Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Poland 1st June 2008 - - 3/5 Comments: Unfortunately no free wifi, poor breakfast, scary neighbourhood and also if you like tv, movies, common party rooms and so on - you won\'t be happy ;) But \'+\' for being close to the city centre, kind staff and cleanliness. Oh, and there\'s no problem with leaving your luggage before check-in and after check-out.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Malaysia 3rd March 2008 Female 25-30 3/5 Comments: The location is a quite tricky to find in the beginning. Tips: From Barcelona airport take the shuttle bus(free) to Sants train station, then take the Renfe train (free) to Plaza Espanya change to metro L3 to Catalunya, then change to L1, to universitat, take exit Pelai, walk to Sant Antoni road, at the second junction on left, is the Joaquin Costa road. On this road, it is quite run down, walk about 10mins, you will find the Hostal Gat Raval at no. 44. The service was good, no problem with shower and towels were changed and room cleaned everyday. Overall, location and service were good (24hr), near to La Ramblas but the road leading to the hostel was not so nice (quite mixed neighbourhood, and quite noisy). We took tapas at the Celler de Tapas restaurant just outside of this hostel (on Universitat road), beware of the buttered bread, which they served without being asked, and they charge you high cost (more than 4 euros for 4 thin pieces of bread!). Although overall the tapas were good, we will not go back again! We felt being cheated by this restaurant.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 24th February 2008 Male 25-30 3/5 Comments: Clean, good location. some of the staff where very nice, others were not as nice. I would stay their again. I just wish they had WiFi.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Ireland 20th February 2008 Female 25-30 4/5 Comments: Staff were clearly considerate and genuine... Perfect location!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 15th February 2008 Female 25-30 4/5 Comments: Had really ace stay at this cool and funky hostal which is set in the trendiest part of town. Ideal for young couples or those travelling with mates!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 13th February 2008 Female 18-24 2/5 Comments: Location was great, near the center but not the safest part of Barcelona... Internet is not included in price. Breakfast is kind of ridiculous... I think it costs too much for what you have.... But it's safe, it's clean and the staff is really great and helpful!!!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 3rd January 2008 Couple 25-30 3/5 Comments: Reception staff very nice, cleaning ladies very noisy every morning.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 18th November 2007 Female 41+ 4/5 Comments: simple but everything that we needed. the coffee service was great!! and the staff very friendly!!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating England 12th November 2007 Male 31-40 4/5 Comments: Once we moved to a room over looking joaquin costa we had a great time cheers!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 22nd October 2007 Female 31-40 3/5 Comments: It is a very NOISY hostel - lovely rooms, clean and nicely decorated, but when one person is up and about in the morning, the others will, too. Apart from that I would go back any time.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 2nd October 2007 Female 25-30 4/5 Comments: It was bit loud, but the rest was more than ok!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 30th September 2007 Male 31-40 3/5 Comments: it worked well for my trip. was pretty clean, convienent. was not in the room very much, except for sleep.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 17th September 2007 Male 18-24 3/5 Comments: The hostel was great, but there was no social room or anywhere to meet new people so i can imagine it being a little lonesome for someone travelling by themselves.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 24th August 2007 Female 25-30 3/5 Comments: I stayed here Aug 18-23, around the same time as one of the other reviewers below. It was pretty decent -- in a good location, and once I figured out the metro, dead easy to get to. Staff were nice, and cleanliness was decent (except for maybe the bathrooms a couple days before I left). The only thing lacking for me as a single traveller was interaction with others at Gat Raval. I barely saw a soul. But I suppose if I wanted that I should have stayed in a hostel. The only downside: the internet. They charged 6.50 euros for a loaner laptop and one hour of internet time. There are two internet cafes on the same street for about 5.50 euros less. Decent place otherwise.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 27th August 2007 Male 25-30 3/5 Comments: brilliant location - really central Directions to hostel were only helpful until you reached the Universitat metro station - a map thereafter would be great!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Finland 27th August 2007 Couple 18-24 4/5 Comments: Very good place for couples. Nice rooms (with air condition!) and good location. Not that good for single backpackers who want to meet other people at the hostel.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 21st August 2007 Female 31-40 2/5 Comments: Great place to stay. Clean. Helpful staff. Comfy beds. Close to great little bar called 'Oddland'. Close to transport and all the popular spots in Barcelona.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Sweden 21st August 2007 Male 25-30 3/5 Comments: We stayed in a room with a twinsizebed and a private bathroom. It was a small but nice room. The best thing was that they changed the towels and made the bed everyday. The breakfast wasn't what we swedish people are used to but since spain isn't a breakfast country you just have to accept that a muffin and a nescafe is ok. The location is ok. it's near the shoppinstreets but you have to take the metro to get to the beach.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 1st August 2007 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: the breakfast is only a muffin and some orange juice and hot water for coffee. but the rooms were very nice. the hostel is very close to the rambla

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 25th July 2007 Female 31-40 3/5 Comments: Excellent hostel for a quiet week away. More like a hotel than a hostel as they make your bed every day and give you a clean towel. Some of the rooms have nice little balconies looking over the street. Don't judge a book by it's cover, it looks dodgy from the entrance but it's pristine inside. The street noise can be annoying and the walls a little thin, but there is no such thing as perfect.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 13th July 2007 Female 41+ 4/5 Comments: Would have preferred a room with a window, is it possible to request this in future?

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 22nd July 2007 Female 18-24 1/5 Comments: it was too expancive, in a very dangerous zone of barcellona,and we don't even have a window in our room..don't ever go there...

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 16th July 2007 Male 18-24 3/5 Comments: I really enjoyed my stay here. I had a single private room which was reasonably priced. the place was really clean and new. The room had a really nice style to it, Marcos was really friendly and helpful and provided me with a much better map than other places did (including the tourist office). The breakfast was literally instant coffee, OJ and a muffin, but hey, it was pretty cheap. Thumbs up!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 6th July 2007 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: The hotel was very clean and was in a great location in town. Minutes from the Metro and minutes from a lot of great restaurants and hot spots. It was lacking in creature comforts, but if you need a clean, safe, and decent place to stay I would highly recommend it.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 13th June 2007 Male 41+ 3/5 Comments: Many stairs to climb up. The difference in prices between toilet inside the room and outside is not justify the price. Service is good and the rooms is clean.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 24th June 2007 Female 18-24 4/5 Comments: I loved this hostel! My luggage was lost for the first 2 days of my stay, and the staff talked to the airport for me and really helped me out while I was kind of freaking out about it. They always gave helpful advice about everything and really made my stay awesome. I would totally comed back here.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 20th June 2007 Male - 3/5 Comments: Good value for money. You can't expect more at such a rate…

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 20th June 2007 Female 31-40 3/5 Comments: sieht im i.net gut aus, hält dem in echt farblich auch stand - aber: die eisentüren lassen keine schlafmöglichkeit aufkommen, frühstück gibts im pappbecher, im endeffekt: für barcelona ok: aber kein Preis-Leistungs-V., trotzdem gute bewertung, denn wer will schon in barcelona wirklich schlafen ...

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 11th June 2007 Male 25-30 4/5 Comments: This place is super clean!... I dont know of the term "boutique Hostel" exists.. (like boutique hotel) but this place clearly hired some designers/architects to polish the site and make it cool. You can tell by the interior elements which are nice. The staff was absolutely amazing. Stay here!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 27th May 2007 Male 41+ 3/5 Comments: Directions could have been simplified. Airport bus stops at Plaza de Universidad.