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    4.5 (13 reviews)

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    Great place to stay! Breakfast and all. Near everything in the city. I love Barcelona!

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    Cheap and nice hostel. Just 4 stars, because it's located in a bad area.

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    Yeah Hostel - Six-bed room

    Yeah Hostel

    4.9(11 reviews)
    3.0 kmL'Eixample

    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.

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    Black Swan - Lounge in the basement

    Black Swan

    4.3(11 reviews)
    2.1 kmL'Eixample

    I'm going to start off by saying that this hostel is really clean, with fairly nice amenities, and…read morevery reasonable price, especially with what you are getting. It is located in a central area of Barcelona. They have various events, such as Paella making demonstration and daily walking tours (unfortunately, both were cancelled due to not enough people signing up, so make sure to have a plan B should that happen). When I checked in, I got my key card and went to the room I was assigned to. This was my first time staying in a hostel, and I was assigned a top bunk, but the bed was not made and it seemed like someone was staying there. Therefore, I decided to just settle in the bottom bunk. The next day, someone else checked in and went to the top bunk, and he told me that he was assigned to the bottom bunk. It seemed like this mixup had been going on for a little bit where the top/bottom bunk people were switched. I brought this up to the front desk, and the lady was very annoyed. She explained to me, very rudely, that they have a strict system and that we should be in our assigned bunk, and to switch my key card with the other person. I thought this was reasonable, but I never ran into the other person again: being that I slept early and he probably came back to the hostel late and checked out early. The next day, someone else checked in and asked the same question as me to the front desk. The lady was furious with me. On the staircase of the hostel with people going back and forth, she was yelling at me, saying "This is all your fault! I told you to switch spots with the last guy. This is all your fault!" I explained the whole situation as I had here. I sure as hell wasn't going to wait up all night for the other guy to get back from wherever he went just to switch the key card with him, that should be the job of the hostel staff. She wouldn't listen to my explanation at all, and it didn't seem like she was scolding me with purpose. She just kept on saying "this is all your fault:" what is the point of that? I'm not the hostel staff, and these things happen. This was a tan lady with long hair: there was a guy from the UK working and a girl with buzz-cut working, who were all very chill and nice. If it weren't for this isolated situation, I would definitely recommend this place to others.

    I tried to like this place but it is mediocre at its best…read more I won't stay with them anymore

    Kabul Backpackers Hostel

    Kabul Backpackers Hostel

    3.6(32 reviews)
    0.8 kmBarri Gòtic

    Checked in Sunday and checked out Friday. Service was great. Lockers are huge, so a big plus. The…read morepeople at the front desk are super friendly and helpful. I didn't get to do any of the activities that they offered and I wish I had taken advantage of them. Saw a salsa class, and it looked fun. This hostel is great for solo travelers, I feel like you can meet a lot of people. It was convenient also because they do have a washing machine and a drying machine so we were able to do laundry. 3€ for each use. Great location, within walking distance to the bus station and there's a bunch of good food and bars nearby. Didn't get to have dinner here but I appreciated the breakfast they offered. They have a lot of cool amenities in my opinion! Even computers and a pool table and cheap alcohol.

    I had a great time at Kabul back in September 2016. It's all about the location here. I knew it was…read morepretty central when I booked it, but I didn't realize how great the location is. It's so easy to get to and it's right in the heart of Placa Reial off of Las Ramblas. It really is the perfect location. The windows of the common area face the Placa so I was also able to see the street performances. The hostel itself is clean, as are the bathrooms (very important)! Free wifi, free breakfast, and free dinner (on a first come, first serve basis). Staff were friendly for the most part. All the rooms had secured lockers for your belongings. The rooftop bar makes the best sangria I've ever had, and only for 3 euros! It was a little confusing to me at first because you have to buy a drink ticket at the ticket machine and then use that at the bar. The rooftop bar is also where you will meet up if you want to join the bar crawl - which I did! I had the best time with many thanks to our great host, Melissa. My initial intention was to give it 5 stars but the following instances took it down to 4: 1. I personally booked a 4-person room for my group of 3. Upon check-in, we were informed that it wasn't possible to put us all in one room on the first night and that we would have to be separated into 2 and 1. If I booked 3 beds together, I would naturally expect us to all be in one room. I would've appreciated prior notice if it wasn't possible. They were able to change our rooms and put us together for our 2nd and 3rd night. 2. One of our lockers in the room wasn't working. It was fixed but broke again at some point and the technician had to come look at it again (that's twice in one day).

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    St. Christopher's Inn

    St. Christopher's Inn

    3.6(26 reviews)
    1.4 kmL'Eixample

    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.

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    Casa Billy Barcelona Guesthouse - My room on my 2nd stay was even better this time, even though pillows were pink. lol

    Casa Billy Barcelona Guesthouse

    4.3(3 reviews)
    1.4 kmL'Eixample

    1.) Just to warm you up: I am here in Spain, my Yelping…read morefriends. I figure this is my time to start christening my profile with some reviews from Europe. This starts Review #1 for Summer of 2013 in Spain. I was online at some Hostel booking place and saw this place. The place looked spectacular online as well as the reviews from there were pretty good so I went in and got the spot. 2.) What your eyes may see: It's Spain, so you're always going to get that very traditional feel. A lot of antiquity, but still kept in mint condition. The elevator was very fascinating. A kind of sliding metal door like you'd see in those artsy type buildings, but then an inner elevator door that resembled much like a cabinet type door. Inside this place was kept immaculate. It definitely is more of an apartment floor than a hostel. You would feel right at home, or, at least as a guest in someone's house. There are two bathrooms - a main bathroom that has a washer/dryer and secondary bathroom that is without one. The dining room is nice - well stocked liquor cabinet, antique yet upscale looking furniture (sorry, I like saying antique after the maintenance man kept saying the word "antiquo" which means antique). There are about 6 rooms on the floor I am on. The bathroom is not necessarily locked and can be shared, which could make some people a little uncomfortable. The floor itself is pretty intimate, where you can walk out of your room and into the dining room you can find a bunch of strangers eating and laughing at the dinner table. 3.) Staff: Very friendly people. I got to sit down, share some laughs and talk to Billy, the guesthouse owner, who is originally from Los Angeles California. Very nice and helpful people I must reiterate. I feel at home when I am here. 4.) Impressions: I got to meet some other Americans who were here. Good to know it's not just rowdy teenage or college kids coming here. Seems to be a nice eclectic crowd of people who come here.

    I don't really know if I should write a true review of this place. Because if people knew how…read morefantastic it is - it will be impossible to get a room. This is place is amazing! The decor is lovely and charming in the best way possible. The location is really good near transportation and the city center. Everything is very clean. But the most remarkable is the friendly staff, who goes all the way to make you feel at home "or at Billy's home". My room was small but suited for a princess. I will definitely come back to this beautiful place.

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    Onefam Les Corts Hostel Barcelona

    Onefam Les Corts Hostel Barcelona

    4.6(20 reviews)
    3.8 kmLes Corts

    I will forever tell this story when I meet hostel guests in Barcelona not to go to this hostel…read more I am writing this with deep disappointment and frustration after what happened during my most recent stay at Onefam Les Corts Hostel in Barcelona. I had stayed here before and genuinely enjoyed the friendly community, so I booked again in the summer of 2025 expecting a similar experience. Instead, it turned into one of the worst travel experiences of my life. On the night of July 20, I returned to my shared room and immediately noticed something was wrong -- my bed had been moved. I checked my belongings and realized that several important items were missing, including my passport, travel documents, and credit cards. I had intentionally left these in the hostel thinking they would be safer there than carrying them around the city. Sadly, I was wrong. I soon learned that I wasn't the only victim. Several other guests were robbed the same night. One guest told me they had lost over $4,000 USD in cash and valuables. This was not an isolated incident -- it was clear that multiple rooms had been targeted, which makes the hostel's lack of security even more unacceptable. The hostel's security measures are shockingly inadequate for a city known for its rising petty crime. There is no on-site security guard. Entry is controlled only by a keypad at the front door and key cards for the rooms -- both of which clearly failed that night. The absence of basic, reliable security systems (such as comprehensive CCTV coverage and proper lock mechanisms) is alarming. What made matters worse was the complete lack of preparedness from the staff. When I reported the robbery to the front desk, the woman working there was polite but clearly untrained for such a serious situation. She didn't call the police -- I had to call them myself. When the police arrived, she didn't know how to retrieve or review the security camera footage. This is a clear sign that the hostel has not provided its staff with the necessary training or protocols for emergencies. After the incident, the manager sent me an email apologizing. I replied requesting the security footage for my case, but to this day I have received no response. This lack of follow-up and cooperation further demonstrates negligence and a lack of accountability. Based on my experience, I believe this hostel does not prioritize the safety of its guests. They appear more focused on maintaining a "laid-back" atmosphere than implementing the most basic security measures or training staff to handle emergencies. This negligence created an environment where thieves could operate freely and leave multiple guests devastated. It is unfortunate that I have to write this review, but I feel a strong responsibility to warn others. I now tell every traveler I meet -- both online and in person -- to avoid Onefam Les Corts Hostel. Barcelona is already a city where you must be cautious about theft, and staying here will only make you more vulnerable. Choose accommodation that values your safety, because this place absolutely does not.

    I was only briefly in Barcelona on business when I stayed here but the desk staff was friendly, the…read morerooms were spacious and air conditioned (helpful in a Spanish summer) and the bathrooms weren't gross. Might have stayed a couple more days (if I actually liked BCN). :-)

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    360 Hostel Barcelona Arts&Culture - Kitchen.

    360 Hostel Barcelona Arts&Culture

    4.8(10 reviews)
    2.0 kmL'Eixample

    360 Hostel is a clean, cheap, and social hostel. I've stayed here twice now!…read more It's located near the Arc de Triompf, and has good access to the metro and various bus lines. It's also walkable to several points of interest, like La Sagrada Familia. In terms of hostel atmosphere, it's definitely a more lively/"party" oriented hostel. There are nightly dinners where you can meet other travelers, and a pub crawl afterwards. Most people staying in this hostel are on the younger side (early to late 20s) and the hostel draws a social crowd. Expect the hostel to be noisy until midnight, or even later on weekend nights. This is definitely not a calm/quiet hostel, so don't stay here if that's what you're looking for. It's worth nothing that the bunks do have locks, but there are no curtains. The hostel also neighbors metro lines, so you will feel the rumble of the metro until the lines stop running at night.

    Hands down... my favorite hostel I've stayed at across all of Europe. Their staff is some of the…read morefriendliest; they provide free dinner. every. night. at 9AM. All you do is help cook, eat, and clean up after. It's such a great concept/opportunity to meet new people (which comes in handy if you're traveling alone, like me). After dinner, you're more than welcome to join in on a bar crawl -- where you pay a one-time charge of 15 euros and get access to 2 bars (1 free shot) and 1 club -- and this is valid for as long as you're staying at the hostel. WHAATT? Crazy. I went out one night and ended up going to a bar called Marula with live jazz music and the funk & soul was real. (Really recommend that bar if you're in the area). Living situation was very comfortable -- bunk beds were just the right size, showers were plenty & really spacious, mixed male/female bathroom stalls, a patio, kitchen, and a quaint room for jamming out. Location is stellar. Such an easy walk to almost all attractions, like about a 20 minutes from La Sagrada Familia, 15 minutes from Casa Batllo, 35 minutes from Park Guell. I'd recommend walking around and get lost anyways since the gothic architecture is such a beautiful sight. Stop by cafes along the way -- almost every store has a desayuno "breakfast" deal (like around 2,50 for a croissant + cafe with milk). Love this hostel muchooooo. Currently in my Madrid's hostel typing this review and am seriously missing 360 Hostel :'(

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