Axel Hotel Barcelona and Urban Spa

We were in Spain for 15 nights and the two at Axel were our best hotel nights. Bed was great, room was small but clean and it had a fantastic shower. Staff were super with great restaurant recommendations. No breakfast but a great location, with plenty of options. Definitely gay friendly.

The good: - Very friendly and helpful staff. They went out of their way to accommodate us - Location is great, close to everything and far from the city noise. Everything within a few minutes walk. - Room was clean and as soon as we told them about the issue with the bed (twin beds instead of king), they fixed the issue right away The not so good: - It caters to a certain group of people though not exclusive but check the website to make sure you have no problem with that. I was unaware since the booking site does not mention that we live in the 21st century, don't we? - There is a club downstairs and some artifacts on display that may not be suitable for children.

We spent three lovely days in Barcelona walking from the hotel to different locations in the city after parking the car in the hotel/city parking. The staff is friendly, the location perfect, the room was dark and quiet to sleep but well lit if needed.

Great location, friendly staff, a quiet room both dark enough to sleep and bright enough to read in, and very clean. We walked to some of the liveliest places in the city.

Though upgrading to a better room was an option, I chose the basic package which was sufficient for my purposes. The location is great for sightseeing, which was the purpose of my trip. The staff was helpful and certainly easy on the eyes. My trip was not oriented around gay nightlife or the spa, so I can't really grade these aspects of the facility. Overall, I would recommend this hotel to anyone that wants to support an LGBT friendly business while visiting this beautiful city.

This is the perfect hotel if you are coming to Barcelona to party. The city is vibrant and alive, and Axel is right in the middle of it. The Eixample is ideal because it sits apart from the crush of tourists. The hotel itself is sexy beyond belief, but the only drawback: It sits above a train tunnel and my hotel bed shook from 6am to Midnight. Every 7-10 minutes. And not for the right reason! The staff, especially Mirasol, was exceptional.

This hotel was nice but given the price paid (about 300 USD) I think it was a little overpriced. The pool on the roof top was pretty cool. The rooms were clean and the staff was very helpful and courteous.

My fourth time here. Always friendly and helpful staff, clean, comfortable, and great location.

The hotel is very conveniently located at the center of Barcelona with easy access to public transportation including the Aerobus which runs between the city center and the airport.

As a 'heterofriendly' hotel, it is in the heart of gay Barcelona with manageable walking distance from many shopping, dining and tourist sites. Staff is super friendly. The view from the rooftop is great, unfortunately the bar or pool was not open during the winter time.