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Ideal Hostel Madrid

1.0 star property
Travelers find a peaceful retreat in downtown Madrid, where historic landmarks like the Prado Museum create a culturally rich backdrop for exploration

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Ideal Hostel Madrid sits in the vibrant center of Spain's capital, just steps from Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Guests stay connected with complimentary in-room WiFi while enjoying the comfort of smoke-free accommodations throughout this centrally located property.

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi

Room options

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Single Room

Single Room

Highlights

3 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

Highlights

3 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room

Highlights

3 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

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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 some of the area's notable landmarks include Royal Palace of Madrid and Puerta de Alcalá. 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 de Santa Ana - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Plaza de España - Princesa - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Plaza Mayor - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Puerta del Sol - 11 min walk - 1.0 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) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caravan Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Peyma - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cafelito - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Beer Joint - ‬2 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.

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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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from 25 November 2025 to 24 November 2027 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Exterior
  • Front desk
  • Guestrooms
  • Hallway
  • Lobby
During renovations, the hostel will make every effort to minimise noise and disturbance.

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 15-minute walk of El Rastro, Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Plaza de Santa Ana and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía 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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Reviews

Ideal Hostel Madrid Reviews

6.8

7.2

Cleanliness

6.0

Amenities

7.0

Staff & service

6.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 122 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 122 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 122 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 122 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 122 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

bi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean and helpful stuff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

YONGGYU

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is worst hotel ever I have experienced
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Lindsey

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This facility is a very basic/ bare minimum place to sleep. you need to pay for towels 5 euro. And there may or may not be toilet paper available. The place is not cozy, but does have a hard working cleaning team. Reception may or may not be available when needed. Found the location to be fantastic, located in trendy area and lots of bars restaurants etc. hostel is overpriced for what you get.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

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

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

Lad

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

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

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

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

8/10 Good

Carlo Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 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

4/10 Poor

Jules

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
for 3 consecutive nights the lock on the room's door with code did not work, despite promises it would be repaired. We had to call a nr and after quite some attempts the door was unlocked from distance
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hostel doesn't really have any signage, so locating it can be tricky. The Area to the left (as you face the entrance) is quite sketchy, drug taking, gang-like behaviour (we even witnessed a fight). So take care when leaving the building. I was in Room 316 - A previous review stated the tiled floor was broken back in May, it's still not fixed as of June 14/17. Rooms are ok, very little means of keeping cool (no fan or A/C. One of the Toilets was out of order and vending machine in the communal area was seemingly broken. Walls are quite thin so you can hear most of what's going on in other rooms. I chose this as a cheap and cheerful option for a short break in Madrid and I wouldn't recommend anyone book this unless they were really desperate. It's tired, there's nobody on site most of the time and at night it's quite sketchy if you're on your own.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Jairo Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Habia restaurantes a corta distancia, incluso al frente hay una pizzeria. Cosas para mejorar, no rellenaban o se acababa el papel sanitario muy rápido. Por suerte hay un supermercado cerca que se puede comprar papel higienico o toallitas humedas para resolver.
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Naiara

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La experiencia fue muy mala. La habitación estaba sucia, con paredes desconchadas y humedad que hacía que dentro hiciera frío incluso cuando fuera la temperatura era agradable. Se nota que es un edificio antiguo al que solo le han añadido un par de cosas para convertirlo en hostel, pero está totalmente descuidado.La iluminación en la habitación era mínima, además daba a un patio interior sucio y sin nada de luz natural. Debajo de la cama había basura, lo que demuestra la falta de limpieza. El baño compartido se mantiene aceptable, aunque solamente lo limpian una vez al día.El aislamiento es pésimo: por la noche había muchísimo ruido de gente entrando, saliendo y hablando, y por la mañana también se escuchaba demasiado trajín. Además, se oye todo lo de las habitaciones contiguas. La ubicación tampoco compensa: ni el metro ni cercanías están cerca, y la zona no tiene interés.Lo único positivo es el personal, correcto en el trato, aunque apenas tuve interacción. En general, no lo recomiendo en absoluto.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ismael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Proceso checkin de media hora. Muy ruidoso. Códigos de acceso mal configurados. Habitación pequeña, baños fuera de servicio.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025