Ítaca Hostel

Extremely Disappointed by the Poor Staff Behavior and Unclean Facilities. I had high hopes for this hostel, but my experience was deeply disappointing. From the moment I arrived, things felt off. The entrance door says “push,” but it doesn’t actually open unless someone lets you in from the inside—confusing and not welcoming. The most troubling part of my stay was the staff’s attitude, especially the overnight employee. On September 17 around 3 AM, I went to the kitchen—which I was told is open 24 hours—to quietly make myself a cup of coffee. I barely touched the machine when a tall, light-skinned man working the night shift appeared and began reprimanding me for “making noise.” His tone was rude and aggressive, and he spent over five minutes lecturing me—ironically making far more noise than I ever did. This interaction left me feeling disrespected and singled out. I don’t like to bring race into things, but I couldn’t help noticing that my group was the only Black guests there, and I did not see other guests being treated this way. It’s hard not to feel that we were treated differently. To make matters worse, the bathroom was not clean, which added to the overall discomfort of the stay. Staff should be trained not only in basic hospitality but also in how to treat all guests with dignity and respect. I was prepared to give this place 3 stars, but after this experience, I can’t give more than 1—if that. Respect and cleanliness are the bare minimum, and unfortunately, this hostel failed on both fronts.

Great hostel! I had a really comfy stay, staff was always super helpful and friendly, the entire place is kept very clean. They also facilitate enough activities to create a nice community. The location is also prime. 100% I would stay here again when in Barcelona. 👍🏼👍🏼

I loved Itaca hostel! The location is very central. I was in Barcelona during some festivals and there were parades on the street that you could see from the balcony. Such a great chill but social vibe. It was clean and the staff were very friendly. Easy to make friends as well.

I can definitely recommend this already highly recommended hostel! • Great location • Friendly staff • All the rooms, toilets and common areas we're better then expected and very clean & tidy. • Had some good organised group activities. • The other people staying there were polite and respectful.

Everything was perfectly fine — a quiet, peaceful hostel in the heart of the old town. Excellent service, well-equipped kitchen, and each guest gets their own locker with a key (large enough to fit a suitcase and a backpack).

You can connect easily from the hostel and meet an amazing backpacking people from all around the world. I had really good experience in this hostel with friends, who I met here. I would love to book this hostel again when I come back Barcelona!

the best hostel i have ever stayed in: amazing staff, especially Ceu, a lot of initiatives like pasta al pesto and wine for 3€, the whole place is very clean and it felt overall quite safe. thank you thank you thank you!!

A cozy place with extremely nice staff and respectful guests at a remarkable location. They have a 24/7 reception and the staff lets you store your luggage for free and use their bathrooms even before/after checking out. The 6-bed rooms, a cozy kitchen and common room truly made it not even feel like a hostel and gave it an apartment-like intimate atmosphere.

Yuk, I did not like this hostel. The hostel and not the Apartment rentals were only one floor with 3-4 rooms of about 8 people each. Definitely a smaller hostel itself. Location: located right next to the cathedral and walking distant to las rambas and the aero bus. Central location and fairly closed to the downtown area. Hostel-Rooms were decent sizes. A female and male bathroom (which I didn't know because when I came it was late and I didn't see the picture of a guy on the guys bathroom and used the guys bathroom during my whole stay there! And finally saw it on the last day...was wondering why I saw no girls using this one...) hahaha. There was no curfew so you get drunk people walking in a 3am! The doors were weird and nobody ever locked it. Wifi only works in dining and lounging area. Breakfast was your typical cereal and bread thing. They lock up the lounging area after a certain time. I had a towel that was smaller than most and it looked like a hand towel, they took it by mistake and took them he next day to find it when it was just in their dirty laundry basket! I was mad! They didn't even offer me another towel to shower or anything. I hung the towel in the room and try just took it. I finally got it back all wet still and she was like we can wash it for it, it was effing late and I was leaving the next day! Had to pack. But when they were looking for it they kept saying oh were washing it right now, turned out to be in their dirty laundry basket. So irritated. I did not like this hostel. It was okay, small, and iono something about it...

Itaca is a great hostel in the middle of everything in Barcelona. It is literally a 30 second walk from the Catedral and some great restaurants and shopping, and a 5 minute walk to the main street by the water and a really cool shot bar! The staff was really friendly and helpful in telling us places to eat and watch futball. We stayed in a 8 person dorm room which felt comfortable and cozy. There's no curfew or lock out time or anything, so we were able to nap during the day and stay out at night! I've heard about a few bigger party hostels like Kabul, which might have been more fun and conducive to meeting other young people, but I had no problems with Itaca in terms of a place to stay. The bathrooms weren't the best, but they weren't the worst either. The only real problem was that the showers were operated by a button that you had to press every thirty seconds, or the water went off. I would absolutely stay here again if I were coming to Barcelona and recommend it to others.