Name: Hostel Friends Barcelona
Address: 435 Gran Via De Les Corts Catalans, Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona, 08015, Spain
Rating: 7

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Heating

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Non-smoking rooms

Soundproof rooms

Room service

Family room

Rooms

Common kitchen

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Spanish

English

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Parking

Garage

Fax and copy machine

Business

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

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Rocafort

Espanya

Urgell

La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample

Arenas de Barcelona

Avenida del Paralelo

Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc

Spain Square

Woman and Bird Sculpture

Venetian Towers

Sant Antoni Market

CaixaForum Barcelona

Barcelona Pavilion

Theater Institute

Boqueria Market

Catalonia Square

La Rambla

Casa Batllo

Casa Mila

Gothic Quarter

Picasso Museum

Barcelona Zoo

Sagrada Família

Park Guell

Barcelona-El Prat Airport

Montserrat Monastery

Treumal Beach

Santa Cristina Beach

Gnomo Park

Cala Boadella Beach

Pitch and Putt Papalus Golf Club

Santa Clotilde Gardens

Water World

Parish Church of Sant Roma

Lloret de Mar Beach

Sant Joan Castle

Sa Caleta Beach

Hostel Friends Barcelona

Barcelona

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Amazing Hotel ❤️ Very clean bathrooms and rooms with comfortable beds. All facilities are provided. There is a strong fan in the room. Close to the centre, bus stops and metro. Very friendly and helpful staff.                                                                   We stayed in the small room the one with no view, facing the back part of the building. Someone commented that it's like sleeping in the bathroom. NOWAY. We couldn't hear anything and we felt very safe with the bars on the window so we left out window open every night.                                                           Definitely book there again the next time I am in Barcelona. Thank you

We loved Hostel Friends

We got a very nice big double (almost triple) room with big private bathroom. It was great and very clean, even with a nice balcony. Nice staff, too. 
Only cons were that there is no way to obscure the room. Also the wifi was not working. But we really enjoyed the stay. 

Very nice and clean 

Hesitated a lot because we are not into hostels but this place has a few hotel-like rooms with private bathrooms. The location is so convenient, we did not need the metro for the first 3 or 4 days, we could walk everywhere we needed to go and started exploring Barcelona right after dropping our stuff in our room. The staff is super nice and resourceful. Two metro stations around and plenty of choices to have breakfast in the area so worry not about it. There is the Arenas Mall a couple of blocks away, airport shuttle stop is about 5 min walk, so many bars and restaurants for all budgets. Some reviews complain about the noise coming from Gran Via des Cortes Catalans cause it is a very very busy street but I’ve been travelling with silicone ear plugs for ages. Once you close the window, you don’t hear much anyway. A/C worked perfectly. Cleaning staff always did a great job. Security box in the room. 24-hour convenient store and ATM right beside the entrance, pharmacy and gym across the street. Did I say the location is perfect?

So convenient, you don’t need more

friendly satff but can't help much, due to lack of basic english. great location- the bar near buy is a must!  as rocknroll vibe. the bed was an old uncomfortable one , shower ok.
overall you get what you pay for

a very basic stay, nothing more

The hostel is directly off the main road, located on the first floor.

Reception is friendly, although little English is spoken.

I stayed in the room called “Habana”.. sparse terms of furniture as you you would expect for the cost, but a comfortable bed, clean sheets, towels and a fridge. Air con / Heating was also provided. This room also had an on-suite bathroom. .(you need to check on booking as not all rooms do) 

The bathroom was functional but the toilet noisy beyond belief. It has a macerate pump fitted so as you flush, run water or have a shower you get a pulsing  noise. The adjacent room likewise generates the same noise, so can be a little noisy. Corridor noise can also be noisy.

La Rambla is 20 to 30 minutes walk depending  on your walking pace and many local resturants, supermarkets and Cafe’s close by.

Bottom line.. if you looking for something on a small budget, this will work for you.



Value for money but needs some attention

So we scored the dud room…Berlin I think. The toilet works on a pump which goes off at anytime without warning. It frightens you off the toilet and keeps you awake at night. The same room faces the street and the insulation is poor. In the end we were moved to a better room. If you choose yo book, make sure you don’t get a room facing the street. A good room - reasonable value. A dud room? They should pay you! Don’t ask for an extra pillow. Even if the rest of the hostel is empty, there are none. Read the other reviews on this site and plan ahead before confirming. There is a lift but it doesn’t stop at the hostel floor so be prepared to drag your luggage up as well.

Read the Reviews FIRST!

In my opinion the hostel is terrible.  The rooms are furnished by Ikea with the cheapest furniture.  The beds are uncomfortable and small.  The staff is super rude, while we were there three people changed and none of them said hello.  I would ignore all of that, but the fact that they tried to lie to us I wouldn't.  My booking was for two adults and one child.

 I paid the amount that was required to be paid.  The surprise was when we checked in and noticed that the single bed was not made.  I thought they had forgotten and asked the person at the reception, who told me that another 35 euros had to be paid.  After long arguments, I decided that I will not pay again for something that I have paid for and I had to sleep on a bed without a pillow and sheets.  These are retail scammers.  I will try my best to let more people know about them.  Another thing I found out a while ago while trying different options to book a room and price to check what I claim is that they always leave a small payment amount on the spot, I guess it's to have the credit card number and if you accidentally damage one of the "expensive  " furniture to be able to take the amount from the card.

you would not stay here!!!

The worst place I've ever been. Rooms totally different than you'll see in the photos. You can see real photos below. You'll sleep literally in the shower used by other people 24/7 not possible to rest at all. There's no real window in the room so it's very hot and smell's badly from the rest room. Personal told me that it's not their problem.

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