Barcelona has a huge hotel base, and many accessible hostels and registered tourist apartments available but despite that, certain dates can be difficult to find decent priced accommodation so it’s wise to check as far ahead as you can. Easter week, 3GSM Mobile Phone conference in February, Formula 1 in May, Sonar Music Festival in June, “La Merce” Festival in September (one of the Patron Saints of Barcelona), and October half term holidays are times when you’ll need to search hard for a bargain.

There are 5 star hotels alongside hostels or pensiones in the old town, and it’s possible to get a hostel bunk for around 19 Euros downtown.