Pension Francia Barcelona    

Great week end in Barcelona, in a twin room. Very good location, in the centre of the Gothic barrio. A bit expansive for a simple room and quite noisy.

This pension is very nicely located in the Gottic area, close to cute shops and good restaurants. The staff was friendly and helpful. However if you value your sleep to much, this is not the place. The bed was the worst i've ever slept in, i would have preferred a sleeping bag and a mat. Thin, hard and incredibly squeaky.

Pros: Price/quality/location okay. nice breakfast next door.
Cons: Matrasses should be renewed. often lack of toiletpaper.

Pros: Perfect location, haven't spent much time in a hotel.
Cons: Wi-fi password could have been written somewhere inside the room.

Pros: Very enjoyable stay. friendly helpful staff. fairly easy to find. fabulous location right in the heart of the barrio gotico which we loved. small and basic but clean room. tiny but perfectly formed balcony overlooking the street with its bars and shops. pedestrianised side street off a busy main road. great old building with some original features. felt like we were experiencing a true reflection of barcelona living surrounded by locals not tourists. fresh towels and bed made,bin emptied daily. not spotless but clean enough. bed was comfy and bedding clean. working safe in room. the room was very inexpensive compared to other places in barcelona and as such was great value for money.
Cons: The pension does not occupy the whole building. there are 6 flights of stairs up to reception and our room was another 6 fights up after that. if you struggle with stairs, this place is not for you. the communal lounge tv does not work. there's a drinks and snack dispenser in there though. which you may need as there are no tea/coffee making facilities in the room. there is a sink in the room but no plug and cold water only. the shared nature of the building means that silence is demanded after 10pmmall you have to walk sideways at the foot of the bed to get past the wardrobe. the communal shower facilities were not clean enough for my liking but my partner was satisfied. no bathmats are provided so bring a flannel or something to stand on so you don't slip. was a hot powerful shower though. weirdly the room doors are extremely narrow . if you are a very large person you simply may not get through. yes there was a working tv in the room...but it only had one channel (a music channel)

Pros: Séjour très agréable, personnel accueillant et surtout, hôtel très bien situé dans barcelone.

Pros: Friendly girl at desk
Cons: Instructions to get there useless.
no mention of 4 to 6 flights of stairs.
no soap or towel in the shared toilet , bathroom.
no blankets in our room,had to ask. tv did not work.the shower was left blocked by a person before.there was no plunger to unblock so i had to dress, go down two flights of stairs and they wernt surprised at the blocked shower. they grabbed a plunger and headed off to fix the problem. lucky they have rooms on several levels, so upstairs to get towel and then down again for shower.clients expected to mop after them but they left a sloppy mop in bucket and the young boys slopped it around, and there was no bathmat for the wet floor.

Pros: Clean, you get what you expect
Cons: To many stairs

Cons: Very loud neighbours especially in the night, we couldnt sleep!!!

Pros: The staff didn't speak much english but were incredibly friendly and helpful.
Cons: The beds were very uncomfortable and as it is situated in 'el born', we weren't really able to sleep due to outside noises!

Pros: Very clean, lovely room and friendly staff

Pros: Friendly staff with 24 hour reception, location is perfect. short walk to the beach. the room where cleaned every day, new towels. cool for backpackers
Cons: We booked a room for 3, we could have used a bit more closetspace - only one shelf. this is simple. a room beds, no chairs or desk in room. . this is a cheap accomodation and for us it was a little to cheap.

Pros: Located really well,

Pros: The hotel was perfectly located and the staff were friendly although they did not speak english.
Cons: The noise travelled and echoed throught the hostel and it made it difficult to sleep

Pros: Its the best hotel in barcelona, the hotel is centrally located, really fresh and nice, and best of all is the friendly staff!