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Ideal Hostel Madrid

1.0 star property
Hostel in Madrid, a short walk to Plaza de Santa Ana

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Step into the vibrant heart of Madrid at Ideal Hostel Madrid, close to Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Connect with free in-room WiFi and enjoy a relaxing stay amidst smoke-free premises.

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Double Room

Highlights

Separate bedroom
3 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room

Highlights

Separate bedroom
3 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

Highlights

Separate bedroom
3 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Madrid Centro, a neighbourhood in Madrid, is home to Ideal Hostel Madrid. Prado Museum and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía are cultural highlights, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Gran Via and Paseo de la Castellana. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Movistar Arena or Bernabéu Stadium.
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Map
Calle de los Cabestreros 3, Madrid, 28012

What's nearby

  • Plaza Mayor - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Puerta del Sol - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Royal Palace of Madrid - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Prado Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Gran Via - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Tirso de Molina Station - 5 min walk
  • Madrid (XOC-Atocha Train Station) - 16 min walk
  • Madrid (MAD-Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caravan Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Beer Joint - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Hidden Beers - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Peyma - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Ciriaco Brown - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Ideal Hostel Madrid

Hostel near Plaza Mayor
Close to Puerta del Sol and Prado Museum, Ideal Hostel Madrid has plenty to offer. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at Ideal Hostel Madrid have amenities, such as free WiFi.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • 3 detached shared bathrooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Youth Hostel Madrid
Ideal Hostel Madrid Hotel
Ideal Hostel Madrid Madrid
Ideal Hostel Madrid Hotel Madrid

Frequently asked questions

Is Ideal Hostel Madrid pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Ideal Hostel Madrid?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Ideal Hostel Madrid?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Ideal Hostel Madrid?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Ideal Hostel Madrid located?

Located in Madrid Centro, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of El Rastro and Plaza de Santa Ana. Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol are also within 15 minutes. Tirso de Molina Station is only a 5-minute walk and Lavapies Station is 5 minutes.

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Ideal Hostel Madrid Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 107 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 107 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 107 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 107 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 107 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jose Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
People working there are friendly and helpful. Is the fourth time I stayed with them. Quality/Price is very good.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom was really clean
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Easy in and out for the hostel. Would stay again :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A cheaper overnight stay in a good central location of Madrid.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

OOsten

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very nice and responsive
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

María

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Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

sasha

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
this is simply a place that is a last resort option. The area is awful the heat was awful and i am pretty sure there were bed bugs. It should be cheaper for what it is really. Do not stay here alone if you are a woman, not worth it, spend the extra 20 bucks and stay somewhere better.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bolaji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Host was in constant communication with me to ensure i arrived at the right location, gave advice on things to help me settle in fast and enjoy my experience in madrid.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value and comfortable.

I was greeted by a friendly receptionist who gave me all the information I required. The room was clean, warm and secure. I found that I needed to wear earplugs to avoid being kept awake by people using the security codes during the night. With ear plugs it was no problem. I stayed two nights comfortably for a very reasonable fee. Ten minutes walk to Museo Reina Sofia and a further twenty minutes to Museo Prado.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Fang Ying

Disliked: Staff & service
Misleading listing - did not say "Double Room" also has a shared bathroom - the same as "Double Room with Shared Bathroom" listing. Having two listings of different names and prices with the same room type and shared bathrooms is super misleading.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Lynda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The first day I arrived there was a big, crazed man theatening me in the nearby plaza. The police were there regularly so conditions improved.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

julio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i reserve 7 nigths only stay 2 no power for the 2 nigths
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Mr Mohamed

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you want to stay cheap, it’s perfect but very noisy area night bathrooms are separate to rooms and toilet. Very noisy people used them all night, the reception man and the cleaner lady very good, looked after everything for us had to change room, as had leak in the night from the roof and the cleaning lady sorted out everything and changed our room straightaway with no complaints, very apologetic.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room was tiny. More like a closet. Not even a trash can. One tub for about 20 rooms. Room smelled terrible from cigarette smoke.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AT A HOSTEL. I had a lovely 10 nights. The room is decent and for the price you can’t beat it. Make sure to ask in advance for a room with a balcony, they are for the most part first come first serve. Thank you to the host for letting me relax in the lobby area while I waited for my room. Overall it’s clean, no thin walls, and in a great area that’s close to downtown. The only downside is the noise outside. If you can sleep with a busy night life outside then you’ll be just fine. Thank you again!
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Barebones hostel, having a private room is really nice if you don’t want to share a room with 11 strangers. However, our check-in experience was a nightmare, as a neighbor had to contact the property owner to let me in as I was not given the code after checking in online. Furthermore the room’s floor tiles were not properly cemented to the ground. All of this being said, the neighborhood was great and not tourists-y and the front desk worker when she was there was very helpful and spoke great English.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sabrina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tout ce qu'il faut
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Eduardo

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Mejor sigue buscando otra opción.

Hostel decadente, de película de terror, y las calles parece que estás en Senegal. Para olvidar.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Assunta

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Martín

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Kimberly

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Olor a cigarro

La entrada es difícil de encontrar, afuera la situación no es la mejor. la habitación huele asquerosamente a humo deberían de controlar mas la situación con el cigarro y el ruido, es un hospedaje para una vez en la vida y nunca mas. Buen internet.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Josué

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
El apartamento es como aparece en las fotos, sin embargo el aérea e instalaciones son un poco inseguras, habitación con mucho mal olor a tabaco
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Habitaciones aceptables en un barrio multicultural

Habitaciones corrientes en un barrio multicultural y muy interesante a la vez.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Marcos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Razoavel.

So tenho 2 observações a fazer... Precisa ser feito alguma coisa pra melhorar o cheiro no quarto. O cheiro é gprte e chega a incomodar, se tivesse pelo menos um ventilador,talvez melhorasse. Tive q dormir com a janela aberta e isso n foi muito legal. O check-in foi Rapido e tudo feito pelo WhatsApp o q facilitou.A equipe foi bem solicita. A localização nao é Ruim. No geral, vale o custo benefício.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ilayda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025