Hostel Bahía

August/2008 Someone from France thinks:

• Overall rating: 5.6
• Would you recommend it? I don't know
• Positive: the location: you can see the rambla, the big street of Barcelona.
• Negative: the 4 levels without elevator.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10 near the rambla!!!
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: 5
• Quietness: 2.5 It was noisy, when the window was opened, but not when closed.
• Room: 2.5 It was small, but enough for a couple.
• Value for money: 7.5 It was not very expansive and you have what you pay for...

July/2008 Someone from The Netherlands thinks:

• Overall rating: 1.3
• Would you recommend it? No
• Positive: Nothing, we left one day earlier
• Negative: The noise, the stairs (no elevator!!), the dirt.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: Not rated
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 2.5
• Staff: 2.5
• Quietness: Not rated Very much noise from La Rambla, alle night long.
• Room: Not rated
• Value for money: 2.5

July/2008 Someone from Hungria thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.1
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 7.5

July/2008 Someone from Spain thinks:

• Overall rating: 0.3
• Would you recommend it? No
• Positive: The moment we woke up and left.
• Negative: We were close to the Rambla (even though that became a nightmare when we went to bed).
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: Not rated Really awful, we took a shower with our flip-flops on and did not dare to lay our hand anywhere.
• Location: 2.5 Really close to Rambla and Plza Catalunya but awfully noisy (sleeping = impossible mission)
• Common facilities and services: Not rated Services? What services?? The common bathroom... the only positive thing to say about it, there was toilet paper.
• Staff: 2.5 Just one lady sitting in front on the T.V most of the time. She did help us open our room door though...
• Quietness: Not rated People running around at ALL times and lots of noise from the street
• Room: Not rated Tiny room with sink (and tap which would spray the whole room if opened normally). Even tinier balcony (big enough to turn around yourself)
• Value for money: Not rated DEFINITELY NOT. Hello? 55 euros per night for a tiny room, a shared bathroom with a distinct lack of cleanliness in a building which should have been demolished a long time ago (4th or 5th floor, no lift!).

July/2008 Someone from uk thinks:

• Overall rating: 5
• Would you recommend it? I don't know
• Positive: location
• Negative: staff spoke no english
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 5
• Location: 7.5
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: Not rated
• Quietness: 2.5
• Room: 2.5
• Value for money: 7.5

June/2008 Someone from USA thinks:

• Overall rating: 6.1
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative: Forewarning: staff did not speak english so know some spanish. No lift and at the top of the stairs.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers
• Cleanliness: 2.5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 2.5
• Room: 2.5
• Value for money: 2.5

February/2008 Someone from Netherlands thinks:

• Overall rating: 5.1
• Would you recommend it? I don't know
• Positive: The location, cleanliness, good mattress.
• Negative: The stairs: the pension is on the 4th or 5th floor and carrying a suitcase or after a tiring or hot day it´s a bit too much. There´no fan or AC which made it too warm inside the room, even in february.
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 7.5 Near Plaza de la Catalunya
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: 7.5 There was a man at the reception that was very
• Quietness: 5 The woman at the reception (the mamma of the house?) produced the most noise. She was snorring loudly during the first 2 nights.
• Room: 2.5 The website said "The double rooms, which arevery spacious and have great views of the Ramblas ....". The room was small and while standing on the small balcony and leaning towards the right. I could see th Ramblas (.
• Value for money: 2.5 It´s not very expensive but i did stay at better places for less. Where rooms were more spacious and there were more bathrooms available. (Victoria-Calle Comtal, e.g).

February/2008 Someone from Hungary thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: It was cheap and in the center of the city.
• Negative: 1 coacroach in the bathroom at night.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Families, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 7.5 Everything was clean except towels.
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 10

February/2008 Someone from Amsterdam/Holland thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.7
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: The view
• Negative: The toilet being located in a %27shared%27 bathroom
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Luxury, Peace seekers, Handicapped, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 7.5 Clean, nothing fancy, just...clean
• Location: 10 Amazingly central
• Common facilities and services: 5 No toilet in the room, might scare a lot of people off.
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 10
• Room: 10 Perfect Location, priceless view
• Value for money: 10 You can expect a lot less from the cheapest hotel in Barcelona but if you keep that in mind it is the most beautiful place to stay in the city for that small amount of money.Warm croissants for breakfast and a balkony looking over the Ramblas, what more do you need :)

January/2008 Someone from Sweden thinks:

• Overall rating: 2.9
• Would you recommend it? No
• Positive: Good location
• Negative: The room, the bed, the hotel.
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 2.5
• Staff: 5
• Quietness: 5
• Room: Not rated
• Value for money: 2.5