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donQuijote
Barcelona, Spain

Rambla de Catalunya, 78 - 08008 Barcelona - see on map
Pay less than booking at the school
What we like about the school
  • Free activities such as Eixample tour, Gràcia tour, Sagrada Familia at night and many more.
  • Welcome dinner.
  • Multi-destination Spanish programme.
  • Small class sizes
  • #1 TOP rated in Barcelona by students 30-49 years
What we dislike about the school
  • Average age of students is a bit higher than at most schools. Great for students 25 years or older.
  • Cancellation fees if visa is rejected.

Location: Situated in the heart of the Eixample district of Barcelona near the Entença and Sants Estació Metro stations, Don Quijote Barcelona offers students a real look into the city life, slightly outside of the hustle and bustle of Barcelona's touristic sights. The school is large, offering students many facilities such as a library and media centre, an outdoor patio with picnic tables, a garden and a terrace, indoor common areas with a comfy lounge, along with free activities and optional excursions.

Course selection: The school offers a great variety of courses suitable for a wide range of students. Whether you are looking for a General Spanish Course, DELE or SIELE exam preparation courses, a Business course or a fully immersive Junior course, Don Quijote Barcelona would be happy to have you on-board to study with them. GAP year programmes are also available for students looking to stay for longer durations of study.

City: Barcelona is a city like no other, its personality is seen on every street corner as well as in the beauty and works of artists that have travelled through its streets. The second-largest city in the Iberian Peninsula in both size and population, the city provides Don Quijote with an excellent base for their students to create lasting and funfilled memories. As mentioned, exploring Barcelona is a great experience in itself, Don Quijote Barcelona can help you make that experience as memorable and productive as possible.

Spanish Courses

General Language
Online
Private
Business
Exam PreparationWhy exam preparation courses are excellent for optimum progress
Language Plus Activity
Specialty Courses

Our prices for donQuijote include

  • INCLUDED Organized activities
  • INCLUDED Internet access and use of school computers
  • INCLUDED Wireless LAN zone at school
  • INCLUDED Free certificate of course attendance
  • INCLUDED Language level placement test at first day of classes

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  • School building
    School building2/14
  • Market
    Market3/14
  • Walkabout
    Walkabout4/14
  • City
    City5/14
  • Street art
    Street art6/14
  • School reception
    School reception7/14
  • Big classrooms
    Big classrooms8/14
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  • School courtyard
    School courtyard10/14
  • Picture window
    Picture window11/14
  • Lounge
    Lounge12/14
  • Modernist classrooms
    Modernist classrooms13/14
  • Elegant spaces
    Elegant spaces14/14

Student opinions about donQuijote, Barcelona

3.9
Overall school rating of
donQuijote, Barcelona
30 authentic ratings from students who reserved with us
School
Location of the school
4.6 
Facilities
3.5 
Social activities
3.4 
Organisation
4.0 
Course
Quality of teaching
4.3 
Value for money
3.7 
Accommodation
Shared Flat (apartment)
3.5 
Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (5 ratings)
3.6 
Students 18-30 years (3 ratings)
4.0 
Students 31-49 years (3 ratings)
5.0 
Students 50+ years (2 ratings)
3.0 
Verified reviews only, uncensored. All student opinions from students who booked a course at the school with LanguageCourse.net.
Overall rating
2.0
Liked
Probably DELE exams. For children whose parents want a holiday from their children. Teachers are eager but sometimes frustrated. Some take it with humour.
Disliked
Despite placement test, students with very heterogeneous language levels in the class. Given the size of the school, I would expect a better composition. The school is more suitable for 16-22 year olds, there are hardly any older students. Coordination of morning material and afternoon individual lessons was not given. Different grammar topics. Organised events, once a week. Other, much smaller language schools do this better and with more commitment. Disrespectful students who come to class and leave when they want. Student quote: "I pay, so I come when I want". I have had much better experiences at other language schools in Spain.
Details of the review
Quality of teaching / language progress: Grammar should have been aligned with morning topic
Course: Super Intensive 35 - 2 weeks
Review date: 14. Jul. 2023 by Rudolf Waicz
Verified student who booked this course with LanguageCourse.net.
Overall rating
2.0
Liked
Teacher "Andrea" was good and nice. Supervisor "Irene" was nice and tried hard.
Disliked
Extremely poor organisation. 45-minute queues for meals (unacceptable). Communication difficulties with supervisors and sometimes very unfriendly. Probably overwhelmed. Chaos when allocating courses over several days. Poor organisation in the afternoons. Non-attendance was not noticed or did not interest the supervisors. We will not recommend the course to others and I think the course was far too expensive for the quality.
Insider tip: Barcelona. Beach in Castelldefels. Sagrada Familia.
Details of the review
Quality of teaching / language progress: See previous comment
Course: International Summer Camp Barcelona Beach - Day Camp [Spanish] - 2 weeks
Review date: 3. Sep. 2023 by Theresa Oettl
Verified student who booked this course with LanguageCourse.net.
Overall rating
3.0
Liked
Very small group level (2-3 people) Spacious, modern. Clean rooms
Details of the review
Course: Intensive 25 [Espagnol] - 1 week
Review date: 28. Feb. 2018 by Helen Couteau
Verified student who booked this course with LanguageCourse.net.
Overall rating
5.0
Liked
The school is modern, well furnished and very well located.
Insider tip: The city in general!
Details of the review
Other comments Too many students in the course of discussions.
Course: Intensive 25 - 2 weeks
Review date: 28. Nov. 2018 by Anatole Camelin
Verified student who booked this course with LanguageCourse.net.
Overall rating
5.0
Liked
Work in small groups, organization of classes
Details of the review
Course: Intensive 25 - 2 weeks
Review date: 21. Aug. 2018 by Dominika Traczyk
Verified student who booked this course with LanguageCourse.net.
Overall rating
4.0
Liked
Friendly and patient teachers.
Disliked
Change of teacher due to illness. Due to teacher or class changes, repeatedly starting new chapters in the book halfway through and then to changing.
Details of the review
Course: Intensive 20 [Spanisch] - 3 weeks
Review date: 25. Nov. 2024 by Julia Bieler-Peham
Verified student who booked this course with LanguageCourse.net.
Overall rating
5.0
Liked
Very friendly teachers
Disliked
Not knowing when school is going to end prior to the first day of school
Details of the review
Course: Intensive 25 - 1 week
Review date: 23. Oct. 2023 by Katja Arnold
Verified student who booked this course with LanguageCourse.net.

Ratings of donQuijote compared to ratings of all schools in Spain

 donQuijote BarcelonaAverage of all other schools in Spain
Overall school rating4.04.4
Location of the school4.64.7
Facilities3.53.9
Social activities3.33.7
Organisation3.64.3
Quality of teaching4.44.4
Value for money3.84.3
Homestay3.54.0
Shared flat3.53.9

donQuijote

Accreditations and Quality seals
AEEAFEDELESistema de Acreditación de Centros Instituto Cervantes (SACIC)NAFSAWYSE/FIYTOEAIE, ACTFL
Spanish teacher qualifications
100% hold a university degree
100% hold a recognised language teaching qualification
Languages spoken by school staff (cannot be guaranteed by school)
Student gender mix
50% male / 50% female
Offer for returning students
You will be refunded/waived the school's administration fee if you already attended previously a course at donQuijote and you book here.
Year of school foundation
1992

General school facilities

  • Snack vending machine

  • Drink vending machine

  • Computer lab

  • Library

  • Lounge

  • Garden

  • Balcony / terrace

  • Free WIFI

  • Smoking zones (outdoors)

  • Classroom equipment

    • TV in some classrooms

    • Electronic whiteboard in most classrooms

    • Air conditioning in most classrooms

    • Heating in all classrooms

    • Ample natural light in all classrooms

    • Number of classrooms: 50
    • Number of public PC workstations: 4

    Facilities for disabled students

    • Wheelchair access to classroom

    • Accessible Toilet

    • Wheelchair access to reception

    • Wheelchair access to cafeteria

Student Age / Nationality

Top student nationalities
Student Nationality Percentage of students
Netherlands 17%
England 13%
USA 8%
Brazil 7%
Germany 7%
China 4%
Switzerland 4%
Italy 4%
France 4%
Sweden 3%
Japan 3%
Korea 2%
Spain 1%
Other nationalities 23%
Age of students
  Percentage of students
1-18 years 10%
18-24 years 25%
25-34 years 40%
35-50 years 15%
>50 years 10%
The average age outside summer is 4 years higher than in summer.
Average number of students
Adult courses - In summer: 260
Adult courses - Throughout the year: 80
Junior courses - In summer: 198
Junior courses - Throughout the year: 73
Minimum age of students
18 years
Average number of levels
Adult courses In summer: 6
Adult courses Throughout the year: 6
Junior courses In summer: 6
Junior courses Throughout the year: 6
Average age of students
In summer: 28 years
Throughout the year: 32 years

Information for all courses offered by donQuijote

Lesson duration
55 minutes
School's administrative fee
35.00 €
Course material
Generally course material has to be purchased by the student. The costs of course material will be approximately 45 € per course level.
Comments about courses

The registration fee is valid for 1 year and is waived when the course takes place up to 12 months from the previous reservation.

Travel health and accident insurance: between EUR 15 and 25 per week.

CANCELLATION GUARANTEE: EUR 75 per week.
Before and after arrival.
Allows students to cancel program for ANY reason (I.e., examination, work, illness, visa issues...). Does not apply to private apartments or hotels.

CHANGES
Before arrival
Changes to your confirmed booking (start dates, program, or services) can be made up to 2 weeks before your arrival.
Two changes are free of charge. After the second change, each change will be charged: EUR 100.

After arrival
Change of destination, school, program, or accommodation subject to availability. Any difference in price will be charged to the student.
2 weeks of advance notice is required. It has a cost of EUR 100.

CLASS SCHEDULE
Classes can take place either in the morning or in the afternoon, it'll be decided on your first day. 80% of the classes are in the morning, but to guarantee 100% morning classes, there is a EUR 15 per week fee.

Individual classes
Single individual lessons of tuition can be reserved at 49 €. The combination of group and individual lessons is highly recommended. Individual lessons will encourage you to actively speak the foreign language and will offer you the opportunity to discuss individual problems and weaknesses.
Days without class
In 2025 (including national and regional bank holidays):
01 Jan 2025, 06 Jan 2025, 18 Apr 2025, 21 Apr 2025, 01 May 2025, 24 Jun 2025, 15 Aug 2025, 11 Sep 2025, 24 Sep 2025, 12 Oct 2025, 01 Nov 2025, 06 Dec 2025, 08 Dec 2025, 25 Dec 2025, 26 Dec 2025.
School policy regarding bank holidays:Private classes are recuperated or refunded. Same as for nearly all language schools, group classes falling on bank holiday are not refunded and not recuperated.
Level test
A test to assess your exact language level takes place at the school on the first day of the course.
Lessons needed per Spanish language level
Level (CEFR) LESSONS needed per level WEEKS needed
(20 lessons per week)
A1 Beginner A1 to A2 80 4
A2 Elementary A2 to B1 160 8
B1 Intermediate B1 to B2 180 9
B2 Higher Intermediate B2 to C1 200 10
C1 Advanced C1 to C2 220 11
C2 Proficiency
Data above gives some guidance. For more details consult our page How long does it take to learn a language or reach a specific level.

Airport transfer

Barcelona-El Prat Airport:
95 € one way
190 € return (both ways)
Aeroport de Girona - Costa Brava:
270 € one way
540 € return (both ways)
Reus Airport:
270 € one way
540 € return (both ways)
Best arrival airport is El Prat Airport.
More details about airports near Barcelona and how to travel independently from the airport to the city on our Barcelona page. For flight comparisons to Barcelona, we recommend using skyscanner.com.

Leisure activities

Leisure programme for adults & juniors (sample):
 Schedule of activities - adults and juniors (PDF)
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Examples of leisure activities organized by the school

Adults - Free activities

- City tours
- Museum visits
- Cultural workshops

Adults - Paid activities

- Weekend excursions

Junior - Free activities

No junior courses nor activities offered.

Junior - Paid activities

No junior courses nor activities offered.
activity possibledistance from school
Cooking-
Dancing-
Horse riding-5 km
Mountainbiking-20 km
Windsurfing-25 km

Accommodation

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Questions and answers about donQuijote

  • The EUR 45 material fee is per course. If you take part in the course for 2 weeks, then it is a one-off fee of EUR 45. For long-term students, who are progressing several months through the levels, new books may be required over time. You will be informed of this on site during the course.
    Sabine Krafack, LanguageCourse.Net - May 09, 2025
  • Yes, we can request extra nights for you. Usually 1 day earlier and 1 day later are no problem. Contact us in good time to make sure you get a place. Barcelona is very popular!
    Sabine Krafack, LanguageCourse.Net - May 09, 2025
  • Yes, of course we can book the student room with a private bathroom for you. Remember to book in good time so that there is still availability.
    Sabine Krafack, LanguageCourse.Net - May 09, 2025
  • There is a lock on the door, not on the cupboard.
    Nuria, Adminstration from Don Quijote, Barcelona - Oct 28, 2024
  • All the English teachers are qualified to provided English lessons but not all of them are native speakers. There are native English speaking teachers, bilingual/trilingual teachers and Spanish native teachers who also teach English in public/private schools during the rest of the year.
    Nuria Castro, Admissions Officer from Don Quijote - Dec 01, 2022
  • The English junior classes are available for all students. There is a high percentage of Spanish children but there are also students from other countries.
    Nuria Castro, Admissions Officer from Don Quijote - Nov 28, 2022

FAQ about donQuijote, Barcelona

  • Spanish courses at donQuijote start at 133 € for Semi-private lessons 5 course with 5 lessons per week. When booking here you benefit from an exclusive discount.
  • The accommodation Student Residence is the most popular among all our clients of donQuijote
  • Yes. The school offers pickup from Barcelona-El Prat Airport (95 €), Aeroport de Girona - Costa Brava (270 €), Reus Airport (270 €)
  • Depending on the chosen course, the maximum number of students at donQuijote varies from 1 students (Online Private lessons 10) to 16 students (Spanish Teacher's Training Lab)
  • The highest Nationality percentage at donQuijote comes from Netherlands with a 17% representation, followed by students from England (13%) and USA (8%).
  • donQuijote offers courses from 13 years to 99. Average age is 28 during the summer and 32 for the rest of the year.

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Terms of donQuijote

First day of course
Written and oral level test is performed. Students should arrive at 8:00
Payment methods accepted for payments made directly to the school
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Legal name/parent company
Enforex For English Executives SL | Tax registration ID: B80274269

Visa Documents

Nationals from USA do not require a visa to study short term courses up to 90 days.
Check visa requirements for nationals from other countries.
Nationals from countries that require a visa will receive documents from the school, related to booking confirmation, which is required for the visa application.
Full payment of all fees required before school dispatches documents required for visa application
No
Express shipment fee (via courier)
Europe: 95 €
,
North America: 95 €
,
South America: 185 €
,
Africa: 185 €
,
Oceania: 185 €
,
Asia: 185 €
Free shipment via regular mail
Yes
years
Starting date
Course available
Check-in date
Check-out date
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No surprises! Course material not included
FREE cancellation
FREE changes
Course available on selected date
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