Name: Chic & Basic Zoo
Address: Passeig Picasso, 22, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain, Passeig Picasso, 22, Catalonia, 08003, Spain
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $99 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.2

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Chic & Basic Zoo

This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in shopping, food and culture – Check location Passeig Picasso, 22, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in shopping, food and culture – Check location

Estació de França - Railway Station: only 4 minutes away! (850 feet by foot)

*8.7* Picasso Museum: only 4 minutes away! (1,050 feet by foot)

*8.9* Ciutadella Park: only 4 minutes away! (900 feet by foot)

*8.7* Modern Art Museum Barcelona: only 2 minutes away! (450 feet by foot)

*8.4* Arc de Triomf: only 6 minutes away! (1,550 feet by foot)

*8.9* Santa Maria del Mar: only 6 minutes away! (1,500 feet by foot)

*8.5* Santa Caterina Market: only 6 minutes away! (1,450 feet by foot)

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Staff very friendly. Location / area nice during the day, not so nice at night. Lots of homeless people sleeping on the street.

Nikki, United Kingdom

Very clean! The service was Good and the people were friendly. I can recommend basic zoo to my friends and family.

Jeroen, Netherlands

The best thing about this hotel is the location close to the food burra and a short walk to the train. Free water coffee and biscuits was also a welcome treat in a city that is quite pricey

Jon, Australia

The location was the best thing. Right next to the old town and really handy to everything. The room itself was very small but comfortable.

Greta, Australia

Bottled cold water, tea and coffee machine in the foyer and the decor in the building is nice. The location is amazing in the El Born area not too far from La Ramblas. Pressure of the shower is great but it's quite narrow. Bed is comfortable and the air conditioning is very good and overall the room including the bathroom is a really good size.

Marie-anne, Australia

The reception staff were very friendly and helpful and showed us nice areas to visit and stored our bags for us when our room wasn't ready on arrival due to a very early flight. The room was large and the wifi was strong. Air con in the room was good. The building felt very secure as you have to get through two locked doors at night to access your room from the street. We walked to the beach every day and it is close to shops and restaurants, there is a nice Greek restaurant around the corner if you fancy something other than Spanish food! TV in the room also and we had 2 free bottles of water on arrival.

Lucy, United Kingdom

Location is great. Balcony overlooking the park is a wonderful way to wake up. It's also very low-key and guests are left to themselves unlike a lot of other hotels.

Christopher, United States of America

The woman at reception was incredibly helpful and gave us an entire rundown on the city with her own personal recommendations and a hand annotated map. The room was great, comfortable, and in a good location in Born and near the Gothic Quarter and Parc de la Ciutadella.

George, United Kingdom

We were dissappointed about the room in the ** location. A lot of serieus and friendly effort was made by very supportive deskstaff to find us an alternative room in the ***location and even a rooftop appartment with marvellous view in the same street.

Jeanette, Netherlands

Well, the room was cheap and had a pretty good location There was a free water, coffee and tea available in the lounge room Also a free wifi was a pretty OK bonus Staff at the reception were helpful and friendly, I even lost the key and had it replaced during the nighttime with no penalties

Oskars,

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This property is a 13-minute walk from the beach. Chic & Basic Zoo is in El Born, now one of the most fashionable and cosmopolitan districts of central Barcelona. On one side is the Gothic Quarter, to the other is Ciutadella Park, and the port is a few minutes away.

From the hotel, guests can easily get to the historic center of the city, the Gothic Quarter (Barrio Gótico) where the cathedral, Santa Maria del Mar, Plaza Sant Jaume and Santa Anna are located.

The hotel is also very close to the zoo, the Ciutadella Park, beaches and the Olympic Port. In the neighborhood guests will also find nightlife, bars, restaurants (the area of El Born is where you´ll find the most typical ‘tapas’) and museums, such as the Picasso Museum.

Ciutat Vella is a great choice for travelers interested in shopping, food and culture.

This is our guests' favorite part of Barcelona, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Barcelona! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 161 ft² This air-conditioned room features a TV, a safe and free Wi-Fi. The private bathroom includes a hairdryer. Room Facilities: Shower, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Tile/Marble floor, Wake-up service, Alarm clock, Dryer, Wardrobe/Closet Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 161 ft² This interior-facing, air-conditioned room features a TV, a safe and free Wi-Fi. The private bathroom includes a hairdryer. Room Facilities: Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Tile/Marble floor, Wake-up service, Alarm clock, Dryer, Wardrobe/Closet Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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Room Size: 226 ft² This air-conditioned room features a TV, a safe and free Wi-Fi. The private bathroom includes a hairdryer. Double or twin beds are available upon request and subject to availability. Room Facilities: Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Toilet, Heating, Tile/Marble floor, Wake-up service, Alarm clock, Dryer, Wardrobe/Closet Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 237 ft² This air-conditioned room has a balcony with views of the Passeig de Picasso and the Ciutadella Park. There is a TV, a safe and free Wi-Fi. The private bathroom has a hairdryer. Double or twin beds are available upon request and subject to availability. Room Facilities: Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Balcony, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Tile/Marble floor, Wake-up service, Alarm clock, Dryer, Wardrobe/Closet, Garden view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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Closest Landmarks

Aire Roman Baths 0 miles
Modern Art Museum Barcelona 0.1 miles
El Born Centre Cultural 0.1 miles
Chocolate Museum 0.1 miles
La Seca Theatre 0.1 miles
Estació de França - Railway Station 0.2 miles
Ciutadella Park 0.2 miles
Picasso Museum 0.2 miles
Santa Caterina Market 0.3 miles
Santa Maria del Mar 0.3 miles

Closest Airports

Barcelona El Prat Airport 8.3 miles
Girona-Costa Brava Airport 46.5 miles
Reus Airport 55.8 miles

Shopping Nearby – All Within 500 Yards!

El Born Boutique
Santa Caterina Market Market

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“Very clean! The service was Good and the people were friendly. I can recommend basic zoo to my friends and family.”

Jeroen

Netherlands

“Location and friendly staff”

Erwin

Ireland

“The woman at reception was incredibly helpful and gave us an entire rundown on the city with her own personal recommendations and a hand annotated map. The room was great, comfortable, and in a good location in Born and near the Gothic Quarter and Parc de la Ciutadella.”

George

United Kingdom

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3:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! All children under 2 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

Free! One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a crib.

The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.

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Pets are not allowed.

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Please let Chic & Basic Zoo know your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking or contact the property.

Please note that Chic & Basic Zoo does not have a reception. Check-in takes places at Meetingpoint Chic & Basic (Calle Princesa Street, 50), 500 feet from Chic & Basic Zoo. Chic & Basic Meetingpoint is open 24 hours.

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August 8, 2017

Nikki
United Kingdom
6.3

“Stayed on Angel before, which I think is a better location.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉cockroaches...
눇Staff very friendly. Location / area nice during the day, not so nice at night. Lots of homeless people sleeping on the street.
August 8, 2017

Jeroen
Netherlands
Age group: 18 – 24

1 helpful vote
10

“Value for money”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇Very clean! The service was Good and the people were friendly. I can recommend basic zoo to my friends and family.
August 6, 2017

Erwin
Ireland
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉High price for the quality that is not poor but the prices too high.
눇Location and friendly staff
August 5, 2017

Jon
Australia
8.3

“Nice little boutique room in food burra”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Needed a bit of basic maintenance several of the light globes were out. The walls a bit thin had noisy neighbors one night but think this is normal for big city
눇The best thing about this hotel is the location close to the food burra and a short walk to the train. Free water coffee and biscuits was also a welcome treat in a city that is quite pricey
August 3, 2017

Roger
Netherlands
Age group: 45 – 54

1 helpful vote
8.8

Excellent
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Coffee corner guests where loud late at night
눇Price location
July 28, 2017

Greta
Australia
7.9

“Perfect location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Economy Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉Finding it was a little difficult. The address on the site takes you to the front of the building, but to get to the entrance you have to go down the street, around the corner and down that street. We had to ask someone if they knew where reception was as we couldnt find it. After traveling a distance, it is nice to just find where you need to go, but it wasnt so easy.
눇The location was the best thing. Right next to the old town and really handy to everything. The room itself was very small but comfortable.
July 25, 2017

Marie-anne
Australia
7.9

“Comfortable stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Not very much information from the staff upon check in regarding the hotels facilities considering we were in the other building, so felt quite segregated, had to pay a fee at check out for breakfast but we weren't sure what that was for as it was only tea,water, coffee and biscuits provided to us. But nothing you can't enquire further about just make sure you do.
눇Bottled cold water, tea and coffee machine in the foyer and the decor in the building is nice. The location is amazing in the El Born area not too far from La Ramblas. Pressure of the shower is great but it's quite narrow. Bed is comfortable and the air conditioning is very good and overall the room including the bathroom is a really good size.
July 24, 2017

Lucy
United Kingdom
7.1

“Great staff and location, but could be better!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
눉The safe in the room appeared to be broken so we didn't use it. The bathroom was a little tired looking and the shower didn't drain very well. We requested an early check-in due to our flight being so early but we never heard back from the hotel. When we got there we were told we wouldn't be able to check in for another few hours which was disappointing. No fridge in the room and no one on the reception desk in the actual building you stay in (the reception where you check-in is round the corner from the rooms) Rooms also aren't very sound proof, we were woken up in the morning by people in the corridor and we could hear next doors TV from our room and we could hear them taking a shower. We felt it was a little over priced.
눇The reception staff were very friendly and helpful and showed us nice areas to visit and stored our bags for us when our room wasn't ready on arrival due to a very early flight. The room was large and the wifi was strong. Air con in the room was good. The building felt very secure as you have to get through two locked doors at night to access your room from the street. We walked to the beach every day and it is close to shops and restaurants, there is a nice Greek restaurant around the corner if you fancy something other than Spanish food! TV in the room also and we had 2 free bottles of water on arrival.
July 23, 2017

Simon
United States of America
7.9

“Great Location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Economy Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
눉Walls were a little thin. Homeless people sleeping on the street right outside.
눇Great location.
July 22, 2017

G
United Kingdom
5.8

“Overpriced, but clean rooms and friendly staff.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Didn't feel like a hotel, more of a hostel/apartment... was not really worth the money. Think we were paying for location alone. Friendly staff in main hotel.
눇Lovely location
July 20, 2017

Christopher
United States of America
5.8

“Very basic well-located and well-priced hotel, but not clean”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The cleanliness of the room was not great. It looked like sheets and towels had been changed but no real cleaning. Floors and counters we're grimy and did not look wiped down. There was also a pretty gross leak situation with the shower and the toilet.
눇Location is great. Balcony overlooking the park is a wonderful way to wake up. It's also very low-key and guests are left to themselves unlike a lot of other hotels.
July 13, 2017

George
United Kingdom
10

“Excellent location, value for money, and super super helpful lady at reception!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇The woman at reception was incredibly helpful and gave us an entire rundown on the city with her own personal recommendations and a hand annotated map. The room was great, comfortable, and in a good location in Born and near the Gothic Quarter and Parc de la Ciutadella.
July 11, 2017

Jeanette
Netherlands
8.8

“Great difference in quality of rooms. Great staff. Great neighbourhood!”
- • Business trip
- • Couple
- • Economy Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
눉Room (26) we booked at first was small, not quiet and window very close to balcony neighbours. Did not feel safe having the window open.
눇We were dissappointed about the room in the ** location. A lot of serieus and friendly effort was made by very supportive deskstaff to find us an alternative room in the ***location and even a rooftop appartment with marvellous view in the same street.
July 10, 2017

Anonymous
Austria
8.8

“If you won't be at the room except for sleeping then I can fully recommend the hotel.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Economy Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Rooms a rather small and dark
눇Perfect location for sightseeing; clean
July 10, 2017

Oskars
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉First of all, its not a hotel but apartment chain. Maybe thats ok for Barcelona, but I really didnt like the smell of the room, it smelled like a cat piss.. maybe its the water with chlorine, probably it is, but still room smelled like it was covered in piss, it was quite shocking to me. TV wasnt working (there was no signal), but the advert said that rooms had TVs in them, I dont like being lied to, well, technically there was a TV, yeah, but most people dont enjoy watching a blank screen In the building there were construction works that woke me up at 7:00 AM with a heavy drilling, shouldnt they warn the guests somehow? Also, cleaning lady was speaking on the loudspeaker when cleaning the neighboring room at 8:00AM and yelling really loudly for, I am not kidding, 30min, It was probably the dumbest thing I have encountered thus far in the hotels haha
눇Well, the room was cheap and had a pretty good location There was a free water, coffee and tea available in the lounge room Also a free wifi was a pretty OK bonus Staff at the reception were helpful and friendly, I even lost the key and had it replaced during the nighttime with no penalties

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