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At Catalonia Hotels & Resorts we want your business trip to be perfect, which is why we suggest you stay near the MWC (Mobile World Congress) or close to the historic centre. [...]
Find out everything you need to know to make your stay during the Mobile World Congress unforgettable.
The Mobile World Congress 2023 will be held from 27 February to 2 March 2023 in the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona. It is therefore very important to select your accommodation carefully, so that the MWC experience is perfect. At Catalonia Hotels & Resorts, we have a selection of hotels that are ideal for business trips, and very close to the MWC event venue.
27 February - 2 March 2023
You can buy your MWC tickets here.
As every year, the Mobile World Congress takes place at:
La Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via
Av. Joan Carles I, 64
08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Barcelona
There are different ways to access the venue, below we share the most popular ones
The Fira Barcelona Gran Via exhibition centre is located in an area of business development, connected to the main motorways and dual carriageways leading to Barcelona:
AP-7, AP-2, A-2, C-16, C-58, C-31, C-32, C-33
GPS Location - 41.35448, 2.12698
Barcelona's public transport network provides access to the venue on lines H12, V1, 46, 65 and 79 of TMB (Barcelona Metropolitan Transport)
On the other hand, the MWC Direct Bus operates between MWC Barcelona in Gran Via and Plaça Espanya during the days of the event from Monday to Wednesday from 8:00 to 20:00 and on Thursdays from 8:00 to 16:00. The Fira Gran Via stop is located on Ciències street, and the Plaça Espanya stop is on Av. R. Maria de Cristina.
The exhibition centre is very close to several train and metro stops.
By metro you can access by the following TMB (Barcelona Metropolitan Transport) lines:
L9 Sud, getting off at "Fira" and "Europa/Fira" stations.
L10 Sud, getting off at "Foc" station.
By train: Ferrocarrils Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) Lines L8, S3, S4, S8, S8, R5, R50, R6 and R60 (Station "Europa/Fira") and by RENFE trains, at the "Barcelona-Sants" station, 4 km away from the fairgrounds, connecting with a complete regional, national and international railway network.
We recommend the cab option if traveling directly from the airport. The journey takes about 10 minutes taking into account the usual traffic and the cost can vary from 12-20€ approximately. Barcelona Airport also has a bus service, called Aerobus, which will drop you off at Plaza España in just a few minutes.
Although there is a large selection of Catalonia Hotels & Resorts, where to stay for the MWC, below we share the best hotels for congress participants, both for its location and its good communication by public transport and by car.
Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Our Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza is 10 minutes by public transport (L8 train) from the exhibition centre. It is also a 4-minute walk from Fira Montjuïc where more events are held during the MWC including the 4YFN. The hotel is located in an emblematic building in Plaza España and has suites with exclusive access, plenty of space and beautiful views. It also has 2 in-house restaurants: Filigrana, specialising in market and grilled cuisine and the Japanese restaurant Kurai, where you can delight your palate.
Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN
This hotel in Barcelona It's well communicated to MWC and is located 10 minutes from the central Plaza Catalunya. It has a restaurant-bar service open all day or if you want we can bring it to your room. If you are one of those who want to keep exercising while you travel you can access the gym free of charge.
Hotel Catalonia Plaza Catalunya
The magnificent Catalonia Plaza Catalunya hotel is. It is also very centrally located, where you can find Plaza Catalunya and Las Ramblas just a few metres away. Built in 1899 by one of Gaudí's masters, it is a beautiful modernist-style building. In addition, the hotel offers free Wi-Fi, gym, spa and public parking in front of the hotel.
Hotel Catalonia Ramblas
In the historic centre of Barcelona and well connected to the event, and a few metres from Plaza Catalunya is the magnificent Catalonia Ramblas 4 star superior hotel, in modernist style located in an emblematic building of the early twentieth century. Its privileged location allows you to make the most of the city's wide range of cultural and commercial offerings. It also has free Wi-Fi connection, restaurant and bar, swimming pool, spa, car park in the same building, and a restaurant and bar.
Hotel Catalonia Atenas
The Catalonia Atenas hotel is located near the Sagrada Familia and is very well connected to the city center of Barcelona and the event. It has fully equipped rooms with free Wi-Fi and a terrace with swimming pool and solarium. It also has a free spa, where you will find everything you need to relax your mind and body with Fitness area accessible to all our customers.
The Barcelona hotel Catalonia Passeig de Gràcia is located very close to Plaza Catalunya in the heart of the city centre, and very well communicated to the WMC. It has fully equipped rooms, a swimming pool with solarium, gym and free Wi-Fi. It also has a car park for electric cars with a charging point. It is also very close to the best shops, the famous Ramblas, the Gothic Quarter and Gaudí's modernist houses.
The Catalonia Sagrada Familia hotel is located in one of the most important arteries of Barcelona. It is very close to the famous Sagrada Familia of the modernist architect Gaudí and just a few kilometres from the centre of Barcelona. It is also very well connected to the MWC. The hotel also has a fitness room with free access to all guests. The rooms are perfectly equipped, so that your experience at the MWC is ideal.
Thanks to the prestige of our brand Catalonia Hotels & Resorts, the congress has chosen as GSMA Ambassadors the Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza and the Hotel Catalonia Ramblas and Catalonia Plaza Cataluña our Ambassador Catalonia Hotels, located a few meters from Plaza España and Plaza Cataluña respectively. Guests will be able to enjoy
- Coffee take-away
- Service offered at the hotel (attention, professionalism...)
- Facilities
- Connection and transfers to the fair
- Situation and location of the hotel (both the fair and the connections to get there)
- Quality and free Wi-Fi
4YFN
YMF
Women4Tech
IOT Solutions World Congress
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya is located in the Palau Nacional de Montjuïc, built for the International Exhibition of 1929. In 1934 it opened its doors as the Museu d'Art de Catalunya, bringing together the medieval collection. Later, in 1995, already as the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, the new rooms of Romanesque art were inaugurated and successively the public exhibition of the collection was expanded, a process that culminated in 2004 with the new presentation of modern art.
An enclosure that concentrated the architectural and cultural essence of Spain to impress visitors to the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
The Fundació Joan Miró was created by the artist himself with an initial fund consisting mainly of his private collection, with the aim of establishing in Barcelona a Miró space of international reference, to promote research and studies on Miró and contemporary art and to enhance the value of his collection.
At the top of the mountain of Montjuïc, 173 meters high, stands a construction that bears the name of Montjuïc castle. It is an ideal enclave for defense, with 360 degree views over the territory. During the Reapers' War, in 1640, the first fortress was built, which has survived to the present day.
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe was created in 1983 by the Barcelona City Council, with the initial objective of carrying out the reconstruction of the German Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
CaixaForum is a cultural center managed by the "la Caixa" Foundation. Located on the mountain of Montjuïc (Barcelona) and occupies the building of the former Casaramona, a modernist style factory designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in the early twentieth century and subsequently rehabilitated for its new use as a cultural center. CaixaForum Barcelona offers an extensive program of exhibitions and cultural and educational activities aimed at all audiences.
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