A quiet, out-of-the-way hotel with front rooms facing a leafy pretty plaza. Rooms are tastefully kitted out with yellow and green upholstery, while the belle-époque salon...

Exceptionally large rooms for this price range, decorated with splashes of bright blue, give this comfortable, colourful hostal a bit of a beachside feel. The atmosphere is...

Brightly painted rooms, floral bedspreads and comfortable leather recliners confirm the homely atmosphere of this centrally located hostal. While the roar of the Gran Vía's...

This is the best of the few hotel options in the lively and multicultural Lavapiés area. The new owner is eager to please and proud of his establishment. Rooms are rather...

Although it's a little more expensive than most hostales, the Rainbow's colour schemes make a refreshing change when compared with the dark corridors of the other budget...

This great-value six-room hostal in the centre of Huertas is run by a friendly husband and wife team. Rooms are spotless and all of them have their own small bathroom with...

Managed by (mostly) friendly staff, the Astoria is a good choice if you want to be centrally located, with basic facilities at a very good price. All 26 rooms are relatively...

Well situated between Chueca and Alonso Martínez, this hostal can be divided into two different parts. The friendly owners promote the recently renovated section, which has...

Run by a friendly family and in a quiet street just off newly pedestrianised C/Huertas, this hostal is especially good value for those travelling in threes. Rooms are basic but...

Located on lively Plaza Santa Ana and in a delightfully eccentric building, the Casa de Guadalajara, the Delvi is ideal for backpackers. An entrance hall decorated with...

One of the oldest pensiones in Madrid, the Horizonte has stayed in the same friendly family throughout its 65-year history. The manager is the young and helpful Julio César, a...

This very friendly, first-floor hostal has a pleasantly rough-and-tumble family feel about it. The 26 high-ceilinged air-conditioned rooms all come with an en suite bathroom...

Right on the doorstep of the opera house, and just a short walk from Sol, the comfortable Oriente is in an excellent location. The 19 rooms all have compact bathrooms, TVs and...

The Persal's rooms don't quite live up to the first impressions given by the glass front and swish lobby, but thankfully they're modern, spotlessly clean and more than...