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Fancy getting out of town? Try this hostel in the coastal town of Mataró, 30 km (19 miles) north of Barcelona and easily accessible by train. Its rooms, in a 19th-century country house, have 4 to 16 beds, most with views of the sea. There’s a TV lounge and a terrace with ping-pong. Hiking and biking excursions can be organized.

Small yet wonderfully central, this hostel has basic dorm rooms for 4 to 8. Breakfast is included, and guests have the use of a kitchen.

Kabul is a favourite with young backpackers in town to party all night long, so it’s often full (and noisy). Dorm rooms, all with air-conditioning and some with balconies on the Plaça Reial (Perfect Squares), sleep 4 to 20 people. There’s a laundry, free internet access, lockers and a small cafeteria that serves cheap food during the day.

In the neighbourhood of Gràcia, this hostal residència , popular with students, has simple, well-kept double and single rooms, with washbasins and en-suite toilets.

This large hostel is quite a distance from the city centre, but it’s within walking distance of the Vallcarca metro stop. A continental breakfast is included in the price, and the hostel offers a range of services, incuding fax, laundry, a TV room, coinoperated internet acess and a cheap cafeteria. Dorms sleep 6 to 12.

This friendly hostel is some distance from the city centre, but within walking distance of Maria Cristina and Les Corts metro stops. The dorms sleep 2 to 8; all have bathrooms and air-conditioning. There are laundry facilities, plus coin-operated internet access and the use of a kitchen and two terraces.

This homely hostel has a rooftop terrace and a patio with a ping-pong table. Guests have unlimited internet access and breakfast is included.