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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
,
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
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
)
.
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.
$$Cross-Pollinate
isareputableonlinebookingagencyrepresentingB&Bsandapartments
in a handful of European cities, including Barcelona. Choose a place online and submit a re-
servation;iftheplaceisavailable,you'llbechargedasmalldepositandemailedthelocation
and check-in details. Policies vary from owner to owner, but in most cases you'll pay the
balance on arrival in cash. Barcelona listings range from a B&B double room near Sagrada
Família for €75 per night to a three-bedroom Eixample apartment sleeping eight for €288
per night. Minimum stays vary from one to three nights (US tel. 800-270-1190,
www.cross-
$$ 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