Hostal Athenas

This hostel exists genuinely as a surprise in the super pricy accommodation market in Barcelona. Despite a relatively compact size, the room is properly maintained and features a comfortable full-size bed. The bathroom is also more spacious than I expected, offering both hand wash and shower gel. The most profund advantage is the daily cleaning service! which meant I had clean towels everyday throughout my stay! The hostel is located at a 5-min walk from the nearest metro station, ensuring a 30-min around access to the city center. The bathroom sink is kind of mini...

Room and bathroom were clean Room and bathroom were very small, no kitchenette

good small budget hostel. clean room. balcony was great. nothing in particular. All good

Nice place, interesting location, near lots of shops, restaurants, services, subway station… Room was clean and had what we needed, easy check-in. I really like the location. It was ok for the price.

Clean, comfortable, good-sized room which had a fridge and utensils, working air conditioner, and even if I didn’t use it, a body wash with no parabens. There were many fruit and vegetable stores in the area which seemed to have cheaper options. A bit far from the center. Needs planning to account for traffic if taking ride hailing services (not metro or bus). Staff were not always responsive on time through the app prior to the stay. Was not expecting room to be cleaned while I was away since I did not put out a sign for cleaning. Bathroom sink was the smallest I have ever seen. Water in the shower did not seem to heat up sufficiently on the last day. Could not figure out how to change the language on the TV. Suggestions: 1. Have an option to hang a do not disturb sign on the door. If there was a sign, I couldn’t find it. 2. Also provide dish washing soap since plates, glasses, and other utensils are provided. 3. Would be nice to have a kettle for boiling water and mugs for tea. 4. I know it’s hard to change the sink, and I know it seems to be unusual in Spain, but a bidet would be good to have in the toilet. 5. Printed instructions for the TV would be helpful (assuming there are options to change the language).

Good location, easy access, very clean rooms I felt strong smell of bleach

It was close to a metro station. The bed was comfortable and the room clean. The room is too small, almost like a prison cell. I could barely fit in the bathroom. The lock in my room malfunctioned at some point and I could get in for two hours, until someone arrived to fix it.

the entrance...had hard time to enter

You can hear everything from floor 1 to floor 3. Very bad bed and pillows. Pillows & Bed = 6/10.

Super small rooms but it’s near to a metro station so it’s ok

Location Nothing.

Very clean room and comfort stay. Location is perfect just 5 minutes away from metro by walk and many facilities nearby like supermarkets... Also safe area , there is police station next to the hostel :) We had issue with check-in but the staff late on weekend helped us :) Chek-in was inconvenience as you have to fill in many personal info for all the guests to be able get the access to your room. There is a bit noise that comes through the walls from other rooms.

Noise insulation is weak. If you happen to have loud neighbours, your night won't be calm. One tea kettle is in the corridor (no cups or anything else), some guests take it with them into the rooms - no chance to have a tea or coffee. No TV channels in English.

Very good

Superb

Very good

- very near to supermarket - walkable distance to metro and bus. - metro and bus direct to Sagrada Família (about 30 min) - high water pressure - staff is very friendly - water is not hot enough (or there is no hot water for shower in the morning?) - noise: from water running through the pipe from upstairs and from the room next door. noise from the room next door - check-in machine was a bit troublesome. it did not issue my key card, but you can call for help by intercom

I liked that it had everything we needed and was in a location giving good access to tram, bus and tube in to Barcelona. It was my second time there and I'd return again if they sorted out the noise during the night of people talking! The walls are paper thin. Doors slam quite loudly. Anyone talking in a room next door is going to wake you or keep you up. They have rules for keeping noise down but of course people going out drinking and coming in during the small hours of the morning don't much care for that. Also if someone is smoking on a balcony even with windows closed you're going to be smoking too...

Very good

Exceptional