Axel Hotel Barcelona
The Axel Hotel Barcelona is a hotel on Carrer d'Aribau in the Eixample district, close to Passeig de Gràcia. It has several floors of rooms with a contemporary interior, along with shared spaces that include a bar, a pool, and a rooftop terrace.
The Eixample neighborhood where the hotel stands was laid out in the 19th century on a grid plan to absorb Barcelona's growing population. The hotel building itself is a later addition to this urban fabric, built during the 20th century.
The Axel Hotel Barcelona is known as a "hetero-friendly" hotel, meaning it openly welcomes LGBTQ travelers and sits in the heart of what locals call the Gayxample, the city's LGBTQ neighborhood. Walking the streets around it, you will find bars, shops, and cafes that cater to this community.
The hotel is a short walk from Universitat metro station, which makes getting around the city straightforward. The surrounding streets are full of shops, cafes, and restaurants, so most day-to-day needs can be met on foot.
The Axel Hotel Barcelona was the first property in what became a small group of hotels across Europe sharing the same LGBTQ-friendly concept. This makes the Barcelona location the original, and the place where the whole idea was first put into practice.
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