First time staying at Zenit Borrell Hotel & we loved it!
Zenit is a hotel chain mainly serving major cities in Spain like Barcelona, Madrid, San Sebastián, and also in Portugal + Andorra.
Super chill vibes & had an easy stay + check in/out experience.
We stayed here for 4 nights and had a room with a terrace, which had a couple lounge chairs. Super comfortable & we ended up utilizing the terrace + chairs every night we stayed here. It was perfect for winding down after exploring each day.
The front desk + staff were so nice! We ran into an issue with getting the safe in our room to open & I thought that we'd have to wait until the next morning to have it opened but the front desk staff member was able to reset & open the safe for us immediately after we asked.
They have a restaurant + bar on the first floor by the lobby. They serve breakfast every morning but we didn't grab any food from here during our trip.
They also have a rooftop pool area and it is open until 11pm (in September 2026).
The day we arrived in Barcelona, we landed at 8am and I tried to request for early check-in ahead of time, but no rooms were available just yet. Luckily they were able to hold our bags for us until there was a room ready. It was ready for us a little bit before their check-in time (3pm). Check-out was easy ; we were able to leave our bags with them after check out time to explore until it was time to go to the airport.
Only issues we had were:
-shower water pressure + temperature were inconsistent. The temperature of the water would change from warm to hot, warm to hot making the shower experience a little annoying at times.
-mini fridge didn't really work. We left some beverages + snacks in the fridge & it felt room temperature, even after changing the settings to max cold. At first, I thought it might be a universal experience but after visiting a different hotel in the city that had a working mini fridge, I realized we just didn't have a well working fridge here.
Overall, I would definitely book again though! The price per night of stay was super reasonable, everything was clean, staff was great, & it's located in an amazing location in L'Eixample.
~20 min walk to Passeig de Gràcia & Plaça de Catalunya. Also a ~20 min walk to Barcelona Sants Station. Can also take public transit L5 Hospital Clinic Station. read more