Big plus for localisation. Its next to metro station, close to stores and pubs. You can eat cheap and tasty breakfast just next to the hotel.
The cons are we didn't have enough hot water for two people to take a shower. The bathroom was smelly and without soap. The TV didn't work.
Overall decent place to stay if you need just a room to sleep but nothing special.
We got an apartment for our visit. The apartment was simple and met our needs. The front of the room opened to the street which was busy and noisy on weekdays so not great if you're a light sleeper.
Staff were really helpful.
There's a metro station at the top of the street, a supermarket a few doors down and a bakery next door.
Kitchen is very basic but overall the apartment met all of our needs.
Bathrooms are share but very clean and well kept. Rooms smell like there's a lot of humidity and poor ventilation. Building is very old and not all the building belongs to the rooms just a small wing. Location is excellent and a minute away from the metro urgell station.
I had one of the double bed rooms with the shared bathroom, no complaints with the bathroom as it was clean and always available when I needed it. My room faced the front with a balcony so it truly felt like I was a resident of Barcelona. My room was slightly small, but it is an older building in a very nice part of town (L'Eixample). I would definitely stay here again, a very good choice for the budget traveler. If you are a light sleeper I recommend making sure to sleep with the balcony door closed due to street noise, or bring ear plugs.
There's budget hotel and then there's.... this. The pictures and the room I got are completely at odds. I paid 70 euros a night so although on the budget end, I do expect a few basics in line with similar budget hotels elsewhere. I was assigned to Room 14, this is more of a large closet than a room. It's really dark, and instead of mitigating this by adding daylight-type bulbs, there's cheap yellow bulbs that just make it depressing. Most egregiously, the bed is a low bed on wheels, with a mattress that moves with just about every sneeze. It was hideously uncomfortable. Again, for 70 a night I would expect a normal bed - not fancy, by any means, but at least on legs!
The room was described as facing an internal courtyard. This is in fact the shaft for a large (and architecturally beautiful) apartment complex. Essentially, it meant no sleep - constant sounds of toilets flushing, TVs, radios, people getting to know each other, snoring etc. The staff are nice enough but mysteriously lose their ability to speak any language if you complain about anything.
Be aware there's no air con, which was absolutely fine in September but if you visit in Summer you will essentially be in a very hot small box. There's no mini fridge to keep a bottle of water cool. The towels provided are threadbare and not particularly clean - again I wasn't expecting luxury fluffy towels, just clean and fit for purpose.
Beware that 'reception' only operates 9am-9pm, which is idiotic. And if you need something during the day you'll have to ring the bell and hope they answer. At 9pm they disable the bell. When my room key stopped working (at 9.30pm), I was able to get hold of someone on the emergency number (which is only INSIDE the corridors, so take a picture of it before you go out). Turns out, someone had forgotten to change the battery for the door lock. 30 mins and one electric drill later, I was able to get inside.
The area itself is lovely - close to a metro and Aerobus, there's some really great local bars/restaurants and a very lovely cafe/local bakery right outside the hotel. At 70 euros a night, I really was hoping for a decent sleep, a bed that stays still and a towel that actually dries you off - these are not unreasonable expectations!
