K+K Hotel Picasso Barcelona

My daughter and I stayed at this lovely hotel on our recent trip to Barcelona. K+K Picasso was in the perfect location of the beautiful Born district, with a huge park across the street. Our room very clean and modern. The staff was so kind and helpful, wifi connection was excellent, and the beds were comfortable. We always felt safe, the train station was within a few blocks, and the Picasso Museum was very close. I give my highest recommendation — what a wonderful stay!

Sehr empfehlenswertes 4-​Sterne-​Hotel zwischen dem Parc de Ciutadella und dem malerischen Altstadtviertel el Born. Das durchweg empfehlenswerte Hotel verfügt über außerordentlich freundliche, deutschsprachige und hilfsbereite Mitarbeiter, gute schallgeschützte Zimmer, ein gutes Frühstücksbuffet, eine sonnige Dachterasse mit kleinem Poolchen, Die Zimmerausstattung ist ebenfalls gut: Steckdosen an den Betten, ein Doppelbett mit 2 Einzelmatratzen und 2 Bettdecken, ein Kaffee-​/​Teezubereiter, Toilettenartiken, eine geräumige Dusche, eine gut gefüllte Minibar, TV mit vielen deutschen Programmen. Wlan und Lan ist kostenlos in den Zimmern und im Hotel.
Das Haus hat eine kleine Bar mit Atrium, wo auch kleine Imbisse (Sandwich, Salate, etc) gereicht werden.
An der Reception gibt es Leih-​Regenschirme, jede Menge guter Tipps, 10er Karten für die öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe zu 9,95 EURO, Karten (nächste U-​Bahnstation ca 600m Arc de Triomf).
10m vor dem Hotel ist eine Station der Barcelona City Tour Hop-​on-​hopp-​off. Kostet 28 Euro pro Tag/​Erwachsener. Die nächsten empfehlenswerten Restaurants sind 100m weiter: Llamber (Tappas) und la paradeta (Fisch) und Café Kafka.

With great pleasure, I extend my fourth and fifth start to K+K. They are everything a five-​star, five-​diamond hotel should be, and more.
+++ Bed plush, soft and supportive. A hotel is at its base a place to rent a bed, right? And K+K’s core product is the best there is. I’d put them up against Ritz Carlton (finest bed I’ve ever had besides my own at home).
+++ Impeccable and gracious service from all staff. Front desk, bellman, housekeeping, restaurant captains, room service. Wow.
+++ FANTASTIC «breakfast» buffet. More like a feast! WOW. Take your pick: continental, traditional English, American or Mediterranean breakfast. Or all of the above! Amazing Spanish sparkling wine! And more of that delectable acorn-​fed Spanish ham!
++ Silly me, I forgot my euro power adapters. No worry! The front desk has a box-​full of them to loan me!
+++ Location! Steps from the entrance to El Born district, so timeless and beautiful for your afternoon and evening walks. Lined with Tapas Bars, boutiques, restaurants and galleries. Paradise.
5-​minutes’ walk from a major train and metro station.
+++ Don’t miss the rooftop pool and views of the nearby castles and epic architecture. Across the street is a beautiful park.
Most* of the other 5-​star requirements are there with which I won’t bore you, but leave it to say they’re ready to pass an inspector’s checklist with flying colors.
*This place doesn’t need a second restaurant.
# The walk-​in shower is a great concept, but the floor is too big. Soapy water ending up at the other end doesn’t rinse away and is instead under my feet and slippery when I walk out. :(

I loved staying here and whole-​heartedly recommend this hotel! It’s easy to get to from the airport, and the location is perfect, I felt like I could walk to everything: the port, shopping, restaurants, La Rambla, Gotico, the Picasso museum… Ciutadella park is right across the street which is great if you like to run. I didn’t eat at the hotel, but there were plenty of wonderful options nearby. (I had breakfast most days at the Café Kafka right around the corner.) The room was a good size, especially for Europe, the bed was comfortable, and the bathroom was roomy. There was hard-​wire Internet and wi-​fi which were both reliable.
And, I can’t rave enough about how exceptional the staff is: United lost my luggage, so I arrived frantic at the hotel and the front desk made me feel welcomed and they spoke English and were so helpful, pointing me to places where I could buy things I needed. They also had a spare adapter to charge my Macbook.
I can’t wait to go back to Barcelona, and will definitely be staying here again.

Really… as good as it gets. And certainly within my price range! Friendly and helpful staff. We tried to use our meager Spanish, but everyone speaks English, and French, and German, and Spanish… The breakfast (included with the room) is really wonderful. The location is wonderful (and there are three great restaurants right around the corner, if you don’t feel like walking!). We enjoyed it so much, we’ll seek out the other K+K locations in Europe. One caution… be careful ordering drinks in the hotel bar. You will feel robbed when the bill arrives. At least it made for a funny story for us when we got home.

I can’t say enough about how awesome this hotel is.
Let’s start with the service, which is extremely friendly, helpful and very approachable. Mario gave us so much great advice ranging from good restaurants, getting a cab, directions, or booking us an excellent flamenco show, that he really made our trip perfect.
Another thing that I really liked about this hotel was location, location, location! I know people tend to stay near Las Ramblas because it’s famous, but I like being near the Gothic Quarter better. It is less touristy and it’s so fun to get lost and wander around the warren of streets, where I found some of the coolest graffiti, best gelato, and chillest places to hang out as well as the obvious tourist spot, the gorgeous Cathedral. The hotel is also walking distance from the Arc de Triomf and the beautiful Parc de la Ciutadella with it’s zoo. The beach is a 15 minute walk or a short cab ride, and there is a metro nearby if you want to go out sightseeing. For those who need Las Ramblas, I walked there in less than 20 min and the utterly gorgeous Palau de la Musica is also walking distance. I’ve written so much already and I haven’t even mentioned the nearby Picasso museum, the vespa rental around the corner, or the amazing spa next door. I just found this location really convenient and easy.
When it comes to food, the breakfast here was always decent, nothing like a fresh donut to start the day with good coffee. Room service also provided some delicious padrón peppers. The pool on the roof is a bit small but it’s nice to have it and I enjoyed my time up there enjoying the good weather. The rooms were clean and modern and had enough space.
We found the rates reasonable and would definitely love to come back!

My husband and I visited Barcelona on our honeymoon and picked K+K Hotel Picasso for the location and the great price. My review is a bit late as we stayed there in mid March. We were there for about 6 days.
Service — The staff is helpful, knowledgeable, and very friendly. They all spoke English and were always ready to get us a cab if necessary. On one instance there was some decent confusion helping us to get up to Tibidabo but overall they were able to get us where we were going.
The room — clean and small for the US but absolutely perfect for a European room. The bathroom was fairy spacious. I believe another Unilocaler mentioned the temperature. It was warmer than usual in March and don’t think they turned the air conditioning on at that time. We kept the windows open a few nights.
The bar — a great sitting area to have a few happy hour drinks and snacks before going out for the night. Attentive staff. Met some wonderful other travelers while sitting here as well. Some of the drinks seemed a bit overpriced but I’m not sure there’s a bar anywhere that has «cheap» drinks.
Breakfast — A complete breakfast offering both European and American staples. Nothing extra special to write home about, but plenty of food to get you through the morning. And plenty of coffee too!
The pool — beautiful pool deck on the roof. There was one day that the weather was in the 70’s and we sat up there enjoying the afternoon sun while reading through our guidebooks.
I would definitely stay here again.

We stayed here in August for two nights and had our 23 year old cellist son with us. We got a corner room on the park with an extra bed. The hotel was wonderful: clean, roomy, and accommodating but the best part: the breakfast. We traveled Copenhagen, France, and Spain for three weeks and this was, far and away, the best breakfast buffet. Fresh fruit, meats, cheeses, breads, amazing coffee, whatever you wanted — we didn’t eat again until dinner. Get rates online that include the buffet as it’s not automatically included. Plus, they allowed our son to practice his music well into the night in their conference room. The rooftop pool was small and crowded so we skipped that but the view was beautiful. The price was 250EUR per night but for high season with three including buffet, it was worth it. Highly recommended, especially if you can get a lower price.

I have stayed at K+K many times for both work and pleasure. Each stay I’ve had a great experience.
The service is top notch. The people working at the front desk have always been friendly and helpful.
The location is ideal. There are so many great restaurants and bars nearby, plus a metro station not too far away.
Their breakfast is great.
One minor negative is the small closet in the room and no dresser drawers to keep clothes on.
I will definitely stay there again and high recommend it to anyone traveling to Barcelona.

My boyfriend and I stayed at Hotel Picasso just last week during our first visit to Barcelona. It’s located just minutes from the arc de triumph, a few steps from the zoo and 5 minute walk to the metro station which will pretty much take you anywhere you want to go (it’s also extremely easy to navigate, even for those like us that know little to no Spanish).
The rooms are quite small but they’re clean, modern and serve its purpose (you’re there to see the sights anyway, right?!). My one qualm would be the temperature of the rooms; we never could quite get the rooms cool enough, they seemed to be set to a constant state of balmy and stuffy (note: the ‘balcony’ door only opens a few inches which results in the central air system completely shutting off… so no air flow at all).
What was most notable was the level of customer service; whether we called down for an iron, asked for detailed directions, called for a taxi (which always showed up within a few minutes) or had them call around for the hottest restaurant reservation they were all over it. They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome and to ensure we fully enjoyed our stay which is why I would absolutely recommend hotel Picasso to anyone looking for an inexpensive hotel in Barcelona.
Btw…my boyfriend left as my fiancée :)

Believe me, I’d rather spend the extra money staying in a safe hotel rather than risking staying anywhere near the Las Ramblas! So, I stayed here instead:
K&K Hotel Picasso
3 out of 5 Star Rating
Passeig Picasso 26 – 30
Barcelona, 8 003
US & Canada: 1−800−780−5733Europe: 00−800−11−20−11−40
Promo Code: 71 006
Map:
I was able parking my rental car in front for free, so it was very convenient keeping an eye on my car from my hotel room. Also, the police station was just a few doors from the hotel and also, a market was behind the police station. The Arc de Triomf, Parc de la Ciutadella, and Zoo are in the neighborhood:
Heads Up: Never ever open your car trunk anywhere where public traffic is constant; I took my car to the Harbor where nobody was present and arranged my belongings in the car trunk before driving to the hotel. Then, I’d back my car against a street light pole just steps from the hotel where nobody could effortlessly open my trunk without making a loud racket.
I took videos of my travels throughout Spain, but I can’t upload the videos on Unilocal: Sorry. .. I try uploading my videos onto my Facebook account, so peeps can see my Spain videos.