Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal)
Barcelona, Spain
Built 2001 · Last completed renovation 2014
Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal) in Barcelona was last renovated in 2014, and originally built in 2001. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 5.8/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
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Location
Satellite view · Barcelona, Spain
Timeline
2014
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2014 renovation
“Opened: 2001 · Renovated: 2014”— source · retrieved 2026-06-19
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced2001
Last completed renovation
Sourced2014
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Opened: 2001 · Renovated: 2014”
“Year Built: 2001”
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Frequently asked
When was Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal) built?+
Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal) (Barcelona, Spain) was built in 2001.
How old is Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal)?+
Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal) is 25 years old — it was built in 2001 and last renovated in 2014. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal) last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2014.
What is the Chrono Score of Barcelona City Hotel(Hotel Universal)?+
Its Chrono Score is 5.8/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.