Hotels in Barcelona - Help!

[mcfish123]

Hi everyone!

My boyfriend and I will most likely be going to Barcelona July 19-23, but I'm having such a difficult time trying to find a hotel!

I don't care if it's not a 5 star hotel, we just need a place to sleep. But I don't want to get a dorm room in a hostel, because this is the only time I'll see him all summer. If we get a private bed in a hostel, will it be two twin beds? I'm confused. I've already looked on kayak.com and sites like it, but the cheap hotels are sooo far away from the city, so I don't know if it would be better to get a cheaper hotel farther away, or try to get a private room in a hostel. I don't think we would have a problem taking public transportation into the city if we were farther away, we just don't want to be like an hour away or anything.

Can anyone recommend a cheap hotel or hostel (with private rooms)?

Thank you so much for your help!

[Eagle]

mcfish123,

The only suggestion I can make "on short notice", would be to visit your local Library or larger Book stores, and have a look in some Guidebooks. They usually have numerous listings for reliable Hotels. You could also check www.tripadvisor.com as there's LOTS of information there!

As you'll be travelling in July (PEAK tourist season) and time is short, it will important to get this sorted quickly! You may have to pay more than planned, just to find something on such short notice.

If I find any new information, I'll post another note. Hopefully MTH, WT or one of the others will have some good suggestions for you.

Good luck!

[madamtrashheap]

As you're finding out and as Eagle noted, mid-Summer in Barca will be heavily booked already. Not knowing where you've already tried, I'll just give a sample of different standards of accommodation, but all are in the centre or nearby:

• Centric Point Hostel - good location, right off Placa de Catalunya, and you might get lucky and grab a private room www.centricpointhostel.com/
• Hotel Catalonia Atenas - located not far from Sagrada Familia, just near a Metro stop that accesses two lines and is only 4 stops from La Ramblas so easy to get around. Great rooms, very swish, staff nice too. www.hoteles-catalonia.com/hc/hotel.do?opcio=comoLlegar&id=137
• Kabul Hostel - Plaça Reial, 17, 08002 Barcelona; gets great reviews and is a popular hostel with different levels of accommodation. Plus it's right near Las Ramblas and the huge central market, which is a bonus. www.kabul.es/
• AWA Barcelona Central Hostel - Passeig de Gràcia 116, Barcelona; a fairly new hostel, but again have heard good things about it. It's a good location (opposite side of Placa de Catalunya to Las Ramblas) so easy to walk everywhere and offers private accommodation.
www.awahostels.com/index.php?option=com_hotels&task=cities&city=Barcelona,%20ESP
• Hotel Catalonia Ramblas – Part of the Spanish chain of Hoteles Catalonia which is a good chain (have stayed in a few), great location, easy access to everything, I loved it; www.hoteles-catalonia.com/es/nuestros_hoteles/europa/espanya/catalunya/barcelona/index.jsp will show all hotels in Barcelona.
• Ambassador Hotel – good location and good hotel; www.ambassador-barcelona.com/
• Hotel H10 Catalunya Plaza Barcelona – odd name but nice hotel and great location; www.hotelh10catalunyaplaza.com/en/index.html
• Park Hotel – located in the Barri Gotic or Gothic Quarter which is right in the centre of the city, 5mins from Las Ramblas and surrounded by great tapas bars and restaurants; www.parkhotelbarcelona.com

Check their own websites for deals, and even do a search on something like lastminute.com or priceline and see what comes up.

PS: are you still going to live in Berlin for your Internship? Did you decide what district to live in yet?

[mcfish123]

Thank you so much for your reply, madamtrashheap!!

And yes, I'm living in Berlin right now. In Prenzlauer Berg. I really like it. It's not as crazy as Kreuzberg, but its still fun.

Thanks again!!

[bellaj78]

Hello everyone

Barcelona is really nice place to hang around. There are too many hotels where you can stay like 987 Barcelona Hotel, AApartments in city center ,ABaC Restaurant Hotel Barcelona GL Monumento. All these hotels are really nice.

thanks

[thomas152]

There are thousand of spots where tourist like to visit with their family members. Barcelona has natural beauty which attract many people to see the real beauty. Mountain, rainforest, waterfall, adventure activity.