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Tom Goggin
Swindon, United Kingdom

Great value budget room in central location

Reviewed Mar 10, 2019
I stopped at RamCat (now Poprooms) about ten years ago when having a cheap long weekend in Barcelona with a friend and it was unbelievably good value. We loved the central location (not far from Placa de Catalunya/las Ramblas) which was well supported with Metro stations. The room was safe, clean and well presented. Kitchen/bathroom was shared. The lack of a front desk/reception may put some people off but it didn't bother me. Hope this place is as good as it used to be.
Date of stay: January 2019
Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed November 12, 2018

This review is for the private double room with private bathroom. They don't have a front desk, so we had to meet up with somebody from the hostel in front of Hard Rock Cafe in La Rambla, which was not a big deal since it was close to the hostel.

The location is excellent as it is right by La Rambla, a busy street where everything was happening. The hostel was also within walking distance to the bus stop for the airport bus, which was super convenient.

The double room size was pretty big in my opinion. We came in October, so the lack of air conditioning was no problem for us as it was cool enough at night.

A couple things that I thought were inconveniences were the private bathroom & the lack of luggage locker. The private bathroom was located outside of our room, but it has a lock. So, we had to come out, unlock and re-lock the bathroom every time we wanted to use it. Furthermore, since there's no luggage locker inside, we had to store our luggage in an outside locker (which was still within walking distance). Not a big deal, just a bit inconvenient.

Overall, we were satisfied with our stay there. It was a cheap hostel with an excellent location. We would definitely stay there again.

Date of stay: October 2018
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed August 21, 2018

Okay so the furniture of the place is new and modern, location is okay and the wifi works really well but the good things stop there.

My tip is don't stay here during the hot summer months because there is NO aircon. I know it sounds picky but it was actually hotter inside the hostel then outside on the streets. This makes it incredibly uncomfortable at night to be able to sleep. The fans they provide do not help at all. Also the beds are hard as rock.

The big problem with the beds is that there are BED BUGS. My room had 2 beds and both me and my friends woke up in a sweat every day with new bites on us. We tried to contact the staff but they never replied. It was horrible. They clearly DON'T clean the beds properly because I have read other reviews that say that they woke up with bites too. These reviews date back to 2015!!!

Honestly, try find somewhere else too stay especially if you're in summer! It brought down the whole morale of the trip to Barcelona for us.

Room tip: Don't travel in the summer time
Date of stay: August 2018
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed July 30, 2018

the only real positive was the location, we were about 1 minute from la rambla, which isnt necessarily a good thing either with all the noise and tourists swarming, otherwise the room we had was pretty bad... terrible mattress, tiny room, horribly hot (only had a basic fan), no access to drinkable water, no access to refrigerator anywhere in the apartment (something you'll definitely want for cool beverages with the intense summertime Barcelona heat). stay somewhere else that has none of these problems for $15-20 more a night

Date of stay: July 2018
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed May 19, 2017 via mobile

I didn't know what to expect from reading the mixed reviews here. I was pleasantly surprised with pop rooms. The only downside I found was havin to meet the staff member at another location, would of been more convenient for them to send us the address closer to accom. The room was a double room, very spacious, bright and comfortable bed. Didn't have any noise issues. Kitchen is very well stocked with cooking equipment to cook meals. Even though shared toilet I never had to queue. Staff member was friendly and helpful offering advice about the city. I Would recommend this place.

Date of stay: May 2017
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed May 1, 2017 via mobile

We were not pleased with our stay! Extremely thin walls, very small and dark room. Overprized. Will never go there again. Felt like sleeping in a box. Extremely bad experiance. Have stayed at many hostals in Bcn and this was the worst one ever.

Date of stay: May 2017
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Thank Anna D
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