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Reviews of The 8 Boutique B&B

Aragó 281, 1r 2a, Eixample, 08009 Barcelona, Spain

#183 of 332 B&Bs and inns in Barcelona

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 32 B&B reviews

7.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    8.1

  • Value for money

    7.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.6

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  • Reviewed: October 30, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room really very small

    Location and team

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 25, 2023

    8.0
    Great hotel, very clean and well located.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    WiFi kept cutting out.

    Location is very good and the hotel is very well presented. Quite difficult to find as it is located inside a large building but it is a beautiful and very clean accommodation.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 12, 2023

    8.0
    Comfortable bed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No air con first night had to sleep with the window open. Very noisy. No milk for tea/coffee. No spare toilet roll.

    Great location

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: March 28, 2022

    8.0
    Location and quality/price - perfect, reception and air conditioner - to be improved.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    2 things: 1. When I arrived, I rang the door, but no one replied. I was late to my evening meeting, so I really wanted to get into the room asap, change my clothes and head to the meeting. I had to wait around 10-15 minuties till I was finally accomodated, I called the number - no one answered. That was not pleasant, there were no sign at the door, smth like "will be back in 5", nothing. I notified in advance that I'll check-in between 5 to 6 pm, I arrived at around 5:45. A small note would have helped a lot. 2. The air conditioner was too loud, I couldn't sleep properly. It had a timer or so, it would've stopped for a second and then immediately started again, it was an endless loop of it, this change in the sound was disturbing, though I'm not really a light sleeper.

    I stayed in a single room. Great location, reasonable price, very polite staff. Everything in the room was clean and looked new. I didn't have the table in my room, but I could work in the kitchen, it was very comfortable. There was a good coffee and tea selection in the kitchen and there was a bottle of water provided in the room. These small things really change the game.

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: October 17, 2021

    8.0
    very good location, comfort room
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    I was travelling with my nephew who did not stay with me- he stayed with friends- however it was forbitten to him to enter my room and when he did to wait for me for 5 minutes to leave, the owner was unhappy

    the room was very nice and even though the hotel is located in a vey busy road it was quite due to double glazing

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: July 19, 2021

    9.0
    Totally worth a short stay there.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The only point that could have been better was the natural light. Our room had a small window in the bathroom (maybe others do have). This would have made it perfect :)

    The location was perfect for our one night stand in Barcelona. The room and bathroom were very clean, bed was comfortable and the staff extremely nice, friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: October 30, 2023

    3.0
    Arrogant and unfriendly owner
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The Owner was very arrogant. When we arrived about 13:00, she ignored us. She was on the phone with her boyfriend about 15 minutes and we had to wait for her. We wanted to leave our bags there and she was telling us just that the check in is at 15:00. Then she said something was wrong with the booking, so she wanted to see my e-mails from booking.com. She was very unfriendly and we spend about 30 minutes there just to leave our bags. I would never go to that place again and don't recommend it to anybody

    The place was good located.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 7, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Shower space.

    Location was awesome. Room was super clean!

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: August 10, 2023

    1.0
    Terrible.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I emailed the owner of this property what time I would arrive. When I arrived on time she was nowhere to be seen. I called but she didn't answer any of my calls to any of her numbers. I saw another guest there who claimed that he barely ever saw her and had experienced similar problems. After waiting for hours, I left a note and left for another hotel. The owner of the property refuses to reimburse me or even communicate with me. To make matters worse, I can tell she is purposefully ignoring me and trying to stop me from submitting this. This is a tourist SCAM. This should not be allowed to be listed as a three-star hotel since there is often no one at the front desk. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: July 2, 2023

    2.0
    The great location doesn’t make up for the bad experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The host’s attitude was terrible, we arrived at 13:45, and kept buzzing the bell but no one would answer, tried calling and messaging the host and she wouldn’t respond. We had to wait outside until other tenants (whom have also experienced the same situation as us) came and let us in. We then left our luggage inside and went out to eat only to come back to find the room wasn’t ready nor cleaned and it took the host more than an hour and a half to clean. And we only got into our rooms at 18:30. This is all happened even though the host’s message clearly stated “RECEPTION HOURS: from 12:00 to 19:00 CHECK IN : from 15:00 to 19:00.”

    Location was top-notch. The place was clean and the restroom was nearly as big as the bedroom and had its own balcony.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 11, 2023

    2.0
    Classic bait and switch tactic
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Check in time was disregarded. I told the property I would arrive between 2-3pm and I had to wait outside 30 minutes until a stranger let me in the building. I then waited outside the hotel even though the owner knew I was outside. The owner does not start cleaning your room until you arrive or after. I had to wait 3 hours before I could access my room. Even though this is a bed and breakfast, there is no option for a breakfast. I found this misleading as its called Bed and Breakfast. Your room is not serviced at any time so take this into account if you are staying more than a day or two. The owner is not reachable by phone or message and there is a sign that says reception is there from 12-7, however this is not true. If you run out of any toiletries you will need to buy more yourself. My bathroom ceiling was leaking around the electrical the second day I was there. I left a note for the owner since I could not reach her any other way and it was completely disregarded. Booking.com took part in this as it promotes only the positive comments and provides high rateings however if you read the comments in the last year most are bad.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 10, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    everything

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 8, 2023

    1.0
    Horrible
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I was mislead by the star rating on booking.com, it turns out that when there is new management the ratings don't get reset. We arrived on 2nd June at 2:30pm. We were within the recommended check in time. We had to wait 10 minutes before the receptionist answered the buzzer to let us in. We also tried ringing the phone and no one picked up. We had to wait until 8:30pm before we could enter our room. There is no breakfast service even though the name of the place states that. Our room was never cleaned during our stay, we never got clean towels and had to ask for toilet paper when we ran out. On one of the days of our stay I had to let another guest into the place because his room card no longer worked and no one was answering the phone and no one was in reception area. Stay away, it was a horrible experience and the manager there was very rude from the first night we arrived as we patiently waited for our room to be ready without any apology for the delay.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 24, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    owner attitude and non responsiveness

    location

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 8, 2023

    10
    I would stay there again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We stayed there for 5 nights, so it would be nice if in the middle of our stay the room was being cleaned.

    Everything was nice. The location was perfect and the room was super clean. There was a good internet connection too. In the common space you could make coffee and tea. Also we could leave our luggage there after check out and it was super convenient.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: April 9, 2023

    5.0
    Basic B&B, very expensive as there was a major trade fair on during the week.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Very over-priced, no breakfast facilities, small room.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: July 3, 2022

    10
    perfect in every way
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    there was nothing I could say that wasn’t perfect

    the property is immaculately styled and the owner was so helpful getting my checked in late in the day

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: June 6, 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    However, you advertise as a bed and breakfast. There was NO breakfast. NO air conditioning working in our room which was unbearable, we had requested our room to be cold. This obviously impacted on our sleep which was poor. There was nowhere to hang towels to dry which you had to reuse as the rooms weren't serviced daily or fresh towels offered.

    Location was very good. Clean room, lovely big comfortable bed. Lovely toiletries. Was quiet considering it was on a very busy road.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2022

    4.0
    Good room but bad value for money and terrible reception
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room did not have any windows accept a frosted window overlooking a lightwell. Also the check-in procedure was abominable. We saw two separate couples sitting on the stairwell in front of the entrance door unable to check-in because there was no staff to receive them. One of these couples had been waiting for several hours having disembark from a transatlantic flight. For over €200 per night this did not represent good value for money at all.

    The room was large and clean and comfortable with an excellent bathroom

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: April 19, 2022

    5.0
    Clean and conveniently located but poor value
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Despite check-in being advertised as being available from 3pm, the room wasn’t ready when I arrived at 3.30pm after a long train ride from San Sebastián. I was told to return after 4.30pm but the room still wasn’t ready. It was past 5.30pm before I could enter the room, freshen up and relax! To be fair the room was cleaned well and there was only one lady working on her own. She could have used some help because she seemed run off her feet. At €135 for one night, without breakfast, without a window, thin walls and a single bed this is an extortionate amount to pay even for Barcelona.

    The room was spotless and the shower was warm and powerful. The hotel was conveniently located a few minutes away from Passeig de Gracia train station, which was handy as I had another train the catch the following morning.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: September 30, 2021

    10
    Great stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The owner was very friendly and helpful. The room was clean, spacious and the bed was very comfy. The owner upgraded my room as well for free which was a nice surprise. The accommodation was in a great location. I also liked that there was a communal area with a kitchen and couches.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: July 22, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 3, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2023

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