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

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

The rooms at this friendly and centrally located hostal are basic, their white and yellow paintwork a little on the dilapidated side and the bathrooms...

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...

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...

A clean, quiet and cool modern hostal, tranquil by day, buzzing on weekend nights. Rooms are comfortable and generously sized for the price, and all come...

The new Hotel de las Letras laughs in the face of the current hotel vogue for teak and slate, and plumps instead for bold paintwork in red, orange and...

A stone's throw from the Prado, this anonymous-looking hotel is a shrine, of sorts, to one of Spain's most celebrated playwrights. The rooms are done up in...

If you like marble, you'll love the Mora's foyer, with its caramel-coloured columns and chandeliers. The rooms are functional but comfortable, and some have...

The Santander's glamorous, gilded entranceway makes for a foyer with character, and if you can get over the rather offputting list of house rules (no...