Part of a local regeneration project for the San Fermín area to the south of the centre, this hostel is great value. The modern building houses clean and bright dorms as well...

For good-value Indian food, Baisakhi is probably the best bet along what has become Madrid's answer to Brick Lane. The waiters all speak English, and the dishes on the menu...

Right in the middle of Chueca, this hotel is popular with budget travellers of all nationalities. The double rooms and dorms for three or seven people are basic but clean, and...

This luxury campsite, located in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama around 45 minutes from Madrid, is set in 40 hectares (99 acres) of grounds lined with oak trees....

This is the closest campsite to central Madrid, and the only one within reasonable distance of a metro station. Services include a supermarket, laundry facilities, a restaurant...

A vast and noisy Asturian cider house, open since 1888. This is a great opportunity to rub elbows with madrileños really enjoying themselves at one of the long wooden tables....

El Bierzo is one of the best of Madrid's long-established casas de comida - honest, dependable neighbourhood joints where you can get a good menú del día at a reasonable price....

This is the first installation in what is bound to be a trend - it's fast food à la Ferran Adrià, still the hottest chef in Spain and originator of the nueva cocina movement....

Still going strong after a century, this is the best place in the city for deep-fried lamb intestines and other tasty titbits. Not for faint stomachs, this offal institution...

If you associate burger bars with junk food, then think again. Home is the brainchild of a French Canadian restaurateur, who has created a carefully thought-out menu using 100%...

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...