There was no air conditioning, so we had to leave the windows open during the night. But the hostal is located on La Rambla: so a lot of noise! The beds feel, look and sound like they will fall apart any time. So €20 is quite expensive for a 8-persons-room, I have had cheaper & better in Barcelona.

This is a hostel. It is priced like a hotel. We paid 55 euros for a two person room here. If you are going to pay this, walk up the street to Hotel Monegal and ask for an attico room. They have much nicer rooms, with a shared bath (same as here) for the same price...we found this out the... More

What convinced me to stay here and pay 45-50 euro a night (for a double) instead of saving 5-10 euro on a cheaper accomodation was the atmosphere that instantly hit you when you walked through the door. There was some latin-reggae playing on the stereo, a bird sitting in the corner saying all kinds of silly words, and the friendliest... More

We have been here several times. When we start traveling to Barcelona, we tried some others places until we finally got Hostal Parisien and now every time we think to travel Barcelona we know where we can stay and feel very welcoming, confortable, safe and happy. It´s a nice and simple place, very clean, close to everywhere, with an excellent... More

very clean, comfy and welcoming. Nice balcony over la rambalas, great to meet young people and i would go back, the staff are ace!