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Ideal Hostel Madrid

1.0 star property
Hostel within easy reach of Plaza Mayor

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Step into the vibrant heart of Madrid at Ideal Hostel Madrid, close to Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Connect with free in-room WiFi and enjoy a relaxing stay amidst smoke-free premises.

Reviews

6.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking

Main amenities (1)

  • Limited hour front desk

Room options

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Single Room | Free WiFi

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room | Free WiFi

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Calle de los Cabestreros 3, Madrid, 28012

What's nearby

  • Plaza de España - Princesa - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Plaza Mayor - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • San Miguel Market - 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

  • Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) - 30 min drive
  • Madrid (XOC-Atocha Train Station) - 16 min walk
  • Madrid Delicias Station - 19 min walk
  • Madrid Atocha Station - 20 min walk
  • Tirso de Molina Station - 5 min walk
  • Lavapies Station - 5 min walk
  • La Latina Station - 6 min walk

Restaurants

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

About this property

Ideal Hostel Madrid

Ideal Hostel Madrid offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Also, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Plaza de España - Princesa are within a 15-minute walk. Public transportation is just a short walk: Tirso de Molina Station is 5 minutes and Lavapies Station is 5 minutes.

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 30 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
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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
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18
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Pets

    • Pets not allowed
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 50+ Mbps)
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Parking

    • No onsite parking
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Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)

Room amenities

Freshen up

  • 3 bathrooms

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi (speed of 50+ Mbps)

Fees & policies

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from November 25 2025 to November 24 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 minimize noise and disturbance.

Policies

This property does not have elevators.

This property accepts credit cards and debit cards. Cash is not accepted.

Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

Also known as

Youth Hostel Madrid

Ideal Hostel Madrid Hotel

Ideal Hostel Madrid Madrid

Ideal Hostel Madrid Hotel Madrid

Frequently asked questions

Does Ideal Hostel Madrid offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Ideal Hostel Madrid does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Are pets allowed at Ideal Hostel Madrid?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed.

Is parking offered on site at Ideal Hostel Madrid?

Sorry, there's no onsite parking at Ideal Hostel Madrid.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Ideal Hostel Madrid?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

Is there an onsite casino at Ideal Hostel Madrid?

No, this hostel doesn't have a casino, but Casino Gran Via (17-min walk) is nearby.

What's the area around Ideal Hostel Madrid like?

Ideal Hostel Madrid is a short 5-minute walk from Tirso de Molina Station and 11 minutes' walk from Plaza Mayor.

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Reviews

Ideal Hostel Madrid Reviews

6.8

Good

7.2

Cleanliness

6.0

Amenities

7.0

Staff & service

6.6

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Very good

A cheaper overnight stay in a good central location of Madrid.
Mark, 1-night trip
Verified

8/10 Very good

Bathroom was really clean
Lad, 2-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

People working there are friendly and helpful. Is the fourth time I stayed with them. Quality/Price is very good.
Jose Maria, 3-night trip
Verified

6/10 Good

Staff was very nice and responsive
OOsten, 2-night trip
Verified

4/10 Fair

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.
Lindsey, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

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.
Bolaji, 4-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

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.
Barry, 2-night trip
Verified

4/10 Fair

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.
Mr Mohamed, 3-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

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!
Oscar, 10-night trip
Verified

6/10 Good

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.
Christopher, 3-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Clean and helpful stuff.
bi, 2-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

Easy in and out for the hostel. Would stay again :)
Gabriela, 2-night trip
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2/10 Poor

The hotel is worst hotel ever I have experienced
YONGGYU, 1-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

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María, 2-night trip
Verified

2/10 Poor

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.
sasha, 1-night trip
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6/10 Good

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.
Lynda, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Central
Carlo Maria, 2-night trip
Verified

2/10 Poor

i reserve 7 nigths only stay 2 no power for the 2 nigths
julio, 7-night trip
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2/10 Poor

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.
Fang Ying, 3-night trip
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4/10 Fair

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.
Andrew, 2-night trip
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4/10 Fair

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
Jules, 3-night trip
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4/10 Fair

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.
Daniel, 3-night trip
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2/10 Poor

Fatal, la luz de las mesitas no funcionaban, el balcón no cerraba bien y entraba aire, el radiador eléctrico no estaba y hacia mucho frío. Todo eso se ve en las fotos y no estaba. Me parece flipante q en pleno invierno no tengan nada para calentar la habitación . Un frío terrible. La chica de recepción no hizo nada. Le dije lo de las lámparas y me dijo q no funcionaba. Fatal. Además estaba sucio x el suelo. Se escuchaban muchísimos ruidos de la calle y de las otras habitaciones. Todo muy mal paraceeenn de viejo y sucio de polvo x el suelo
Maria, 1-night trip
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6/10 Good

Cuando llegamos no había nadie para hacer el checking, fue gracias a otro huésped q nos berindo un número y tras mucha insistencia nos contestaron pero nunca tubieron la gentileza de mandarnos un correo con los detalles del checking
Jose F, 1-night trip
Verified

8/10 Very good

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.
Jairo Manuel, 9-night trip