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hi i am planning to stay at kabul in barcelona

let me know if you find anything in madrid and how are you getting from bcn to madrid. did u book yet?

when are you goign?

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From my own experience:

In Barcelona: Hostal Central, as the name suggests it's very centrally located: close to Plaza Universidad, Plaza Catalunya and Raval/the old city. I think me and my girl paid 25 € each in the summer per night for a double room, 20 € each in january. It's really clean and especially tranquil, which I like! Other hostels in Barcelona were absolute hell; filled with drunk, obnoxious young party people. But hey, to each his own...

In Madrid I stayed in hostal Conchita II, on walking distance from the Gran Via and metro Santo Domingo, right in the very city center! The staff was really really nice; we got stuck in Madrid that time because of the Eyafyallayokul vulcano eruption, and the hostal was fully booked but they helped us out with a cheap room in the Gran Via and a couple of days later in hostal Conchita I. Again: nice people, really calm, centrally located. A bit cheaper than our Barcelona hostal.

Have fun in Barna & Madrid, both great cities!

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Nice location and reasonable prices in Barcelona:
http://www.hostalnuevocolon.es/

Also, understand that there is a difference between a hostel (with an e) and a hostal (with an a) in Spain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostal