“I would book room00 Chueca Hostel for a happy-hour stay in Madrid. The daily happy hour in its bar-restaurant, the in-house nightclub from Thursday to Saturday and the location on Calle Hortaleza put the night right at the door. Our advice for a more organized programme is Way Hostel Madrid, with its bar crawl and themed dinners.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Choose room00 in Chueca if you want a happy hour and an in-house nightclub open Thursday to Saturday.
Generator's happy hour and daily DJ are in the lounge; save the rooftop hot tubs for the afternoon.
Use Way Hostel's free morning coffee after a night on its daily bar crawl.
Pick LATROUPE Prado if you arrive at Atocha: the station is five minutes away on foot.
Toc and Bastardo do not list a happy hour: go there for themed parties, live music or flamenco classes.
Book a room00 dorm if you want an en-suite bathroom even in a shared room.
