W Hotel Barcelona

Virtually every gay traveler who spends more than a couple of hundred euros per night on a hotel room will be intimately familiar with the W Concept.

The high-rise W Barcelona, the first W to open in Europe, designed by renowned Ricrod Bofill, offers amazing views over the Mediterranean and Barcelona shoreline.

The W has 473 guest rooms and suites with all its signature W features including the W bed, munchie box and Bliss spa products.

Location-wise, the W is next to the San Sebastià and Barceloneta beaches, although some distance from the night-time gay scene and the Mar Bella gay beach. Having said that, if you can afford the W, then you can afford the taxi.