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With a fantastic setting on Plaça Ramon Berenguer el Gran and 20 fairly-priced no-frills rooms, the Hostal Layetana is plain but well-located. From some of the Layetana's wrought-iron balconies you can see Barcelona's amazing Cathedral, right around the corner from the hostal. Other rooms have views of a bronze horse and rider statue and the many tiny cafés that decorate the petite plaça in front of the Layetana.
All rooms are white-walled, and maybe a bit scuffed, but bright and clean. The lack of any form of decoration or amenity is forgiven because of the great view from each room. Some of the rooms feature well-maintained small bathrooms that echo the humble design scheme of the rest of the hostal. Singles and doubles with shared bathrooms are also available.
The Metro is right around the corner from Layetana, as well as the Cathedral, the Barri Gòtic shopping district (Portal de l'Àngel), the Dalí Museum, and the lively Born neighborhood where some of the best restaurants and boutiques in town have set up shop. Taxis are easily hailed from Via Layetana, a two-way street that runs beside the hostal. The location is stellar for night owls but not so great if you plan to turn in early—Via Layetana is zooming with cars into the wee hours of the morning.
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