2026 location index
Best Hotels in Spain
Compare 40 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Spain hotel rankings
40 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLESS Hotel Madrid | 4.99 | Madrid | Spain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| BLESS Ibiza Cala Nova | 4.99 | Ibiza | Spain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Four Seasons Hotel Madrid | 4.99 | Madrid | Spain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid | 4.96 | Madrid | Spain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Jumeirah Mallorca | 4.56 | Mallorca | Spain | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Rosewood Villa Magna | 4.56 | Madrid | Spain | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona | 4.42 | Barcelona | Spain | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| El Palace Barcelona | 4.00 | Barcelona | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Arts Barcelona | 4.00 | Barcelona | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Fénix, a Gran Meliá Hotel | 4.00 | Madrid | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Palacio de los Duques, a Gran Meliá Hotel | 4.00 | Madrid | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Barcelona EDITION | 4.00 | Barcelona | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Cotton House Hotel | 4.00 | Barcelona | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama | 3.99 | Canary Islands | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Six Senses Ibiza | 3.97 | Ibiza | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| JW Marriott Hotel Madrid | 3.86 | Madrid | Spain | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay | 3.73 | Ibiza | Spain | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Fairmont La Hacienda Costa del Sol | 3.69 | Cadiz | Spain | 4 | |||||
| Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor | 3.69 | Mallorca | Spain | 4 | |||||
| Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa | 3.69 | Malaga | Spain | 4 | |||||
| The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort | 3.69 | Mallorca | Spain | 4 | |||||
| Finca Cortesin | 3.29 | Malaga | Spain | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Hotel Orfila | 3.00 | Madrid | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Majestic Hotel & Spa | 3.00 | Barcelona | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Santo Mauro, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid | 3.00 | Madrid | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Bahia del Duque | 2.98 | Canary Islands | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Ibiza Gran Hotel | 2.98 | Ibiza | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| The Madrid EDITION | 2.98 | Madrid | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Grand Hotel Son Net | 2.89 | Mallorca | Spain | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Serras Barcelona | 2.89 | Barcelona | Spain | 3 | 3 | ||||
| The Unexpected Ibiza Hotel | 2.89 | Ibiza | Spain | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Hotel Casa Fuster | 2.85 | Barcelona | Spain | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Brach Madrid | 2.77 | Madrid | Spain | 3 | |||||
| Gran Hotel Inglés | 2.77 | Madrid | Spain | 3 | |||||
| Nobu Hotel Marbella | 2.77 | Malaga | Spain | 3 | |||||
| Sofitel Barcelona Skipper | 2.77 | Barcelona | Spain | 3 | |||||
| El Palauet Living Barcelona | 1.69 | Barcelona | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Gran Hotel La Florida | 1.69 | Barcelona | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Monument Hotel | 1.69 | Barcelona | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| The Westin Palace, Madrid | 1.69 | Madrid | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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