Hostel Centre Esplai Albergue (El Prat de Llobregat, Spain)

This is a hostel rather than a hotel and the facilities are good, but not luxurious. For those on a budget, this is the perfect accommodation. It offers reasonable rates with a range of options from sharing a dormitory, to booking a private room. The room

Although this hostel is located on the outskirts of Barcelona city, it is easy to travel back and forth. Buses pass by the hostel twenty-four hours a day. An average journey into the city takes around half an hour. The airport is only five minutes by car

The continental breakfast served is good considering the value rate for accommodation. A nice touch is a packed breakfast given to guests who are leaving too early to have a sit-down meal in the hostel’s dining room.

The walls between rooms are thin and this means that sound carries and it can get very noisy. Conversations can be heard in neighbouring rooms and from the corridors. Nature can also cause disturbances, with crickets, frogs and insects making noise outsid

At times and some guests encountered small problems, such as the air conditioning not adequately cooling the room. Others found the bathroom light didn’t work and the beds too hard.

While very near to the airport, the general area around the hostel isn’t particularly nice. Some guests felt a little unsafe walking in the locality late at night. Others felt that the location reflected the low price paid for the accommodation.