What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 15:00 until 00:00, and check-out is at 11:00. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property is not wheelchair accessible, and specific accessibility features are not detailed.

What is the location of the hostel in relation to key landmarks?

The hostel is located in Madrid Centro, within a 15-minute walk of Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. It is approximately 0.5 km from Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Plaza de España - Princesa. The preferred airport is Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport, located 21.6 km away.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the hostel, but specific age policies regarding free stays are not provided.

Ideal Hostel Madrid – Affordable Lodging in Spain

Average nightly price at Ideal Hostel Madrid by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
October	US$75
November	US$69

What guests think

Across reviews, Ideal Hostel Madrid is described as a budget, centrally located place with very basic, small rooms and shared bathrooms, plus variable upkeep and cleanliness; amenities are minimal and towels may require a fee.

Several guests found the immediate area unsafe or intimidating at night. Service feedback varies: some praised friendly communication and quick WhatsApp check-in, while others reported absent staff, malfunctioning door codes, and slow or confusing arrivals. Rooms are tiny and poorly ventilated, with no AC, occasional broken fans, and frequent smoke odors; noise from corridors and streets is common. Overall, expect a short, low-budget stay if you can tolerate noise and limited comforts.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic: shared bathrooms, no AC, and reliance on fans that sometimes fail. Several reviews mention door code problems and occasional out-of-order fixtures; towels typically cost extra.

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6

noelia

16 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Habitacion esta bien, buena temperatura, baño compartido sin alfombra para salir de la ducha algo peligroso y sin secador en invierno, debwrian poner ambas cosas como recomendacion

10

Jürgen

16 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Fenster mit Beton verrammelt. Kein Tisch. Kein Stuhl. Gegen stickige Luft konnte nur ein energiefressender Ventilator helfen. Das wird größtenteils kompensiert durch die perfekte Lage.

4

Kimberly

17 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

La entrada es difícil de encontrar, afuera la situación no es la mejor. la habitación huele asquerosamente a humo deberían de controlar mas la situación con el cigarro y el ruido, es un hospedaje para una vez en la vida y nunca mas. Buen internet.

4

Jules

26 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

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

4

Begoña

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

La habitación no estaba mal del todo, era aceptable. Pero pasamos muchisimo calor, tenía un pequeño ventilador, que dejó de funcionar. Los baños eran compartidos, por lo cuál estaban bastante sucios. Calidad-precio diría que muy caro. Lo tengo claro que no volvere.

4

Danielle

26 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

O hostel até que é organizado. Funcionários educados, o sistema de check-in é sensacional. No entanto, vá sabendo que o quarto é minúsculo, com um cheiro muito forte. Tive muita dificuldade para dormir por causa do cheiro. Acredito que as pessoas devem fumar e como é abafado, fica daquele jeito. Mas enfim, para passar poucos dias, ok, mas muitas diárias eu ficaria desconfortável. Mas os funcionários sçao incríveis, educados. Você precisa pagar 5 euros para ter toalhas.

2

Carlos

24 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Felizmente foi para passar apenas uma noite, pois o quarto não tinha janela, só fui informado que não haveria toalhas quando passaram as informações sobre a entrada ao local (se quisesse teria que pagar $5,00), banheiro com máquina de papel higiênico que não funcionava adequadamente, não tinha cobertor.

2

Ismael

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Proceso checkin de media hora. Muy ruidoso. Códigos de acceso mal configurados. Habitación pequeña, baños fuera de servicio.

2

Fang Ying

7 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

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.

4

Daniel

17 Jun 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

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.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is mixed. Some guests found rooms and shared bathrooms very clean, while others reported dirty bathrooms and persistent cigarette smells in rooms.

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Ricardo

29 Apr 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Todo muy limpio. Baño también. Cama cómoda.

8

Lad

31 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bathroom was really clean

8

Patricia Claudia

19 Apr 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

El personal excelente, el somier muy cómodo al igual que las almohadas. El acceso con un solo código para todas las entradas es muy cómodo. Sinceramente como Hostel está muy bueno! Los baños cómodos, con bidet y bañera, súper limpios!

4

Kimberly

17 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

La entrada es difícil de encontrar, afuera la situación no es la mejor. la habitación huele asquerosamente a humo deberían de controlar mas la situación con el cigarro y el ruido, es un hospedaje para una vez en la vida y nunca mas. Buen internet.

8

Penelope

28 Sept 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

El lugar es tranquilo y seguro, pero el baño es compartido y muchas veces estaba sucio. Queda cerca de todo y es accesible caminando pero justo en la esquina el ambiente es un poco feo e intimidante por la gente que permanece alli a toda hora y son de mal aspecto. Nunca vi ningún personal ni ningún front desk

4

Begoña

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

La habitación no estaba mal del todo, era aceptable. Pero pasamos muchisimo calor, tenía un pequeño ventilador, que dejó de funcionar. Los baños eran compartidos, por lo cuál estaban bastante sucios. Calidad-precio diría que muy caro. Lo tengo claro que no volvere.

4

Danielle

26 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

O hostel até que é organizado. Funcionários educados, o sistema de check-in é sensacional. No entanto, vá sabendo que o quarto é minúsculo, com um cheiro muito forte. Tive muita dificuldade para dormir por causa do cheiro. Acredito que as pessoas devem fumar e como é abafado, fica daquele jeito. Mas enfim, para passar poucos dias, ok, mas muitas diárias eu ficaria desconfortável. Mas os funcionários sçao incríveis, educados. Você precisa pagar 5 euros para ter toalhas.

8

Jana

24 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

War in Ordnung für das Geld. Duschräume und Toiletten immer sauber

10

Abel

3 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Agradable personal, sitio limpio, organizado y seguro.

6

Marcos

10 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

So tenho 2 observações a fazer... Precisa ser feito alguma coisa pra melhorar o cheiro no quarto. O cheiro é gprte e chega a incomodar, se tivesse pelo menos um ventilador,talvez melhorasse. Tive q dormir com a janela aberta e isso n foi muito legal. O check-in foi Rapido e tudo feito pelo WhatsApp o q facilitou.A equipe foi bem solicita. A localização nao é Ruim. No geral, vale o custo benefício.

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Rooms

Rooms are small and very simple, often without windows or AC and with weak ventilation via fans. Noise from corridors and the street is frequently mentioned.

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Ruben

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Solo para un dia esta bien, no tienen ventanas, no tiene aire y tienen ventilador que no funcionan de todo bien

10

Jürgen

16 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Fenster mit Beton verrammelt. Kein Tisch. Kein Stuhl. Gegen stickige Luft konnte nur ein energiefressender Ventilator helfen. Das wird größtenteils kompensiert durch die perfekte Lage.

10

Barry

16 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

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.

4

Johan

2 May 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Väldigt lyhört och inte så nice om man ville sova. Man hör allt

4

Andrew

19 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

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.

6

Eugenio

8 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Muito barulho da rua de carro e de pessoas

10

Oscar

1 Oct 2024

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Stayed 10 nights

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!

6

Daniel

23 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Alojamiento en el centro de La Latina, buena ubicación para conocer la zona. Nuestra habitación pequeña pero dentro de lo que se podía esperar por el precio muy ajustado que tenía. Baño compartido, ok, sin pretensiones. Tal vez un poco ruidosos los vecinos...de resto bien, el staff muy bien

2

Ismael

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Proceso checkin de media hora. Muy ruidoso. Códigos de acceso mal configurados. Habitación pequeña, baños fuera de servicio.

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MARIANA

30 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Muy ruidoso mala experiencia

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Service

Service is inconsistent. Friendly, helpful communication is noted by some, but others faced absent staff, long or confusing check-ins, and malfunctioning door codes that were not promptly fixed.

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OOsten

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was very nice and responsive

6

Jose F

26 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

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

10

Barry

16 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

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.

6

Christopher

4 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

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.

8

Penelope

28 Sept 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

El lugar es tranquilo y seguro, pero el baño es compartido y muchas veces estaba sucio. Queda cerca de todo y es accesible caminando pero justo en la esquina el ambiente es un poco feo e intimidante por la gente que permanece alli a toda hora y son de mal aspecto. Nunca vi ningún personal ni ningún front desk

4

Jules

26 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

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

2

dorian

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Horrible atencion, no dan tuallas, abren la habitacion sin antes tocar la puerta

6

Marcos

10 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

So tenho 2 observações a fazer... Precisa ser feito alguma coisa pra melhorar o cheiro no quarto. O cheiro é gprte e chega a incomodar, se tivesse pelo menos um ventilador,talvez melhorasse. Tive q dormir com a janela aberta e isso n foi muito legal. O check-in foi Rapido e tudo feito pelo WhatsApp o q facilitou.A equipe foi bem solicita. A localização nao é Ruim. No geral, vale o custo benefício.

10

Bolaji

12 Sept 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

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.

2

Ismael

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Proceso checkin de media hora. Muy ruidoso. Códigos de acceso mal configurados. Habitación pequeña, baños fuera de servicio.

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Location

Central and walkable to sights. Several reviews describe the immediate area as rough or intimidating at night, with reports of fights and police presence, so caution is advised.

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Barry

16 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

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.

6

Vanesa

22 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Situado en la peor zona de Lavapiés Zona muy conflictiva No conocemos Madrid y al ubicarnos en el mapa y estar cerca de la Latina pensamos que era una buena opción … Hasta el taxista nos dijo que tuviéramos cuidado

10

Silvana

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

El hotel muy bien, lo malo, es la ubicación, esta muy mal ubicado, la gente por la noche muy mal con peleas y fumando, no me gusto para nada

8

Penelope

28 Sept 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

El lugar es tranquilo y seguro, pero el baño es compartido y muchas veces estaba sucio. Queda cerca de todo y es accesible caminando pero justo en la esquina el ambiente es un poco feo e intimidante por la gente que permanece alli a toda hora y son de mal aspecto. Nunca vi ningún personal ni ningún front desk

8

Mark

31 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A cheaper overnight stay in a good central location of Madrid.

6

Lynda

27 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

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.

6

Daniel

23 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Alojamiento en el centro de La Latina, buena ubicación para conocer la zona. Nuestra habitación pequeña pero dentro de lo que se podía esperar por el precio muy ajustado que tenía. Baño compartido, ok, sin pretensiones. Tal vez un poco ruidosos los vecinos...de resto bien, el staff muy bien

2

sasha

4 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

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.

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Carlo Maria

28 Jan 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Central

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Daniel

17 Jun 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

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.

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