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"very loud, bed sheets are kind of sketchy, because of the bar and the food they serve it smells pretty bad on the ground floors, but it is barcelona and in a great location so not a bad place overall." — source Hostelworld
"There is an overall feeling of a frat party though; if you are someone who doesn\'t like to party or gets annoyed by people who do party, I recommend staying in a different hostel." — source Hostelworld
"But other than that, there's a real party atmosphere, which may not be recommended for people seeking quiet rest, but is great for everyone else." — source Hostelworld
"They have a pub crawl pretty much every day and there is a bar downstairs which is great place to just chill." — source Hostelworld
"overall great location but they have buggered it up charging ppl EUR1 or EUR2 just to scratch themselves." — source Hostelworld
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"The facilities are great, bathrooms are clean, comfy beds, good lockers, free breakfast and dinner, friendly staff, amazing location and the bar area is always lively and makes it so easy to meet other travellers." — source Hostelworld
"I like the frequency with which the bathroom was cleaned and the sheets changed, but the mattress had bed-bugs and the showers are poorly designed if you don't want to wander around naked in your towel." — source Hostelworld
"The facilities were used by loads of people and not cleaned until late afternoon each day, so the bathrooms were GROSS (especially the morning after a particularly wild night of partying)." — source Hostelworld
"Staff were really friendly and helpful, great location, my room was cleaned everyday, there were secure lockers for my valuables and with a free breakfast a dinner you cant go wrong." — source Hostelworld
"The only thing I really didn't like was that there were no top sheets on the beds and the blankets looked like they cleaned them once a year." — source Hostelworld
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"Very safe and secure with friendly staff and some great extras (free internet, breakfast etc)." — source Hostelworld
"Service is too poor." — source Hostelworld
"Definitely a party hostel: cheap beer, friendly staff, excelent location too." — source Hostelworld
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"Really nice hostel, excellents location and staff, but it�s really a party place. If U R looking for rest, maybe this is not the best option, cause the bar and the area (Plaza real) are quite louds." — source Hostelworld
"This hostel has an awesome location and excellent security. The doors, elevator, and lockers were all key-secured, and the location was right off the main street in Barcelona." — source Hostelworld
"well organized, amazing location right in the centre of barcelona, beautiful view of plaza real, of course a bit noisy because barcelona never sleeps." — source Hostelworld
"Best location of a hostel ever, in one of the best squares in barcelona, not far from the beach, not far from night life, close to metro station." — source Hostelworld
"Location perfect and lots of facilities in the hostel (internet, good breakfast and dinner, pool table, tv in the common area, etc." — source Hostelworld
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"It is in the heart of the Ramblas, inexpensive, they serve you dinner for free, have pool and foozball tables, and a cheap bar to drink at with everyone there." — source Hostelworld
"The staff seemed extremely aggrieved to be doing their job, which is quite unpleasant to deal with." — source Hostelworld
"Expensive, price should have included towels and sheets." — source Hostelworld
"close to everything and for a very reasonable price." — source Hostelworld
"This hostel has a great location but at a price." — source Hostelworld
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"but most of the lockers in our room did not work (only 1 out of 8 worked). the daytime staff was very friendly and helpful but the overnight was horrible - i could not get into my room and the guy at the desk told me it was my problem, not his and refused to help me." — source Hostelworld
"One of them actually asked me \\\"you got something to say to me\\\" in a menacing tone when he came in the room at 3:30 am and I looked at him in disbelief because the lights were on." — source Hostelworld
More information on Kabul Backpackers Hostel
Kabul Hostel is the most centrally located hostel in Barcelona!It is one of the most popular hostels in Europe, offering young travellers a great place to stay whilst visiting Barcelona. It is perfectly located just off 'Las Ramblas', in one of the most beautiful squares in Europe (Plaza Real), close to all of the most popular tourist sites, including of course the beach! Kabul Backpackers Hostel Barcelona is a member of the association of the best youth hostels in Europe, now known as Europe�s Famous Hostels (EFH). These hostels offer the best atmosphere and service at the lowest price. We have dorms with 4, 8, 10, and 20 beds. We do not have single or double rooms. Clean communal (single sex) bathrooms are located on each floor. The hostel is located downtown, and is open 24h. That�s right we don�t impose a curfew. And there is no age limit, nor a maximum stay. IMPORTANT: If you have multiple bookings please send us an email to info@kabul.es with the different booking reference numbers so we can combine them as one according to availabilityIf you are arriving after 6pm, please contact the hostel directly by phone or emailWhen making a reservation please ensure that your Credit Card does not expire before your arrival date. If so, we require you to advise us of the new card details as soon as you have them or the booking won't be guaranteed. Don't forget to quote the reservation number!
Directions
Kabul is conveniently located in the bottom right hand corner of Plaza Real (Number 17), just off Barcelona�s most famous street, La Ramblas.FROM Sants Estaci� or Plaza Catalunya, take the metro (L3 green) to the stop, �Liceu�. From there walk down La Ramblas towards the water and turn left into Plaza Real (the main entrance is just past KFC). From the airport (El Prat), catch the Aerobus or the train. Both modes of transport will bring you to �Placa Catalunya�. Here you can either transfer to the green line (L3) and continue on the metro to the stop, �Liceu�, or take the short walk down Las Ramblas until you see the palm trees of Plaza Real on your left. FROM Estaci� del Nord (main bus station), take the metro (L1 red) from �Arc de Triomf�, to �Catalunya� and follow the instruction above to arrive at the hostel.
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