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Wi-Fi, between Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc and Ronda de Sant Pere at Carrer del Bruc 13,
just steps from Metro: Urquinaona, mobile 637-904-044, www.bcnfashionhouse.com ,
info@bcnfashionhouse.com ).
Hostels
Equity Point Hostels: Barcelonahasaterrificchainofwell-runandcentrallylocatedhostels
(tel. 932-312-045, www.equity-point.com ) , providing €25-32 dorm beds (prices lower off-
season) in 4- to 14-bed coed rooms with €2 sheets and towels, pay Internet access, free Wi-
Fi,includedbreakfast,lockers(B.Y.O.lock,orbuyonethere),andplentyofopportunitiesto
meetotherbackpackers.They'reopen24hoursbutaren'tpartyhostels,sotheyenforcequiet
after 23:00. There are three locations to choose from: the Eixample, Barri Gòtic, or near the
beach. $ Centric Point Hostel is a huge place renting 400 cheap beds at what must be the
best address inBarcelona (bar,kitchen, Passeig deGràcia 33—see map on here , Metro: Pas-
seig de Gràcia, tel. 932-151-796, fax 932-461-552, www.centricpointhostel.com ) . $ Gothic
PointHostel rents130bedsablockfromthePicassoMuseum(roofterrace,CarrerVigatans
5—see map on here , Metro: Jaume I, reception tel. 932-687-808, www.gothicpoint.com ) .
$ Sea Point Hostel has 70 beds on the beach nearby (Plaça del Mar 4—see map on here ,
Metro: Barceloneta, reception tel. 932-247-075, www.seapointhostel.com ) .
$ Somnio Hostel, an innovative smaller place run by a pair of American expats, has
26 beds in 10 rooms. Choose between dorms and private rooms (bunk in 6-bed dorm-€26,
S-€44, D-€78, Db-€87; prices include sheets, towels, and lockers; air-con, free Internet ac-
cess and Wi-Fi, Carrer de la Diputació 251, second floor, Metro: Passeig de Gràcia, tel.
932-725-308, www.somniohostels.com , info@somniohostels.com ).Theyhaveasecondloc-
ation that's five blocks farther out.
Apartments
$$Cross-Pollinate isareputableonlinebookingagencyrepresentingB&Bsandapartments
in a handful of European cities, including Barcelona. Choose a place online and submit a re-
servation;iftheplaceisavailable,you'llbechargedasmalldepositandemailedthelocation
and check-in details. Policies vary from owner to owner, but in most cases you'll pay the
balance on arrival in cash. Barcelona listings range from a B&B double room near Sagrada
Família for €75 per night to a three-bedroom Eixample apartment sleeping eight for €288
per night. Minimum stays vary from one to three nights (US tel. 800-270-1190, www.cross-
pollinate.com , info@cross-pollinate.com ) .
$$ Tournights Barcelona, run by American Frederick and his Spanish wife, rents 55
renovatedapartmentswithkitchens.MostarenearthebeachinthelivelyBarcelonetaneigh-
borhood; others are in the Barri Gòtic or Eixample (2 people-€105 April-Oct, €85 Nov-
March; prices vary with size—see photos and videos on website, €40 cleaning fee, 3-night
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