So. Does anyone know of a cheap (and I mean _really_ cheap, poor student that I am) hostel or something in Barcelona?
I'm planning to go there in July (yeeeeey! yeeeey! Spain!!!! ) and any useful tip would be much appreciated
Happy holiday to everyone! Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Motel Seises? (Saldrán de la luz encendido para ti)
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Are you going there alone or with friends?
Edit: The reason I'm asking is because there are some cheap hotels, but they look... hmm... really cheap. And I wouldn't want to stay in there alone. Posted by BYSOAL (Member # 3846) on :
Does Barcelona have any youth hostels (most major european cities have several.
Stayed at a dozen or so of those in my life and had a serious blast at them all (not to mention dirt cheap).
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Cheap hotels in Europe creep me out...
Make sure you have electricity and hot water 24 hours a day. I learned my lesson, thank you very much Cannes.
-pH
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
Barcelona should have many cheap hostels that usually have rooms free when you just turn up or can be booked in advance. Do a Google search for Barcelona and hostels and see what you get.
Hey look at that, I was useful.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Jebus, you aren't useful till you give him a link.
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
That'd be just too useful for my liking.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
oolung, I remember a number of hostels from when I lived in Barcelona last year. Go to Hostel World
for a listing. This site also allows you to book reservations for any hostel online. I recommend you stay as close to downtown and Grand Via as possible. The nearer the water the better. BA has a good metro system, so getting around will be easy.
Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
Barcelona has tons of hostels. Orincoro's HostelWorld link is a good place to look - it has descriptions and reviews, besides being able to book through them. Another good research site is Tripadvisor.com, which I like because there are reviews on everything - hotels, things to see and do, restaurants, etc.
When I was there about four years ago, I stayed at Pension Bahia, which is just off Las Ramblas nearish to Plaza Catalunya. It was pretty nice - clean, quiet, and friendly, but not super-exciting. I've heard that Gothic Point is a fun place, and Kabul Hostel has a reputation as a big party hostel, if you're into that (which I'm not, but YMMV).
Posted by oolung (Member # 8995) on :
Thanks for help, everybody! I'm going with one friend and we're both girls - should we be very careful, Corwin? 'Cause when I say cheap, I really mean it (short of money right now, but not afraid of cold water, heheh)
I've already checked out the Hostel World, but the cheapest place I've found was 40 minutes' drive from Barcelona.
I think there's a possibility of finding cheap accomodation in students' dorms during summer, but I can't find anything.
Jebus, your helpfulness makes me eternally indebted to you Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Beware hostels featuring hot European chicks with ecstasy. And under no circumstances should you have sex with them. All hot European chicks who offer you sex and drugs are working for people who will kidnap you and let people pay to kill you.
...all I know about hostels, I learned from American movies. But if a movie says it, it must be true!
-pH
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Sex with hot European chicks on ecstacy?
Might be worth getting kidnapped.
Posted by oolung (Member # 8995) on :
Yeah, like... I'll remember it. Thanks for the tip
(is there an option with hot Spanish guys? Sorry, but hot chicks don't turn me on... if anything, I just get jealous about their sexiness )
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