Hostal Express by gaiarooms

Location: Riera de Sant Miquel, 74, Barcelona, Barcelona, 08006, Barcelona, ES

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - anytime

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Instructions: There is no front desk at this property. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details. Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance. This property is located in the city's Low Emission Zone; only low-emission vehicles are permitted to enter. Guests with non-Spanish license plates must register their vehicle with the city in advance.

Amenities & Facilities

• Express check-out
• Fireplace in lobby
• Free WiFi
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Fireplace in lobby
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Multilingual staff
• Express check-out
• Smoke-free property
• Express check-in

Rooms Available

• Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  1 Twin Bed

  108 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Sleep - A down duvet and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, free toiletries, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Laptop-compatible safe

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Down comforter
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Bedsheets provided

• Single Room

  1 Twin Bed

  108 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Sleep - A down duvet and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Laptop-compatible safe

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Down comforter
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Bedsheets provided

• Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  1 Double Bed

  118 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Sleep - A down duvet and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, free toiletries, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Laptop-compatible safe

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Down comforter
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Bedsheets provided

• Double Room

  1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

  151 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with digital channels

  Sleep - A down duvet and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Laptop-compatible safe; cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and climate-controlled heating

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Down comforter
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

• stefano (10/5): - Tutto Niente
• Nuccio (10/5): -
• Nuccio (10/5): -
• Antonina (4/5): Deludente - Appartamento grande e ben distribuito Il soggiorno è stato decisamente deludente. Al nostro arrivo ci è stato richiesto un pagamento aggiuntivo per un presunto aumento della tassa di soggiorno, nonostante avessimo già saldato interamente tutti i costi e le tasse richieste alcuni giorni prima dell’arrivo. Una situazione poco trasparente e poco professionale. Inoltre, la struttura non era adeguatamente mantenuta: muri sporchi, molta polvere in diverse stanze, federe ingiallite e dettagli trascurati, il phon non funzionava e nel bagno mancava addirittura la maniglia della porta. Nel complesso, esperienza negativa e struttura ben lontana dagli standard che ci aspettavamo.
• Rena (3/5): -
• cimino (9/5): - Tutto
• Kitty (10/5): - Fantastic stay. Great space and amenities. Fab location. Nothing bad to say!
• Maria Francisca (7/5): -
• Marta (6/5): - No estaba limpio, el sofá tenía manchas
• Arsim (8/5): - The space is enough big for a family, the cleanliness was as desired, had the hot water and everything was working as it should , however we didn’t use the kitchen. The access to the area was difficult as some roads were closed and some where one way due to public works near by which caused also noises specially at the morning, also at the payment via booking is a bit confusing as they charge you 150€ for a deposit (which was refunded later) that future guests needs to know in advance (they can miss the info on booking) also the tax is excluded in booking.com so in overall the process is quite confusing which I didn’t face in a lot of countries where I traveled,
• Marcello (10/5): Consigliato - Appartamento grande , pulito ,letti comodi, vicino a mezzi pubblici. 3 camere ampie e 3 servizi.
• Arnaldo (9/5): Nice - Nice Nice
• Muneyuki (8/5): -
• Antonio (8/5): -
• vlad narcis neacsu (10/5): -
• Beatriz Ariana (8/5): -
• Vanessa (9/5): -
• Dóra (6/5): - Jó elhelyezkedés. A régi nyílászárók miatt az utca zaja behallatszott a hajnali órákban, illetve ennek eredményeként nagyon hideg volt a lakásban. A fürdőkre ráférne egy kis felújítás/vízkőtelenítés.
• Nicoleta (8/5): Se poate mai bine - Apropierea de obiectivele turistice Se mai poate lucra la capitolul curatenie, geamurile nu oferă suficientă izolație si este destul de zgomotos.
• Zenib (4/5): - Location Apartment wasn’t clean enough bedsheets etc
• Mª Eugenia (10/5): Excelente - La ubicación, las instalaciones y el confort en general Lo único que tiene pocos utensilios de cocina, pero tampoco cocinamos así que nos dio igual
• Mateescu (9/5): -
• Irene (8/5): -
• margarita (5/5): -
• Marica (7/5): - La posizione era comoda , la casa grande e spaziosa 2 phon dei bagni non funzionavano e uno funzionava a stento jn quando appena si surriscalava si spegnava, la cucina non aveva molto per permettere di cucinare, poche asciugamani per 4 giorni, poca carta igienica, pulizia non ottima (trovati capelli sul letto e 1 pillola a terra in cucina)
• Marika (10/5): - Abbiamo scelto questa struttura per un viaggio di 5 giorni a Barcellona. Siamo un gruppo di 4 ragazzi e abbiamo trovato l’appartamento super accogliente, spazioso e ben fornito. La posizione è ottima per visitare tutta là città, potete trovare fermate dell’autobus o della metro, supermercati o posti in cui mangiare.
• Claudio (6/5): No cumplió mis expectativas en relación al precio - Ubicación y limpieza Habitaciones muy pequeñas, baños incómodos sin muebles donde dejar artículos personales, tazas de baño suelta.
• VICENTA (8/5): -
• Herve (7/5): - Logement spacieux, literie très bonne. Nous n avons pas eu d eau chaude à la douche,c été juste tiède bien regrettable au mois de janvier
• Rachele (6/5): - La struttura è ben curata e presenta tutto il necessario. È vicino alla metro e ad altre fermate di mezzi pubblici La cosa inaccettabile della struttura è che essendo in un condominio l’acqua calda nelle ore del tardo pomeriggio non c’è. Il primo giorno abbiamo contatto l’assistenza e ci hanno consigliato di farla scorrere anche 15 min per avere l’acqua calda. Questo ha risolto in parte il problema perché probabilmente se nel condominio in pochi stavano utilizzando l’acqua arrivava dopo qualche minuto altrimenti no. Quindi dai giorni successivi per non fare la doccia fredda abbiamo deciso di farla o alla mattina o in tarda serata.
• Davide (9/5): - Ottima posizione a mio dire, vicino alla metro Gràcia e comunque a due passi da Passeig de Gràcia. Struttura accogliente e soddisfacente. Soluzione perfetta.
• Bisenberger (9/5): -
• Nuana (5/5): Péssimo atendimento dessa empresa Gaia Rooms, cobram para enviar as chaves e nao tem agua quente - Localização e 3 quartos com banheiro Não tem água quente , nao temos controle de agua, do boiler , a agua simplesmente dura 2 minutos quente . Os moradores provavelmente sabem a hora se tomar seus banhos. Não tinha pano de prato, detergente ,sal para primeiros momentos. Ap bem localizado porem barulhento demais. Não tinha uma taça de vinho Camas de campanha Nao ficaria jamais novamente Noa cobraram 253 euros para enviar as chaves de acesso ao ap no dia da chegada,um absurdo Após a saida reembolsaram 150 euros. O restante taxa turística e limpeza que ja havia sido paga ao booking. Essa empresa gaia rooms é sem vergonha
• Laura (7/5): Todo bien, pero en invierno no puede faltar agua caliente para ducharse - La ubicación y estaba todo muy limpio No salía agua caliente ningún día
• Mohamed (9/5): Je reviendrais ! Merci du propriétaire qui est à l’écoute et vous répond dans l’immédiat . - Tout est correct et très propre dans l’ensemble Problème d’eau chaude de temps en temps…
• Miguel (8/5): - size of the apartment and cleaness first day we had problems with warm water and also the kitchen is not very functional - lack of dish washing, no wine glasses, no place for the Toaster or Coffee machine.
• Guest (3/5): Si pero no - La ubicación es perfecta y el piso por dentro es comodisimo y nuevo. Cuando llegamos no habia calefaccion en la casa y nos consiguieron arreglar el problema pero despues de un rato pasando mucho frio. Y el piso no tenia agua caliente, nos duchamos todos los dias con agua fria.
• ELENA (8/5): -
• Kenzie (7/5): -
• Camilla (8/5): -
• Jovanovič Slana (10/5): -
• TROUART (5/5): Barcelone est une belle ville , propre comparé à Paris... - grand logement, bien situé on attend toujours après le taxi qui devait nous amenait de l'aéroport au logement (le transfert était compris dans le contrat) pas d'eau chaude (sympa pour les douches), équipement de cuisine très limité
• Bollinger (5/5): -
• Mikina (7/5): - 3 koupwlny Problém s teplou vodou a odtokem
• Cristina (8/5): - Appartamento molto spazioso e comodo con tre bagni. Lo staff è stato molto disponibile sia con il disguido del doppio addebito della tassa di soggiorno che con le problematiche dei servizi. Non potendo risolvere la cosa tempestivamente ci hanno fatto uno sconto sul soggiorno. Questo è stato molto serio da parte loro ed è stato apprezzato. Ci sono state delle problematiche con i servizi. L'acqua della doccia era sempre fredda o tiepida. Il fornello ad induzione non funzionava e lo abbiamo scoperto una sera tardi che mia figlia stava male e volevamo cucinarle qualcosa. Il frigorifero era sporco. C'è stato anche un disguido con la tassa di soggiorno addebitata due volte ma non appena segnalato con evidenza della cosa, il tutto è stato subito risolto.
• alessandro (8/5): -
• Karelys (10/5): -
• kriestel (8/5): - location. nice flat (we stayed at the 4th floor). one bathroom for each bedroom. well equipped. no need to meet staff for check-in/-out. no hot water for most of the time. this is a known issue (see other reviews), management called us back after we complained telling us they would send someone to check... obviously the water boiler(s?) are insufficient for the building's needs. absence of plug for the appliances provided in the kitchen. no shutters or blackout curtains (apart from a couple of totally useless & absurd ones in the living area). clean but not spotless.
• Takashi (4/5): - チェックイン時と言うよりも建物に入る時が複雑。 まず全てのインストラクションがスペイン語になっているのでわかりづらい。建物の外見が普通のビルなのでよく若ならなかった。入館時にまず暗証番号を入力してカギを開けるのだが、その暗証番号がメールで送られて来たけどその説明がスペイン語で最初はよく解らなかった。 館内にはレセプションは無く受付用のタブレットが置かれていた。そこは英語案内もあり必要なことを入力しクレジットカード決済を済ませ部屋番号が示される。 それでも入室できるのは午後3時から。中には私と同じ境遇のフランス人が2人いた。 ただこの複雑な手続きが済むとあとは問題なし。 地下鉄の駅からも近く空港からは公共交通機関を乗り継いでスムースに行ける。
• Delligatti (10/5): - Plenty of room
• Sandrine (8/5): - L'appartement était très confortable, spacieux et propre. Le système de clés digitales est très pratique. Bien situé et proche des commodités. Gros problème lors du check-inn en ligne car on nous demandait de payer les taxes de séjour qui avaient déjà été payées via booking. Et impossibilité de joindre l'hôte. Il a fallut passer par booking pour qu'ils répondent. Ensuite, tout s'est bien passé et notre séjour a été parfait!
• Dawn (8/5): - Easy peasy after doing the online checkin that was only sent to us in Spanish and we had to use google translate so the was the only hassle.
• Rauni (8/5): -
• Naoki (2/5): - シャワーからお湯が出ない。受付は無くスタッフさんはいないため、対応シテもらえませんでした。
• Elisa (6/5): - Nel complesso la struttura è sufficiente, la stanza non è piccolissima ed è abbastanza pulita ma l’aria condizionata è completamente inesistente, ho anche contattato il servizio clienti per richiedere un intervento sull’impianto ed è stato mandato un tecnico ma comunque il problema non è stato risolto quindi non è consigliabile andare in estate
• Lily (6/5): Has the basics - The room was small but had all the basics needed and was clean, the bed was comfortable. I had a shared bathroom which was nice and kept clean. The walls are very thin and you can hear everything going on in the corridors very loudly, as well as pipes/the elevator, which is quite disturbing if you are a light sleeper. The shower was also very cold every time I used it. During my stay the lock on my door broke, which is no bodies fault, these things happen, however it too far too long for somebody to come and fix my door. I was left in the waiting room for three hours during night time waiting for someone to fix my door so I could enter my room. There was also a lack of communication with me, the didn’t tell me how long it was roughly going to take or keep me updated on the situation. When the man came to fix my door they hadn’t told him that I was in the waiting room, so he went to fix my door and I didn’t even know until I called asking for an update. This was unacceptable and very stressful. I have to say that the maintenance man was very kind though.
• melissa (6/5): Pas d'eau chaude. - La chambre et salle de bain sont propres et conformes. Néanmoins, pas d'eau chaude. Impossible de prendre une douche sauf à l'eau froide ! Inacceptable pour le prix, quand on voyage avec des enfants ...
• Sedonah (10/5): - Had my family visit from out of the country and this place was perfect for a short term stay. Clean room and nice private restroom. Constructing along the Main Street but the noises didn’t come through the room. Included soap in the restroom and in the shower. Check in process was easy with keys directly on the phone via link on text. Overall great experience!
• Carolin (9/5): Es war super! Wir kommen gerne wieder! - Die Lage und der Platz in der Wohnung Abends gab es wenig warnes Wasser zum Duschen ;-)
• Janire (8/5): -
• Mattia (9/5): Posizione centrale, appartamento spazioso, fresco. - Posizione abbastanza centrale, fermata del treno suburbano a pochi metri, fermata della metro Diagonal a meno di 10 minuti a piedi. Appartamento con 3 stanze da letto (1 matrimoniale, 1 singola, 1 doppia con due letti), 3 bagni e una piccola cucina ben fornita ( piano a induzione doppio, bollitore, tostapane, microonde), divano e Tv. Aria condizionata presente in praticamente tutte le stanze, raffresca bene e tutto l’appartamento! Minimarket presenti in zona e supermercati a meno di 10 minuti a piedi. Perfette la fasi di check-in e check-out completamente digitalizzate e super comprensibili. Perfetto il fattore di non avere delle chiavi, ma aprire le porte tramite codice/telefono. Se dovessi tornare in futuro a Barcellona sicuramente riprenderei in considerazione questo alloggio. Pulizia superficiale promossa, ma abbiamo trovato tavolo e piano cucina leggermente sporchi, una federa del cuscino macchiata, ma in generale la casa era pulita.. Presenti scopa, paletta, mocio, per pulire eventuale sporco formatosi. Attenzione all’acqua calda, essendo servita da un boiler bisogna prestare attenzione a non fare docce lunghe sopratutto se si è in tanti, perché c’è il rischio di finire l’acqua calda e aspettare diverse ore che si ricarichi.
• Roumisa (6/5): Correct - L’emplacement est idéal, le quartier est vivant, commerces de premières nécessités à deux rues. Le linge de maison n’était pas très propre, il manque un balais pour les retours de plage ensablés
• Buttazzoni (10/5): -
• Hristo (7/5): -
• Milena (9/5): - Appartamento spazioso , situato vicino alle attrazioni turistiche. Spesso mancava l'acqua calda per fare la doccia.
• Davide Ialongo (9/5): -
• Colin (10/5): Ok - Property was clean and easy to find The local residents were up until 3am and extremely noisy making sleeping very difficult
• Annalise (9/5): -
• Justyna (7/5): - Bliskość do centrum. Obsługa. Brak ciepłej wody w kranie, prysznic z zimną wodą.
• Jocelyn (10/5): - Nos encantó la habitación estaba muy linda
• Sam (8/5): Very good -
• Francesc Xavier (2/5): - Habitación pequeña, ruidosa y una habitación que no corresponde con nada a la reserva hecha con anterioridad.
• Jose (9/5): Superb -
• Veronica (5/5): It was a convenient spot to stay, it was easy to find but was basic in facilities. - 3 BATHROOMS. LIFT AIRCON except the 3rd bedroom off the kitchen which didnt have an aircon vent. that room was hot. bedding. the duvet did not have a cover and only had a flat sheet which exposed the duvet. There weren't enough plug points and we had to use an inaccessible plug point behind the fridge for the appliances which then blocked the microwave.
• Janzehn (8/5): 100% recommend. One of the best places we’ve stayed at during our trip. - Very good place at a really good location. Definitely recommend. Also very clean. Very easy to access with the instructions. Only downside is see is if someone books and travels without any cellular data or is not tech savy. The air conditioning wasn’t working well and it was a bit on the warmer side when you like it cold while sleeping and also one of the bathroom sinks was leaking, good thing about the place was there are 3 bathrooms so we just didn’t use the sink in one of the bathrooms. Also there is construction outside so it’s really loud by 7am but that’s everywhere in Barcelona right now with the construction boom and not the property’s fault.
• Giorgadze (8/5): Very good - Overall, our stay was satisfactory. Each room had its own bathroom, everything was clean and calm, and the location was convenient—close to public transport and main sights. A good option for a city trip with friends. At first, we had an issue with the electronic key not opening the door, but the support team responded quickly and gave us another apartment and problem was solved.
• Andrew (9/5): Superb -
• Lihua (8/5): - Quite
• Kavinga damila (8/5): - Everything’s fine thanks
• Stephen (4/5): Disappointing -
• Lilian (9/5): Great Location, Spacious Apartment - Great location, very spacious apartment (3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms). Very clean. Was a bi t apprehensive about the virtual key access but it worked well. Kitchen only had one glass available on arrival but Gaia put more in promptly when this was highlighted to them. Only available plug point for the kettle was on the floor.
• Davmal2503 (4/5): Not worth the money. - Apartment is clean, location allows to reach you easily all places you need to visit in city centre Apartment furniture is very very minimal, in our opinion too scarce (no shelf in any of the three bathrooms, in two of them not even a small hanger for the towels. Pictures on Booking.com are from another flat, not exactly the one we ended up in. In any case our flat was similar, but even less furnished than the pictures showed. Virtual key given at check-in did not work, we asked for a code, that worked only the first time to access the flat. So in the end we were left with the only card left for us in the flat, which made it complicated when any of us had to wait awake for the others to come back, very unpleasant. Customer support is close to zero: we requested for a baby crib during our reservation, and after texting twice we got no answer. In the end crib was there, but we had no clue until entering the flat. WiFi not available, texted the property but also no response. A/C seems to be there (nozzle are installed on the walls) but the control is locked into a metal cover, so you cannot really turn it on/off yourself. Flat was very warm at night (mid May), I cannot imagine how it gets in July or August. Windows are quite thin, and roads around are busy, so it gets very loud at night. Definitely not recommended if you bring babys with you due to the noise.
• Turist (10/5): Exceptional - Very good location, quiet area with easy access to the center, clean apartment with two bathrooms, bath towels provided. Access to the apartment is done with virtual keys, there were no problems. Small details of non-functionality were resolved immediately. Thank you, Gaiarooms.
• Iban (6/5): Pleasant -
• Bina (8/5): - It was good for the price
• Niklas (10/5): Exceptional - Great, big and clean apartment, great location, great customer service. The door didn't open with the app, after calling the number we got a code instead. Everything worked smoothly and the person we talked to was very nice.
• Elena (8/5): Good location but cold property, no heating - Very good location, you could walk to most attractions. It was pretty spacious and it had 3 bathrooms. Shower pressure was good even when used at once. It was cold, felt colder than outside at night. There's no heating at all. There were loads of appliances in the kitchen but no plug whatsoever. We had to plug the coffee machine in the small bedroom and put it on the floor. The kettle barely reached the plug. The tablet downstairs wouldn't recognise my booking so couldn't use it. Even called the call centre and they couldn't sort it. So we used the link to pay. Then the virtual key wouldn't work to open the door so we had to call again. Finally they opened the door for us and said we would have 2 keys inside but it was just one.
• Mariya (7/5): Good -
• Vanesa (4/5): Disappointing - It was not really clean and in the night was so cold. there is not like in the pictures. In booking I did paid one price and then they put me to pay for cleaning 44€ and deposit 150€ .
• Deborah (8/5): Very good -
• Corneliu (10/5): Exceptional - Very good and clean location, great staff always ready to help you 24/24.
• Kourosh (7/5): Spacious clean but cold apartment - The apartment is spacious with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. There is a decent kitchenette. Walking distance to several attractions. The apartment was very clean. The host was available on WhatsUp and was friendly and very responsive. The apartment was very cold and there was no means of heating. With outside temperatures down to 5 degrees, this spoiled our stay. There were no extra blankets so that we could keep us warm at least during sleep.
• Pedro (10/5): Exceptional - Excellent
• Hoa (10/5): Very spacious nice design apartment with massive master bedroom ensuite separate bathroom - Very spacious nice design apartment with massive master bedroom with 2 bathrooms. Abit annoy with the virtual key checkin but we got in and able to use it after the link reseted.
• Patricio (2/5): - Mala
• Karaj (10/5): Very good - The communication with the staf, location, accommodation, Sometimes the noise in the street
• Cesar (2/5): - Horrible
• JOCELYN (4/5): - It was stressful to check in.
• Angela (4/5): Sorry, but we weren't happy with the accommodation. - Location was good. Place was clean. It was a problem with the virtual keys which didn't work at all. We had to call the company several times. Afterwards we only had one key for the two of us. There were NO blankets in the apartment, each bed had only sheets and it was not warm at night. There is only one plug in the kitchen which is used for the fridge and another one for a lamp. We didn't know where to put the toaster, the kettle or the coffee machine. Plus: the cups provided are too big for the coffee machine. Not much space in the bathrooms to put down your things. We had to put almost everything on the floor. Payment: there was one price we had to pay to booking.com. But then Gaia Apartments wanted a deposit, a cleaning fee, the tourist tax. Prices kept changing. We didn't get a proper receipt.
• Alyssa (5/5): Great location but communication and check in needs to be way better, it was a hassle - Spacious and great location There were no blankets, they didn't follow through with promises, entry and WiFi information were given incorrectly

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