The hostel consists of two apartments, one in front of the other.
The main one, where our dormitory was, has the reception and 2 more rooms.
It is really small, as well as the kitchen, the shared area, etc.
In the room number two in which I stayed, you cannot sleep due to the noise coming from kitchen and shared space (the bedroom is located in the kitchen, separated by a wall).
The receptionists do not really care to help with the situation, nor the owner.
I stayed 4 nights and I noticed that:
- The cleaning of the bathroom, common areas, showers was superficially done in the morning, by the receptionists.
It was done just for the facade: I didn't see nor smell the use of any cleaning or disinfecting solutions. Worst, I did notice during these days a bucket with (same) really dirty water (and a mop), left on the hallway. It seemed to be used on a daily basis to wiped the floor(s) and I believe that was all the cleaning done during the time I stayed there, although many people came to sleep and go.
- I lost something in the room and, looking for it, I discovered quite some dirt, even food packs left by previous guests, stuck between the bed and the wall.
- The shower glass and wall tiles were not cleaned and there were dirty fingerprints all over the bedroom door.
It is not a clean hostel, nor nice and it's really basic.
The kitchen doesn't have cooking facilities and this is not mentioned in the description. The place has microwave, toaster, (quite dirty) electric kettle, something that looked like an electric pot.
The breakfast is really basic: cereals, cheap milk, jam with dry bread, really bad coffee, tea bags.
Location wise, it really depends how you see it. It is true that Sagrada Familia or Gothic Quarter are at 30 min walking distance, but Barcelona is obviously big, the places to visit are quite scattered so, in the end, you will need to use public transport. This is so well organised in Barcelona that, from my perspective, the location does not worth to sacrifice the rest and doesn't counterbalance the disadvantages.