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4/5

Based on 30 customer reviews
 
Address:      Balmes 12
Apt. Balmes offers 10 private rooms, kitchen & shower facilities and is only 5 min. walk from Las Ramblas. more info »
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Belgium
9th September 2008
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18-24
4/5
Comments: L'emplacement il n'y a pas mieux. A coté de la plaça catalunya et de la Rambla, tout près du métro. Tout est propre. A conseiller!!

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England
5th September 2008
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3/5
Comments: Lovely, clean, shared apartment right in the centre of everything. Towels and bedding changed half way through - although only after insistance, as there had previously been a 'mistake on the schedule.' No air conditioning made for a hot environment and the fan provided had to be kept on 24/7. HOWEVER, THE MAN THAT MET US WAS INCREDIBLY RUDE. NO OTHER GUESTS SEEMED HAPPY WITH CHARACTER EITHER, AND I INTEND TO COMPAIN TO THE COMPANY INVOLVED AS I WAS SO SHOCKED AS TO HOW I WAS SPOKEN TO.

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France
3rd August 2008
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25-30
4/5
Comments: very satisfied. Thank you

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Sweden
30th July 2008
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3/5
Comments: Too mutch noisy!!!

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Netherlands
21st July 2008
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18-24
4/5
Comments: I've stayed in this apartment 3 times and it was always very nice. Thank you very much!

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England
19th July 2008
Female
25-30
3/5
Comments: The staff were really firendly. They recomended some good places to visit which was really helpful. The location was perfect. Metro and bus links are really near which is also really useful. The only problem is that there is no A/C, only a small fan. The room got really hot! The shared kitchen and bathrooms were kept really clean.

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Belgium
15th July 2008
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18-24
4/5
Comments: I had understand that the room would be cleaned after the third night and that we were going to get new towels. the rest of the apartment was cleaned but we didn't got other towels... maybe I misunderstood...

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England
6th July 2008
Female
18-24
4/5
Comments: A great central base for exploring Barcelona. Would definitely stay here again.

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USA
3rd July 2008
Couple
18-24
4/5
Comments: Rebecca helped us when we arrived there, giving us a map of the town and highlighting great places to go. She was very nice and a great help. Broken shower heads in both showers but really didnt care. Never had a problem with the shared bathrooms. Great location, yes a bit noisy, but all you have to do is bring earplugs. I would definitely stay here again, and recommend it!

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USA
19th June 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: The room was nothing special. It was clean, and in a good location, but not what we were expecting for the price. We got dirty scowls from some of the cleaning staff...

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Hungary
29th May 2008
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31-40
4/5
Comments: We really enjoyed our stay at your hotel! It was clean, finely and carefully decorated. Marcel and Rebecca of the staff were very nice and helpful! I really recommend this place for everyone. See you soon, Hajni, Brigi and Zsolt from Hungary

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New Zealand
26th May 2008
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25-30
4/5
Comments: Great location, very friendly lady met us and gave us fantastic info on the city. Would definitely recommend and stay here again!

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England
28th April 2008
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18-24
4/5
Comments: Gorgeous place, well located in an enchanted city. Exceedingly helpful staff, cleaner than Buckingham palace - very good value. Thanks!

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Wales
21st April 2008
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25-30
4/5
Comments: Great Location, staff met us on time, even though we were 12 hours late arriving. Definately worth the money, and better than a hostel if you want a bit more independance. I will stay here again!

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USA
5th April 2008
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4/5
Comments: Showers are only hot for 5 min! Good Luck. Five apartments share them. Broken tiles everywhere. In great location. Centrally located to everything. Great city.

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Belgium
27th March 2008
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25-30
4/5
Comments: Great location! Ramblas at approx. 150 meters, tourist bus at place catalunya 150 meters. Very clean rooms. Outstanding place to discover Barcelona!

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Poland
30th March 2008
Couple
25-30
4/5
Comments: Very clean, nice place to stay. The rooms are simply furnished but comfortable. The only thing that bothered me - a lot of noise from the street, however it's close to main attractions of Barcelona.

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Austria
19th March 2008
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18-24
4/5
Comments: It was very nice there!!!

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Italy
20th March 2008
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3/5
Comments: Great location. It is comfortable and really easy going place. I would suggest to go, and it is even very cheap with respect to the service that you get.

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Germany
18th March 2008
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3/5
Comments: Not recommended if one wants to sleep quietly and comfortably. The location itself is great (really not far from Placa Catalunya), but the noise of the cars is annoying. The beds were uncomfortable. Good points are the fully equipped kitchen and the fact that there were two bathrooms. Everything was cleaned on a daily basis. No problems with the shared fridge!!!

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Ireland
5th March 2008
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18-24
4/5
Comments: First experience of a hostel - and if they where all as good it would set a good trend! The hostel is cleaned on a dail basis and the facilities are goo - including hob, toaster, microwave 2bathrooms which are shared however we didnt have to queue for their usage once. other guests are also friend and everyone respected others belonging in the communal kitchen (food etc) and also the apartment wasnt noisey at all - defo recommend it to others - location also sells it as it is just arpund the cornoer from les ramblas which is a must for tourists to the city

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Chile
25th February 2008
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18-24
4/5
Comments: nice place to stay, I would definitely come back to this apt. Excellent location

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USA
19th December 2007
Male
18-24
4/5
Comments: Great place to stay, good privacy and great staff. Only drawback as compared to a hostel was the relative lack of other travellers and things to do. But it serves its purpose of a private apartment perfectly.

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Argentina
26th November 2007
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31-40
3/5
Comments: Excelent Place to know BCN

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Sweden
12th November 2007
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18-24
4/5
Comments: Very nice place and right in the middle of town!

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Wales
12th November 2007
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31-40
3/5
Comments: The apartment is excellently situated near Placa Catalunya, at the top of Las Ramblas. The room was clean and functional and the owner was really friendly and helpful. I had no problems finding the apartment, and I was quite happy with the room. I would stay there again. My only minor comment, is that the front door to the apartment should have a self locking mechanism, as several times the door was closed but left unlocked by other guests. This means that anyone who gained access to the main building, could have walked into the apartment quite easily. The locks on the room doors could be more substantial including proper fire doors. Otherwise excellent all round.

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USA
2nd November 2007
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25-30
4/5
Comments: Awesome Location! Great Security! and the fella that checked us in was a great help with explaining the sites to see on the map!

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Denmark
30th October 2007
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3/5
Comments: only one towel at six days

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Germany
15th October 2007
Male
41+
3/5
Comments: The accomotation was unfortunately double booked... so that I had to spend one night in an other flat. But it was no problem. The quiet the first flat in the middle of gothic area was the loud was the other directly above the five lane crossing balmes - universidades. Thanks to the wonderful red wine and my ear pluggs, so that I sleeped well even in that horrible noise. But the weekand was great!

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Spain
28th September 2007
Couple
25-30
2/5
Comments: Not recommended. There's no reception, you had to wait for the staff for more than 30 minutes. Too much noise in the room and the flat. The beds were uncomfortable. We can not let the blind down because it didn't work......the experience in this apartments was dissapointing.