Hola Hostal Eixample - Hostel

Gran estancia en este albergue, con agradables actividades por las noches. ¡Grandes encuentros también, y el personal es atento!

Great place to stay, however the beds and pillows are extremely uncomfortable. Seeing as it's just a rented place to sleep I would much rather have a comfortable beg than Spanish vlasses.

Great hostel for Interrailing. Good Aircon in room and sometimes in ground floor common area. Also has first floor common area with pool table and table football and other tables and 2 computers and massive roof terrace, but both of these floors often too hot to use in summer. Laundry with 2 machines and 1 drier. Looks like domestic machines using a quick wash (25-35mins) so not entirely sure if it is a good wash, but others report all fine, except drier not that good. We used an air-conditioned laundry/bar 2 streets away where you have new commercial machines (30mins but designed for this time, with lovely food, drinks and beer). Showers and toilets and wash basins all out of the room, but clean and lots of them. Kitchen ok, no oven, 6 hobs, 2 microwaves, 1 large (and very full) fridges. 2 sinks. No free breakfast of any kind including no free drinks. Cold beer (cans) on sale at reception €2. Towels €3. WiFi good. Beds are cabins type, with light (sometimes too bright and too hot), and electric plug {no usb}). Air con left on in rooms during day so can use. Sometimes turned down at night so it can get hot. Ground floor common area Aircon often on low during day so can also be too hot. Electronic card controlled locker and main door and dorm door entry. No padlocks needed. Large lockers, but not big enough for hard luggage. Can't cook between 11pm and 7am. Common area sometimes closed in the early morning, but can be extremely noisy (our first 2 nights) til maybe 2am from common area (ear plugs and mask recommended). Dorm lights on automatic and switch off at about 11.30pm and on about 8am (or something like that). Machines in common area for snacks and drinks and hot drinks but supermarket directly opposite and many in area. Final recommendation buffet sushi place 3 streets away €15.50 night about €11 in day, no drinks included, air con, can order from picture menu and just keep ordering and keep ordering until you are very full! Have to order at least 1 drink. Relaxed and great. 50mins walk (or take 1 bus €2.40, just swipe your bank card or phone) to magic fountain. Feels safe.

Very convenient to get to the main parts of city. My room bed had no sockets close though the Bed was comfortable enough with a curtain. There was a toilet next to our room and it was quiet enough with no disturbances. Plenty of sockets in the kitchen and chill out area for charging. Shareware shower area above the kitchen was clean enough and easy to use

The whole place it's filthy, hair, dust and stains everywhere (from the very entrance). I stayed for 4 days and from the 1 day someone left the underwear and towel in the shower room, and the last day it still was there with the collection of TP,old shampoos and balls of human hair. The worst was the last day! I did my check out (11 am) but my flight was at 19:30 so me and my friends ( who were staying another 4 days) decided to go early to the beach, I left my luggage in my friends locker and I thought coming back around 16:00, get a shower and head to the airport. The angry and rude man from the front desk followed us and started an unnecessary argument just because I left my luggage in my friends locker when I already have checked out, he didn't stop even when we apologize and said I was leaving. He even allegated that I stayed an extra day for free, wich I offered to pay just to stop him having a go on me and my friends. I felt very uncomfortable and left the place in the moment.