chic&basic Tallers Hostal

Excellent location – very central, yet our room was quiet and comfortable. We could walk to many of Barcelona’s main sights, restaurants and cafés, and the metro was close by. The room was clean and had everything we needed for our four-night stay. Check-in at the nearby chic&basic Reding was easy and the staff were friendly and helpful.

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The room was spacious with a very large comfortable bed. There was a useful lift The apartment shared with the other apartments, a kitchen and dining area which was very well stocked with many kinds of breakfast foods and coffee et cetera. That was also a laptop computer available for me to use along with other guests. There was a small balcony for sitting out. The young Cleaning staff were very pleasant and helpful. The air-conditioning worked very well in the extreme heat.

The check-in was with a hotel in a neighbouring Street. I was given an electronic key to the hotel and the apartment which worked well but I would’ve preferred an attendant on the site. The room had a large chest of drawers and some hooks on the walls, but not the usual wardrobe and towel rails. There were no written instructions in the room. At night, I had to keep the balcony window/door shut because of music and conversation from the neighbourhood

Its lication..near the bus stop from airport..

The building was being renovated during the stay

Everything was OKish here but the room is tiny, very basic - bed (not comfy btw), and toilet/shower just next to the bed, separated from the rest with a glass door. Its a bit claustrophobic. There is no shelf or anywhere you could put your clothes/ all had to be on the floor. The AC blows directly at bed so during night several times I had to switch it on /off, it was getting too cold but without it it was stuffy and hot. I think the AC settings were fixed as I couldn't not change the temperature. They say 'breakfast included' but its just some basic cereals full of sugar, not yummy and unhealthy bread in the fridge with some cheese/ham, biscuits. Its very basic and not really healthy I would say. Not something I eat. Over all it was clean and felt safe there were cameras/monitoring. So this was OK (and very important for BCN!). However Im disappointed as I paid a 'hotel' with breakfast price, but this wasn't what I was hoping for. I was rushing with this booking so didn't have time to search but seeing later, for the same price or just few Eur extra you are getting a normal room/with a desk and wardrobe, somewhere to put your things on and where bathroom is a separate space (not that you sleep next to the toilet lol)... I wouldn't recommended it, definitely not for this price. If it was like 60/70 EUR - then OK, fair enough. But to pay over a 120EUR and get this... not worth it, sorry. Also once I made my booking I got an address of the place, but the reception was another street (2 mins walk), in another hotel. So you do your check ins and then walk to another building, separated from the main one. Not a big problem, but if you just follow the booking.com address, you arrive and you see a door with zero info where to go or what to do. Unnecessary. This all info should be in booking confirmation email.

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