The Hat Madrid - Hostel

This is a very, very nice hostel. For one, the location is incredible, just steps away from a major tourist attraction, the Plaza Mayor. You are steps away from awesome sights and food. And you are 5 min from the nearest Metro station. Staff was okay. They host activities every day and I enjoyed the “sangria workshop” where I ended up getting to meet some people who I’d befriend for the bar crawl they host every night as well. The bar crawl they offer is actually pretty fun, $20 and you go to a hostel bar to meet other travelers, 3 bars and a club. It’s a fun way to get a taste of Madrid’s nightlife. I felt very safe in my hostel. There was a diversity of age groups compared to the last hostel I was at in BCN. I loved having access to a bathroom IN my room as well as another one outside if I didn’t want to wake up my roommates. They have hair dryers and an iron if you want to use those. They only have one laundry machine for the entire hostel which was kinda annoying, so we ended up having to go to a separate laundromat to take care of our clothes since it was always taken. The showers in the men’s room (not the one in my 6-bed mixed dorm) was suspicious. There was a bunch of bugs in there which was really gross and had me rushing to get out of there. Also, while most of the time I had no trouble getting hot water, one of the showers was unable to. The rooftop bar is awesome. Sometimes I wanted a refreshment and didn’t want to go too far. They also serve breakfast in the mornings that you can pay for if you are interested. I wish top bunks had privacy screens like the bottom bunks but I’m just nitpicking at this point. Solid hostel, would recommend. 4.5/5