Gothic Point Hostel

Awesome!
This was a great hostel. Really easy to meet people here and to communicate with them. It was a lot of fun, I would definitely stay here again! The bathrooms are clean and the beds have curtains around them, which was really nice. And the front desk is pretty helpful. No problems with this hostel!

I will definitely recommend this hostel. It's clean, offers a relative privacy comparing to other hostels due to the curtains, the staff is nice. Also it has a great location. The only think I disliked were some people in the room who were not quiet at all. But you have to expect that from a hostel, I don't know how the staff can control this.

Myself (female) and a friend (male) stayed in the hostel from Tues 13th to Sat 17th March 2007. I have some suggestions for improvement. Provide a kettle, there was nowhere to make a cup of tea. Do not describe the hostel as having a kitchen, as a sink does not count. I would have expected at least a hob. Replace/rip up the floor boards, as they are incredibly noisy and disturbing. When guests check in, offer blankets, as this was not clear. Staff need to be more welcoming, it felt like even coming through the door we were a hassle to them. Check if people are a couple or just friends, we were given a shared space when we were just friends and would have preferred a downstairs bunk with single beds. Replace ladders on bunks with wider steps, these were incredibly uncomfortable to climb up. Make sure all shower heads face vertically as some spray the wall rather than the person. Music in the hostel was unnecessarily loud. Lastly we were very unfortunate to share a dorm with some incredibly noisy and inconsiderate people who insisted on using their mobile phones as alarms on snooze, which meant from 7 a.m. each morning we were woken up by the phones which proceeded to go off every five minutes until we got fed up and got up. We asked them to turn them off and we were ignored. We did not feel that reception would be able to help in this matter. Location is fantastic and would be good value for money if the above suggestions are implemented. We nicknamed it the Host'hell while we were there due to the factors listed above.

Nice staff, good breakfast, and clean rooms. The privacy curtain was very nice along with the lofted beds.

Stayed here with some friends. It was clean and fairly quiet. They had lockers you can use (with your own locks) and they'll let you keep your bags there after you check out. Helpful staff. Good location. Fairly social place. I'd imagine it's a good place for a solo traveller to stay... not too intimidating.

Funky hostel, and very typically young – not a place for pensioners who've decided to backpack! The location is the best thing. It's really, really close to a Metro station, and in the coolest part of Barcelona. We had a great time walking round the old town streets, which were right outside the door, just absorbing the atmosphere. I wouldn't bother with the "smashed" bar crawl the hostel offers, because we walked in the door of the first place then walked straight back out again. It was absolutely packed and seedy-looking. But it's probably a good drinks deal if getting plastered is your only aim. The breakfast (included in the price) was excellent, plenty of choice – cereal, fruit, toast, jams, biscuits. There is a small kitchen. The downside was oddly the air conditioning, because I didn't bring a sleeping bag and thought I'd be ok without renting bedding. I got very chilly and ended up sleeping in my coat. I probably could have gone downstairs and rented one late, but I decided to stick it out. The atmosphere was not exactly homely; the lighting was too bright, and it felt a bit harsh, but it was very colorful. Also, free Internet is good! By the way, think and do not do what we did – keep your belongings in the lockers outside the room, not inside. We found ourselves going backwards and forwards for toiletries and disturbing someone already in bed. I was disappointed not to be able to try out the private module bunk bed system (which looked cool), because we got put in a small dorm room which wasn't laid out that way, but it was a nice enough room so we didn't ask to switch. Oh and don't try booking this place with American Express, it was down as an option online but they don't actually accept it. This caused a lot of confusion (couldn't send the Internet form), all of which was solved when I paid with Visa.

This is the best hostel I have ever stayed at. Period. Sparklingly clean. Super friendly people. Convenient location. The breakfast wasn't that exciting but it was free!

Gothic Point was really cool. The bits that stuck out for me were the computer room with the black light and the keyboards with no letters marked on them. (The light was actually kind of cool — nice idea, but the keyboards made things a bit tricky.) Also the breakfast that was absolutely awesome — all you can eat of all sorts of different things — and the curtains around the beds that made it pretty private and that was good. The alley it is in is really pretty and the vibe of it is great! The only problem is it is a long way away from everything, but that's what legs are for!

The hostel was more than adequate. It was located in the older part of town, very centrally located. It was steps away from a Metro stop if you needed to go long distances, but on a quieter street. I stayed in a 6-person room, so I didn't get to experience the whole partition thing. The beds were comfortable and the toilet was in the room, as was the sink. The showers all had doors, hooks, and plenty of hot water. The staff were friendly. Beware of the guy trying to get you to go to the bar crawl or tapas thing. I heard it was stupid. Overall, a good value for the money.

I stayed here for a weekend in mid-March. I met great people here, however the staff are clueless about anything and sometimes a little rude (well Spanish people are quite impatient, especially with foreigners) The bathrooms were clean, and the rooms incredibly spacious. They seem almost as if they had two floors, and you had your privacy. The location is very good, right in the nightlife of Barcelona. I'd go there again.

This was a great place. The location was perfect and the people running the hostel were very helpful and friendly. The room we had was clean and so was the kitchen and bath. There were clothes washing facilities and free 24-hour Internet. It was close to good restaurants, shopping and the beach. I would stay there again.

Bah, I didn't like this place. I was looking forward to the "module" concept, but they didn't have them (in my room at least). Instead there were creaky bunks and thin walls. I didn't try it myself, but other people told me they weren't able to get back in late at night (despite the "24-hour curfew") because the desk person was asleep. Not so great, as the hostel is in kind of a dodgy alley. Stay elsewhere if you can — although the free Internet and decent breakfast were nice.

This hostel was good. The beds take a bit of getting used to, but you do have a little more privacy compared to standard bunk beds. The staff were excellent and very friendly — they offered us advice on where to go in Barcelona. The breakfast is included in the price but sheets and blankets aren't, which seems the wrong way round. The Internet is free and the common room is good, but it's not one of the easiest places to meet people due to the amount of large groups. There are plenty of pubs and restaurants nearby, including the Clansman Scottish pub : D.

Amazing hostel! Great staff, and always something to do. The only thing was that we were moved around to a different room after painting started, and the new room had an odd smell. Other than that though, the staff were amazing, the breakfast was nice in the morning, and it was a safe, clean affordable accommodation. I would definitely stay there again!!

I liked the fact that you had your own individual pods, and the location is great, but I'm not impressed that I've been bitten by bedbugs and now I have lesions all over me. Stay clear unless you like scratching yourself till you bleed!