TOP 5 Vermunt Places – Barcelona

enero 11, 2017 by staff

In our trip to Barcelona, we can´t miss to try the classic vermut in the city. The VERMUT is a drink on based in wine and some herbs that it´s used to preserve his flavor. Vermut is a tradition in Barcelona, since many years ago his habitant does it on Sunday´s or over week. They meet with friends in a bar to share this traditional drink.

From Amistat Beach Hostel Barcelona would likes to invite you to visit the best TOP 5 places to have and enjoy a Vermut with your friends

QUIMET – QUIMET

Don´t hesitate to visit Quimet – Quimet, Where offers the best vermut in Barcelona. They also have his own beer and offering a variety of wines and tapas. Located in Poble Sec, Barcelona

BALIUS

A specialized cocktail bar in good Vermut and cocktail, they also are serving delicious dishes to enjoy with a nice drink. Recommended to have a amazing night. Located in Ploblenou a few streets away from our BEACH HOSTAL in Barcelona

MINGUS BAR

Located in El gotico a zone in Barcelona with cultural variety , Hostels and different kind of bares around. You will find MINGUS BAR, where you will see an incredible atmosphere with music, where you will find tourist people to share experiences and a beer as barcelona´s bars could offer

TARANNA

Special place as his customers describe it. Recommended to ask for Beer and Vermut Menu and combinaded with ecologic snack of chicken and avocado. TARANNA is characterized by offering an excelent service and high attention for his costumers. It´s impossible not trying to visit TARANNA while you enjoy your accommodation in Barcelona. Located in Sant Antoni, Barcelona.

CALDERS BAR

It´s a backstreet what have the name famous writer in Barcelona. A place recommended to visit in Sant Antoni area, offering four different good Vermut in his menu, it has a beautiful terrace to enjoy Barcelona´s wheather. For those tourist who came to discover secret´s Barcelona

Amistat Beach Hostel Barcelona wish you the best experience in Barcelona, enjoying a Vermut in this TOP 5 PLACES

Christmas and Happy New Year Eve Celebration in Barcelona

diciembre 19, 2016 by staff

On Christmas time there is plenty of things to do and see in Barcelona as Christmas fairs, Christmas markets, concerts, circus, nativitiy scenes and fun-fairs for the children among the many festive things to do for families and children. Barcelona is also a perfect place for Christmas shopping, mostly of the shops are open 7 days per week.

In Spain, as in Barcelona, we celebrate Christmas Day on 25th of December (El dia de Nadal / El día de Navidad) with a big Christmas lunch, but also there are some more celebrations on the 5t of January, when the Three Kings (Tres Reis Mags) arrive with presents for the children.

Plaza Catalonia hosts a Christmas festival with many family activities and shows to celebrate Christmas from 17th December to 4th January 2017. The Plaza Catalunya fair also features a Responsible Consumption Market and a big mechanical ballet dancer to annouce activities.

Barcelona has many classical, gospel and ballet Christmas concerts in December including wonderful performances at the Basílica de Santa María del Mar. You can check also other concerts checking out the websites of the concert venues Palau de la Musica and Liceu Opera House.

From December 23rd to January 5th – from 11am to 6pm – in Poble Espanyol you will find a traditional Spanish Christmas atmosphere offering activities for the whole family. Find handmade gifts at the many handicraft workshops. An authentic local experience. You can get there walking from Plaza Espanya.

TheMontjuic Magic Fountain is part of the Barcelona Christmas lights with a special free Christmas water and music show in December between 19:00 and 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

There is a big tree on Plaça de Sant Jaume , where there is main nativity scene which is called “pessebre” in the Catalan language. Also there is a big Chritmas tree in Portal del Ángel near Plaça Catalunya.

Concerts in Barcelona

noviembre 25, 2016 by staff

This 2016 Barcelona has offered great concerts and performances as Beyoncé, The Cure, Justin Bieber, Coldplay amongst others. Next 2017 is gonna be plenty of big concerts, so don’t lose time and start to plan you trip to Barcelona.

Here is the agenda :

Mars, 21: Sting

Mars, 15: Bonobo

April, 7: Bruno Mars · The 24k Magic World Tour – Palau Sant Jordi

April, 13: Ghost

May 12: Shawn Mendes · Illuminate World Tour – Palau Sant Jordi

July, 2: Aerosmith . Rock Fest Barcelona 2017

No worries many music festival will take place during the year as Primavea Sound, Sonar, Beach Festival.

Barcelona is vibrant city. Start planning your holidays to Barcelona. Enjoy the amazing beaches, the perfect weather, the amazing food and the smiling food. What else?

Stay in Amistat Beach Hostel Barcelona, discover the fantastic experience that you can have staying with us. Feel like a local, be a local! Amistat Beach Hostel is in a very local neighbourhood that gives you the opportunity to have a real contact with the local culture instead of being in the city centre. In our hostel in Barcelona you will have a exciting and relaxing time, just 3 min away from the beach it’s the ideal spot.

Amistat Beach Hostel Barcelona is surrounded by local restaurants and markets. ¡Be a local, come to Amistat Beach Hostel!

Don’t forget us planning your trip as we are the beach hostel in Barcelona!

Amistat Beach Hostel is not just a hostel!

noviembre 18, 2016 by staff

Here you are trying to decide where to sleep in your next trip to Barcelona. Maybe deciding between being in a massive touristic area, or in a more local area? If you answer is the second one, here is your best choice: Amistat Beach Hostel Barcelona.

Amistat Beach Hostel is located in Poblenou neighbourhood. This fantastic neighbourhood, before the 1992 Olympics, had the atmosphere and appearance of an almost abandoned industrial zone. With the reforms of the city, the neighbourhood was full of life: restaurants, bars and all kinds of tourist attractions now adhere to its lively beaches. Since the Olympic Games, this area is constantly changing and growing, becoming one of the most active and dynamic neighbourhoods of the city. Designers, bohemians, gypsters, locals, tourists enjoy this lively place.

Planning your trip to Barcelona will be easy if you just book with us and plan your daily schedule regarding the activities that we offer you.

In morning time, we offer you Free walking tours. This tours are managed by very good guides that will introduce you the best places and tell you the most important things about this places starting from Gotic square. You can have this tours in different times a day: 10 am, 11 am and 2 pm.

Also you can add some bike tours asking at our reception desk or just to rent a bike and lose yourself pedalling along the beach promenade.

On the afternoon after a day walking all day around we invite you to relax a bit in our common area and join our community dinner. Meeting new people and enjoying a typical Spanish meal it’s an authentic plan!

After dinner join our night tour. Since you just had a day tour you need to know how is the night out during your trip in Barcelona. Get drunk, dance, meet people, have FUN.

Travel to Barcelona, you will have such a big fun! Stay in Amistat Beach Hostel and get a bunch of new cool friends!

Where to party in Barcelona!

noviembre 2, 2016 by staff

Nightlife in Barcelona is amazing. Rock, metal, disco, salsa, techno… you can find all the music styles in the city but not worries about your pocket! Barcelona night life is affordable!

First you should know where are the night hotspots:

Although at any point in the city you can find restaurants open until late at night, there are some areas that stand out above the rest:

Barceloneta and the Olympic Village: This is the most popular and attractive area of Barcelona for tourists visiting the city. Olympic Port nightclubs have terraces on the beach. The most famous clubs in this area are Shoko, Opium, Pacha and Bestial.
Aribau area: This area is located near Paseo de Gracia and starting in Aribau street. It is the most exclusive area of Barcelona for nightlife and also for living. Here you will find bars, discos and good restaurants and very popular with locals. Here the most famous clubs are Sutton, Costa Breve,..etc.
Eixample: This is the largest and most central district of Barcelona and here are the streets and squares of the city known as the Paseo de Gracia, the Rambla de Catalunya, Plaza Catalunya and the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes. For its bars and restaurants, it is ideal for drinks and tapas. Here you can find CITY HALL club.
Borne Quarter: Between Gotic quarter and Barceloneta you can find small chic night bars and some sofisticated clubs as Mix.
Gotic Quarter: In this narrow streets you can find interesting and genuine bars that offer cheap drinks as bar Manchester, Nevermind.

But if you feel like you don’t want to hang out alone, I will recommend you to join our Night Tour. You will meet new friends, a couple of free shots and cheap entry ticket to the best clubs in Barcelona city.

TOP 10 attractions in Barcelona

septiembre 9, 2016 by staff

These are the TOP 10 attractions in Barcelona. Don’t miss any of them. Some are located very close to our hostel in Barcelona.

1. Las Ramblas 🙂
This is Barcelona’s most famous and probably the busiest street in the city. It starts at Plaza Catalunya and ends at the Monument of Columbus at the Port Vell harbour of Barcelona.

2. Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia designed by Antoni Gaudi is the most famous attraction of Barcelona. The interior of Sagrada Familia is amazing, the most original and colorful church.

3. FC Barcelona museum & Camp Nou stadium
If you are a football fun or not we recommend to visit The Camp Nou stadium and the FCB museum. There are among the most popular attractions in Barcelona

4. Magic Fountain show
The Magic fountain was built in 1929 as one of the main attractions for the Barcelona World Fair and the Font Magica is still one of the most famous spots in Barcelona with an estimated 2.5 million visitors annually. The shows take place Friday and Saturday from 7pm to 9pm in winter and in summer thursday to Sunday (show every 30 mins from 9pm to 11.30pm).

5. Park Guell by Gaudi
Parc Guell is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered to one of Gaudi’s most artistic works. Tickets are: €7 You can make some amazing picture of Barcelona.

6. Montjuic and Poble Espanyol
Montjuic has many parks and attractions including an old fort at the very top called Montjuic Castle, which has a rich and dark history and fantastic views of BarcelonA. Poble Espanyol de Barcelona located in Montjuic is a representation of Spanish Village of Barcelona.

7. Tibidabo
A visit to Tibadabo is a fun thing to do in Barcelona and great for kids. The views of Barcelona are fantastic and there is a small and fun vintage amusement park at the top, which is open in the summer from March to September.

8. Visiting the Barrio Gotico
The Gothic quarter is the medieval city of Barcelona from the middle ages. Plenty of narrow and interesting streets.

9. Picasso Museum
The Picasso Museum is in the Born area of Barcelona and it is probably Barcelona’s most famous museum. You can delighted with Picasso paintings.

10. Beaches of Barcelona
From our hostel in Barcelona you can access all the beaches of Barcelona and most closest ones are Bogatell beach and Marbella beach.

Coming to Barcelona with your friends?

septiembre 1, 2016 by staff

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If you are thinking about coming to Barcelona with a group of music, sports or just a group from school or your friends, its a no brainer! Come and stay with us in our hostel in Barcelona.

Super confortable and very modern design that will make you have a great experience.
Bathrooms, showers, terrace, chillout area, laundry and kitchen.
Including free breakfast, wifi, Wii, TV, free city tours and more.

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The rooms are equipped with everything you need. There are 5 room types from 4 beds to 12 beds,
apart from the private rooms for 2 people. These include heating, air conditioning, electronic lockers and supercomfortable beds.We are located 3 minutes away from the beach of Barcelona in the Poble Nou neighborhood. So you can enjoy two of the best beaches in Barcelona: Bogatell beach and Marbella beach. We are the best beach hostel in Barcelona!

Very well connected to downtown, just a few minutes by public transportation…

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Reception is open 24 hours to offer the best service whenever you need it.And besides all this, if you choose to come in a group, you will have special prices and offers, you can count on excursions and tours, tikets museums and organization for private events.Go for it, ask us anything you want clicking on this link.

Our hostel in Barcelona accomodates many groups during all year around we offer a very good deals but if you really want to have a very good prices come on winter or autumn, you know, in Barcelona always there is a good weather!

Spread to all over the world, Amistat Beach Hostel Barcelona is one of the best hostels in Barcelona. 🙂

Discover Catalonia

agosto 25, 2016 by staff

Barcelona is an amazing and vibrant city but you don’t need to spend all your holiday days in, why not discover the countryside and places nearby? Catalonia is an amazing land that you need to know. You can use Barcelona as a camp base and move around using train, bus or renting a car.

Astonishing landscapes, beautiful paths and sacred places amongst others attractions will surprise you. Here there is a short list of some places that you must go:

Montserrat Mountains:

50 kilometres from Barcelona, Montserrat is much more than a place of pilgrimage to pray to the Black Madonna. In addition to his monastery habited by Benedictine monks there are some granite massifs that make this place a beautiful natural park. A cool placer for trekking.

Bagà and Pedraforca:

Bagá is a perfect medieval village, but also is the gateway to the natural park of Cadi-Moixeró, the starting point to get into this protected space where you will find the emblematic mountain of Pedraforca, a paradise for those who are looking for high mountain routes.*

Maresme Coast:

You can take a train (R1 from Sants Estació) and stop in any of these villages for a beach day: Caldes d’Estrac, San Pol de Mar, Calella, Malgrat de Mar…etc. All of them are perfect! Clear and blue water to spend a beautiful day. You can have a picnic there or enjoy some tapas in some bars that you will find on the beach (chiringuitos).

Figueres:

If you would like to enjoy some art, it is a must to visit Dalí’s museum in Figueres. You can get there by train also departing from Barcelona Sants Estació. Highly recommend it if you want to have an authentic experience.

Colonia Güell:

Is located in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, an old textile town. It’s a place where you can find several modernism buildings, including the most unknown Gaudí’s work, named Gaudí’s Crypt. In 1.898 Eusebio Güell (a business man) commissioned the architect Gaudí the project of a church for this

Free activities in Amistat Beach Hostel

agosto 15, 2016 by staff

Hi there!

Sometimes when we don’t travel or explore much destinations sometimes because we don’t want to get out of our comfort zone and sometimes because we think we are going to spend lot of money. But let me tell you this will not happen if you stay in Amistat Beach Hostel. Our hostel in Barcelona is located just two steps from the beach offers lots of free activities. And why? because we want our guests to be happy! We understand that our guests prefer to invest their money and time in exciting, local and vibrant experiences.

Since you step in our hostel in Barcelona, you will find a friendly and cool atmosphere. Our staff will introduce you our hostel and they will make you feel as at home. Amazing, isn’t? You will find in our common areas nice guest to meet. People from everywhere in the world visits this great city, Barcelona. But you can also join free walking tours and meet people from other hostels in Barcelona. These free walking tours departs in different hours starting at 10 am, you can find the meeting point information at our reception desk. Attending these free tours, you will have a general idea of Barcelona and information about the main attractions basically located in Gotic and Eixample.

After your walking tour you can always hang out on the beach and get a sunbath! This is free too! Or a cheap way to enjoy yourself is to grab some drinks and food from a store and have your picnic at the beach or in a park. Bogatell beach, located 3 min away from our hostel in Barcelona is a very good option!

Full moon nights, from June to August, we organize a FULL MOON PICNIC night also for free! Our guests can enjoy some sandwiches and sangria at the beach. The perfect scenario for meeting nice people and have fun.

But our best seller, is our community dinners in our hostel in Barcelona. Every day, we cook a special and traditional spanish dish, very cheap. For 6 euros you get a starter + main dish + soft drink. Twice per week as main dish we offer a tasty paella! Cool right!! For special events, we offer FREE DINNERS to our guests.

Don’t forget to learn salsa with us every Tuesday! FREE salsa lessons. Wilfredo, our cuban teacher, will teach you how to move your hips!

So, after all this, still hesitating to come over? Just book your flight! We are waiting for you!

Skate spots in Barcelona

agosto 4, 2016 by staff

Are you a traveler but also a skater? Would you like have the taste an authentic local experience meanwhile you are also practicing your favorite sport?

If the answer is YES, welcome to Barcelona! Our amazing city is not just a destination for shopping, going out, beach, sun, culture, sightseeing, amongs others. It’s a vibrant city, a nest of new and inspirational designers.A place to enjoy your passion, to skate!

Barcelona offers hundreds of spots where to skate and unleash your adrenaline. Amazing right?

Where to stay during your skating trip in Barcelona? This is the answer! In our hostel in Barcelona, why? Because we are located in a very local neighborhood and just 3 min from the best beaches of Barcelona and guess what??? Just 3 min away from the best skate park of the city!! Unbelievable!

Skate park Marbella

If you are staying with us and you don’t want to pay extra luggage in your fly ticket, no problem! You can borrow a skate from us to satisfy your anxious to experience the skate park Marbella.

But is not just about to meet cool people in and out of Amistat Beach Hostel and skate in Marbella beach, noooo, it’s about to experience the different skating spots that you can find exploring the city. Here there is map of lots of skating spots.

This map includes any spot in Barcelona that is for skating. The locations are exact, just need to click on to have more information.

But not your visit has to be just for skating, after your skate session why not to join our daily community dinner in our hostel in Barcelona? You will make a new hostel friends, having a good time and enjoying an amazing typical meal just for 6 euros! So cheap!!

After dinner, if you still have energy join our night tour and enjoy one of the best night out of your entire live.

That’s all! Don’t hesitate, buy your flight. Amistat Beach Hostel is waiting for you my friend!