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What previous guests say about us!

We are very grateful for the many positive reviews and constructive feedback we receive from our guests. We certainly aim to maintain the high scores and have plans to improve things like our Honesty Larder (what normal hotels call a “minibar”). We […]

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Ethical porn with Erika Lust at yök

What a year it has been since the last International Women’s Day! There have been too many (or not enough!?) issues regarding women’s rights in the news, especially with the birth of the #MeToo movement in October. This tiny hashtag managed to give a […]

Hallo Süddeutsche Zeitung!!

Silke Wichert from the Süddeutsche Zeitung visited us– read her report in the Magazin! Silke Wichert from the Süddeutsche Zeitung visited us– read her report in the Magazin!

RTL Luxembourg came to visit us!

If you speak Luxembourgish, check out Christian Schmit’s interview with Petz for RTL Luxembourg as part of the series “Lëtzebuerger an der Welt”.  If you speak Luxembourgish, check out Christian Schmit’s interview with Petz for RTL Luxembourg as part of the series “Lëtzebuerger an […]

An interview with Maasai Magazine, about the true Barcelona

“yök, la Barcelona de verdad” is the interview Maasåi Magazine did with us a few months ago. They asked us about everything, so feel free to read about behind our scenes! In Spanish.  Interview by Alfonso Barragán // Photos by Miguel Jiménez

TV3 is filming in our Casa C

Have a look inside our Casa C where Anna Guitart is presenting her favourite books for Tria33 for TV3 (in Catalan).

Happy guests make us happy!

Reviews like these by our guests make us very happy and we are forever grateful when people take the time to write nice things. Feedback helps us to improve or at least maintain a great service and to offer an authentic experience.  You […]

There’s a film star in our apartment!

It’s not every day that film stars turn up in our apartments, but this week we had German actor Raul Richter (Petz remembers Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten!!) and his family stay with us. We think he looks good in Casa A!

Sunny Design Days at yök!

Here are some photos from the Sunny Design Days we had at yök, organised by RED.

Grateful for this lovely guest review!

Of all the lovely reviews we have received so far, we are very moved by Nat’s. Read more reviews on our Tripadvisor page. 

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Paolo Giordano is in the house!

Italian writer Paolo Giordano was being interviewed by TV3′s Via Llibre in Casa C! He is famous for his brilliant book “The Solitude of Prime Numbers” which Petz enjoyed very much. Watch the interview on TV3.

The real Barcelona exists! An interview with Petz Scholtus

Here is Smart Magazine’s interview with Petz Scholtus! smart magazine: Mrs. Scholtus, what’s the idea behind Yök? Petz Scholtus: Yök Casa Cultura is a new way of staying in Barcelona. We realized that it was getting difficult to find and experience the real Barcelona […]

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One Fine Day in Barcelona

Smart Magazine came to Barcelona and visited yök, as well as AOO and Bamboo Bikes Barcelona. Thank you Federica, Jan, Lars and team for spreading the love!

Instagram reposts of our casas

Here some of our favourite Instagram reposts from guests and visitors. Follow @yokbarcelona.

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Interview with eco-designer Petz Scholtus

Here’s Petz’s view on eco-design and its role in Spain at the moment, as told to Monográfica magazine in 2011. Entrevista a Petz Scholtus from Monográfica.org on Vimeo.