A few years ago, I spent a year of high school studying in Spain and went for a 5-day long weekend to Madrid, staying at Numancia. I have to admit that we had one of those straight-out-of-the-movies moments of absolute horror when we saw the room, and instantly thought about getting a nicer room in some other place. We did stick it out, and it was a bonding experience that we still talk about, for better or worse! My two friends were paying with credit cards and the machine didn't even work, and I think it might have charged one of them twice, which was of course not an ideal start to the trip. We actually went out and bought huge blankets to sleep in because the sheets on the bed looked so nasty that we didn't want to touch them. However, for what we were there for, it pretty much served our needs. The bathrooms could certainly have been worse, they were fine and pretty clean. We hardly slept because we were out ENJOYING Madrid so much (which is very easy to do), so we were really never in the hostel. So it was a good price, we had a private room which was great, and it was a good location to explore the city. One really unfortunate thing was that we only got 1 set of keys for the 3 of us, with 4 different colored keys on it that each connected to a different door. Spend a week with that and you'll understand why newer hostels have those wristbands that buzz you in automatically. One of the (ancient) keys broke, and one night one girl went home earlier than another friend and me, and didn't wake up to throw us the keys, so we had to wake up the manager who was NONE too happy. Another group of friends were staying at Cat's Hostel down the street and we were just so jealous the whole week, I would definitely switch and stay there next time. However, it was great to get a cheap room and spend money on the plenty of other things to do and see in Madrid, so I can't complain too much. If you need a cheap place to rest your head and you don't get too freaked out by grimy lime green bedding, go for it!

I came to this hostal one year ago but I wrote the review now. The reason is they finally sent us to another hostal called Xucar which even doesn't exist on tripadvisor! Plus I need to carry all my baggages by myself from one end of the street to the other end! This is a family-run hostel and don't expect the staff to speak any English understandable. When we arrived, I saw some half-naked man coming in and out from the rooms. If you want something more than a bed, please avoid it!

I thought this placed looked decent, but when I arrived it looked was old and cramped. For some reason I was brought to the hostel below, Hostel Graciela, the room was miniature, extremely old, and felt very unclean. I was in a room right next to the front door, so the buzzer to get in was going off all night. I came home and checked Graciela's website, the photos are very misleading and the room should have been 8 euros less then what I had paid. I was there only ten hours and was very happy to leave.

Pension Adeco, however, also in Madrid was a nice, clean, comfortable place to stay for only 2-5 euros more!

Stay in this hostal to save money while enjoying a convenient location near to a metro station and within walking distance of the Plaza Major, Gran Via and most sights.

While I would NEVER take my girlfriend here, I can recommend it for the budget savy. Bring along a can of Lysol to give the room a good spay down!