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Hostel Ballesta

Madrid,  Spain

Phone: +(34) 915323604 E-mail:: info@hostalballestamadrid.com

Price: 30 - 120 € (Average)

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Rating by guests: 9.2 Based on 381 reviews

The Hostal Ballesta is a comfortable establishment located right in the centre of Madrid, which offers you a great variety of possibilities to use public transport, whatever your pleasure or business plans are. You will be able to visit the most emblematic monuments and buildings of our city, and all the cinemas and theatres on la Gran Vía. The hostel is a cozy, recently refurbished establishment, and the prices are very affordable, especially considering that it offers all the services to ensure our guests’ stay is a pleasure. Our hostel is ideal for guests who are looking for affordable accommodation.

Room Services
  • Rooms: 35
  • Telephone: in room
  • Television: international channels
  • Climate control
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Fax: upon request
Main facilities
  • Rooms: 35
  • Elevator
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Hot water
  • Telephone
General services
  • Rooms: 35
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Luggage check room
  • Computer with Internet
Hostel Ballesta
Calle Ballesta, 5 (28004) - Madrid (Spain)

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Overall rating:  9.2 Based on the last 40 of 381 reviews

Would you recommend this hotel?

  • Yes: 95%
  • No: 2.5%
  • I don't know: 2.5%

Rating by subject

  • Cleanliness: 9.5
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 8.1
  • Staff: 9.6
  • Quietness: 7.6
  • Room: 8.1
  • Value for money: 9.1

March/2009 Someone from Gijón thinks:

  • Overall rating: 5.3
  • Would you recommend it? I don't know
  • Positive: En general el Hotel me gustó, el trato fue bueno y aunque dentro de la normalidad y sencillez la decoración está bien y la cama es cómoda.
  • Negative: El entorno: la calle del hotel y las que lo rodean son muy cutres y están llenas de prostitución, mendigos y gente extraña, es zona peligrosa.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Budget travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • Cleanliness: 5
  • Location: 7.5 Está en el centro de Madrid y por tanto cercano a todo, pero como ya dije en unas calles lamentables
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 3

February/2009 Someone from lanzarote thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.3
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: lo bien situado que está,y como era la habitación
  • Negative: que habían unas pequeñas obras en el hostal
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 3

February/2009 Someone from Wales, UK thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.6
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Free internet, clean rooms, towels
  • Negative: Was a bit of work on the first evening- noisy
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Modern style lovers, Budget travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Luxury, Handicapped, Travelers with a car
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 3

February/2009 Someone from Granada thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive:
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 3

February/2009 Someone from Denmark thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.2
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: was the entire hostel, and that the staff, speaked english
  • Negative: the neigboorhoud
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Budget travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 5 there are a few prostitutes in the area but the hostel is very central placed in the city.
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 5 when we stayed there, there where some handyworkers in the lobby, that you could hear in the room, besides that, there where quiet.
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 2

February/2009 Someone from The netherlands thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: It was clean, there was a elevator, the room (and the rest of the hotel) was fully restyled included the bathroom
  • Negative: No remarks
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 3

January/2009 Someone from The Netherlands thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The proximity of the Gran Via.
  • Negative: So many prositutes in the aerea
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Couples, Budget travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Luxury, Peace seekers
  • Cleanliness: 5
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 2.5
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 3

December/2008 Someone from Elche thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: El mapa que te dan y el internet gratuito.
  • Negative: La zona, llena de prostitución, aunque esta cerca de todo en gran via.
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 5
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 3

December/2008 Someone from zaragoza thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: la localizacion, el trato y la habitacion
  • Negative: nada
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 3

December/2008 Someone from Sevilla thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Situación, limpieza, precio, wifi
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 3
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Hostel Ballesta Calle Ballesta, 5 Madrid 28004 Spain
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