Hostal Madrid Star

Brilliant location, centrally located in a lively area. Room is large, warm, and draft free, with a window that opens onto a central courtyard, providing fresh air. Room has a small fridge which we found useful. Air con and shower work well, and we liked the soap and shower gel provided. I also need to acknowledge that I slept better than I have slept in ages, better than in my own bed at home. I felt truly refreshed after our two night stay. Despite being in a busy area I was not disturbed by revellers outside. One more thing that really impressed me: the TV (an LG) has a setting that lets you turn off the red standby LED. LEDs are one of my pet hates when staying in hotels and being able to turn it off was very welcome.

The room is furnished in a cheap and cheerful style. It doesn’t exude luxury but we felt very comfortable nonetheless. We were given a couple of chamomile teabags but no coffee or black tea. We weren’t especially bothered about this but other guests might be. One thing I would have appreciated is a bottle of water. I assume the tap water is potable however.

Location great , walking distance to Gran Via area.

Wifi very poor, white lights in the room , mattress poor quality.

For the price I paid it went beyond my expectations. The location was just spot on! Very near Sol station, it was easy to get there from the airport by metro. There are lots of bars, restaurants and amenities at the door step. I got there around 9pm and got hosted by the receptionist, check in was quick. The room was clean, decent space for central Madrid, the bed and pillows were super comfortable.

There was nothing I didn’t like about

Good location and spacious room at a reasonable price. Mostly quiet although you could hear everything in the reception area from the room.

A bit difficult to find as the sign is very small and there are several hostals in the same building. The lady who checked me in only spoke Spanish but I think there were some English-speaking staff.