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It’s been really appreciated by former students, so we have more info about it and a direct contact I can share with you. It’s a bit more expensive than average, but the level of service and comfort is hard to match. The rooms are around 17m², newly renovated, with a private bathroom, desk, TV, bed linen, towels, AC and Wi-Fi. On top of that, you have access to community kitchens, laundry, quiet study spaces, coworking, a 24/7 gym, pools, and other shared areas. Cleaning is done once a month, and you get 20% off food, drinks and their shop. You also get 20% off hotel stays, 1 free hotel night per semester, well-being support, community events... Stays can be for 4, 5, 10 or 12 months, and there’s always staff on-site.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

800

Where was it located?

Gothic center

How can someone find this place?

Idealista

Would you recommend it?

Yes because it is in a good neighbourhood but it was a little bit dirty.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Best nightclub : downtown

🎓 Uni life at La salle

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Cross cultural management, online consumer behaviour, project management, mobile app, digital marketing strategy for startups, economic growth and innovation. All of those courses are really easy and with a lot of presentations instead of written finals

Do you have some tips?

The campus was great with a good cafeteria. We are allowed to pick our classes. I will pick the same school again

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Trip to Italy, Canaries islands, palma de Mallorca

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Transport : T-jove, during the night the city is calm.

💡 Other Tips

Look on tik tok

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

430

Where was it located?

in the city center, 15 minute walk from the university

How can someone find this place?

housinganywhere.com

Would you recommend it?

Yes, it was a great website and safe

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

erasmus exchange life

🎓 Uni life at Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Marketing, Human Resources

Do you have some tips?

yes, it is an amazing university

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Valencia, Madrid, Tarragona, Mallorca

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

go to the beach everyday amd play volleyball

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

800

Where was it located?

Eixample, near plaça Universitat

How can someone find this place?

my agency is ShBarcelona but I find trough Idealista

Would you recommend it?

It's really nice because im with one of my best friends but if you are alone I recommend you to find shared home or apartment with other exchange students (you can find it with WhatsApp group or Facebook)

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Student bar : Belushi's, orvella negra, 100 mantaditos Club: Bling Bling, Twenties, Downtown, Apollo "niche" : Noxe bar/restaurant, Eleven rooftop, Nobu rooftop Restaurant : Samoa (for typical Catalonian food) Place to visiti in spain : Mont Juic, Tibibado, Madrid, Valencia, Bandalona... Travel idea abroad : Ibiza closing (October), Vienna, Budapest, Milano, Bratislava, Nice, Paris, Morocco, Andorra

🎓 Uni life at EUM

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

To be honest I don't recommend the school ahaha but I met gorgeous people so it's ok !

Do you have some tips?

the proximity of the campus, the relationship (also with the professors)

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

(already said it)

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

as a French the cost of life is approximately the same, but the transport are PERFECT, really cheap (T-Joven = 45€ for 90 days for trains, metro and bus)

💡 Other Tips

Spanish people are really welcoming and wherever youll be in Spain it will be a very good experience

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

520€

Where was it located?

In gracia, best place to live in Barcelona

How can someone find this place?

research "Houses for you" (they have places in many European cities)

Would you recommend it?

I was scared at first because there is so many scams, and I was scared to pay in advance without being sure of the apartment. Hopefully it went well, I love my appartement and it's not too expensive for Barcelona. The only bad point is that there is no living room, so it's not easy to create friendships with my roommates. And you have to know that the sound insulation really sucks in Spain, you can hear the discussion of the family 3 floors up to yours... but you'll get used to it.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

There is so much choice it's really paradise to go out. For clubs I love Otto (in gracia), downtown and the wolf. but there is too many you can't be disappointed. If you want to eat tapas, avoid La rambla, it's not good and it's just a trap for tourists. Instead go to "el bario Gothic", there are the best tapas bars here. Barcelona is a city with so many exchange students that you can't get bored, there are constantly proposals for activities of all kinds, you can see them on instagram pages, applications (erasmus Barcelona) or WhatsApp groups.

🎓 Uni life at UB

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I'm studying psychology, in my third year. I really like the class here, but it depends a lot of how many credits your home university ask you to get. personally I have 30 (which is a lot), so I work a lot for an erasmus student, ut I like most of my class and my teachers, so it's ok. Some erasmus students only have 12 credits so they basically never work haha. I took all my classes in English, it feels easier because 90% of the class are erasmus students so we are all on the same page same mood.

Do you have some tips?

Learning agreement is an endless problem, but you will deal with it don't worry. During the firsts weeks of your erasmus, take time to try many classes, and choose the ones interesting, where you feel comfortable, where you like the teacher and where the exam is not too hard. It's important to choose well.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

It's only been 2 month that I'm here, but I can recommend you to go to Blanes (on sunny days), at Sitges, and at Montserrat (hiking). Those places are really beautiful. But the costa brava is beautiful everywhere so just take a train that follow the sea and you will end up in a beautiful place for sure.

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Transport is easy, cost of living is okay, I think it's cheaper than in France BUT this is such a touristic place and the prices for Sagrada familia, parc quell, casa battle and all those beautiful places are overpriced !!! that's crazy, and there aren't that many discounts for young people. it's a city where you can feel safe, at anytime, any day of the week you are never alone in a street. dont trust the weather. It's always sunnier and hotter than the weather plans. for example next week it's supposed to rain everyday and I'm sure there will be 1 hour of rain maximum.

💡 Other Tips

enjoy !!! and seize every opportunity. Try to don't have any regrets.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

800

Where was it located?

15 minutes away from Plaza de Catalunya

How can someone find this place?

Idealista

Would you recommend it?

I recommend the agency called SH Barcelona, they may be on the pricier side, but the whole process is really easy and most of the key holders me and my roomate were in touch with were pretty easy to contact when we had questions or issues

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Anything around the beach is pretty nice, quite touristic but if you want the typical "barcelona erasmus" experience it's probably better to start there during the first few weeks as you will meet lots of other internationals. For bars I woould the neighborhood called la Barceloneta, it was close to where I lived and is very lively at night

🎓 Uni life at Universitat ramon llull la salle

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

All the class I took throughout the year were pretty good, just make sure when picking your classes to read the syllabus carefully so you don't get surprised on the first day

Do you have some tips?

Campus is pretty nice, the cafetaria aswell and quite cheap, regarding the administration if you have any questions I would recommend going to the office directly instead of sending emails if you want quick answers

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I managed to go to London with the flight only being 40 euros to go and come back

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

make sure to have the "joven transport card", 365 cafes and El Fornet are great to have lunch cheaply anywhere in the city

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

900

Where was it located?

Résidence universitaire à Sant Adrià de Besòs

How can someone find this place?

WEBSITE

Would you recommend it?

Absolutely, it was an awesome experience. Living in a beautifuil and sunny city with the beach and good people is worth it. If I had to choose again I would do it.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Clubs : twenties, shoko, pacha.

🎓 Uni life at ESIC business school

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I recommend taking financial management and introduction to data business thanks to the 2 professors.

Do you have some tips?

The campus was very cool and the team was comprehensible, helpful and very kind

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Montreal is very cheap from barcelona, Dubai also

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

I had a scooter for all f my exchange it was a game changer, otherwse there is the metro (40 euros for 3 months very cheap)

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Airbnb

How much was the rent per month?

Between 750€ and 850€

Where was it located?

Carrer del Rector Triadó, 72, Sants-Montjuïc

How can someone find this place?

https://www.airbnb.com/l/aUck4zmZ

Would you recommend it?

The apartment was good we have 4 bedrooms including 3 singles beds and 1 double with 2 bathrooms, 2 wifi to capture well, a dishwasher, a hob, a washing machine on the other balcony with a drying rack, a large terrace. The stairs to get there are very steep, it's on the 4th and last floor, so for 25kg suitcases good luck. On the other hand, during the stay the room near the living room with the pink sheets had a wall that was starting to have mold everywhere and I don't know if she fixed that or if she just painted it. And from the apartment to IQS, just take the V7 bus which stops directly at the university and not the metro.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Follow on Instagram Shaz.guest.list , to know the good deals and evenings: https://www.instagram.com/shaz.guest.list?igsh=aGx0dHdwbHc2Y2M= Otherwise bars like Savannah, Crep's in El Born are top (dance bar).

🎓 Uni life at IQS – Universitat Ramon Llull

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

It depends on what you have, we don't necessarily have the same thing, just if that's your case, there are several complicated finance courses so you have to hang on but in itself they make everyone pass

Do you have some tips?

The university was good and yes I would go again if possible

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Sitges, Blanes, Montserrat, Tibidabo, Tenerife

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Watch out for the pickpocket there are many in Barcelona so hold your bag. (A friend was robbed twice on her phone). Subways close most of the time around 12 a.m. except Friday at 2 a.m. and Saturday 24/24. The SIM cards of your phones will start sending you a message at the end of the 3rd month early 4th because staying so long in another country may cause problems so take a SIM card in Barcelona or an E-SIM to avoid additional fees

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

750

Where was it located?

Carrer de Valencia

How can someone find this place?

Spotahome

Would you recommend it?

Honestly, no, our apartment was dark and cold, the courses were not very interesting and Spanish people were not very nice… I felt it like I was forced to be there. Obviously its my opinion and you have to make your own experience but I think it’s important to have honest return

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

The aquarium was great, the goth neighbourhood and the metro is quite practice

🎓 Uni life at Ramon Lull

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I do not recommend the finance class and the SAP course, the marketing class was horrible, maybe the neuromarketing was interesting but it was not awesome

Do you have some tips?

The campu is cool, you can eat for almost nothing, and if you are someone Who likes to make party I think you Will like your semester

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I dont know, the rent was expansive so I didnt have the opportunity to go somewhere

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

The rent is really expansive… but to eat outside its quite cheap

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

550

Where was it located?

45 min from school by metro

How can someone find this place?

Airbnb

Would you recommend it?

No, I do not recommend this apartment at all. It was far from everything. It is not suitable for a flatshare of 4 people as advertised. €2300 total rent for not even 70 m², with the toilet inside the bathroom and only one bathroom available. Very few amenities, 5 m² bedrooms without wardrobes and camping beds. We were unable to find another place because of the language barrier and the fact that we were not from the country, which made things complicated since we were only staying for 4 months.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

I do not party but go on Gracia or plaza catalunya

🎓 Uni life at Ramon Llul

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Neuromarketing was the most interesting class

Do you have some tips?

The campus was nice, but not very inclusive since all the newsletters were in Catalan, so we couldn’t understand them. The administration was not very responsive, and the communication between the school and the partner university was average, as it felt like they were not aware of all the information. The schedules were light and quite good, around 20 hours of classes per week, but this was balanced out by a lot of work at home, which was hard to manage since we also had work from our school in France. Looking back, if I had known, I would have preferred going to Berlin. If I had to stay in Spain, I would have chosen a city like Madrid.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

: Be careful with pickpockets, rents are very expensive compared to France, and be cautious with housing scams as they are very common. There are many things to visit. Flights are inexpensive, and the cost of living is generally lower than in France.

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Getting a transport card is very cost-effective. The metro is very intuitive and well connected. The weather is good, it rarely gets cold — the cold only arrived at the beginning of December, before that it was very pleasant. Avoid hanging around La Rambla at night, but overall the city is safe. It’s hard to find pure meat in local supermarkets as most of it is mixed with pork. There are many things to visit, but access to culture is not great since all the historical sites (Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, museums, etc.) are expensive.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Airbnb

How much was the rent per month?

800

Where was it located?

l'esquerra de l'eixample

How can someone find this place?

Airbnb

Would you recommend it?

Le logement est neuf, proche des bouches de métro et à 25min à pieds du centre. Cependant, l'agence en charge du logement ne répond pas ou très peu. Si je devais revenir, je prendrais un autre moins cher et moins bien situé car la ville est très bien desservi par le métro, les Yego, bus etc.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Ca dépend ce qui est recherché mais il y a des pages insta pour les erasmus avec des boites gratuites ou pas cher tous les jours. Et pour les bars, je suis beaucoup sorti au quartier gothic et à El Born.

🎓 Uni life at Universitat Ramon Llull

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Avec notre parcours à KEDGE, on était à IQS. On avait très peu de cours (20h semaine) et les cours demandaient pas particulièrement d'investissement pour valider.

Do you have some tips?

IQS est rattachée à l'université mais c'est une école privée qui n'est pas sur le campus. S'il y avait possibilité j'aurais bien aimé être sur la fac.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Il y a pleins de voyages à faire autour, l'avion coute vraiment pas cher sur place. Certains sont allés au Maroc (pensez à vos passeport j'ai pas pu y aller à cause de ça). J'ai fais Tenerife, Minorque, la Costa Brava, le Penedes et les petites stations balnéaires aux alentours de Barcelone. Mais c'est super facile de voyager comme tu veux.

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Il faut faire ses courses au Mercadona, c'est pas cher et c'est bon. L'abonnement transport couvre 3 mois, ne coute pas cher et permet d'aller vraiment loin.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

650

Where was it located?

La sagrera

How can someone find this place?

Idealista

Would you recommend it?

It was good but far from the center of Barcelona

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

For the clubs we used to subscribe to the rumbalist guestlists to enter for free

🎓 Uni life at IQS

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Neuromarketing is fine I learnt a lot but there was no class related to my master field

Do you have some tips?

the campus was cool but far from the center and there was no student association to make people meet it is a shame. Registration was pretty easy though

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I personaly did not do any trip but I have heard Ibiza or Minorque flights are cheap from Barcelona. You can go to Madrid by train too.

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Transport is very cheap you pay 40 euros for 4 months. The weather is really good and the cost of living is not really high.

💡 Other Tips

Follow some Barcelona influencer account on Instagram to discover not so touristic restaurants or places or even beaches

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

658€/month

Where was it located?

In Poble Sec, 15 min from the center and 40 minutes from the school

How can someone find this place?

Locabarcelona

Would you recommend it?

Yes it was very nice. If I had to chose again I would live in Poble Sec again because it is a the area of Barcelona where there is not a lot of touristes, and where there is a lot of parcs.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Best parties was at Bling Bling club. And for a drink Belushi’s bar and l’Ovella Negra, and Espit Chupitos.

🎓 Uni life at IQS (universitat ramon llull)

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I recommande Marketing classes and one of business ethics classes, but if i had to do it again i would chose a data class too. The professors are really good.

Do you have some tips?

The campus was cool but there is not student associations and not sport areas. The registration was easy (call at the begining of the class), and yes i would pick the same university again. However, The Spanish students weren’t very welcoming.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

There are a lot of cities to visit : Madrid, Valence, Céville… and a lot of places to visit like Siges, Montserrat, Tarragone…And all Catalogne is good to visit.

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Transport are very accessible (there is a card at 48€ for 3 month) to do in one of the TBM agence. The only bad thing is the cost of life that can be high.

💡 Other Tips

You have to be careful with apartments, there are a lot of scams, and you also need to watch out because in Barcelona there are many pickpockets.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

1000

Where was it located?

10 minutes from Plaça Catalunya

How can someone find this place?

Tagaste Barcelona

Would you recommend it?

Yes very familiar, good atmosphere with people from all around the world.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

FC Barcelona, Ovella Negra

🎓 Uni life at IQS Ramon Llull

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Neuromarketing, Business ethics and CSR

Do you have some tips?

Very easy, mix of brand New campus and very old one like historical campus. Easy to go to

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Madrid, Tarragona

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Transport are easy to use and not expansive. Life is expansive for Spain especially the rent and social life. Lot of clubs, bars and things to do in Barcelona

💡 Other Tips

Be carefull with erasmus trips from the app because its very expansive and you are Free of nothing.

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

Not specified

Where was it located?

Gothic Quarter (El Gòtic), right in the center, 2 minutes from Las Ramblas, 50 minutes by metro to campus. Recommended neighborhoods: El Gòtic (fun), Eixample (chic and calm), Gracia (authentic, less touristy). Not recommended: El Raval (unsafe), Poblenou (hipster, far from center and uni).

How can someone find this place?

Equinox UH or Idealista (prefer agencies to avoid scams).

Would you recommend it?

Yes, but be cautious of scams. Central location is fun but noisy. I shared apartment with other IÉSEG students (found on Idealista)

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Clubs: Negro Rojo, GSpot, Sutton (chic) Twenties (mainstream, lots of internationals) Pacha, Opium, Shôko (touristy/beach clubs) Apolo (gay-friendly) Input, Razzmatazz (techno/electro) Bars: La Rosa Negra (great cocktails for 5€) Passeig del Born (aperitivo spots) Retruc (billiards, fun vibe) Events: No Arts Festival App Studentfy (great for free parties, student events, beer pong, themed nights)

🎓 Uni life at La Salle Ramon Llull

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Choose based on schedule to maximize weekends. Less workload than IESEG, but lots of group projects.

Do you have some tips?

- Campus is fine, nothing exceptional. - Administration is very slow, worse than IESEG. - Professors are chill and understanding. - Absences allowed: 4 per subject. - I had class 3 days a week.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Day trips: Sitges, Cadaqués, hikes with Erasmus groups Spain: Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, Salou and Port Aventura Outside Spain: Morocco

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

Transport: subscription about 50€/trimester (like Pass Navigo), covers metro, bus, RER trains. Metro: until 2 am Fridays, 24h on Saturdays. Weather: warm and temperate almost all year. Food: avoid tourist traps on Las Ramblas, Barcelona has options for all budgets.

💡 Other Tips

Barcelona is amazing, go for it with no hesitation.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

950

Where was it located?

Carrer de valencia, 104

How can someone find this place?

https://www.airbnb.fr/rooms/745558451776775202?source_impression_id=p3_1755428490_P3Tm2GPilYsTQQUv

Would you recommend it?

It was a shared flat, really nice, not too expensive compared to other accomodations if you are 3 students

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

I did not go out much but my friends did and loved it.

🎓 Uni life at Universitat Ramon Lull

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

All teachers I had were competent

Do you have some tips?

Campus is cool but not on the center of Barcelona, 30 min of bus from the appartment we had in eixample, can use metro too.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

You can take the train and go to sitges, nice village, nice beach.

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

City is pretty safe, just be careful of pickpockets in metro, clubs and beach.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

520€

Where was it located?

In gracia, best place to live in Barcelona

How can someone find this place?

research "Houses for you" (they have places in many European cities)

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at UB

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

🌆 Barcelona vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Barcelona?

💡 Other Tips

enjoy !!! and seize every opportunity. Try to don't have any regrets.

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