Gracias Speakeasy y gracias Frida por todas las actividades que organizas para los recién llegados! Sin dudas mi experiencia en Barcelona será inolvidable gracias a ustedes y los amigos que he encontrado.

Very good language school. The reception is very flexible and they do all they can to help you with getting the right level. I also think it is pretty amazing with all the parallel classes making possible to retake a level if needed. I highly recommend!

I’ve been at Speakeasy for about 6 weeks now, and I’m more sure than ever that I made the right choice to come here! The classes are fun and relaxed, but you still learn so much! The teachers and other people that work there are all so friendly and helpful, everyone wants to make sure you’re doing well! Before I moved to Barcelona, I had a lot of questions about classes, housing, and even my student visa, but I always had help from the amazing people at Speakeasy. I wouldn’t have been able to figure everything out all on my own! The school also organizes weekly excursions that are very fun and affordable! I love my teachers, my classmates who have quickly become my friends, and the experiences I’ve had so far! Can’t wait to see what the next 6 months have in store for me!

I had a really great experience at Speakeasy BCN over the last 2.5 months. The classes were well structured with very personable and competent teachers (thanks Marta Rubio and Sara!). My Spanish has definitely gotten a whole lot better! Added to that, the school (in particular, the amazing events coordinator, Nadia) organizes weekly trips and events, including day trips on the weekend, which were tons of fun (and my girlfriend could also come on the trips even though she wasn’t a student at Speakeasy). Finally, the administration was great as well, and went out of their way to help me resolve a scheduling issue with one set of my classes (especially Yasmin). Overall, highly recommended!

The classes are really extensive, and they're small in number which keeps everyone involved the entire time. I've had 3 different teachers as I advance through the classes and each one has been awesome, highly recommend this school.

I totally recommend Speakeasy for learning Spanish! The teachers are generally very nice and professional, I took the intensive course, which allow you to have 2 different teachers every day. Since day one, the class is completely in Spanish, no English. The teacher will use various methods to let you understand what’s going on, I personally love this way more, so everyday you will be immersed in the Spanish ambiente. My progress in Speakeasy surpassed my expectations which surprises me a lot! The location is very well situated and the staff are great and helpful too. Each week there are 3 activities prepared by the school which you may participate if you want (some you need to pay additionally). All in all, I am glad I chose Speakeasy, my Spanish really has made easy!

So far I’m in my second week of a 6 month course at Speakeasy and I am loving it! This school is amazing. They do so much. The teachers are very animated and funny. They teach really well and don’t let you fall behind (especially since the students all come from different backgrounds and English is not always their first language). The school also has an events coordinator who organises events/things to do a few times per week. Yesterday we went to the beach with a bunch of other students and played beach volleyball (was so much fun) and tonight they are taking us to the Poble Sec street festival! And on Saturday they are taking us on a trip to Valencia! How good is that?! Couldn’t ask for a better school. Would definitely recommend this school to anyone wanting to study abroad for a few months and eager to speak Spanish :)

Absolutely Fabulous!! If you're looking for a school to start learning Spanish language – Speakeasy is the best option. The heart of the school are there teachers. A started from A1 (I knew only "uno, dos tres") and finish C1. All the time a was with best teachers in the city, I'm sure. The schedule is very comfortable: you can choose at the morning, day or evening – however you want. The groups are max 10 people but normally it was 4-6 people in the class. And the PRISE!!! I was looking for the best prise because I was going to study a long term, so they gave a very-very nice prise. Much better than other school. Really: I wasn't going to study a lot but a few weeks ago finished my 2d year. So chicos… don't think a lot a choose best option!!!

Great school with great teachers!! I loved my experience there, the way of teaching is clear and the books are well-done. I like the fact that we are not more than 10 people in class so that the teacher can really stay focused on every student. they have an app where you can see your class room and all the info you need. They are also very helpful and reactive at the reception or by email if you have anything to ask. I insist on the fact that the teachers are really super nice and have a great approach with the students! The big "+" of the school are the activities that are organized for their students ! Nadia, the activities' coordinator, organize every week at least 3 activities so that we can meet the other students and have fun all together! They organize great city-trips for a cheap price during the week-end, bike tour, street art tour, bar crawl, events, activities to discover the city and MANY other things! I really recommend this school at 200% to anyone who's willing to learn Spanish in Barcelona in a great atmosphere, awesome teachers and international students!

My Spanish teachers are all very nice, friendly, funny and helpful with questions. They are very understanding and try as much as possible to help us students improve Spanish. The class size is not big so you will have a personal and intensive care from the teachers concerning your learning. If I have a friend who wants to study Spanish, I will definitely recommend Speakeasy! Moreover, there are activities/trips organized for students in the weekends which will give you a better insight of Catalonian areas. Many people might find most of other language centers' staff are very grumpy and unhelpful but in Speakeasy, everyone is friendly and very open to all of the students regarding how multicultural it is.

What I really like about speakeasy-bcn is that they organize trips and activities for us students to join. That way I´ve been given the opportunity to visit places I probably wouldn’t, I´ve meet nice new people and I have actually learned how to ski when we were on a weekend trip to Andorra.

Thanks Guys

Grym undervisning, roliga och mycket givande lektioner. Även grymt roliga aktiviteter utöver skoltid! Roligt och viktigt för sin vistelse, lärandet och trivseln i både klassrummet men framför allt för livet utöver skolan då aktiviteterna knyter massa vänskapsband :) Väldigt imponerad över de olika variationer av aktiviteter, allt ifrån vardagliga till större äventyr över helgen för ett bra pris för studenter. Och även så schysst personal, mer som vänner än lärare och ledare.

I studied at Speakeasy more than one year and have a lot of good memories about it. Of course a lot depends on teacher and on the group, but i think there were only few teachers I was bored with and most gave us a lot of knowledge not only about Spanish grammar, reading and speaking but also helped with integration into Spanish society, gave a lot of information about Spanish culture and life in Barcelona in general.
In the middle of my studies Dina Marley became responsible for school activities and that is when all the fun begun. Tapas, restaurants, cine, sports, paddle surf, one day trips in Spain and to France and even skiing in Andorra!
I am very thankful for this experience!

I am currently studying at SpeakeasyBCN and I am having an amazing experience thus far! I researched different language schools in BCN for about 5 months, and this option continued to rise as the best. First of all, I found the school to be relatively cheap in comparison to other schools. I did a lot of research prior to coming and inquired in many other schools about different prices, but I found Speakeasy to be the cheapest for what you get. Now that I have been in my program for 2 months and have experienced different teachers, I am assured that this is the case! Second, I found the administrators to be extremely helpful, especially prior to my arrival. I first exchanged emails with Dina and she responded much quicker and more thoroughly than the schools I had inquired about. Additionally, Gabriel was so helpful in the visa and admission process. It was evident that the two of them both cared about my individual situation and wanted to help. Third, I am not usually one for organized or school activities, but my first week here I decided to go to one of the Speakeasy events because I didn't know anyone. It turned out to be such a fun night and I made great friends that night! I have gone to several "activities" since, and every one of them has been a fun time and good cultural experience. It is a great way to meet people and get to know your classmates! Dina also does a really great job at making the events fun and making sure you feel connected and comfortable. Last thing.. I have been really pleased with my teachers and the help I have received from the reception in regards to my classes. It is evident that everyone at Speakeasy truly wants to help you make the most of your experience and time at the school!

One of the best and cheapest language schools in Barcelona with perfect location just in the heart of the city also really good qualified Spanish teachers with AMAZING activity program every week where you can really enjoy your staying, meet new people and live the Spanish / Catalan experience to the max "TOTALLY Recommended"

Besides the Spanish courses with great educational value, the school also arranges around three awesome trips a week for its students (and their friends.) Love it!

Best language school I've been studying at (have to mention that i've been to many language schools).
Perfect location, amazing teachers and fabulous activities organised by the school's activities coordinator made my summer unforgetable! So happy I've chosen SpeakEasy BCN for my 3 week Spanish course!!! Can't wait to get back there <3

I thought the teachers were really good - and I really learned a lot there. The only problem is the way they assess the pupils' levels. I think they should do it on the 1st day instead of via internet. That way they can be sure of the level of the pupil. I did have people who could not string 2 words together in my class and I thought it was not fair on the others. If they continue doing tests on internet then they should be more flexible about people changing classes when they feel they are not in the right level. But I will definitely go back there to do the advance class.

It was indeed a great decision I made to study Spanish at Speak Easy BCN. I was in Barcelona for three months with the main motive to study Spanish and have a break from work. I enrolled for the twelve week intensive course - 20 hours per week. The price was reasonable, I got a discount by paying everything upfront. The location is superb - right in the heart of Barcelona, 2 minutes walk from Plaça Catalunya. The most important thing is, teachers are great and I learnt a lot everyday. I had Sandra and Veronica as my teachers and they are amazing and well experienced in teaching. On top of that, I befriended with people around the world not just in class but also by joining the weekly activities organised by the school. Dina, the activity coordinator is the best - you will never get bored with her activities - or even for advice on where to go in BCN, she knows it all! In short, I had a great time at Speak Easy, met wonderful people, and guess what? Now I can read, write, and speak Spanish! Definitely recommend it if you want to learn Spanish while explore Barcelona. Speak Easy has it all!

My month at Speakeasy was really amazing and I felt myself improve considerably each week-especially my speaking skills which were the worst! I did 4 hours a day starting from the second week of A1 which was perfect for me. The first day I started in A2 but I had forgetten the past tense we were using so I went back to A1 to refresh my memory. Although I felt frustrated at first because I had studied some Spanish before, it was a very good idea because I could really master the present, future and preterito perfecto. One of the best parts about Speakeasy besides the teachers (Ana, David y Cristina you are the best :)) was that everything was in Spanish with no English allowed. You get fully immersed in the language and for me that was exactly what I needed to really improve. The location is absolutely perfect and the events they hold are also really fun and a great way to meet people especially if you are alone. I am sad to leave but would definitely consider coming back in the future. Muchas gracias Speakeasy!!!

Last year I moved to Barcelona to do an internship. I wanted to improve my Spanish, so I started looking for good affordable schools in the city center, it didn't take too long before I signed up at Spaekeasy, as they offered really good courses for affordable prices, their location was perfect as it is next to the University of Barcelona where I studied at too.

The employees at the school are super friendly and helpful and the teachers were really nice and patient too. The groups are small, so they really put a focus on you, which I personally really liked as I could tell I was improving! Unfortunately I have finished my internship, but anyway who gets the chance to study abroad and wants to do Spanish classes. I would recommend this school anytime to anyone :)

Thank you Speakeasy for an awesome time and the Spanish classes!

I was looking for a professional, well located, cheap, and friendly place to learn Spanish and I found the school that combines all those features.
The most valuable at Speakeasy are the teachers! They helped me a lot to understand not only the language but also the Spanish culture while my very first months in Barcelona.
I appreciate that I was assigned to the group with the exact level of language I had.
The general experience was very positive. I would defenitely recommend it

Speakeasy is a great way to learn Spanish! The teachers are very attentive and the students get a lot of practice due to the small class sizes. Very motivating atmosphere to learn the Spanish language. I would highly recommend this school to anyone!

Great and fast learning experience with them!! Teachers are available for students, with strong teaching skills, schedule is flexible and price-quality ratio is excellent.. Perfect!!

I started in the school never having spoken or studied Spanish.

The school faces a major problem, because a beginner class such as mine is made up by people who have had Spanish for 0-8 years in school. The effect is the following:

1. The teacher speaks to the class as if everyone has a high level of Spanish, trying to satisfy the needs of the best students in the class which are not beginners.
2. You are interupted by several fellow students, who are eager to give their correct answer, leaving you unable to hear what the teacher is saying.
3. When you try to slowly formulate a sentence, the experienced students start talking, taking the teachers attention.

Things done well:
1. All communication is in Spanish.

Teacher quality:
From really good to very poor.

I have following suggestions for improval:
1. Only put beginner students in beginner class
2. As a teacher tell everyone that they must be quiet when other students give answers.
3. Apply changes according to the verbal and written feedback given to you by your students at your school. The excuse I was given earlier, that "our model has seemed to work for the past 12 years, so why change it", is not the way to go in 2012.

My experience in speakeasy was generally very positive. I have been in Spain for about 10 months to study Spanish and I studied 9 weeks in Speakeasy at B2 level. I experienced a few teachers as it was the holiday season and the teachers were leaving for holidays. Amongst them I found Veronica and Carolina particularly amazing as they were always well-prepared for the class with many exercises and interesting topics. They respected the students very much and did not waste any time. I am not sure if I will be able to go back to Speakeasy as I understand that they do not always open a class at C1 level, but I would love to..

Great school to learn the basics of the spanish language! High quality teachers and a good environment to follow the classes. Not only do you learn the grammar, pronunciation, etc... You also get to learn a bit of the culture and the daily life in Spain, taking with the teachers and fellow students about all kinds of things! (classes are in spanish) Nice location in the centre of Barcelona, easy reachable... I found it a very pleasant experience and would recommend it to everyone who wants to learn the basics of the spanish language...

I had been poking around at other language schools in Barcelona this past winter in search of a 10-hour/week Spanish class, but none could beat Speakeasy: the location is great, the classrooms are pleasant, and the registration process was simple. My teachers, Cristina and Veronica, were communicative, knowledgeable, helpful and kind, and I can confidently say that my Spanish improved a lot over the course of two months. The school is also a great value for your money, especially if you book multiple weeks at once. Overall a great experience!

I would start by saying I definitely learned a lot more Spanish at Speak Easy than I did my entire 4 years of highschool in the states. The intense 5 or 6 hours a day of Spanish for 2 weeks really imerses you. But I do have a complaint.

The one thing that still kind of makes me angry when I think back about it is there was 1 teacher I had the first week who I feel kind of wasted my money.

I had taken Spanish in highschool and college but I was terrible, like, really bad. But in the back of my head I knew some grammar and some vocab even if I couldn't make sentences.
So at Speakeasy I was first put in the level 1 class but quickly realized that I knew more Spanish than that. (Level 1 week 1 is like, hola, como estas, soy de Estados Unidos.) If you speak any Spanish level 1 week 1 isn't for you. Either start at week 2 or move up. The people in that class generally have never been exposed to Spanish.

So at the break I told my teacher I thought I should move and she set me up in the level 2 class. In this class you start learning past tense. This was awesome, I was thrown in a little out of my comfort zone but the classes are small and you can only speak Spanish. It forced me to speak and by the end of the week I felt really confident.
However the 2nd to last day of class there was a particularly hard day and the teacher didn't seem to like me and I guess and I was having a lot of trouble that day and she was getting annoyed with me. But I certainly wasn't the only one who was having a little trouble that day.
At the end of class she told me that she wanted to move me back down to level 1 to get some vocab basics.
I assumed, she works here all year, she knows what shes doing, and I don't feel 100% confident, so maybe that's a good idea.

So the next week I did level 1 week 2. And I didn't know everything by any means, but I knew enough that at times I felt like I wasn't getting much out of the class. The people in the class had only been speaking for a week of their whole lives. It was mostly vocab and I felt like I could have studied it on my own a lot easier than the grammar I could have learned in level 2 week 2.

By the end of the week I was really pretty angry because even though I had fun in my level 1 class I didn't learn nearly as much as I would have if I got to do future tense in level 2 week 2. From the start Speakeasy knew I could only pay for 2 weeks of classes. So I was out of money and had to stop studying at Speak Easy and try to learn future tense on my own.

I still can't speak in the future tense very well, I don't feel like my vocab benefited THAT much from being in level 1. So I sort of felt like they wasted my time and money all because of one teacher who I trusted.

Besides that 1 teacher however, all of the other Spanish teachers were really really fun and nice. I loved the girls teaching Spanish 1 especially. I would do it again but I would say be sure you assert yourself or get a 2nd opinion on your level.

I just finished 2 months of intensive Spanish classes at Speakeasy (level B1 & a bit of B2). 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. It can be quite a pain if you don’t like how things are going on.

Although I chose the school for financial reasons, as it was the most affordable one I found, it turned out to be a great decision. The classes were absolutely cool, teachers well prepared, coming everyday with extra stuff, not just following the book, choosing interesting and actual topics of conversation, I really loved it. I may have been lucky to have a cool class too, with really smart and fun classmates, but in terms of teachers, I could hardly call it luck, as I worked with 4 of them and they were all really good.
Most important thing: now I speak Spanish:)

Overall a great school!
Small class sizes, wonderful teachers and staff, and GREAT location.

Also, the prices are the best you´ll find in Barcelona.

Would HIGHLY recommend this school to anybody looking to learn Spanish in a great atmosphere :)

The pros: We had small group private lessons outside of the school at our apartment. Our instructor was punctual, enthusiastic, professional, polite, competent, and made us feel comfortable learning. All great. Additionally, this school accepted payment directly via credit card (Visa/Mastercard) making it much easier to pay the tuition from America than a bank transfer (which made us much more comfortable as a bank transfer is weird and too much trouble).

The cons: The first lesson had to be rescheduled on short notice due to the first teacher (apparently quitting?) just prior to our scheduled time. And there were no books or materials given (other than photocopies) to work with and/or take home for continued practice and self-directed learning. I would also like to see them use PayPal or accept American Express via a "pay online" option. So I took away 1 star for these issues.

Good teachers, good books, good location.

I'm taking an intensive course at Speakeasy, and I LOVE it! The teachers are great, the atmosphere is great, the program is very intense and makes you learn a lot and fast, if you do the work that is ;) I'm very happy there!

Fantastic experience. I'm at the end of my fifth week and just bought five more.

Great school with a good (small) size of the groups.
You can easy join a class at your own level and move up or down if you feel that you are ahead or after your group.

Estudiaba español en la escuela durante 4 semanas y me encantó! Queria decir muchisimas gracias a nuestra profesora Marta que nos ayudaba a aprender mas español con una ambiente muy divertido y amable. Me gustó aprender esta lengua extranjera con estudiantes de países diferentes y con profesora nativa porque todo eso me puso aprender mucho más y no me costó nada :)

Számomra a legjobb dontés volt,a Speakeasy nyelviskolát választani. Mindenkinek szivbol merem ajánlani, aki gyorsan és konnyedén akarja a spanyol nyelvet elsajátitani. A profi tanároknak koszonhetoen izgalmasan és hatékonyan teltek el az órák. Muchas Gracias Speakeasy!!! :)