Their sandwich was exactly what I needed, right when I needed it. It absolutely hit the spot…read more Beyond the perfect bite, the service was really good and friendly, and the prices were totally normal. I'd definitely go back for another round!

Ive never felt like I was in a tourist trap until today. The atmosphere was trendy with neon…read morelights, had many photo opportunity spots. You get a business card that entitles you to one free wine/beer/coffee with your order. The food menu was for sure overpriced, but I gave it a chance. Got the steak tartare which was adequate but did not taste much of anything other than egg yolk and salt. It said the item came with fries so for 17 euros I actually expected a real portion of fries since potatoes are cheap. The dish was mostly meat to my surprise with a side of potato sticks and 2 crackers. Not sure what to do with the sticks since you cant use it to scoop or pair with the beef tartare anyways. Overall was disappointing to say the least. Will not come back but many people will wander off to the streets as it is on a main street i am sure.

I spent 6 days at the hostel in the triple suite. Had a great time overall but overall we were…read morepretty disappointed with the triple suite. Pros: -Staff was super friendly and helpful overall. -The sense of community within the hostel. -Loved the "family" dinners for 6-8 euros. -Outdoor space was awesome. -Great location. -Shared facilities were clean and comfortable. -24/7 staffing meant our group of women felt safe and secure.  -Lots of hostel activity options available. Cons: -When I went to drop off my bags, the staff offered to check us in early in exchange for a five star review on HostelWorld. Aside from that being uncool and unethical, I didn't even book through HostelWorld. -The triple suite was outdated, the beds were not very comfortable (cheap foam), and the room needs an update. There was no spot in the bathroom to set anything down aside from on the floor, the shower head was awkward and difficult to work around in various positions, the pillows were super thin, the bathroom always smelled really bad even when nobody used it for hours, the door leading to the terrace is always locked which kind of defeats the purpose, and the ladder to the bunk beds was extremely difficult and scary to use even while very much sober.  -We planned a couple nights around the hostel dinner, which is scheduled at 9p. One of the dinners wasn't served til nearly 10:30p, which meant we had to cancel our plans.  -My food was taken from the fridge within 12 hours of bringing it back, despite writing our info on it. -Luggage room security is lacking, as it's all based on an honor system once you have the key.

It's a skateboard theme hostel that was contemporary and clean!…read more The staff members make this hostel very communal and hip! I loved the energy and the daily night events that they held, such as bar nights, a tapa night, a paella night and so forth! They are also very informative on directions and tips about sites that you might want to check out in Barcelona! Their complimentary map is very helpful as well! They have an open lounge area, an internet computer section, a private skater room to my surprise, laundry facility and a kitchen area to cook in! Pretty unique for a hostel that I have experienced in thus far! Plus, they conveniently have an elevator! It takes a major load off when or if you have a huge luggage that is twice your size to bring up! Rather than carrying my heavy luggage up the stairs manually, the elevator was a savior! I definitely had a pleasant and fun time here! I highly recommend this hostel!

yeniken is the best receptionist I ever meet Veniken is the…read morebest receptionist I have ever met, always kind, professional and incredibly helpful. She made my stay much more enjoyable and welcoming from the very first moment."

Joao was very helpful and kind. 10/10 recommend. clean rooms and beds. Beds made before check inread more

Yeah Hostel in Barcelona made my first solo trip phenomenal. I stayed for six nights in a six-bed…read morefemale dorm. It was so easy to make friends and socialize, especially with the walking tours and hostel dinners. I've had bad experiences with party hostels but still wanted to be social, so this was a good balance of a social hostel that was not too party-centric. The room was very clean with huge drawers under the bed and a small cupboard by the head of each bed. My regular lock didn't fit in the drawer lock, so you need a skinny padlock. It was sometimes difficult to share one en-suite sink, shower, and toilet with five other girls, but I'm glad they were each separate from each other. The wifi was very weak from my bed, so I had to walk towards the inside of the room or go to the common area for internet. The common area was great for working and virtual meetings. There is a small rooftop with a bar and tiny pool. They have nice computers in the lobby you can use. The hostel is in a great location. It is a 15-minute walk to La Sagrada Familia and to Casa Batllo (opposite direction). They have daily walking tours that are very informative and rely on tips. Breakfast is buffet-style and a little pricey at 7€. The dinners are delicious and only 12€. They are three-course meals with two free drinks (sangria or beer). The night tours are 15€ and take you to two bars then a club. They include club entry and three free shots.

My first hostel stay and it definitely didn't disappoint. I'd even day it was better than some…read morehotels I've been to. Staff was friendly and everything from the common areas to the room itself was clean. The location was perfect - walking distance to anything you could want from cafes and public transportation to tourists sites like La Sagrada and other Gaudi architecture. We stayed in a 4-bunk room with it's own bathroom. The bunks had little cubbies to place small things like your phone or glasses at night. And there was storage beneath for luggage. I liked the layout of the kitchen - tables around the perimeter and at the center was where communal dinners were made/served. We tried the paella but weren't blown away. The sangria on the other hand - who knew the boxed stuff tasted so good! There's even a shared refrigerator where you can store food or chill wine (be sure to label your items). We even partook in a night out with others staying at the hostel. It was nice to meet people, and enjoy a night out at 3 local bars that we might not have visited otherwise. The location alone is worth it, not to mention the price and cleanliness.

Great location, about a 7 minute walk from Plaza Catalunya where the bus to the airport stops…read more Definitely a busy area so it can get loud outside, but it's also very convenient for restaurants and bars. The bed was very comfy and the sheets were incredibly soft, so it was a great spot to rest. They do have someone at the front desk in charge of the front door 24/7, which was very convenient. P.S. This is not a hostel. Hostal in Spanish is a small hotel, in this case more like a small boutique hotel.

We loved staying here. It was close to everything. The front desk was wonderful. I wish they would…read morehave air conditioning per room....it was too loud at night with the windows open. They upgraded our room....most spacious hostel i have stayed in. No tv in room but it wasnt necessary. No phone in room either. They recommended bar lobo to eat and it was great. Overall would go back again. We definitely used the free wifi and enjoyed cake for breakfast.

Only had one night here but I found this hostel to be extremely welcoming. There is always someone…read moreon duty and they are very helpful in providing transportation information around the city. Also the fact that they took credit cards was a nice relief for a hostel in europe. The Common area is very welcoming and is a great place to meet people. There was a large kitchen for cooking, tons of computers, and people my own age. They offered walking tours and provided one of the best maps I saw for barcelona. At this price I feel like 360 Hostel is probably one of the best places to stay in Barcelona.

I've been to several hostels in Barcelona over the past three years, but I have to admit that…read moreeither 360 Hostel or Black Swan Hostel are my favorites. Apart from the hostel which is "good", the staff is really friendly and the rooms are always nice and clean. Showers have some free space between the door and the actual shower to keep your clothes dry while you don't have to go outside naked to get your stuff. A lot of hostels seem to not have thinked about this. Rooms have power outlets to charge your camera, phone or computer and some beds have reading lights as well. Every bed has its own locker and the biggest dorms are equipped with 8 beds, which is fine if you want to sleep in daytime or at night - some other hostels in Barcelona offer 12, 14 or 18-bedded dorms which is nuts if you want to get some rest or when you're staying longer than 2-3 days. The kitchen is big and almost fully equipped, with the only disadvantage for me being the lack of an oven to cook pizza or other pre-prepared meals. Downstairs is a nice chilling area with a bar (which is unfortunately closed) and a big TV room. There are plenty of free computers (11) and wi-fi available. Every day there's a free walking tour taking about 2,5 hours covering most of Barri Gothic and in the evening there's a daily activity. There are two paella nights a week on which the hostel staff cooks both chicken and vegetarian paella which is delicious. They also have guest list access to some of the clubs in Barcelona, although probably not the best clubs out there. Some examples: Carpe Diem Lounge Club, Shoko and La Boîte. The location is good, but not perfect. You'll have to walk for about 10-15 minutes to get to the Ramblas and 20-25 minutes to Plaça Reial. The Sagrada Familia is also about 20 minutes walking. If you don't feel like walking you can always take the subway: the hostel is close to L1 station 'Arc De Triomf' and L4/L1 station 'Urquinaona' (less than 5 minutes walking). I've stayed here for more than a month and I didn't have a single bad experience - so far so good. If you're looking for a good hostel in Barcelona- look no further. This is the one.

I'm preparing for my return home to the U.S. from a trip to Spain that I actually hadn't planned,…read morebut I suppose I'd always secretly dreamed of. My home base during my wonderful trip to Barcelona was at the Yrubban Trafalgar Hotel near the city's Gothic quarter. The hotel is thoroughly modern and offers all sorts of quirky touches, not to mention a wide variety of amenities - including a wine bar, laundry, bike rental, a workout area, breakfast, and a rooftop deck and swimming pool area that offers spectacular 360 degree views of the city. The staff are also professional, efficient and very accommodating. I came to my senses a few days ago when I realized that I'm not actually a Spaniard and I'd been living a shock-induced lie. The last thing I remember of my previous life was driving to mid-town Ventura in California to get a coffee when a semi-truck veered into my lane and just missed turning my tiny car into a twisted heap of plastic and metal. I'm sure that I must have gone into shock, because I've no memories after that event until I inexplicably found myself working at a small, family-owned insurance company in Barcelona - mostly handling client services, minor administrative tasks, and selling a few term life policies. Stay away from whole life, it's a flawed investment strategy that will likely undermine any promised advantages with exorbitant fees. As I've explained to my ex-wife and children many times over the years, playing first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers and selling affordable insurance products in the Catalan region of Spain have been my dreams since I was a young boy. Not surprisingly, I was fired a few days ago because I exaggerated the extent of my insurance expertise to my nuevo jefe. Plus I speak only conversational Spanish - and it would have to be a very brief conversation with perhaps only a moderately intelligent Spanish child. Being fired and then, while walking home from my office, getting accosted by an inordinately aggressive pigeon in a deserted Barcelona alleyway, shook me out of my crumbling insurance-related delusion. I learned while staying in relative luxury at the Yrubban Trafalgar Hotel, however, that one must be prepared if one's dreams are to be realized. I was not prepared. But I will return. Regresare Barcelona y segura! In the meantime, I started cleaning up my old first baseman's glove. Gracias Yrubban Trafalgar!

i absolutely love this hotel. very welcoming staff with great english in a good area that's close…read moreto the craziness but not smack in the middle of it. lobby smells amazing with good music playing in the common areas. pool is small, really just enough for a cool off dip but the rooftop view is amazing with a bar for drinks. happy hour 6:30-7:30 in the lobby with free wine, sangria, & cheese. espresso machine & water refill station in the lobby that's available 24/7. room: decently sized (larger than NYC hotels) with great AC, nice bathroom and shower, comfy bed and sheets, mini fridge, plenty of storage space, and basic coffee maker and water in room. breakfast at their sister hotel next door is incredible. not included but amazing price for what it is with eggs and coffee made to order as well as a buffet of pastries, breads (with tomato!), fruits, veggies, yogurt, juices, meats, cheese, etc. also: self serve CHAMPAGNE. their sister hotel also has a spa with reasonably priced services and water circuit (going later so will update with how it was!) services i'm not using but are nice touches: fitness center, free bikes and wifi hotspots (subject to availability), helpful maps of the city, self serve laundry room, lots of work spaces/tables in the lobby (which again, smells SO GOOD. i can't get over it). i travel a lot and am rarely impressed by hotels unless they're absurdly priced. this place is already reasonable af plus i got an amazing deal on hotel tonight so i am shook at what i paid for this top tier stay. i will absolutely stay here again if i'm ever back in barcelona!

Great location! Airport bus is across the street and plaza…read more Shared facilities could get messy but I deal with it. Near a lot of tourist attractions and a lot of day tours start nearby as well. Area is always busy with people, so I always felt safe even at night. There is a market next door, an amazing burger place a block away, and good shopping from Zara and Primark! Staff are really attentive with keeping outsiders away from the living quarters and keeping alcohol within the bar. Second time staying here!

I'll save the biggest problem for last, but my sole goal of coming to this place was to get at…read moreleast some sleep after a midnight flight getting me to St Christopher's Inn at 3:30AM, and there were obstacles. The guy at the desk told me check-out is at 8AM, which cost me sleep time fact-checking his telling me that I'd only get about four hours sleep (actually, check-out is at 11 like everywhere else, but this foreshadows that the front desk is inexperienced and unreliable). The room smelled like feet, such that I slept breathing through a face mask. There was a constant hum, such that I had to sleep with ear plugs. There are four bunks connected, and when one person shifts, they all rock together, and I had bad luck with somebody on the other side of the partition who was not finding the right position. (Of course, she had to contend with people like me who show up at 3AM, who try to be quiet as possible but still have to haul themselves into bed.) This is by no means my first hostel, I know what to expect, but this one rated badly on the things that matter for sleep, like ventilation, noise, and bed quality. The biggest problem, though, was that my reservation wasn't marked for the right night. I'd requested that it be changed months ago, and was vigorously assured then that the change was made, but it got lost in the system. The guy who checked me in late at night was peevish about having to rebook me (cutting into my sleep time), and the manager I spoke to about it during the day, "Kelly", well, I just feel bad for her. In our extensive discussion of the long paper trail I showed her, it came out that (1) all conversations with front desk staff (including via web chat) are not deemed reliable, (2) there is a bot that pre-routes messages and sometimes marks them as cleared without passing them on to a human, and (3) I won't get a refund for their failure to correct the reservation three months earlier because the paper trail I'd shown her repeatedly refers to the corrected date, but is not complete to her satisfaction, due to known problems #1 and #2. I can tell that every day Kelly has to explain to somebody whose reservation is borked that the system is flawed and everybody knows it, but her job is to strictly enforce the terms and conditions of her employer. It has to be a hard job that wears on her soul. The best way you can help Kelly is to not deal with the reservation system at all and book somewhere else.