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Ideal Youth Hostel

2.0 star property

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Free WiFi, bed sheets
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Building design

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

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Map
Carrer de la Unió, 10, Barcelona, 08001
  • La Rambla
    2 min walk
  • Bar Cañete
    1 min walk
  • Liceu Station
    2 min walk
  • Barcelona (BCN-Barcelona Intl.)
    16 min drive

Room options

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Room with 6 single beds

  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Single Beds

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  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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  • Sleeps 8
  • 8 Single Beds

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Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Room with 10 single beds, women only

  • Sleeps 10
  • 10 Single Beds

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Room with 10 single beds

  • Sleeps 10
  • 10 Single Beds

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Room with 5 single beds

  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Single Beds

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  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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1 bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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1 bed in 6-Bed Women-Only Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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1 bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with private bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Room with 6 single beds, women only

  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Single Beds

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1 bed in 6-Bed Women-Only Dormitory Room, with bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Room with 4 single beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds

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1 bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Room with 6 single beds and private bathroom

  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Single Beds

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1 bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Room with 4 single beds, women only

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds

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Room with 6 single beds and private bathroom, women only

  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Single Beds

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Room with 4 single beds and private bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds

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1 bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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1 bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room, with private bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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1 bed in 10-Bed Women-Only Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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1 bed in 4-Bed Women-Only Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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1 bed in 5-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Rooms with 8 single beds

  • Sleeps 8
  • 8 Single Beds

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Room with 4 single beds and private bathroom, women only.

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds

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About this property

Ideal Youth Hostel

Hostel with a rooftop terrace, steps from La Rambla
This smoke-free hostel features a rooftop terrace, laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include tour/ticket assistance and a vending machine. Housekeeping is not available.
Ideal Youth Hostel offers 32 accommodations. This Barcelona hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Bathrooms include a shower. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Ideal Youth Hostel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from La Rambla. Free WiFi in public areas, a rooftop terrace and laundry facilities are available.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Amenities include locker space, laundry facilities and a lift
  • Steps from La Rambla and 13 minutes on foot from Plaça de Catalunya
As a guest of Ideal Youth Hostel, you'll find a rooftop terrace, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi. Ideal Youth Hostel also features laundry facilities and a lift.

This Barcelona hostel is smoke free.

Languages

Arabic, Catalan, English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property is located in the city's Low Emission Zone; only low-emission vehicles are permitted to enter. Guests with non-Spanish license plates must register their vehicle with the city in advance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Breakage deposit: EUR 50 per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. Exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 5.50 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 17 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Towels fee: EUR 5 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.
Property Registration Number AJ–000397-59

We should mention

  • On-site cash transactions can't exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Ideal Youth Hostel Barcelona
Ideal Youth Barcelona
Ideal Youth
Ideal Youth Hotel Barcelona
Ideal Youth Hostel Barcelona
Ideal Youth Hostel Barcelona
Ideal Youth Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
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Ideal Youth Hostel Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 281 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 281 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jorge, garfield

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The worst Experience of my whole life traveling. Was depress for me and my family. I never imagined that I going to be in a place like this. First, the room that they post on the advertising is not even close for the room that they gave me. Any room in a prisión have better conditions that that hole.The room was with bathroom and the told me that I have to share the bathroom with other peoples (ladies and gentlemen). One of the shower lock work didn,t work. NO HOT WATER IN ANY DAY AND ANY TIME TO TAKE SHOWER. We went to talk to the front desk person and they gave just excuu
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

raul

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
En calidad 1 por no poner menos 5
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jørgen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kristina

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed in hostels all over the world, and this is by far the worst one. There are two showers for 60 people, The showers were broken half the time I was there. The bathroom facilities were disgustingly dirty. The bathrooms are mixed, male and female, and no changing room from the shower. There are no locks on most the doors and there was no soap most the time. You could find trash everywhere and no toilet paper. In the room with 10 bunkbeds, there was only one outlet to share. The Last night I was supposed to stay I came home and my key didn’t work so I went downstairs to ask what was wrong and they said that they had to move me to a different room because they booked a party of 10. So they changed my bed and my room without any notice, I only found out because my key didn’t work. I tried to get the stuff I had left on my bed but then found the cleaning staff did not know where it was, including my shower things which left me without the ability to take a shower. The new room they put me did not have any lockers. I would absolutely not stay this hostel again. I will say that the kids running it are really nice people and they do their best with what they have. For the amount of money they charged I would expect at least the basics I’m not looking for luxury, but unfortunately they missed the mark on clean facility, room management, basic hygiene, and basic facilities. I recommend to stay elsewhere.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Sian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Sian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
This property is not what I expected and is not worth the money. From the photos it looks much nicer but when we got there we were surprised. Despite being in a good area for tourists, the price of the room is far too high for what you get. There is no air conditioning, do not provide towels, nothing but a bed and bin in the room, the toilets are small, comfortable and the floors always wet from the showers. There was a kettle, microwave, toaster and fridge downstairs in the common space. There’s also a balcony which was nice to sit on and enjoy the sun. Overall I disagree with the price and think they need to upgrade a bit if they want to charge so much. Would not stay again. Thank you to the staff who were friendly
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

TRAVIS

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaleab

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Gilberto

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Location, location, location …
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

marie

Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Aidan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Raquel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

MANDEEP

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bathrooms were terrible, very dirty
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Rafal

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Habib

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful! Great location!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hojin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
accessibility close to downtown
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good price

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Chun Fung

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff at the front is very nice, but that does not make up for the decrepit state that this hostel is in.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Nalbert Helio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Get away from this property

2/10 Terrible

Olivia

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Emanuel

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Deutsch: Der Boden im Zimmer ist vergleichbar mit einer Baustelle. Das Wasser hat nicht funktioniert, sodass die Gemeinschafts-Toilette so gestunken hat, dass man sich fast übergeben musste und man auch die Hinterlassenschaften der anderen Gäste beäugen konnte. Danach ging der Gestank auch nicht mehr weg und das Gemeinschaftsbad blieb schmutzig. Die Steckdosen haben ebenfalls nicht funktioniert. Der Preis ist viel zu hoch für so eine Müllhalde. Selbst im Gefängnis sieht es tausend mal schöner aus. English: The floor in the room is comparable to a construction site. The water didn't work, so the shared toilet smelled so bad that you almost had to vomit and you could also see the other guests' messes. After that the smell didn't go away and the shared bathroom remained dirty. The sockets didn't work either. The price is way too high for such dump. Even in prison it looks a thousand times nicer.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023