“I would book Ok Hostel Madrid to cook in the city. Its shared kitchen sits in the same building as a restaurant and a bar, La Latina metro is two minutes away and Plaza Mayor eight minutes on foot. Our advice for a tighter budget is Way Hostel Madrid on Calle Relatores, with a kitchen, a kitchenette and free morning coffee.”
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 is at Calle Imperial 9, about a minute from Plaza Mayor and a few minutes from Puerta del Sol, with La Latina three minutes away and Gran Vía five. Rooms range from doubles to shared rooms of 4, 6, 8 and 10 beds, in mixed and women-only versions, plus apartments. The rooftop terrace serves food, beer and cocktails, and guests have laundry with washers and dryers. Rated 9.0 from 4,001 reviews.
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.
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.
Choose Ok Hostel in La Latina for a shared kitchen plus a restaurant and bar in the same building.
At Way Hostel, use the free morning coffee in the common room and keep the kitchen for lunch or dinner.
Join Way Hostel's themed dinner nights on the evenings you do not want to cook.
The Hat combines a shared kitchen with a rooftop bar, 150 metres from Plaza Mayor.
Check the kitchen at Toc Hostel before booking: its description lists a games room and bar instead.
All four hostels are within a short walk of Plaza Mayor or Puerta del Sol, handy for shopping trips.
