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Chic & Basic Born Hotel

3.5 of 5
Calle Princesa, 50, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Ranked #95 of 533 hotels in Barcelona
4.0 of 5 stars 197 Reviews
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  • Bottled water(3)
  • Common area(3)
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Louisecm
Sydney, Australia
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

My partner and I stayed here in August 2011 and really enjoyed it. Location - The hotel was easy to get to from the train station near Las Ramblas - we walked there on a few occasions and this made it very easy. Mind you it is a bit of a walk but we honestly didnt mind and along the... More

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Frudle
Oxfordshire
Senior Contributor
26 reviews
11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 November 2011

The good bit: excellent location in a great city. Barcelona. Great staff in reception. The hotel is basic, quirky. And not necessarily inexpensive... Everything is the hotel is sterile, whitewashed. And now worn in most ways. Barcelona has a vast number of similar hotels everywhere. The place is full of tourists all year round. More

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tge_7
Soest, Netherlands
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9 reviews
6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011

We stayed three nights in this boutique hotel. Its location is probably the biggest asset, although our room also met almost every expectation. Good size, clean, facing the (noisy) street, small balcony and good amenities. What strikes me is that when you aim at the somewhat younger traveller with money to spend, this place is very 'basic' in supplying free... More

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ChicandBasic, Gerente at Chic & Basic Born Hotel, responded to this review
7 December 2011

Dear tge_7, First of all we would like to thank you for sharing your experience at chic&basic Born with all the trip advisor travelers. We are glad you had a nice experience and understand the fact of not having free wifi in the room is a bit of an inconvenience, although we offer free internet cables to connect laptops as... More

Lin_Paul18
Tipperary, Ireland
Contributor
12 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011

loved this hotel. stayed for a 5 day city break. Love its cool decor comfie bed and HUGE front door..lol. toilet/ shower may be a problem if you are shy but i was with my husband so it wasn't an issue for us. Although it is a little bit out of the way, location wise, i really liked it. Felt... More

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ChicandBasic, Gerente at Chic & Basic Born Hotel, responded to this review
24 November 2011

Dear Lin_Paul18 Thank you very much for your feedback about your stay in c&bHotel. I am happy to know that you enjoyed your stay with us, and it would be a pleasure for us to welcome you again in our Hotel. Best regards Stephan Hansmann Hotel Manager c&b Born More

BaySFtraveler
San Francisco, California
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2011
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We stayed 2 nights at the beginning of our Spain trip and 1 night one week later prior to our flight back home. Overall it was an interesting, new and exciting experience. The front desk staff are very friendly and helpful. I would recommend this hotel as long as you are open to the "chic-ness" and "basic-ness" of the hotel.... More

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ChicandBasic, Gerente at Chic & Basic Born Hotel, responded to this review
4 November 2011

Dear BaySFtraveler, First of all we would like to thank you for taking the time to write a review about chic&basic Born and recommending it to people open to the "chic-ness" and "basic-ness" of the hotel. We are happy you had an exciting experience after all and liked the location, the free snacks at the common area, slippers and the... More

BoscUlrich
Toronto, Canada
Senior Contributor
36 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 October 2011

We booked this hotel for our week-long stay in Barcelona as the last leg in our trip in Spain. From the moment we stepped in we knew it would be a different experience. The staff was very helpful and friendly throughout our stay. The amenities like free coffee, tea, water, cookies, internet access, and gym were great. The room was... More

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ChicandBasic, Gerente at Chic & Basic Born Hotel, responded to this review
3 November 2011

Dear BoscUlrich Thank you for taking the time to write and recommend chic & basic Born. We are happy to hear you had a good time in our Hotel. For us it is very important to know the opinion of customers and make any changes possible to improve the product and service we provide. We hope to see you soon... More

Alisonandniall
London, England, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011

From the moment you check in you are treated as special. This is certainly no ordinary hotel. Ultra modern styling sits beautifully next to original features. A goodie bag await you in your room and each floor has a Guest lounge with coffee tea soft drinks and a non rip off drinks machine for extra booze. We really felt that... More

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ChicandBasic, Gerente at Chic & Basic Born Hotel, responded to this review
9 November 2011

Dear Alisonandniall Thank you very much for the nice words dedicated to c&b Hotel and all the staff. It will be a pleasure for us to welcome you in the future. Kind regards Stephan Hansmann More

Mcr-traveller13
Manchester, UK
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2011

I was slightly worried when I booked this hotel that it might turn out to be just a clever name, but thankfully I was wrong. The concept is very smart - a funky contemporary hotel cleverly inserted into a lovely old 17th century building in a lovely, not-too-touristy old part of central Barcelona. It avoids being cold or sterile like... More

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30someTraveller
Toronto, Canada
Contributor
11 reviews
9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 September 2011

We stayed at this hotel for three nights. We had a standard room, which was clean and bright. What will stick the most in my mind about this hotel is the strange decorations in the room. I don't want to be a spoiler in the surprise, let's just call the decor original and leave it at that. The staff is... More

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travelbugRNG
San Francisco
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11 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2011

If it weren't for the sewage smell we'd stay again... Throughout Barcelona there were whifs of sewage/sulfur smell (happens in other cities of course) however, it's not an odor I want to wake up to. For some reason occasional wafts of this smell would make its way into our room. Each morning I would be woken up by this strong... More

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