With its pleasant communal areas, sparkling washrooms and handy on-site facilities, this fine youth hostel is cheap as chips. There are no individual rooms,...

Forget the institutional youth hostels of old, with their mouldy showers, grubby sheets and threadbare towels - the Urbany has brought about a paradigm...

Alongside the tents there's space for camper vans, plus a swimming pool, restaurant and bar.

The rambling dining rooms at the 'house of teaspoons' have been packing 'em in since 1786. The secret to this restaurant's longevity is a straightforward...

The red and blue colour scheme, tissue paper bunting and chaotic hubbub make this a little slice of old Mexico. The minuscule writing on the menu and low...

Locals were heartbroken when the old, beloved Casa Delfín served its last plate of fried sardines, but it has scrubbed up very nicely indeed in its new...

This super-friendly hostel has 201 beds in all, in dorms that sleep three to ten. Facilities include free internet access, a communal fridge, microwave,...

The newest addition to the Equity Point group goes considerably upmarket, with more than 400 beds in an impressive Modernista building in one of the...

Also open in the mornings for breakfast, and late night for drinking at the bar, Elisabets maintains a sociable local feel, despite the recent...

Most regions of Spain are represented at this deeply traditional restaurant. There is a particular emphasis on Galicia (caldeirada gallega is a hearty fish...

Belonging to the same group as Centric Point, this friendly 154-bed hostel has a faintly Asian feel. Dorms (six to 14 beds) are a bit cramped, and although...

A comic metaphor for modern-day Barcelona, Himali moved into what was a local boozer, but has retained the silhouettes of famous Catalans - Dalí and...

A smart hostal near the ferry port, the BCN Port has rooms that are furnished in a chic contemporary style with not a hint of the kitsch decor prevalent in...

Lodging at the Central, spread across two floors of an old Modernista building, is like staying in a rambling flat rather than an hostal. Rooms have...