Serras Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
★ Verified by our editors · September 2026
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The verdict
A building on the Passeig de Colom, facing the old port, where a teenage Picasso set up his first studio in 1896. Today it holds 28 rooms, each with a balcony over Port Vell or the Gothic Quarter, and a pool on the roof that looks across the marina. It holds a MICHELIN Key. It is the stay for the waterfront, with the old city behind you.
Sea views and the Gothic Quarter in the same place, at a gentler price than the Passeig de Gràcia.
You want a quiet side street: the Passeig de Colom is a busy waterfront avenue.
Ask for a room facing the port and keep an evening for the rooftop.
The rooms
Twenty-eight rooms, all soundproofed, each with a balcony over the port or Carrer de la Mercè.
The setting
At Passeig de Colom 9, on the edge of the Gothic Quarter, facing Port Vell.
The food
Informal, the restaurant, is run by the chef Marc Gascons.
Getting there
About 25 minutes by taxi from El Prat airport; Drassanes and Barceloneta metro stations are close.
Good to know
The rooftop pool and bar look straight over the marina.
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