Barcelona City North Hostal

A very nice experience every time. Staff is super nice and available They let you use cutlery even if you buy food from outside

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Wi-Fi could use significant improvement- it didn’t work well while we were there. It was extremely slow

I knew I was staying at a 2-star hotel. Deep down, I was prepared for the worst, but I realized we were only staying for four nights and didn’t want to spend too much. The hostel pleasantly surprised us with crisp white sheets, comfortable beds, snow-white towels, a full set of toiletries in the bathroom, private rooms, and generous breakfasts that were both plentiful and varied (4 types of sausage, cheese, eggs, pastries for tea, a microwave, a couple of kettles, plenty of dishes, and quick removal of dirty dishes. One day we met a young man who spoke English and was very willing to help us figure out our itinerary. For the next 3 days, we interacted with Sara (who doesn’t speak English), BUT she was very responsive to our questions and kept the place tidy. Very dedicated staff!

There was an issue that really annoyed me at first. There were five options for connecting to the internet, but none of them reached our room—number 9—which was the farthest from the router. But then, while having tea in the kitchen, we used the internet to stream videos and for my work on my laptop. But honestly, we got back to our room so late after exploring Barcelona that the Wi-Fi in the room wasn’t really a priority.

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Das Einchecken über Internet. Wer kein Internet im Mobiltelefon hat steht erstmal auf dem Schlauch. Wenn man die Kurtaxe, aus welchem Grund auch immer, nicht vorab bezahlt hat, erhält keinen Zutritt. Das Bezahlen ist aber beim Personal durchaus möglich. Das anwesende Personal konnte nur Spanisch, hatte dann aber wenigstens eine Übersetungsapp. Das Bad war blödsinnig aufgeteilt. Toilette hinter der Tür, so dass man jedesmal anstieß, dementsprechend demoliert war die Tür. Die Luftfeuchtigkeit erledigte den Rest. Genauso wie bei dem Blechregal, welches die einzige Ablagemöglikeit bot. Duschvorhang in zu kleiner Duschtasse, ergo, das Ding klebt am Körper. Gerümpel im Flur, entspricht sicherlich auch in Spanien keiner Brandschutzbedtimmung. Kaffee gab's nur als Instandpulver, da die vorhandene handelsübliche Kaffeemaschine nicht bestückt, nicht eingeschaltet wurde.