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Borne Down Town Apartments

3.5 star property

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Studio
Superior Studio | Private kitchen
Basic Studio | Living room
Studio | In-room dining
Superior Studio | Living room

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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SANT ANTONI DELS SOMBRERERS, 4, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08003
  • Place, Picasso Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Barcelona Cathedral
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, La Rambla
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Barcelona (BCN-Barcelona Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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Fridge, coffee/tea maker, cookware/dishes/utensils

Basic Studio

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Studio

Studio

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Studio

Superior Studio

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Barcelona

Located in Barcelona (Downtown Barcelona), Borne Down Town Apartments is within a 15-minute walk of Barcelona Cathedral and La Rambla. .This apartment is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Barceloneta Beach and 2 mi (3.2 km) from Port de Barcelona.
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What's nearby

  • Picasso Museum - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Barcelona Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Port Vell - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Port de Barcelona - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • La Rambla - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Jaume I Station - 4 min walk
  • Barcelona (YJD-Barcelona-France Train Station) - 5 min walk
  • Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Las Fritas - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪La Vinya del Senyor - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Dr. Stravinsky - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪El Xampanyet - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sagardi BCN Gòtic - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Borne Down Town Apartments

Borne Down Town Apartments offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations at this 3.5-star apartment have kitchens with refrigerators and cookware/dishes/utensils. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Plasma televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and plasma televisions are provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and refrigerators, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and an elevator.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Cot: EUR 40 per stay

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Refrigerator

Bedrooms

  • Free rollaway/extra bed

Bathroom

  • Partially-open bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Lift
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping service
  • Safe
  • Safe at front desk

Location highlights

  • Near a metro station
  • Near a train station

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • 1 building
  • 10 units
  • 5 floors

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Late check-in fee: EUR 40 for check-in between 8 PM and 1:30 AM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10 AM - 8 PM

The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Carrer Ferran, 11]

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours

If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [In the apartment]

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Check-in takes place from 3 PM at the central office located at Calle Ferran, 11. Guests arriving before this time may be able to leave luggage at reception, subject to availability. Reception opening hours are 10 AM to 8 PM. Guests should contact the concierge on arrival. Check-in outside these hours takes place in the apartments. Guests arriving outside office hours must contact the property in advance to gain access into the building and to receive the the number of the box where keys will be available.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Free rollaway/extra beds

Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 40 per stay

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: EUR 300.00
  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. Exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 10.45 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 17 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-in fee: EUR 40 for check-in between 8 PM and 1:30 AM
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 40 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

FGA Downtown

FGA Downtown Apartments Barcelona

FGA Downtown Barcelona

Borne Down Town Studios Apartment Barcelona

Borne Down Town Studios Apartment

Borne Down Town Studios Barcelona

SSG Borne Down Town Studios

Borne Down Town Apartments Apartment

Borne Down Town Apartments Barcelona

Borne Down Town Apartments Apartment Barcelona

Borne Down Town Apartments Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 283 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 122 out of 283 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 283 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 283 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 283 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Carlos, Texas, USA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
So... The place didn't look like in pictures, the neighborhood was more or less decent, ugly a little bit since the first thing I saw when I arrived there was 2 prostitutes. Loudly neighbors, I didn't have electricity for half day on a Saturday!! ... When I asked to be change from location or at least a refund they said no due to their "low sales" and now I know why. At least the WiFi was free. I think cheaper cost more when it comes to a trip like this, I won't recommend it and I won't repeat business with them.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy, Orlando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This apartment was in a great location and very clean. There is an elevator if you have a disability or to help carry your luggage up to the room. The one downside is that you must check-in at a central location then either carry your luggage take another taxi around a mile to this apartment.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The bed was horrible and the room was very small otherwise it was very great
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Paul

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Excellent location, Terrible accommodation

Always judge a stay by would you stay there again , NO !!!!!!!! Aside from the walk from checking into apartment from reception which was 10 minute walk away with suitcases. The apartment is located in nice area, however it is located down dark alleyways that stink of wee and rubbish from local restaurants and cafes. The room itself was ok, hardly any storage however. Felt clean however. The major disappointment for our stay here was on the second night when we were locked out of the main building along with 2 other couples. The key for the main door failed to work, the lock had broke, and therefore no one was able to get into or out of building - a major fire risk. We rang the out of hours office number, she was no help. said we had to locate owner of building to contact his insurance company so that they could send a locksmith, this was at 11pm ? Eventually after waiting 40 minutes with another couple, who has a young child. The father forced the door open and broke the frame work of door. We entered building and reported the next morning to reception. The door was fixed that day. Overall a disappointing stay
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Jaime, Chicago

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid this place at all costs. The location in Borne is good but the apartment is terrible. The apartment is tiny and quite depressing in person. The photographer made the apartment look bigger than it is. This probably was not originally an apartment but likely a room and closet made into an apartment. The bathroom sink is so small it’s hardly useable, water gets spilled all over the floor. The bathroom is way too small and the wall is literally 10 inches in front of the toilet so you have to hold onto something to sit down on the toilet because you can’t balance yourself. The shower sliding door keeps coming off the track and the drain is partially plugged so you have to take short showers or turn the water flow way down so as not to overflow the basin (you will be standing in backed up water while showering). The kitchen is barely equipped (lack of sufficient plates, etc.) and there is no dishwashing machine. The office where you check in is supposed to be an 8 minute walk from the actual apartment but it seemed much longer and the apartment was hard to find since the streets are so narrow and the buildings are relatively tall that the GPS on your phone won’t be able to locate your position.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Christine C., Huntington NY

Interior Apartment was clean wi-fi was terrible

Positives: Overall the apartment was clean, the air conditioner worked well, and the person during check in was friendly and helpful. Cons: My complaints were the WiFi was terrible, it only really worked if I was standing next to the front door. It didn’t work while laying in bed. There were no outlets near the bed so your phone had to charged in the only WiFi spot near the door. The apartment is advertised for 3 but there is no way another person would of fit comfortably in the apartment. I’ve seen a few different listings for the 10 apartments some look to have shelves for clothes the one I stayed in really had no place for unpacking there was a very small closet but with two people staying in the apartment there was no room for unpacking. My last complaint is the entry to the apartment it smelled terrible like sewage or garbage is collected there and kept there for weeks. I covered my nose every time entering or leaving the apartment building.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Ariana

Liked: Cleanliness
Pictures better than the real studio. Studio is on a small street with no car access. We'll equipped, clean, in the heart of the Gothic quarter.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

Maria, England

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

The most inhospitable stay I've ever experienced

I will assume you have read the reviews from other people who have stayed with this "hotel" and know about the unusual situation of checking in in one location and then lugging your bags to another location. So I will spare that details and simply talk about how inhospitable the whole stay was. I felt like I was in constant FEAR of doing something wrong. First they give you a full list of rules that you must comply with otherwise your deposit of 300 euros will be forfeited. Rules such as taking out TRASH! And cleaning the whole place to the same degree as when you checked in. Who wants to have to clean the morning they have to check out? It felt like the SS would come knocking down on the door if we didn't leave at exactly 11am. Funnily enough, they call themselves SSG. Who wants to feel paranoid throughout their whole stay? This was the worst booking I've ever made.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Noisey and small

The appartment is small and not well designed or appointed. The bedding was hot and pillows too few. Kitchen poorly equipped eg 2 small glassed. No wine glasses. The Born is very noisey. Night tour groups congregate outside the appartment and continued until midnight and later. Not the neighborhood to stay if you wsnt to get awy from the congestion of the streets and get a good nights sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Location over comfort

The location of the apartment was absolutely perfect. Couldn’t get any better!! But the building is so badly sound proofed that one could hear every little movement virtually within the entire building. So if your trying to sleep, it’s very difficult. Saying that, it is a descent apartment...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Close to good restaurants, historic places, the Metro, las ramblas, very nice!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

jim, scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Overall good, it’s just the smell at entrance.

Two girls at office extremely helpful, glad we arrived out of hours and went straight to apartment and got keys there .
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

k, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location, room and cleanliness

My stay was really great here! The location was really convenient and the room was super clean. The only thing that I did not like was there was a seafood smell that lingered in the apartment. Have no idea what it was but other than that, it was a great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location was amazing, couldn't beat that! The room was also very nice. Only thing that was not great was the terrible smell in the hallway and the fact that you have to go to a different location to get keys prior.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

annie, england

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

nice room bit small for three.

the room was okay as I said a bit small for three and also quite a way from anything I do not walk too good so found it a bit hard.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Mohamad said

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad experience

To check in is far away from where you stay , very expensive price comparing to rooms , not that good location
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Jazmin, San Diego, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I stayed in a studio apartment for 6 nights and enjoyed every minute. Although the view from the patio was a covered up church it was nice to sit outside and watch people pass on by. Besides the shower draining slowly the overall experience was great.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Candi B, Honolulu

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Studio in El Borne

The checkin is very difficult. The office closes at 8 pm and is quite far from the actual studios. The entire neighborhood is primarily cobblestone pedestrian streets that are not accessible by car. Most hotels, apartments, hostels, etc are at least within a couple blocks from a street with taxi/car drop off access. These locations are 6-8 blocks each from street (auto) access and about 1/2 mile apart which is quite difficult with luggage and especially with a rental car. The building smells terribly of sewage and the bed was very uncomfortable .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Payal

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Extremely smelly entry way!

Its well located! thats it, thats the only good part. The entry way had a few steps leading up to a teeny tiny, 250 kg limit, elevator and once off the elevator were a few more steps. so good luck carrying the luggage up. Cars cannot come up to the hotel, so good luck dragging the luggage too. The street is not smelly and the apt was not smelly, but the journey from the street to the apartment, made me sick every single time, it was like walking up a sewer pipe. we had to hold our breath till we got into the room. The hotel said the smell is something they cannot do anything about. The room itself was ok, the A/C was blowing directly on the bed, the remote was broken. They did not provide us with toiletries, they did not clean the room even once in the 5 nights we stayed. The Refrigerator was a joke, it was leaking out water and making noises through the night. The hotel booked us the taxi to the airport for 40 euros for 4:30 am. the taxi driver showed up, but said it will be 55 euros or he wont go, this is a total rip off. not sure if it was just the taxi guy or the hotel is involved, either way, we will not return.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Franklin, Argentina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It won't be your place to stay in Barcelona...

The one room apartment isn't look like it shows. It is too small, depressed and dark for three of us. So if you are looking for a cozy and relax place in Barcelona, if you are couple or travel with your family, it is not your place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Horrible service and will never go again.

We have a no access to the original apartment because the key is faulty and after 2 hours waiting outside the apartment and 5 phone calls, the lady on the phone offered us an alternative apartment in 25 mins walk when it is 10pm and we have 7 luggages. She said it had elevator but she could not promise that do we have to move again. When we arrived to the another apartment, it is on the 3rd floor without elevator. This is totally unreasonable and unacceptable, so disappointed and we still have to go to the office on the next day to deal with the problem of the key. Nonsense! The person then offer us a refund on the first night, taxi from the second apartment to the original one, late check-out but then none of it was made happen. The person said the problem on the key has happened a lot of times to them but then they still do not have a proper back-up plan to deal with it. Also, they do not keep their words. The apartment itself is small for four person as it contains a sofa bed, when the bed is opened there are no space for the luggages. Also, the walls are old and dust comes out, making everywhere dusty. The elevators are small and does not go to every level, and we have to go up one floor before reaching the elevator. The stairs are narrow and difficult for a bigger size person to move a luggage.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Picture very inaccurate for room we got!

Picture was very inaccurate but it was a lovely small studio apartment directly beside the basilica del Santa Maria
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017