Duo by Somnio Hostels, Barcelona, Spanje

Duo is Somnio Hostels’ newest hostel in Barcelona. Duo boasts chic style, unbeatable service, clean facilities, luxury bedding, and a warm atmosphere at affordable prices. Duo is a friendly, inviting hostel with a fun, laid-back vibe. We host our guests like we would our best friends, and we want you to let us know what we can do to make your visit to Barcelona perfect. Enjoy a sangria or café con leche in our beautiful lobby or our patio, and we’ll help you plan your stay.

The Somnio Concept

Somnio brings an entirely new concept to today’s travel market – a chain of hostels with a uniform standard of excellence geared towards discerning young travelers. Every Somnio hostel you stay at will meet the same high standards of quality while tailoring its services and expertise to each different location.

Staying at Somnio means a clean, quality place to rest and friendly hosts with superb local knowledge to create an exciting and memorable travel experience. With locations planned across Spain and then all of Europe, you will soon be able to book hostels for your entire trip in one go with Somnio.

History

Duo is the second hostel in the Somnio Hostels family. The name Duo means two in Latin but also refers to the pair of sisters who founded Somnio Hostels with a dream of eliminating the hassle of finding clean, safe, quality lodging leaving young travelers with more time and to spend enjoying everything the great travel destinations of the world have to offer.

Why waste another minute sorting through hundreds of hostel reviews or hauling bags hostel to hostel when there are breathtaking views to stumble upon and local watering holes to enjoy? The concept of well-branded, standard quality hostels is now a reality.

Somnio Hostels now owns two properties in Barcelona – its flagship hostel and the brand new Duo Hostel.

Amenities and Services

Duo has rooms for every type of traveler- both bunk beds in shared dormitories or private rooms. All of the rooms share four common bathrooms. Our cultural concierge functions as tour guide, party planner, guidebook, local insider and more.

Let us help you plan your trip and share insider tips to tailor your experience to exactly what you want. Somnio prides itself on five-star service at hostel prices. If you need anything during your stay, just ask one of our 24-hour hosts. Meet fellow travelers, stop in to sample local wines, partake in our favorite tapas, or plan your itinerary for the day in our lobby bar.

All guests at Duo will enjoy these common amenities:

• Renovated facilities

• Luxury mattresses/bedding

• Free Internet and WiFi

• Elevator

• 24 hour reception

• Spacious common room

• Outdoor patio space

From the airport

El Prat – Catch the blue Aerobus right outside the arrival Terminals 1 and 2. Tickets cost €5.30 for a single and €9.15 for roundtrip. The ride is approximately 30 minutes. Get off at the last stop, Plaça Catalunya. You will be right outside of the department store El Corte Ingles. With the store to your right, walk up Passeig de Gràcia seven blocks to Carrer del Rosselló. Turn left, and walk to Duo at Rosselló 220, on your left side.

Additionally, you can take the Green L3 metro line from Plaça Catalunya in the direction Trinitat Nova to the Diagonal stop. Exit at Rambla Catalunya.

A taxi from the airport will cost approximately 25-30 euros.

Girona – There are buses to and from the Girona Airport at Estació Nord (directions below).

Reus - There are buses to and from the Reus airport at Estacio Sants (directions below). .

From the train/bus stations

Estació Sants or Plaça Catalunya – Take the Green L3 line in the direction of Trinitat Nova to Diagonal. Exit to Rambla Catalunya.

Estació de Franca – Take the Yellow L4 line to Passeig de Gracia. Exit at Sortida Aragó. After exiting, walk up Passeig de Gràcia (towards the hills) 4 blocks to Carrer del Rosselló. Turn left on Rosselló, and walk to the end of the block. Duo is on the left at Rosselló 220.

Estació Nord - Catch the Red L1 line metro from the stop Arc de Triomph to Plaça Catalunya. Transfer to the Green L3 line in the direction of Trinitat Nova to Diagonal. Exit to Rambla Catalunya.