Hostal Balmes Centro

It was a bit noisy, but nothing out of normal expectations from the center of the city.

Location Service , some staff , specially the one on check in was super rude and unprofessional The lady nathalia from greece was super good

There is no window. We had only one option that is AC

Great for a 2 star hostal. Price was worth it for peak vacation time, location, and private bathroom. Wonderful and helpful staff! Single room was a comfortable size. Lockers were available to store luggage even after stay so I could enjoy the city 1 last day free-handed before my train. Location was in a decent spot. Close to casa batllo and lots of good shops. Cute small lounge area with pretty view of street on reception floor (but good to know reception is on the 3rd level. 0-ground floor, P-primary floor/rooms, 1-reception, lounge, more rooms) Air conditioner needed cleaned. The towels smelled strange. Not dirty exactly but a very strong unpleasant smell. Bathroom smelled like sewage so had to constantly leave toilet closed and door shut to prevent it from spreading. Loud music heard until 2-3am on weekends. Not sure if that’s due to a bar nearby or because I was on a lower floor. But was tired enough it didn’t matter while asleep.

The room is very small, no window and very hot inside the room.

The location was great, right in the middle of downtown. A lot of restaurants are close by. You are at the heart of Barcelona and it is really pretty. The walls are WAY TOO THIN. I could hear every word the person in the next said to her son or on the phone. It is so bad that I would not stay there again. One time, someone called the person in the room next to my room and she had the person on speakerphone and I could hear every word that person on the speakerphone said. I will not return to that hotel.

Na Beds were metal and very screechy. Towels were bad . Mo comforters . Lenin was torn

The hostal is located near the mayor attractions and well connected to public transportation.

not comfortable bed and pillows too noise from other rooms

The room is spacious and comfortable. The beds were clean and good to sleep in. It is ample and has a nice modern bathroom. The public spaces were ok, functional. We had a balcony to the street. The room had a strange musty smell at first, it went away. There was a strange small hole in the ceiling where their was once a lamp, I think. It was creepy but ok. The person at the reception was pretty dry but became friendlier with time.

Nothing at all. Not clean not comfortable, no hot water, paying around 100 US dollars and get dirty shared bath, WiFi is not working, not friendly staff, they don’t speak English or they don’t want even the messages. Does not worth the money.

The place was "loud"--loud guests and in the early morning, conversations by the staff were pretty loud as well. The hallway echoed so things seemed "amplified" and guests there were also loud in the common areas--there was a party in the room next door and I finally had to complain as it was late.

Shared bathroom is COLD.

Good area close to the bus and subway

Very near to Casa Batlló and Casa Milà. Comfortable room. Easily accessible. Halal food options were near. The person at Reception, named Usama, was friendly and effecient. No Kettle to get boiled water e,g, for green tea or black coffee. Wifi signals were very low. I barely used wifi.

It was noisy at night because of the bar downstairs.

There are no windows in the room (there are some, but they are not transparent, but made of tiles) - perhaps this is important for some.

Location

Good location, easy access to public transportation staff were kind and professional. The music venue next door starts each night with a performance from 10:00 to 2:00. If you stay here try to get a room on a higher floor.

Everything it is on perfect location close to most of touristic attractions with walk of 20 minutes to everywhere