Generator Barcelona

Barcelona


Part of the world-roaming, design-forward Generator brand, this stylish budget pick has much to recommend it, including a festival-inspired bar made from reclaimed lumber and recycled elevator parts, festooned with an explosion of paper lanterns. Fresh-white dorms are for six or eight people, with women-only rooms, and have personal shelves, lights, power outlets and under-bed lockers. Private twins are simple but modern.

Or go for the two- to four-person penthouse room, with a terrace and panoramic views over the city.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Barcelona attractions

1. Casa de les Punxes

0.11 MILES

Puig i Cadafalch’s 1905 Casa Terrades is known as the Casa de les Punxes (House of Spikes) because of its pointed tile-adorned turrets. Resembling a…

2. Casa Comalat

0.17 MILES

This striking twin-fronted building with vibrant tilework was created from 1909 to 1911 by Salvador Valeri (1873–1954). Note Gaudí's obvious influence on…

3. Palau Baró de Quadras

0.17 MILES

Puig i Cadafalch redesigned this 1882 residential building in exuberant Gothic-inspired style, with two distinct facades, between 1902 and 1906. The main…

4. Casa Thomas

0.25 MILES

Completed in 1912, Casa Thomas was one of Domènech i Montaner’s earlier efforts – the floral motifs and reptile figurines are trademarks and the massive…

5. Palau Robert

0.26 MILES

The 1903-completed building that hosts Catalonia's regional tourist office also serves as an exhibition space, mostly for rotating Catalan-themed shows…

6. Palau Montaner

0.27 MILES

Though fascinating on the outside and made all the more enticing by its leafy gardens, this 1893 creation by Domènech i Montaner is especially spectacular…

7. La Pedrera

0.27 MILES

In the top tier of Gaudí's achievements, this madcap Unesco-listed masterpiece, with 33 balconies, was built in 1905–10 as a combined apartment and office…

8. Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia

0.27 MILES

Gràcia's busiest square, the Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia, was, until a few years ago, known as Plaça de Rius i Taulet, and you'll still hear that name…