Reviews of Barbieri International Hostel

24 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very nice staff, pretty quiet and safe. Lockers for bags and full kitchen.

Disliked: The computer is located right by several of the rooms so people could be kept up at night if people hang out by the front desk, computer at night.

05 December 2011

Liked: Staff were friendly and helpful at the Puerta del Sol hostel.

Disliked: I made a reservation with Barbieri International Hostel in the Chueca neighborhood, and upon arrival, we were told that the room we had booked was reserved in their other hostel closer to Puerta del Sol. While the staff were friendly and helpful at this location, we specifically wanted to stay in the other neighborhood.

06 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location! right in the center or it all!!

Disliked: listen man if I have to complain about one thing its the lack of outlets in the dorms, but man that's nothing really to complain about. the guys were nice and took care of my phone when it was charging day or night!

04 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Location is excellent in an exciting part of town and not too far from the main sites and really near the metro station. The accomodation is perfectly adequate for the traveller who wants a central base.

Disliked: Our room was located on the front of the property and on Friday and Saturday night the street is very lively and loud! It is fine if you are likely to be out at that time but if you like to sleep early then it may be a problem. The entrance is not too obvious to find but if you look hard you will see it!

08 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was close to the metro and you can walk from the hostel to the train station. I liked that it had a kitchen and provided linen.

Disliked: I disliked that the tours and group activities offered were organized at a different branch of the hostel. On the flyers it says "meet in the lobby" but they tell you to go all the way to the other barbereli hostel. Also the bathroom was very poorly constructed. The space between the toilet and the sink was not large enough and there was no privacy when taking a shower. I also did not like that you had to pay for the use of the lockers.

05 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Every staff member was really nice and helpfull. And the Hostel is very close to the center of Madrid in an area which is very good for going out at nights.

Disliked: ------

28 August 2011 Cameron would recommend this property

Liked: Wifi, breakfast

Disliked: Shared bathroom facilities

27 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Close to everything. Staff are very helpful and the facilities were great.

Disliked: We had a twin room - there was barely any room to put our bags down. Very small.

19 August 2011

Liked: Not much

Disliked: The recepcionist that was very rude and threw away my food.

15 August 2011 Emily would recommend this property

Liked: It was in a great spOt right near the train station. Full of little clubs and bars and restaurants. Was in chueca which is the new happening gay district of Madrid. So felt very safe. They also had another property two stations away right in the center of town with a large balcony for chilling out on. All the staff were great and very helpfull

Disliked: A little hard to spot. But directions from station were spot on. Only the road that you step on to from the station is the one you are looking for. We walked all the way down it checking the crossroads untill we got to the end and realized we had been in the street the whole time.

15 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Middle of the city

Disliked: A bit shabby

07 August 2011 Danny would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel was in an absolutely amazing location, with the main areas of Madrid, such as Puerto del Sol, all in walking distance. If you didn't want to walk, there was a metro station less than a 5 minute walk away. There was also a pretty amazing food market less than a 2 minute walk away. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly, the facilities always kept clean. We also took part in a free walking tour, which the hostel was part of. Harriet, our guide, was an absolute charm! Definitely recommend people doing it.

Disliked: My only complaints about the hostel are entirely small and could probably be easily rectified - There were no sockets inside the room I was staying in, though they were more than accommodating by allowing me to charge whatever was needed behind the reception. The room I stayed in had no ladders up to the top bunk, which made it somewhat awkward to get up to.

04 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location in the gay area of madrid, walking distance to everything. staff were really helpful and free breakfast!

Disliked: although there was no curfew or lock out, the kitchen and common room were closed between 12pm and 7am and you had to be really quiet during that time. some of us got home and 6am one night and got in trouble for being too noisy in the bathroom getting ready for bed. breakfast is only toast, but its free so cant complain.

31 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: it was really central to everything and Anna was so helpfull towards me and gave me heaps of information and helped me out with everything i wanted to know. good value for money. comfy beds and breakfast was decent and free. had a big lounge area and free wifi. I was very happy with Anna and her hostel, definately recomend it

Disliked: nothing

23 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: included brekky, location

Disliked: on a noisy street but that is inevitable in Madrid!

15 June 2011 Neil would recommend this property

Liked: Super Friendly english-speaking staff (incl. Felix, the reallllllly cute night-staffer !! :) Excellent location ... Right at Chueca metro. Everything is walkable from here .. no need to buy a metro pass! Nice place to meet other friendly hostellers No night-curfew ... Very safe location ... I kept walking in and out all night long, and had no problems at all

Disliked: Breakfast is literally only toast + tea/coffee/oj ... but there are tons of places nearby that serve excellent (and cheap) food ... like El Tigre (EUR 3 for 5xtapas and a beer), Monte Nevado, the San Anton mall and Mal Amados (which is open only 21:00+) Small and cramped toilets, without locks on the doors! Funny !! :)

07 June 2011 Natalie would recommend this property

Liked: very pleasant, kitchen

Disliked: only small hostel not that great for meeting people- still would reccomend.

06 June 2011 THERESE would recommend this property

Liked: staff was great, washed my laundry and they had a clothes dryer!, very close to metro which is nice with a ton of luggage

Disliked: nothing

17 May 2011 Rebecca would recommend this property

Liked: friendly staff, central location, clean kitchen, fresh sheets

Disliked: the toilets were only separated by a thin sliding door to the washing area

10 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Perfect locacion and good showers!

Disliked: There were noice coming from the street but that is what you will have t accept to stay in the center of a 4 millioncity. I was never woken up by the noice during night though.

05 May 2011 Derek would recommend this property

Liked: Location is good. It's not right in the center but it's not a long walk. Bathrooms got cleaned everyday but were a bit crowded sometimes. Lockers in the room were nice and the price seemed good

Disliked: The bunk beds are ridiculously squeaky. It was kind of a dull place, the commom space is small and mostely used for movie watching. It's best to be out when you're in Madrid anyways though

26 April 2011 ALESSANDRO would recommend this property

Liked: location

Disliked: breakfast

21 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Staff is very good.

Disliked: I didn't like the fact that I have to pay for using lockers in the room.

03 April 2011 Hamish would recommend this property

Liked: really helpful staff, great lounge to hang out, meet new people and drink before going out. Lots of good tapasbars nearby. Great location

Disliked: not very obvious to find initially

31 March 2011

Liked: Clean bathroom.

Disliked: Felt unloved and un-maintained. Breakfast was literally toast and coffee. Despite being correctly labelled and stored my fridge food was thrown away by staff! Not a huge complaint I know but seemed to sum up the hostel!