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!

I chose the hostal numancia purely on the basis of price. At under 20 euro a night for a private room it saved me a lot of money while I was finding my feet in Madrid.

I booked a single but was given a twin, with a sink, wardrobe and small table. The room was a nice size for one, but may have been a bit more of a squeeze if there were two and you had a lot of luggage.

There were indeed only two bathrooms, but both were very clean and outside peak times there wasn't too much of a queue. The place seemed to mostly be frequented by groups of young italians and was very noisy at night, but at the prices they charge and given the part of town its in, that's pretty much to be expected.

It is located south of the gran via in a rather seedy part of town, and I felt a bit unsafe outside as a young woman alone after midnight, but I had no problems and in a group wouldn't anticipate problems.

I left a pile of books at the hotel and after emailing got a quick response and was able to pick them up two days later.

I probably wouldn't stay here again because I would rather pay a bit more to stay in a safer part of town, or pay less and have the friendliness of a youth hostel but my experience here was pretty positive overall and the staff were friendly.