , located right by the beach , a good gym , rooms are comfy especially the bed , one of the best beds I slept on ever , the customer service is great !
Some of the guests are a bit trashy , I found a guy sleeping on the floor right outside my door , saying this they have a good Securty tema and they do an excellent job ready to intervene in any situation. Food is not great !
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box (additional charge)
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Lockers
Activities
- - Sauna (additional charge)
- - Fitness centre
- - Solarium (additional charge)
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Nightclub/DJ
- - Beachfront
- - Evening entertainment
- - Spa facilities
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Beach
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (seasonal)
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Pool and wellness
- - Infinity pool
- - Pool with view
- - Heated pool
- - Plunge pool
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available
27 September 2023
HVAC Failure/Too uncomfortable to sleep in
Great views off surroundings.
Room was very hot due to cooling system failure. Asked to be moved to new room after not being able to sleep comfortably in room. Some debris on carpeting noticed after check-in. Elevators very dimly lit making it challenging to use the elevator card control.