The Hotel Olivia Balmes Barcelona is a 4-star hotel on Carrer de Balmes, in the Eixample, with an outdoor pool, a sun terrace and private parking. It also has a restaurant, a bar and meeting rooms. It works well for a business trip and for a summer getaway in the centre.
Location and getting around
You will find it at Carrer de Balmes, 117, postcode 08008. On foot, you reach Casa Batlló, on Passeig de Gràcia, in about 10 minutes. Plaça de Catalunya is about 20 minutes away, and the Sagrada Família and the cathedral about 30.
Barceloneta beach is 3.2 km away and Spotify Camp Nou is also 3.2 km: for both, take the metro or a taxi.
Rooms and facilities
Rooms have free wifi, a flat-screen satellite TV and a safe with room for a laptop. The bathroom is open-plan, part of the room.
The sun terrace has an outdoor pool and loungers. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the bar opens for cocktails and aperitifs. Breakfast can be a buffet or from the menu. There are meeting rooms and private parking.
Who it suits
- Ideal if you go by car and want to park at the hotel.
- A good fit if you have meetings in Barcelona and want rooms in the same building.
- Practical if you want a pool in the middle of the Eixample.
Good to know
The open bathroom offers little privacy: if you share a room with someone you are not close to, it is not the most practical. Also ask whether parking has a charge. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00, with photo ID and a credit card at registration. You have more 4-star hotels to compare.