13th Bailén street. Pral. 1ª,08010 Barcelona
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Guest Score 7.8
(97 Reviews)
Hotel Details
Guest Reviews (97)
Description
Barcelona City Urquinaona is our most charming place. Called before "Residencia San Salvador", is a typical superb flat in a beautiful building of the begining of the XXth century, in the centre of Barcelona: a perfect place for independent travellers that look for a central but peacefully location. Is very recommendable for the travellers that come from Girona airport (Ryanair), as the bus station is just two streets away. ... Read More
Barcelona City Urquinaona is our most charming place. Called before "Residencia San Salvador", is a typical superb flat in a beautiful building of the begining of the XXth century, in the centre of Barcelona: a perfect place for independent travellers that look for a central but peacefully location. Is very recommendable for the travellers that come from Girona airport (Ryanair), as the bus station is just two streets away. ... Read More
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ServicesServices:
Laundry Service
General Facilities:
Elevator
PoliciesCheck-In:
10:00
Check-Out:
11:00
City Charges:
Included.
Rooms:
6
City Urquinaona Barcelona Location (Map)
You can take a taxi or take the AEROBÚS in front of your terminal, that will bring you until Catalunya square (is the last stop, don´t get off before). There, ask for Urquinaona square and follow the map you have here until Bailen street. ¡DON´T TAKE THE TRAIN FROM THE AIRPORT! They are making reforms and you will have to change of train three times!
From Girona´s airport (Ryanair flights and other airlines)
Take the bus from Girona´s airport to Barcelona. The will bring you to "Estació del Nord", that is just five minutes away from the BARCELONA CITY URQUINAONA (use the map of this page). Take Ali Bey street until Bailén street, we are in the 13th.
By Metro
Catalunya station (Line 3 and Line 1) is a five-ten minutes walking from the hostel. The nearest stations are Urquinaona (Line 1 and Line 4), Arc del Triomf (Line 1) and Tetuan (Line 2).
By Bus
All the night buses stop in Plaça Catalunya, near the hostel, as a lot of day lines. You have also other day lines near the hostel.
By train
You have to get off always you can in Arc del Triomf, that is the nearest station. If your train stops only in Sants station, the best and fast way is to take a "Cercanías" train (trains that go near Barcelona) and get off in Arc del Triomf station. The other option is to take the metro in Sants station, but it will leave you not so near of the hostel or you will have to change of line to get nearer.
How to reach the City Urquinaona?Catalunya station (Line 3 and Line 1) is a five-ten minutes walking from the hostel. The nearest stations are Urquinaona (Line 1 and Line 4), Arc del Triomf (Line 1) and Tetuan (Line 2).
By Bus
All the night buses stop in Plaça Catalunya, near the hostel, as a lot of day lines. You have also other day lines near the hostel.
By train
You have to get off always you can in Arc del Triomf, that is the nearest station. If your train stops only in Sants station, the best and fast way is to take a "Cercanías" train (trains that go near Barcelona) and get off in Arc del Triomf station. The other option is to take the metro in Sants station, but it will leave you not so near of the hostel or you will have to change of line to get nearer.
Below you find reviews that guests wrote about their stay in City Urquinaona Barcelona, based on personal experiences.
Reviewer Type
Purpose
7.8
Guest Score
Based on 97 Reviews
General Impression
7.2
Service & Facilities
7.1
Hotel Staff
8.2
Price/Quality
7.6
Cleanliness
8.1
Location
8.7
Anonymous
Family with Older Children
17 Nov 09
17 Nov 09
7
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
7
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
People were very friendly, coffee and tea free to get, the small terrace, 
One toilet and shower for all, is little poor, especially that it was together in one room. we had to wait to got to the toilet till the shower was free, and there was a couple who took all there time.Gordon
Younger Couple
04 Nov 09
04 Nov 09
8.8
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Kuresoo
Elderly Couple
27 Oct 09
27 Oct 09
8.7
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
8
Spacy rooms, a good privacy. One toilet petr facility.Anonymous
Groups of Friends
19 Sep 09
19 Sep 09
8.3
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
Really nice area, easy to walk everywhere, or get the metro. nice and quite. the rooms have everything you need. we had a room with a balcony for the first two nights which was great but spent the rest of the time with a room with only a window. which was still nice, there's somewhere to sit if you need a table.Very basic kitchen not really one there, a fridge and microwave. but apart from that everything great. some loud women wearing high heels but that has nothing to do with the hotel. Anonymous
Younger Couple
02 Sep 09
02 Sep 09
7.3
General Impression
7
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
7
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
Evans
Family with Older Children
10 Aug 09
10 Aug 09
6.3
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
5
Hotel Staff
7
Price/Quality
5
Cleanliness
8
Location
8
I had to use a public telephone when i arrived to contact the owner. this hotel has no reception. i then had a half hour wait until someone arrived with the keys.
room sparsely furnished, nylon sheets. but it did have a fan. i would describe this as a hostel rather than a hotel.Anonymous
Younger Couple
18 Jul 09
18 Jul 09
6.2
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
5
Hotel Staff
5
Price/Quality
7
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
Its location was ideal for accessing all the sites of barcelona, whilst being far enough away from the city's noise.It did not feel as though you were staying in a hotel, apart from the initial arrival there was no staff presence. our room had a stood partition put in it, which made the room feel small, added to this the window looked onto a wall, and so the room was dark. the hostel was only suitable as a base for our bags and wasn't somewhere you'd want to hang around. the lights in the hall turn off before 10pm, which just adds to the 'unwelcoming hotel' feel.Anonymous
Younger Couple
10 Jul 09
10 Jul 09
7.3
General Impression
7
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
7
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
Anonymous
Groups of Friends
22 Jun 09
22 Jun 09
8
General Impression
7
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
7
Location
10
Staff are helpfulThe pictures shown on the website are too niceAnonymous
Groups of Friends
14 Apr 09
14 Apr 09
6.8
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
5
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
It was quiet.Gee
Individual Traveler
07 Apr 09
07 Apr 09
5.8
General Impression
7
Service & Facilities
5
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
5
Cleanliness
5
Location
5
Anonymous
Younger Couple
11 Feb 09
11 Feb 09
9
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Very impressed. not a luxury place by any standards, but very clean, great location, and a touch more spanish than than most of the "main stream" places around. only a ten minute walk into the centre of town, and in a very safe area, the business district i believe. cleaners came everyday. place had the most beautiful terrace.The lock on the door took a little bit of attention to close. Anonymous
Groups of Friends
20 Oct 08
20 Oct 08
6.5
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
5
Cleanliness
7
Location
7
It is not a hotel but a hostal... we were misinformed!It is a hostel therefore we were misinformed! the mattresses were gross!!Anonymous
Travelling in a Group
08 Sep 08
08 Sep 08
8.3
General Impression
7
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
Really appreciated having some kitchen facilites and being able to make a cup of tea and keep things in the fridge. it was very close to everything.NICHIFOR
Individual Traveler
05 Sep 08
05 Sep 08
5.8
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
5
Hotel Staff
5
Price/Quality
5
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
Anonymous
Groups of Friends
23 Jul 08
23 Jul 08
8.3
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
10
Location
7
Nice clean rooms, loved the balcony where we could hang out at night. It is about a 15 minute walk from the train station. there is no sign in front of the building at all.Anonymous
Elderly Couple
18 Jul 08
18 Jul 08
5
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
5
Hotel Staff
5
Price/Quality
5
Cleanliness
5
Location
5
Anonymous
Groups of Friends
08 Jul 08
08 Jul 08
8.4
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
Anonymous
Individual Traveler
22 Jun 08
22 Jun 08
5.5
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
5
Hotel Staff
5
Price/Quality
5
Cleanliness
5
Location
8
Anonymous
Family with Older Children
06 Jun 08
06 Jun 08
8
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
8
Location
8