Even though it was convenient hostel, and the cleaning ladies did a great job, I could not believe my eyes (or my nose) when one night, a small group of visitor where heavily smoking one cigarette after the other. When I asked the guy at the reception,he simply told me that it was allowed.Why can't they simply understand that in... more

we had to change rooms three times because we were first put in a room that had constant banging from the street through the night. it wasn't massively clean and the staff weren't particularly willing to help but it is in a convenient place and fairly cheap when we stayed there. more

Great staff work in this hostel. So happy to help you and they really make sure you make the most of your stay. Rooms were small and basic and the bathrooms have seen better days, but for the price (which includes breakfast) its an ok deal. Laundry which is a plus. Central location as well. The only bad point was... more

The hostel was clean and comfortable. They had great free lockers in all of the rooms. The breakfast was just okay. Friendly, helpful staff. The location was great! more

As soon as you walk in you know that the place is definetely value for money. There is a sign saying "free internet, free kitchen, free breakfast" and from there you know you are all set, Although the internet is always backlogged with people wanting to get on, it's pretty handy to have it there and not have to go... more

The Basics - Rooms: The 8 bed dorm we stayed in was old and pretty dirty. The bunks were dodgy. Service: Appalling. Night staff - rude and inconsiderate. Day staff - Friendly and generally helpful. Cleaners - One broke a glass in the middle of breakfast and then disappeared. She didn't clean it up until another staff member went and... more

I stayed at the Barcelona Mar Youth Hostel on a recommendation and I will admit I was quite impressed. I booked a private room for 2 and our room was spotless. There were 2 lockers in the room and they fit our suitcases easily with room to spare. Sheets/towel combo was only 5euros for the duration of our stay. In... more

I have just returned along with 3 friends from the worst stay of my life anywhere. The hostel is tiny and in the roughest area of Barcelona, the red light district off Las Ramblas, there was actually prostitutes outside our hotel. The rooms smelt of sewage and were uncomfortably small. On the way home from a night out the man... more

We rocked up and even though I'd booked months in advance, we were put into this accomodation next door, not in the actual backpackers. it was up a really narrow staircase and REALLY hard to get our bags up and there was no aircon in the room which really sucked for that time of year. the area itself is extremely... more