Reasons to chose Amistat Beach Hostel in your visit to Barcelona

mayo 13, 2016 by staff

If you are looking for a local experience during your visit in Barcelona, Amistat Beach Hostel is your place! But this is not the only one reason to stay with us. Our hostel, is located 3 min away from the best beaches of Barcelona city.

The Amistat Beach Hostel has a privileged location in Barcelona near everything! The beach, the city centre and many more just a few minutes away. Our beach hostel in Barcelona is much more than what you can expect.

When you’re on holiday in Barcelona you want to live each day to the fullest. And for that you need a good night sleep. The rooms of our hostel in Barcelona are designed for you to enjoy the maximum comfort during your time off in Barcelona. All rooms have a state of the art air conditioning system so you can rest peacefully. Each bed has an individual light, a plug to charge your electronic devices and large private lockers. Ah! And all with the best material because we want you to discover Barcelona well rested. What else? you can choose betwen private rooms or mixed rooms with capacities from 4 to 12 people.

If you do not want to stop having fun on your vacation, join the activities organized in our youth hostel in Barcelona. In our youth hostel there is always something to do: at night we offer cooking classes on how to prepare traditional dishes, salsa lessons, organize parties with local DJs, offer walking tours for Barcelona, among other activities.

Also we offer FREE PASTA, you can cook your favourite pasta dish for free! just need to buy your favourite sauce! As you can find below we have a full equipped kitchen for guest’s use.

Our staff will be happy to recommend concerts, events, restaurants and bars of the city. Barcelona is plenty of leisure and activities.

We are looking forward your visit!

Stay with us, you won’t regreat it!

How to travel around the world

abril 22, 2016 by staff

Bored of your routine? every day same faces, same places…etc. Thinking in some adventure? adrenaline? You need a break? do not hesitate and take your old backpack and start to prepare yourself for one of the best experiences in life: Travel around the world.

You will be thinking what I should do?

First of all, decide if you want one around-the-world ticket or you will rather buy tickets during your journey.

As a recommendation «Around-the-World» ticket. will be much cheaper than booking a dozen one-way flights. The two largest airline alliances are Star Alliance and Oneworld. The Star Alliance is the bigger alliance.

Star Alliance is based on how many miles you travel and they offer passes in 29,000, 34,000 or 39,000 mile’s increments. To put that in context, 29,000 miles (47,000 km) you will roughly get 3 continents (outside of the United States), 34,000 miles (55,000 km) will get you 4 continents and 39,000 will get you 5 or 6 continents. The more miles you do, the more destinations you can see and vice versa. Each pass allows up to 15 stopovers. Star Alliance also requires passengers to start and end in the same country, though not necessarily in the same city.

Oneworld offers two different pass options: one that is segment based and the other that is mileage based. Global Explorer is Oneworld’s more conventional, mileage-based ticket. There are three levels – 26,000, 29,000 and 39,000 miles in economy class.

Once you are in the country, the cheapest way to travel inland is:

For train travel: In the US, you can travel by rail with Amtrak . For non-EU citizens in Europe, look into Eurail passes; for EU citizens, Interrail passes are a good bet. In Asia, the Trans-Siberian railway goes from Moscow to Beijing. There you can connect to Shanghai and onto Tokyo.
- A Global Eurail pass is around $500 (€390) and will get you to 24 different countries.
- Moscow to Beijing on the Siberian railway costs $2100 (€1635) for the no-frills, 16-day trip.
For bus/coach: Greyhound is the line to travel in the US. The European equivalent is Eurolines — where you can travel between 50 or so cities. And Megabus actually operates on both sides of the lake, only going intercity, though.
For ship/ferry travel: Cruises can be a frugal option of you think about the money you’re saving on accommodation and food.

Also visit the websites of each country to know if you need a VISA or no.

The cheapest accommodation is hostels! nice hostels as Amistat Beach Hostel here in Barcelona, where you can meet other travelers, cook your own food and have fun.

Don’t forget to pack lightly and set a budget. Also find an insurance that covers hospitalization.

No excuses, take the backpack and enjoy life! don’t forget to visit the greatest city in Europe, Barcelona. Warm weather, thousands of attractions, art, sun, beach…what else? You can stay in our hostel in Barcelona, we are just two minutes from the beach located in a very local neighborhood!

BIGGEST MUSIC FESTIVALS 2016 IN BARCELONA

abril 6, 2016 by staff

Can’t wait for the coming festivals this year 2016. Barcelona has the best indie, electronic, techno and rock festivals.

Find below the trendiest and the most amazing festivals, get ready!

Barcelona Psych Fest 2016

This is a new festival just for phycedelic music.

Barcelona Psych Fest 2016 will take place on 8 and 9 April and will feature international bands, DJs , light -shows and some more surprises.

You can buy your ticket in this link: http://entradium.com/entradas/barcelona-psych-fest-2016

Primavera Sound 2016

The most popular Festival, Primavera Sound, takes place on 1st to 4th June in Parc del Forum. The festival Primavera Sound has taken place in Barcelona since 2001. During fifteen years we have been enjoying bands as Franz Ferdinand, Television, Devo, Enrique Morente, The White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, Tindersticks, PJ Harvey, Shellac, Dinosaur Jr., New Order, Fuck Buttons, Swans, Melvins, Psychic TV..etc.

Hurry up! Tickets will be soon sold out! https://www.primaverasound.com/

Sonar 2016

Sónar is a pioneering cultural event with a unique format and content, the best festival of electronic music. Sónar is able to unite established artists with emerging talent, in all areas of musical and audiovisual production.

Sónar has been created to facilitate and improve relationship between creativity, technology, innovation and business. And it is the most succesful festival in this field. You can learn more about it: https://sonar.es

Cruilla 2016

Cruïlla Festival of Barcelona will take place the next 8,9 and 10 July , with the aim of bringing back the best national and international bands of independent music.

Heare you check out the line up: http://www.cruillabarcelona.com/en/

Barcelona Beach Festival 2016

Barcelona Beach Festival 2016 will return to the Platja del Forum Parc de la Pau located in the town of Sant Adria de Besos (Barcelona) on July 16 with the best electronic music of the moment. The greatest DJ’s in the world will play the best and the trendiest music.

Barcelona Beach Festival 2016 - BBF

DGTL Barcelona 2016

DGTL Barcelona is Spain’s edition of the classic Dutch techno festival. Great party of techno music with international pioneers of techno and tech-house music supported by the finest underground visual shows around.

You can buy your ticket in this link: http://bcn.dgtl.nl/?skip_portal=1

Lots of festivals to attend this spring/summer 2016 in the greatest city of Catalonia. You are lucky if you are staying with us because most of the festivals take place in Parc del Forum, very close to Amistat Beach Hostel. It just take a few minutes by bus or 20 min walking!! amazing..right?

During your stay in our hostel in Barcelona ask to our receptionist team how to get there, they are always ready to help!

Vermouth time!

febrero 19, 2016 by staff

Vermouth time is the time for terrace, sun, friends, tapas,..etc. Vermouth it’s a classic in Barcelona , it’s the practice of meeting friends at lunchtime to share.

It is believed that vermouth was brought to Spain from the hand of Flaminio Mezzalama, who owned the famous Café Torino in Barcelona, and he was precisely the manager of Martini & Rossi.

We have listed for you the best vermouth bars in the city center. Easy to reach them by walking from our hostel in Barcelona, Amistat Beach Hostel.

Balius

Balius is a vermouth cocktail bar specializing in cocktails and vermouth, which offers a repertoire of salted food, tapas and small plates. The cuisine is uninterrupted, and the product is local and organic as much as possible.

Where: Pujades, 196 ( 5 min walking from our hostel in Barcelona).

Bodega L’Avi Manel

This little girl winery was founded in 1960 initially only bulk wine shop and grocery. It is a charming winery establishment where you can enjoy a vermouth just for 1,75€.

Where: Consell de Cent, 416

Bar Electricitat

This winery is one of the great classics of Barcelona: fin best bombs, spanish omelette, Russian salad and homemade vermouth those that create fans.

Where: Sant Carles, 15

La Plata

Also known as Los Pescaditos for its blue fish freshly fried. They Perucchi vermouth of the house, the oldest in Catalonia. Just prepared fried fish, tomato salad and sausage stick, but delicious.

Where: Mercè, 28

Bodega 1900

Looking for quality food and nice vermouth?

Salazones (salted products), comfits, marinades, preserves and chargrilled cuisine form the basis of the offer at Bodega 1900; one that changes form as time passes by, like all, old and good vermuterías.

Where: Tamarit, 91

Mix yourself with the spanish culture, experience as a local. Any questions or indications you can ask to our receptionist team. Enjoy!

Carnival and Parades in Barcelona

febrero 4, 2016 by staff

Ready for Carnival? If you are staying in our hostel in Barcelona these days we recommend you two options: Barcelona Carnival or Sitges Carnival.

Sitges Carnival is one of the most famous in Catalonia. This year the event will be held between February 4th and 10th. Lots of parades and shows are taken place in the city center. The city offers a great variety of activities, including the famous Pink Night and Widow Night. Very lively and full of people, this year Sitges expects to receive more that 300.000 people.

From Barcelona Sants station you can take a train directly to Sitges. If you want to know more about the program have a look at this link: http://www.visitsitges.com/en/carnaval-sitges-2016

Barcelona Carnival is also nice to see and participate it. Many events take place as The Arribo, the Saraus, the Passacaglias, the Taronjada, the Burial of the Sardine.
Barcelona Carnival takes places from February 4th to 10th. The historical Carnestoltes of 16th and 17th Centuries had its ups and downs through time, but now the city wants a party where citizen, associations, tourist, and markets involvement increases.

Arrival, Thrusday 4th from 6pm to 7.30pm, Barri de la Ribera (Born)
El Ball del Molinet, Friday 5th from 7pm to 9pm, Born Centre Cultural (Born)
La Taronjada, Sunday 7th from 4.30pm to 7.30pm, Barri de la Ribera -(Born)

You can have more information on this link:

http://www.timeout.com/barcelona/things-to-do/carnival-in-barcelona

Live an authentic local experience! If you are staying in our hostel in Barcelona ask for directions at our recepcionist team. Enjoy Barcelona. 🙂

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 22-25 February 2016

enero 22, 2016 by staff

Coming soon the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona! This anual Congress is one of the most important Congress in the world. People of everywhere in the world comes to make business and to know the future of the mobile industry and latest trends.

The 2016 MWC conference programme will provide an in-depth coverage of the current and future mobile industry, highlighting specific areas of growth as well as the latest technological developments and next generation services.

The first Mobile Congress was celebrated in 1987, since then every year has growth more and more. Actually it has more than 94.000 attendees.

If you’re in mobile, or an industry that supports mobile, or are looking to make contacts in the mobile industry, you simply have to attend MWC in 2016 in Barcelona.

Hotels around the Congress are overbooking and high prices. If you are looking for a cheap accomodation we recommend you to look for it outside of the Congress area. Barcelona public transport is well connected and distances are short. If you stay in our hostel, Amistat Beach Hostel, you can get there by metro L1 or bus H16.

In this link you can find the information of venues: http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/where-when/

To know more about the program you can download the brochure in this link: http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/brochure/

Enjoy the most important event of mobile industry!

Cheap Bars to drink

enero 2, 2016 by staff

Here we post for you the cheapest bars in Barcelona. We take care of you my friend, we want satisfay your thirst before you’re bankrup!

Bars in Raval:

La casa de la Pradera– They serve good beer and a free tapa with every drink. On Friday and Saturday nights they have a DJ, while in the evening there’s always a fun, lively atmosphere at the bar.

Nevermind – Skater bar with cheap beer!

L’ovella Negra – Located near Las Ramblas. Delicious cheap sangria and cheap beers!

33/45 – A modern and stylish bar that has a wide rest area with comfortable chairs and sofas; a perfect place to chat with friends for hours.

Polaroid Bar: Nice cozy bar in Gothic Quarter, also making movie nights.

Bars in Gothic:

Manchester – Cheap beers and nice music ! Post-punk and indie music.

Bar Mingus – This bar produces tasty meatballs and an amazing ensaladilla rusa. And there’s great beer on tap.

Sugar – Best drinks and cocktails, very cheap!

Sor Rita – A fun bar with very creative decoration. Drinks are tasty and great atmosphere.

You can prepare you own night tour or let us do it for you. Our hostel in Barcelona, Amistat, offers you night tours to enjoy and discover the most trending clubs and bars in the city.

What else do you need? Buy your flight!!! Looking forward your visit!

Best Nightclubs – New Years Party Barcelona 2015

diciembre 26, 2015 by staff

Staying in Amistat Beach Hostel you will have guaranteed the best New Year’s Eve party of your life!

After the amazing dinner that we will prepare for you in our hostel in Barcelona, our amazing guy Vini will take all of you to party in the best clubs of Barcelona. It’s not just about the party, joining our guests and Vini you will get better price to get into the clubs avoiding queues. Tickets with drinks included!

Once you’ve fueled up on grapes it’s time to get ready for the New Years party in Barcelona! Barcelona’s best clubs will be full with excited people wanting to celebrate their first night of the New Year. Have a look some of our night tour clubs for this magical night:

Opium Barcelona New Year Party

Opium Barcelona offers you an amazing party as you deserve.

Where: Paseo Marítimo de la Barceloneta, 34 ( 15 min walking from Amistat Beach Hostel)

Shoko Barcelona New Years Party

Shoko welcomes 2016 with all the glamour that this night deserves.Enjoy a magical night saying hello to the New Year and through 4 different cities: Seville, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and New York.

Where: Paseo Marítimo de la Barceloneta, 36 ( 15 min walking from Amistat Beach Hostel)

PACHA Barcelona New Year Party

The BIGGEST NIGHT of the year will be a blast at Pacha Barcelona.

Where: Where: Paseo Marítimo de la Barceloneta, 38 ( 15 min walking from Amistat Beach Hostel)

Pacha Barcelona New Year Party 2015

CATWALK (DANZATORIA) New Year Party

A club for many but not for everyone! R&B and House music to enjoy this magic night.

Where: C/ Ramon Trias Fargas, 2-4

OTTOZUTZ Barcelona New Year Eve Party

This should be a popular choice! This open-air museum built on Montjuïc Mountain has been hosting the biggest NYE party in Barcelona for 25 years.

Where: Lincoln Street, 15

These are some choices that we made for this club list but there are hundred bars and clubs ready to offer you the most amazing New Year’s Eve Party.

Stay in our hostel in Barcelona for New Year’s Eve and join our dinner and night tour with other guests. Do not miss the coolest party in Barcelona. 🙂 🙂

What to do for Christmas in Barcelona

diciembre 14, 2015 by staff

Barcelona shines in December more than ever! Lights and outdoor Christmas markets around the city brings a special vibe to the city.

Many things to see and many things to do during these days. The most important outdoor markets is Fira de Santa Llúcia located in front of the Cathedral in Plaza St. Jaume and Fira de Nada de Sagrada Família. Apart of these, you can find more little markets in some neighbourdhoods and other towns around Catalonia and Spain.

During this period you can shop from Monday to Monday, nomally the shops are closed on -sundays but on December are most of them open 7 days a week. This period is the receiving and giving gifts so you need time to buy them!

If you are visiting Barcelona for Christmas period you can know some of our traditions.

In our hostel, Amistat Beach Hostel you can find Christmas decoration and a nice Christmas vibe. We make a nice New Year’s Eve dinner for our guests. We like to celebrate it every year with our guests and offer them a great local experience!

In Catalonia we have 4 festivity days and this is how we celebrate them:

Christmas Eve (24th Dec)

On Christmas Eve the bird of Jesus is celebrated. Families have a dinner all togheter and after the most religious persons go to Midnight Mass and the most party guys to the most trending club in the city. 🙂

Christmas Day ( 25th Dec)

This day is bank holidays. All the business are closed. Families and friends have a special lunch together.

Saint Esteve (26th Dec)

This festivity is a bank holidays just in Catalonia. In the old times people use to join their families to celebrate the Christmas days but they used to live far away from the family and mostly of the people couldn’t get at work on time.

New Year’s Eve (31th Dec)

The most celebrated day! New Year’s Eve is called ‘Nochevieja’ or ‘The Old Night’ in Spain and one special tradition is that you eat 12 grapes with the 12 strokes of the clock at Midnight! Each grape represents a month of the coming year, so if you eat the twelve grapes, you are said to be lucky in the new year.

Join us this Christmas! come to our hostel to celebrate New Year’s Eve! Fun, friends, food, music….

Looking forward to receiving your visit!

Merry Christmas!

Top list of beers shops in Barcelona

diciembre 4, 2015 by staff

Barcelona is a city of artisans beers. Can you believe it? Out of the main attractions there is plenty of things to discover in this magical city. In this post we are going to talk about the top beer shops in Barcelona. You can take them to your home or you can enjoy them sitting in a bench in front of sea. That’s cool!

Voramar

Located in Barceloneta (Maquinista, 14 ) it’s a very good choice. The staff of this bodega are beer fanatics, so rest assured you’ll find plenty of delicious choices in their fridge to accompany a beach picnic.

Family Beer

This beer shop you can find it in Gracia neighbourhood (Joan Blanques, 53) also they have an online store. Family Beer sells equipment for brewing beer at home for only €50, if you want to be creative and make your own beer! The kit includes all the tools to make beer, plus malts, yeast and hops. You can buy brewer’s utensils, malts (grains) and yeasts, and even spices and garnishes, such as nutmeg, cloves, bitter orange peel, and for the experts, oak chips to give your brew that special flavour. Make your own brand or buy different craft beers.

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