Toc Hostel Madrid
Puerta del Sol hostel with a free pool table and weekly themed parties
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76%
Solo travelers
88%
Would stay again
83%
Made friends here
3 nights
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Our Honest Take
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Toc Hostel is the Puerta del Sol address in the city — 120 metres from the kilometre-zero plaque, walkable to Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace, Gran Vía theatres, and the top of Huertas within ten minutes each. The interiors land between The Hat's design ambition and Generator's party-house scale — parquet floors, light wood, a proper bar with themed nights, a free pool table. Pick it for a 2-4 night Madrid visit where you want to walk to everything and be in the middle of the action. Skip it if sleep before 2am on weekends matters and you'd book a front-facing bed: Sol is loud on Friday and Saturday nights until 3:30am.
🎯 Insider Tips
- 1If you book a 10-bed dorm, ask for one on the interior courtyard side — the plaza-facing dorms hear the Sol street buskers until 2am.
- 2Chocolatería San Ginés is 3 minutes away and is the correct post-clubbing breakfast stop — go between 04:00-06:00 when the queue is shorter than at noon.
- 3The bike tour leaves at 11:00 and goes Retiro → Paseo del Prado → Plaza España — at €15 for 3 hours this undercuts any rental-only option near Atocha.
- 4Thursday 80s night at the bar is surprisingly popular with non-guests — turn up at 21:00 if you want a table, 23:00 if you just want to dance.
🔥 Why We Love It
120 m from Puerta del Sol — literally steps from the kilometre-zero plaque and the New Year's Eve clock
Free pool table beats a scheduled event for breaking the ice on night one
Themed bar parties (80s Thursdays, reggaeton Fridays) are the kind of theme nights Spanish hostels do well
Parquet floors + light-wood furniture make it feel like a proper flat, not a hostel warehouse
Bike tours from reception at €15 for 3 hours is cheaper than any Retiro bike-rental place
📖 The Full Story
Toc Hostel sits on Plaza de Celenque, a small square wedged between Sol and Ópera, 120 metres from the kilometre-zero plaque in Puerta del Sol. You can't get more centre-of-Madrid than this without actually sleeping on the square. The building was fitted out in the 2010s to a design-conscious spec — parquet floors throughout, light-wood furniture, proper windows, decent sound insulation where possible (weekend street noise from Sol does still reach the front-facing rooms on the lower floors).
Rooms split between 4-, 6-, and 10-bed mixed dorms (no female-only floor, which is a gap) and private singles, doubles, and twins. Dorms are en-suite in some configurations and shared-bathroom-per-floor in others — ask at booking. Every bed has a reading light, USB port, and locker. Air conditioning in every room and it actually works in summer.
Social spine: a ground-floor bar with themed parties (80s night Thursdays, reggaeton Fridays, house Saturdays) and happy hour 18:00-20:00. A games room with a free pool table — easier icebreaker than most scheduled events. Tour desk running free walking tours at 10:30 daily, bike tours into Retiro + Paseo del Prado at 11:00, and a bar crawl leaving at 22:00 hitting Sol and Malasaña.
✨ The Vibes
💬 What Travelers Say
Lisa
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · April 2026
“Great location and facilities. Competent staff. The pool table made meeting other guests easy on the first night.”
Anthony
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · April 2026
“Perfect base for Madrid, 2 minutes to Sol literally. The 80s party night was way more fun than it had any right to be.”
Müller
🇨🇭 Switzerland · March 2026
“Clean, modern, staff helpful with restaurant recommendations. Parquet floors were a nice touch over the usual hostel tile.”
Estefania
🇨🇴 Colombia · March 2026
“The location cannot be beaten and the reggaeton night on Friday felt like being at a real club without leaving the building.”
📍 What's Nearby
Puerta del Sol
2 min walk
Plaza Mayor
5 min walk
Ópera metro + Teatro Real
4 min walk
Gran Vía metro
6 min walk
Palacio Real
9 min walk
Chocolatería San Ginés
3 min walk
📋 House Rules
- •Check-in from 14:00, check-out by 11:00
- •Minimum age 18 for dorms
- •ID + card required at check-in
- •Bar closes at 02:00, reception 24/7
- •No smoking inside the building
From
€27/night
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Room Types
Bed in 10-bed mixed dorm
€23
Largest dorm, shared bathroom, cheapest option
10
Bed in 6-bed mixed dorm
€27
Balanced, some en-suite configurations
6
Bed in 4-bed mixed dorm
€32
Smaller, quieter, en-suite available
4
Private double room
€75
Double bed, en-suite, air conditioned
2
🏠 Amenities
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