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Reviews of The Buba House - Hostel

1 out of 5
The Buba House - Hostel
Carrer d'Arago, 239, Barcelona

Reviews

7.4

Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 152 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 152 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

viktor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Levi

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was so incredibly hot, I slept in a pool of sweat, and tried open my window to get some air , however, I was met face to face with the neighbour’s bathroom next door, so that was kind of awkward. I also asked them to clean, and they took out the garbage, but maybe I was expecting too much? The bathroom was great, the housemates were great, staff tried to help, when I needed it mostly - one guy gave me a hand towel to use for my body after showering (this happened two days in a row). It’s good if you’re on a budget, and maybe not when it’s a heat wave, and maybe when you have your own body towel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location is great. It is extremely noisy at night. The doors slam very loudly and the neighbours are not quiet, no matter the time of the night. I found it very hard to get any sleep. This is definitely a “no frills” place. Do not expect anything more than a simple room. It would also be nice if there was more than one towel, especially for a long stay.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

ISABELLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Lydia

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Marjorie

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
A place to crash
We just needed a place to crash and that’s exactly what this was. No frills, nor particularly new or clean, just a place to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Answer on Oct 19, 2021
Hi, Marjorie! Thank you for your opinion. We are trying our best to increase the quality of the cleaning and we're also doing some reparations to renew the hostel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

INYAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room is very small .. I like the staff , the location. Perfect
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Tom on Dec 11, 2019
Thanks for your feedback!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very friendly and accommodating. It's a great location for getting to the different sites. However, the street it's on is very noisy. Garbage is being collected around 12:30 most nights, people are out very late shouting and smoking right outside the building, and the traffic going by us constant with lots of horn honking and sirens even in the middle of the night. Since there is no AC windows have to be left open or the rooms become unbearable hot. You're left to decide if you want to be kept awake by the noise, or by roasting in your room.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Tom on Oct 12, 2019
Thanks for your feedback! Due to our super central location then noise from the city can be unavoidable. We hope you weren't disturbed too much!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

I think it wasn't fair that I (Uruguayan citizenship) was made to pay cash at the arrival of property while at the same time guest from other nationalities (American from Usa) could pay their stay using credit cards. It didn't state CLEARLY what your policy was, for sure I won't make reservation with ebookers again, I strongly dislike this attitude.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and friendly staff. Located in a great area, close to popular tourist spots. Decent and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Tom on Jun 12, 2019
Thanks for your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Khalid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buba is excellent
Excellent friendly service, I was looked after from start to the rnd
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Tom on May 15, 2019
Thanks very much Khalid! We hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

xiuqing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
It is small but nice.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Tom on May 15, 2019
Thanks for the feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Buba House was very clean and we appreciated that breakfast was included!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Tom on Mar 6, 2019
Thanks for your great review! We hope to see you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, nice staff, good WiFi. On the other hand, the room had strong detergent smell and the shower cabin was super tiny.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Tom on Jan 2, 2019
Thanks for the feedback we are always trying to improve! I hope you enjoyed Barcelona!

8/10 Good

Man Chun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is great and the breakfast is good. The building is little bit old but comfortable. Note that Mobile World Congress held on the end of Feb, the price of accommodation is not reasonable in Barcelona.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The staff was super friendly and very helpful, they made me feel very at home. The free breakfast was good and what you would expect for it being free. The beds were comfortable enough, and I had no problems with the showers. The location is a short distance to bus and rail. Not far to some places like Sagrada Familia
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Kristina

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location
The best part is the location.. the not so great part is the street noise and the necessary stair climbing with the bags. Very friendly helpful staff!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Ariel on Nov 10, 2017
Hey Krisitna, Thanks for your comments. Due to our central location then unfortunatley noise from the street is sometimes unavoidable. Our elevator is old but its ok to use plus the staff are always happy to help with luggage. Saludos!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Ariel on Nov 16, 2017
Thanks for your Stay!! And Hope you come back to Barcelona!!

10/10 Excellent

M.R., UK

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good. Above what I expected. Helpful and very pleasant staff

10/10 Excellent

Lewis, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy and convenient hostel. Close to the Passeig de Gràcia rail station, a bit difficult to find at first because there is only a small sign next to the doorway, one flight of stairs to reception then two more flights up to the room, cool set of skeleton keys, staff was very friendly and offered assistance in getting to the Camp Nou, breakfast was light but fresh and the kitchen was clean and functional, bathrooms were clean with plenty of hot water, great street view from the room but lots of street noise throughout the night coming through our windows, comfy bed. Overall it was a great place to stay for the price and location.

8/10 Good

Jonno, Nottingham, England

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great location, great staff and great facilities
Staff were very helpful, forgot to pack adaptor and they supplied me with one for my stay. They recommended places to visit and eat as well as provided us with a map.

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient hotel with nice staff
The location of the hostel is perfect to experience Barcelona in the best conditions. Close to the main attractions and to the subway. The staff was friendly and helpful

6/10 Okay

HUI WEN

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location
The room is clean and comfort. The reception is friendly. But there are only two bathrooms to share. One pipe is clogged.

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Thomas

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

SEONGEUN, Seoul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, and good price
Economic price with very great location, very kind staff.

8/10 Good

Andrew William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Mike, Barcelona

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location for travellers
Close to the travel sight, you can go through most of these on foot. But I can't sleep well at night, the noises were annoying, and you literally don't need an alarm. Since there were some people talking so loud, it's just like they were standing next to me and I could here each of the single word. That's just annoying and it definitely could wake you up instead.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tired and in need of a makeover
I stayed in the female only 6 bed dorm. The room is need of a makeover and the cheap ikea bunk beds are not really adequate for adults. It's very basic and lighting is not good. The lack of natural light through the the hostel makes it feel quite depressing.
Response from Ariel on Jan 2, 2016
Hello! Thanks for your comments and like information we are waiting just for November (Low Season) to make an important renovation. You welcome back to see all changes in few days!

10/10 Excellent

kutlu, Houston, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buba House rocks!
Front desk guys were so nice, kind and friendly. Rooms were clean, quiet, and safe. Showers were clean. People were so respectful eachother, and friendly also. Location is right in the heart of Barcelona. I definitely would recommend who doesnt want to spend a fortune for accomodation during their trip. Ohhh, btw Buba house has free wifi service, and free breakfast until 11 am!

10/10 Excellent

james, calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Near a great metro line that connects to all the sights and beach.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient but not good
Thin walls. Exposed ceiling.

4/10 Poor

Meghann, USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, bad air quality
I stayed in a single room 2 nights and a girls dorm 2 night. Got very little sleep any night. Walls so thin you might as well be in the same room as everyone else. Lock on shower was broken and a man came in while I was showering. I have allergies and the air quality was terrible. Was stuffy with a sore throat all night until I got out in the morning and I cleared up. The staff was nice and friendly. Breakfast included was basic but enough. But this stay turned me off of hostiles for good.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
THIS WAS THE WORST HOLE I HAVE EVER STAYED IN - IN MY LIFE! I HAVE BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN I WAS IN THE INFANTRY DURING WORLD WAR II.

6/10 Okay

Baris, London

Very Good Location
Buba House is very good located hostel. Just 1 block away to street which you can find two buildings of Gaudi, 5min to metro station and 20min walking distance to the herat of the city. Very friendly staff and atmosphere. Small but really helpful breakfast included. According to it's prize, we recieve very good service!

8/10 Good

Diana Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Un lugar cómodo con buena ubicación para los turistas.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ayano

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
部屋がタバコ臭くて最悪だった。 疲れていたので、着いた時にベッドで寝ようとしたが、タバコ臭すぎて休めなくて体調が余計に悪くなった。 そのあと外出する予定があったが、人生で初めて道で吐いてしまった。 自分が泊まってるフロアの、シャワーのお湯もぬるすぎて、違うフロアのシャワーを使った。 受付スタッフは良かった。 でも臭くて快適に休めなかったので、泊まる場所選びを間違えたと思った。体調が悪くなったら、せっかくの海外旅行での観光が苦痛になる。全くおすすめできない。
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Petua

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Missed natural light
Renovation after 18:00hours is not ok for guests
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Lærke

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ophold med lidt mangler
Vi fik vildt god service da vi ankom, og fik endda lov til at komme ind før. Værelset var småt men fint til det vi skulle bruge det til, det, som var “problemet”, var at værelset var enormt varmt. Vi blev nødt til at have 2 blæsere tændt hele dagen, fordi vinduet var lige ud til en baggård hvor der ingen luft kom igennem. Badeværelserne var okay rene, men noget af det så lidt gammelt og rådnet ud. Derudover kunne det ene toilet ikke låses, men det var det med det pæneste bruser. På vores sidste dag stoppede alt vandet også imens en af os var i bad. Der var heller ingen vand i håndvask og vi kunne heller ikke skylle ud i toilettet. Så selvom vi sov fint i sengen, var der virkelig mange mangler. Især fordi prisen også var liiidt til den høje side ift. det man fik.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

NAZARETH FERNANDA

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Silvia

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Anastasia

Liked: Staff & service
Personal super freundlich. Zimmer war zu einem Schacht, schlecht Luft. Laute Umgebung, Türen werden zugehauen. Keine Nachtruhe. Badezimmer schimmlig
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Corentin

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Ça pourrait être mieux
Chambre poussiéreuse et petite mais avec un grand lit dommage qu'il soit uncomfortable
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022