Hostal Prado

Location, location, location!!! This hostel was in the center of the center, within walking distance of all the major attractions and museums. Restaurants and multiple dining options based on budget. Spent weekend in Madrid after traveling from Amsterdam. At midnight on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night felt like it was middle of the day. Streets were crowded and full of life. You have read that the hostel has no elevator and that the wooden stairs took some getting used to, but location made up for that. Room was comfortable and had basic amenities such as shampoo and soap. Towels and house keeping was done daily even though they said no housekeeping. The rooms were different, but standard, clean and quiet. There is no coffee or tea service in rooms, but cafes all around the area. I only took the metro/subway to and from the airport.

For a hostal it is quite good

It was a good stay. The place was located very well and close to Plaza del Sol and so much shopping and dining. Check in was easy and they are very proactive giving you instructions to check in. I took a star off because beds weren't too comfortable and we had to go up 3 flights or stairs with luggage. We appreciated they cleaned our room even though it was just a 2 night stay.

The room was very clean and good size. We had a triple room with three very confortables twin beds and balcony. The location excellent, right near everything. There were bars and restaurants very close and across the street is there also a wonderful “tablao flamenco”, and walking distance to the “Puerta del sol”. It is an old building, but it is completely renovated, and the bathroom is small, but nice. It is a second floor with no elevator, and the street can be a little noisy, if you try to keep the balcony open, but once we closed the double door it was a big difference, so no problem sleeping there.