Walking distance from Barcelona's center, main sights, and metro
Friendly, welcoming atmosphere is great for meeting other travelers
Clean property throughout, including rooms and bathrooms
Free nightly activities and pub crawls
Rooms have lockers and air-conditioning and some have balconies
Big communal kitchen with free coffee and tea
Free Wi-Fi throughout
10 computers available for guests to use
Game room and TV room with DVDs
Shared bathrooms and a charge for towels
Rooms can experience interior and exterior noise
Rooms lack charm
No food service or bar
360 Hostel Barcelona is a small budget property located within walking distance to the city center in the Eixample District of Barcelona. There are only 13 rooms at the hostel, including two-person rooms and dorms with up to 10 beds. Rooms are simple and bare, offering bunk beds, lockers, and linens -- bathrooms are shared. Features include a spacious communal kitchen, TV and games rooms, and guest computers. The hostel offers a few nice freebies such as coffee and tea, city maps, and nightly activities. Guests rave about the property's friendly atmosphere -- it's a good place for solo travelers in particular -- and cleanliness of rooms and bathrooms. The nearby Primavera Hostel has similar features and more charming rooms.
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Scene
Older building with bright interiors
The 360 Hostel Barcelona occupies a stone building that's around 80 years old. Inside, the hostel feels bright and welcoming -- guests rave about how easy it is to meet other travelers here. Some areas of the property can look a little worn out, but everything is kept clean and neat. The reception area features worn wooden floors and white walls decorated with numerous posters and photos. Shelves are lined with books and travel brochures, and there's a row of desktop computers set against one wall. A cozy seating area near the front window offers a couch and two stylish wicker chairs below a playful paper lantern. Staircases lead up to the rooms, and some stairwells are decorated with vibrant wall murals. Guests tend to hang out near reception to use computers and join in the nightly activities, like paella night. The TV room, offering a soft couch and a pair of wicker armchairs, is another gathering place. Guests are typically international tourists, traveling alone or in groups.
Location
In the Eixample District, 15 minutes' walk from Barcelona's center
This hostel was built in the 19th century and is located in the Eixample District of Barcelona. El Born, an artsy neighborhood with cafes, bars, and designer boutiques, begins just a few minutes' walk from the hostel. El Born is also home to the Museu de la Xocolata (10-minute walk) and Museu Picasso de Barcelona (12-minute walk); its main avenue is lined with medieval buildings and begins at the popular Ciutadella Parc (eight-minute walk). The hostel is a 10- to 15-minute walk from Plaza Cataluna, which is considered the center of the city and where the Old City meets Eixample. La Rambla is a 20-minute walk from the hostel, while Passeig de Gracia, a major shopping and business area, is 12 minutes away on foot. La Sagrada Familia is a 23-minute walk from the hostel or 14 minutes by metro from Tetuan station (seven-minute walk). Barcelona-El Prat Airport is a 20- to 30-minute drive or about 45 minutes to one hour by public transportation.
Rooms
Simple and spare dorm-style or two-person rooms
Rooms at this hostel are incredibly simple. There are wooden floors, white bunk beds with white-and-blue bedding, and small white or wooden tables. Walls are white and decorated with rows of tiny photographs. The hostel provides large lockers, bed sheets and linens, as well as reading lights and air-conditioning. Rooms have free Wi-Fi. Five different room types are available, including two-bed rooms with private terraces. Dorm-style rooms with four, six, eight, or 10 beds are also offered and some have balconies. Street noise as well as noise from hallways can be heard from inside rooms. Guests can borrow towels (for a fee) and hairdryers, and there are 24-hour hot (very narrow) showers. Narrow bathroom stalls with toilets are shared.
Features
Communal kitchen, games room, free Wi-Fi
Features here are typical of a hostel. There's a spacious kitchen with a large refrigerator, sink, stovetops, a coffeemaker, and a microwave. Dishes and cutlery, spices and oil, tea, coffee, and sugar are provided. There are communal wooden tables for dining. Several computers are available to guests in reception and there's free Wi-Fi throughout the property. There's also a games room with a ping-pong table and foosball, and a TV room offers DVDs and Blu-rays. Other perks include bike rentals and city maps, daily free walking tours, laundry facilities, and luggage storage. A different activity is offered every night, and can include paella night or free sangria, and there are nightly pub crawls. Reception is open 24 hours and there is no curfew. Unfortunately, breakfast, bar, and restaurant services are not provided.
