Black Swan Hostel
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About this property
Located 820 feet from Barcelona's Arc de Triomf and Plaza Urquinaona, Black Swan Hostel offers free snacks, free WiFi and air-conditioned rooms. It has a 24-hour reception and a public area with flat-screen TV. Fitted with wooden flooring and large floor-to-ceiling windows, rooms boast a rustic décor with modern furniture. The rooms include private lockers with universal plugs, as well as bed linen. The hostel has a shared bathroom with showers and towels are available at an extra cost. The property features a fully-equipped kitchen with fridge, microwave, oven and hobs. There are also vending machines selling snacks and drink inside the property. You will find a wide range of restaurants, bars and supermarkets in the surrounding area. Staff can provide information about what to see and do in the city. Public parking is available nearby. Plaza Catalunya, Ramblas and Gothic district, are 10 minutes’ walk away. The closest metro stations are Urquinaona and Arc de Triomf, just 2 minutes’ walk. Regular buses connecting to Girona Airport and to Costa Brava Coast leave from a bus stop located just 1969 feet away.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Maria
United States“The social areas are great, rooms clean and comfortable. the location was amazing !, close to tourists venues and bus stops” - Camila
Argentina“Personal stuff was really friendly! Bathrooms were clean all the time.” 
Cristian
Chile“I have been like 4-5 times in this hostel ! and it’s always nice , free parking for my motorbike front of the hostel . it’s nice area around . the hostel it’s good ! nice kitchen , good room , balcony. Borja and the staff are very friendly”- Fangyu United States“Plenty of activities for solo travelers. The volunteer workers there are super fun and interesting”
- Kate United States“The beds feel private even in the shared dorm because of the curtains! The staff is so friendly and it is easy to make friends with all of the travelers. There are are a ton of activities provided by the hostel and the free dinner is a huge bonus!”
- Emily United States“The pub crawl at Black Swan Hostel was such a memorable experience! Nara, Yosef, Abdul, and Ismail were incredible hosts — warm, energetic, and genuinely made everyone feel included from the start. The atmosphere was vibrant, the bar choices were...”
- Sindhu United States“Clean facility, very friendly staff and volunteers”
- Banafsheh
Netherlands“The rooms were clean and had everything you expect. Beds were comfy. The staff were super friendly, especially Borja and Yusif who helped me a lot. There were lot of events planned for each day of the week.” - Natalia
Hungary“Absolutely the best hostel I stayed so far. First of all it is VERY clean. Not every hotel has such a clean showers as this hostel. Beds are comfortable, towels are clean, kitchen is well maintained and tidy at all times. Second, the feeling of...” - Shirzadova
Italy“I quite liked this hostel. It was super close to all the beautiful parts of Barcelona — during my three-night stay, I reached everywhere I wanted to go just by walking. I didn’t even need public transport, except to get to the beaches. The...”
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House rules
Child policies
Children not allowed.
Crib and extra bed policies
Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.
The fine print
Cancellation policy: 48h before arrival.
Modifications and cancellation: Reservations can be modified or canceled free of charge 48 hours before your arrival date. After that period, it will be charged total amount. All modification and cancellation must be made only by email to avoid any problems.
No shows: Total amount will be charged, and reservation will be canceled if you not inform us that you will not arrive
Check in: from 14:00 to 12:00
Check out: from 00:00 to 11:00
Methods of payment: Payment upon arrival by cash, credit cards, debit cards.
Property may pre-authorized your card before arrival.
Age restriction: 18-55.
Special conditions:
Groups (bookings of 3 and more people), reservation above 350 euros and for important dates and events*: For the above there is a 14 days cancellation policy. Reservations can be modified or canceled for free at least 14 days before arrival day. We reserve the right to pre-charge the reservations for 50% of the total amount any time from receiving the reservation. If the reservation cannot be pre-charged, we will inform you by email and you will have 24h to respond if we will not hear from you your reservation will be canceled. 14 days before arrival we will charge the rest of the reservation. And free cancellation will not be possible.
Groups must pay a deposit that we return at the end of their stay.
If you have a group booking, we will always try our best to put you together in the same room, but keep in mind this is a hostel and that is not always possible!
*For important dates and events:
- Mobile World Congress
- Easter Week (Semana Santa),
- Primavera Sound - Sonar Festival
- Final o semi final of football game (Final de Copa, Europa League)
- New Year Eve
- Formula 1
- And other festival and concerts
General informations:
Tourist tax: 4,68 € per person per night.
Towels 3 €
Padlock 3,5€
Reception 24h
No curfew
No alcohol is to be consumed in the hostel rooms.
Lost keys will incur a charge of 10 euros.
Late check-in must be arranged at reception for an additional fee.
Hostel Management and Staff RESERVE THE RIGHT to refuse accommodations or cancel reservations if standards of behavior are not met, in such cases no refunds will be made.
LATE CHECK-OUTS (without prior agreement) may incur a late check-out fee.
All Stag/Hen parties must take entire rooms, they cannot share with other guests.
Kitchen can be used from 7 am to 11pm
