Hostel Territory

So we've set off to Barcelona to live the dream and open our very own hostel. We're keeping this journal online to keep everyone updated of our progress, adventures and mishaps navigating Barcelona's booming tourism industry, Spanish bureaucracy, and daily life in Catalunya.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The search for Somnio Numero Dos is officially underway. Lee and I saw 2 nice big attached apartments on Gran Via today. The price is ridiculously right, but there would be a lot of construction required, and we're not sure we could ever get it up to code. It's encouraging that there's a lot of supply out there and that owners are getting pretty desperate to make deals no matter the price or circumstances. I'll keep you all posted on any progress we make!

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Lee and I are "featured ladies" this month on the Ladies Who Launch website. Lee and our former business partner Erin won a business plan contest through them a few years ago. I think they were happy to see we finally put their prize money to work.

disclaimer: Lee's a little upset about the description of her previous job as "bad." She never referred to it as such, and I think the author just wanted a hook for the story. She loved her time at GS, all the people there, etc etc.

Oh, and my name's not Loren Gonzales either.

http://www.ladieswholaunch.com/magazine/lee-and-lauren-gonzalez/3010