Ulasan Hostal Barcelona

I stayed here as I was originally staying in Cambrils for 3 nights but found out I couldn't get back at night by bus or train and a taxi would cost me €280+. So a cheap hotel was needed, so I kind of knew what I was about to walk into given that I'd already seen previous reviews of this place. But given that the photos looked pretty decent I thought for 1 night it would be okay... 1 night was all I needed. I've seen people have stayed here for days/week haha I don't know how they did it. So my room was on the top floor, I go to the gym often and even that knackered me out as the lifts wasn't working. I get to my room and I'm not lying, my shed is bigger than my room. I literally had no space to do anything. There was a weird smell too but I couldn't work out what it was. Wasn't the worst but it wasn't very nice either. The headboard was sticky!!! Every time I put my head on it, my hair would just get stuck to it. Beds were okay, weren't the most comfortable but it was okay to sleep on, could've done with an extra pillow though, I'd challenge the staff to tell me that's how they sleep at home. The decor is dated but they had people working on that during my stay in other rooms. And boy could you hear them, you can hear anything in that hotel! The banging, drilling, conversations in the hallway, shower being used in the next room. Everything! The walls are dead thin. The bathroom is a bit of a joke, to sit down on the toilet I had to open the door and sit an angle because the sink was in your space. The shower isn't a shower, it just dribbled out cold water. Took forever to let it get hot-ish, same with the basin tap. Had to dry myself in the bedroom as it's impossible to move in the bathroom. I make myself out to be a big guy, I'm tall but I'm slim build and even I struggled. If you're in the overweight bracket (respectfully) then honestly, don't book this place up. You're gonna struggle, even I did. No shower gel or shampoo, it's basically hand soap. Pathetic really. Had to come back to the room a few hours later and shower again, that was fun. Not sure about other rooms but the view from my window was the window from the opposite building, a staircase below and half a roof above. I guess you get what you pay for, luckily I only needed this to sleep in. As soon as I was up and showered I was straight out of there. Even at the end, check out was 12 but my flight was at 9pm, popped my bags in the locker in the lobby and had another day in Barcelona. The staff didn't speak English, very little so don't expect much unless you speak Spanish. Face like thunder too. Would I ever come back? No lol.. but if it wasn't for this place I'd have spent hundreds of pounds just for 1 night. This just got me by which is what I needed. But I see some people choosing to stay there for more than 2 nights.. honestly, I wouldn't bother. I'm not the high maintenance type and even for me this was painful. Great location though, right next to the coast and some good place