Hotel 1898, located right on the Rambla in Barcelona in the former building of the Philippines Tobacco Company, has all the best facilities required to provide its customers with the quality and comfort they expect and need.
It has three different types of suites and four room categories, all of which are soundproofed and have top-quality finishes and the latest technology. In addition, Hotel 1898 offers seven period rooms, five meeting rooms, a business centre and two libraries that fully adapt to the needs of all the hotel’s customers. To keep fit and relax, customers have access to a gym, an outdoor pool with solarium as well as an advanced spa system and an indoor pool.
The excellent location of Hotel 1898 in the heart of Barcelona, places the best attractions in the city within the reach of its customers. For example, the Plaza Catalunya, the Liceu, the Boquería, La Pedrera and the Casa Batlló, the Cathedral, the port and important museums such as the Picasso and the MACBA.
Number of Rooms:169
HOTEL FACILITIES
General
Luggage Storage, Heating, Soundproofed Rooms, Safety Deposit Box, Elevator, Rooms/Facilities for disabled guests, Non-Smoking Rooms, Terrace, Newspapers, 24-Hour Front Desk, Bar, Restaurant
Activities
Outdoor Swimming Pool, Indoor Swimming Pool, Library, Jacuzzi, Massage, Spa & Wellness Centre, Solarium, Fitness Centre, Sauna
Services
Fax/Photocopying, Tour Desk, Car Rental, Packed Lunches, Internet Services, Ironing Service, Breakfast in the Room, Dry Cleaning, Laundry, Business Centre, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Room Service
Location
Old Town, Near Subway, University, Panoramic View, Near Train Station, Shopping Centre, City Centre
Hotel information
Comfort and the latest technology are common features of Hotel 1898’s various facilities.
Customers can keep fit in the gym, or relax in the outdoor pool with solarium, in the spa, which has a dry sauna, a steam bath, therapeutic showers, massage and treatment cabins, and an indoor pool with a massage bench using micro-bubbles and water beds.
The hotel has a colonial hall with several areas with different ambiances and 2 libraries to enjoy peaceful hours of reading, as well as various restaurants, a bar, a café and a private car park.
Room information
Customers can choose from seven different types of rooms out of the 169 rooms hotel 1898 has to offer:
• classic, calm and quiet.
• superior, with views of la rambla or calle pintor fortuny and calle xuclà.
• privilege, on the corner of one of the most emblematic streets in barcelona.
• deluxe, outward facing, on a high floor and with a large balcony.
• JR suite, with a sitting room and excellent views over barcelona.
• colonial suite, with a Pool-Jacuzzi, a balcony and private gardens on la
rambla in barcelona.
We should point out that all the rooms and suites include Top-Quality features, such as: marble bathtubs with Rain-Type showers, magnifying mirrors; sound systems, plasma TVS, free internet connection (adsl and wireless), safe boxes, complete soundproofing and individual Air-Conditioning.
Area information
The excellent location of Hotel 1898 in the heart of Barcelona, places all the best attractions in the city within the reach of its guests. On La Rambla, customers are a stone’s throw away from the emblematic Plaza Catalunya, the Mercat de la Boquería, the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Cathedral, in the centre of the Gothic quarter. They are also near other important sites such as the Palau de la Música, La Pedrera and the Casa Batlló, the port, Montjuïc and museums such as the Picasso, the MACBA and the CCCB.
Travel information
El Prat Airport – Hotel 1898.
• By car: Take motorway C-32b in the direction of Barcelona. Take the turn-off marked: “Barcelona – Girona – Lleida –Tarragona - Gran Via - Ciutat Vella”. Drive into the city and once on the Gran Vía you will come to an underpass (Plaza España). Take it and then move into the right-hand lane. Drive on to Calle Balmes, and turn right. Drive until the end of Calle Balmes and take Calle Pelayo, driving on the right-hand lane. At the end of Pelayo, turn right onto La Rambla, drive another 500 m or so, Hotel 1898 is right on the corner of La Rambla and Calle Pintor Fortuny. To access the car park or the reception, turn onto Calle Pintor Fortuny, and stop at the entrance to Hotel 1898 on your left.
• By train and underground: Take the train from the airport and get off at Plaza Catalunya. Walk down La Rambla for about 500 metres. Hotel 1898 is on your right on the corner of La Rambla and Pintor Fortuny. To access the reception, walk down Calle Pintor Fortuny, the entrance is on your left.
• By taxi: Take a taxi from the taxi stand at the airport. The price will be approximately €25–€30, depending on the traffic and the number of suitcases you have with you.
• Aerobús: Take the Aerobús (blue) at the airport and get off at the Plaza Catalunya stop. Walk down La Rambla for about 500 metres. Hotel 1898 is on your right on the corner of La Rambla and Pintor Fortuny. To access the reception, walk down Calle Pintor Fortuny, the entrance is on your left.
France – Hotel 1898
• From the AP-18 motorway drive into Barcelona along Av. Meridiana and keep going straight until Calle Aragón. Drive along Aragón until you get to Calle Balmes, and then turn left. Drive until the end of Calle Balmes and take Calle Pelayo, driving on the right-hand lane. At the end of Pelayo, turn right onto La Rambla, drive another 500 m or so, Hotel 1898 is right on the corner of La Rambla and Calle Pintor Fortuny. To access the car park or the reception, turn onto Calle Pintor Fortuny, and stop at the entrance to Hotel 1898 on your left.
General
PetsPets are not allowed.
Children and extra bedsAll children are welcome.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
Extra beds are not available.
Maximum capacity of babycots in a room is 1.
CancellationIf cancelled up to 2 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the first night will be charged.
InternetWired internet is available in the entire hotel and is free of charge.
Prepay PolicyNo deposit will be charged.
ParkingPrivate parking is possible on site and costs EUR 24.61 per day.
