Hostel Ballesta

December/2008 Someone from Asturias thinks:

• Overall rating: 8
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: La localización, habitación limpia
• Negative: Sin desayuno
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Luxury
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 5
• Value for money: 7.5

November/2008 Someone from brazil thinks:

• Overall rating: 1.4
• Would you recommend it? No
• Positive: staff
• Negative: location (it was in the middle of an area full of hookers, cabarets, sex xhops, etc)- disgusting location, horrible to walk at night
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 5
• Location: Not rated
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: Not rated
• Room: 2.5
• Value for money: 7.5

October/2008 Someone from A CORUÑA thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.7
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: la situacion, cerca del centro y la sala de internet
• Negative: tal vez la calle en la que esta, pero esta en obras y la van a reformar
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Families, Luxury, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 10 la habitacion estaba perfectamente limpia y ordenada
• Location: 10 a menos de 100 metros degran callao
• Common facilities and services: 7.5 me sorprendio que tuviera una sala de internet ratuita para los usuarios del hostal con impresoras, todo gratuito. ademas dispone de maquinas expendedoras en dicha sala y una maquina de cafe
• Staff: 10 muy atentos en todo momento
• Quietness: 7.5 mi habitacion (la 208) daba a un patio interior y solo se escuchaba un poco el ruido de la calle
• Room: 7.5 la habitacion individual esta bastante bien, espacio suficiente y una pantalla plana de television
• Value for money: 10 estuve dos noches y pague 70 euros en total, me parece muy buen precio para estar tan cerca del centro

October/2008 Someone from Cruïlles (Girona) thinks:

• Overall rating: 5.8
• Would you recommend it? No
• Positive: La atención del personal es muy buena y la situación del edificio también.
• Negative: La calle Ballestas en la que se encuentra el hotel está llenísima de prostitutas, aunque por la noche hay mucha policia y esto te da un poco de seguridad. El viernes por la noche hubo gran escandalo toda la noche en la calle y en la habitación vecina, imposible pegar ojo.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 7.5 La limpieza está bien.
• Location: 10 El hotel está cerca de la parada de Metro Callao y bastante cerca de Metro Gran Vía. Es posible visitar todo el centro de Madrid andando
• Common facilities and services: 2.5
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: Not rated
• Room: 5
• Value for money: 10

October/2008 Someone from Belgium thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Very clean.
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 7.5
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

October/2008 Someone from Netherlands thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.1
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 2.5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 10

October/2008 Someone from Mexico thinks:

• Overall rating: 5.2
• Would you recommend it? I don't know
• Positive: La cercania con puntos turisticos, y la limpieza
• Negative: Tiene habitaciones interiores por lo que son oscuras y la temperatura es caliente.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Peace seekers
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 5
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 5
• Room: 5
• Value for money: 5

September/2008 Someone from Romania thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.8
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Central location. Only 2 minutes from subway. Very spacious rooms well furbished. Nice staff.
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 5
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

September/2008 Someone from Poland thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.4
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 10 ok
• Location: 5 in very center of the city, but in not too nice surroundings
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 5
• Quietness: 2.5 thin walls, all night long noises from clubs on the street
• Room: 7.5 in general ok, no view from the window
• Value for money: 5

July/2008 Someone from bilbao thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.3
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: su situación
• Negative: la falta de aire acondicionado
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: Not rated
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 10