Excellent hotel for the location…read more Found this on TripAdvisor and it was true to the reviews. Just a 5 minute walk from the Aeroplan bus from the airport at Placa de Catalunya. Very safe metropolitan area of town. Lots of places open late at night - as most restaurants don't open until way late! Perfect place for those that are uncertain about the city. Help is always there - their cozy front desk and ease of asking traveller questions. Stayed for 4 nights in one of their very historic rooms (see photo of ceiling in the room). Breakfast was spot on - hot and cold dishes plus an assortment of home made cakes, breads and preserves! Beverages and snacks throughout the day. They have an honor bar where you serve yourself a glass of wine or liquor (I had their single malt Scotch) and write down what you had and they will charge your room a very reasonable rate! They were so nice to have booked for us the bus tour and the La Sagrada Familia museum tickets. Just outside the Urquinaona metro station so it's easy to connect to many places. Perfect for couples, families and solo travelers as this place is small and takes care of every client!

Stay here. This was the best place we stayed on our 3 week European vacation. It is clean,…read morecomfortable, and the service is excellent. Maria and Gustavo made sure we always had everything we needed including recommendations for restaurants and things to do. Large bathrooms made it easy to spread out, complimentary breakfast helped to save money on one meal/day, and the patio/garden was a nice place to relax. Little touches like turn down service, snacks in lobby, and the self service bar helped us feel at home. Walking distance to most things we wanted to see/do.

Amazing location in Born adjacent to Bari Gotic. Steps from amazing food and shopping. Walk to…read morePicasso museum, the beach, catch the teleferic to Mont Juic, one bus ride to Camp Neu. Ana speaks great English, Spanish, German. Super helpful with directions, suggestions, transportation. Additions of yogurt, gorgeous fruit, and whole grain breads to the normal ham and cheese, jam breakfast helped our teenagers motivate to get going in the morning. (Of course, delicious cafe con leche helps too.) Balconies off every room. Super clean common areas, especially important when sharing a bathroom.The three teen girls got the room with bath. (Room 2) We felt like we got the better deal with beautiful decor and spaciousness (room 1). Never had to wait to take a shower or otherwise use the bathroom. Comfy robes and towels. Tons of closet space. Charming views. Great wifi.

From the owner: El Balcon del Born is located at El Born District, a very tendry area where you can find…read morerestaurants, funky shops, tapas bars, nightclubs, boutiques, pubs, park and museums. Close to Barceloneta Beach (15 min), Las Ramblas (12 min), Ciutadella Park (5 minutes), Gotic District (10 minutes). And next to Barceloneta Metro Station, L-4 just 3 minutes walk. Our BnB have 5 confortable rooms with balcony. Prices from 70eur - 130eur with breakfast included. For booking please send me an email to elbalcondelborn@gmail.com or call me at + 34 634 52 45 05 and I will send you all the information: availability, pictures and rates.

This is a great b&b, but they also have 2 apartments that they also rent out - we were 3 so we…read moredecided to stay in the apartment so we could go to the markets and prepare our own food. The apartments are really really beautiful - stylishly decorated and spacious and really well equipped, with microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine and dishwasher - fabulous. We had great communication from Bianca before we got there making us feel very welcome and looked after. The apartments are so close to the centre that we could walk right to the main catalunya square in minutes. It's a real gem and I would recommend it to any one in a heart beat.

Beware of this place if you want a minimum of flexibility when it comes to your travel plans…read more 5Rooms will make you pay the first night if you cancel 14 DAYS ahead. And they will charge you the full price of your entire stay if you cancel or change your reservation 1 WEEK ahead. ONE WEEK. What a joke. In my case I fell for a bad marketing ploy on booking.com that created the impression I could cancel the reservation free of charge which was most misleading as I made the reservation and cancellation within one day, 5 days prior to my travel. So there never was no such thing as free cancellation, which I painfully figured out after receiving my credit card bill. I understand this is a smaller place and owners don't want to deal with short-term changes but to charge full three nights (560 EUR!) for a room that has been booked and cancelled within only one day and in a hotel that is fully booked year round is just ridiculous.

My husband and I had a wonderful stay here. Big breakfast spread with lots of options each morning,…read morevery fun to sit and chat with other travelers from around the world. Hosts went above and beyond, would sit with guests every morning and chat, then answer any questions and help figure out how to get wherever you needed to go. It was also very quiet even though the house was full, and located near a busy street. Wish I could give them more than 5 stars!

Isn't it often a problem when one's expectations are so high? I was concerned after reading all of…read morethe excellent reviews that we'd be disappointed during our trip. Not to worry -- we enjoyed virtually everything during our 4-night stay. A B&B experience adds so much to visiting a city for the first time. Jon and Kiku were wonderful. Poor Jon was under the weather while we were there but he still came through for us when he provided a half-day driving tour around the City. He also got out of his sick bed to greet us on arrival (our first contact was Thelma). BTW, it wasn't immediately obvious to us that we had arrived at the B&B as there is no sign outside. Trust that Mallorca 319 is the right building, and then ring the doorbell to #1 to get buzzed into the building by your greeter. We had a very nice apt. upstairs - bedroom, sitting room and bathroom. There's nothing fancy or upscale about the rooms (which was a little bit of a surprise), but our apt. was homey, comfortable, clean and well equipped. Our sitting room had a Nespresso machine that we LOVED, and we visited a close-by market for our cream - we kept it in a small fridge. Kiku joined us for breakfast each morning -- as others described, they were very good. Kiku is a vivacious, energetic, warm host who couldn't have been more helpful. His recommendations and directions were so helpful everyday. We saw less of Jon, presumably because he didn't feel well, but during our time with him found him delightful, informed and interesting. They are the couple you always want in your friendship circle! I second all of the other positive comments found in this forum -- there was nothing we didn't like and the stay at Barcelona B&B framed our time in Barcelona in a wonderful way. I wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend this for your stay in Barcelona.

Came to Barcelona and stayed here for 2 nights. Regina is a great host. She provided lots of…read moreinformation that you need to know. Also, she provides shopping bag, towel, beach towel, and many many stuffs. I'll definitely came back here again to stay for my Barcelona trip. There are great place to chill after a long day from walking and sunbathing. This place feels like home. Love it!!!!

We came to Barcelona for our second time and spent few days in this very warm hearted bed &…read morebreakfast. Our stay was like living in a big family with other travelers, Regina and girls. It was so relaxing to arrive after long and hot day back to "home" to have a shower and rest. When we asked advice to have a dinner outside Regina was really helpful giving us information. We also participated on an event organized by her. We had an outstanding night seeing some local culture and lifestyle. This we wouldn't have figured out to experience by ourselves. It was also very nice to wake up in the morning and have breakfast ready served on the table. Great coffee!! We even asked what coffee it is and bought it to take with us back home. Definitely we will choose this place again when we come back to Barcelona. Thank you for everything!!!