Madrid
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Spain · 8 districts · 5 vibes
8 handpicked hostels in Madrid, sorted by traveler rating.
Madrid is Spain's late-night capital: 01:30 metros, 22:00 dinners, hostels that run their social programme until 3am. A mix of Sol's tourist pub crawl, Malasaña's indie bar scene, Chueca's queer-friendly brunch, and an art triangle (Prado + Reina Sofía + Thyssen) walkable in one long afternoon.
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Best Hostels in Madrid
8 handpicked hostels in Madrid, sorted by traveler rating.
Ok Hostel Madrid
Award-winning 9.0-rated hostel on a quiet street in La Latina, 200 m from the metro and 8 minutes on foot from Plaza Mayor. Restaurant, shared kitchen, award-winning front-desk team, and daily pub crawls that sweep through Sol and Malasaña.
The Hat Madrid
Design-forward 9.0-rated hostel one block from Plaza Mayor, famous for a proper rooftop bar that catches Madrid sunsets over Palacio Real. Female dorms, private twins with balcony, shared kitchen, walk-everywhere location.
LATROUPE Prado
8.8-rated hostel one Atocha-metro-stop from the Prado Museum triangle, with a Latin American restaurant on the ground floor, daily happy hour, and themed dinners. Private rooms with balconies, city-view dorms, bar crawls into Lavapiés and La Latina.
Toc Hostel Madrid
Stylish hostel on Plaza de Celenque, 120 m from Puerta del Sol — the literal centre of Spain. Parquet floors, free pool table, themed parties at the bar, and a tour desk running bike tours into Retiro. Private rooms + mixed dorms, all air conditioned.
room00 Chueca Hostel
Stylish hostel on Calle Hortaleza, 100 m from Chueca metro and at the seam of Chueca + Malasaña. Bar-restaurant on the ground floor, in-house nightclub, daily happy hour, bar crawls through the queer Chueca circuit and the Fuencarral pedestrian zone.
Way Hostel Madrid
Backpacker-first hostel on Calle Relatores, 6 minutes from Puerta del Sol and on the Huertas–Lavapiés seam. Strong free-walking-tour programme, themed dinner nights, shared kitchen + kitchenette, happy hour, daily bar crawl.
Bastardo Hostel
Design-led hostel on Calle de San Mateo, two blocks off Fuencarral and three from Tribunal metro. Industrial interiors, on-site restaurant, rooftop terrace, live music + culture classes — a mid-sized hostel sitting on the seam of Malasaña and Chueca with breakfast served until 11.
Generator Madrid
200-bed Generator property on Calle San Bernardo, one minute from Gran Vía metro and right at the edge of Malasaña. Rooftop terrace with two hot tubs, in-house restaurant, daily DJ in the lounge, happy hour nightly.
Hand-picked guides.
Madrid's hostel social scene runs on three rails: daily pub crawls into Sol and Malasaña, in-house bars with happy hour structured as icebre…
Madrid's happy hour tradition runs from 18:00 to 20:00 across most of the city — the sweet spot between aperitivo and the 21:30 dinner hour.…
Not every Madrid night wants to be a pub crawl. These six hostels keep proper games rooms — pool tables at Toc Hostel and LATROUPE Prado, ch…
Madrid's €4 menu del día tempts you to eat out every lunch, but a proper shared kitchen is still the right pick for digital nomads on week-l…
Madrid's rooftop hotel culture is expensive — a cocktail on top of The Principal Hotel runs €18. These three hostels run their own rooftops …