83%United World International Hostel

A good place to spend one or two nights in Madrid, it's located just in the downtown, in an old and beautiful typical building. You can visit almost every interesting place and enjoy Madrid's nightlive without taking the underground. There's only one problem: There are only 2 showers for...

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by fando – posted on Dec 16, 2008

1

Excellent place and location!!

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by la-ta – posted on Dec 12, 2008

2

El sitio está bien pero no está abierto las 24h, de 11.00 a 14.00h hay ke irse, no se puede estar en el hostel. No hay sala común ya que la habilitan como habitación y por guardarte las maletas el día ke te vayas a pirar te cobran 2€ por cada una. En fin, ke está bien (cerca del... more El sitio está bien pero no está abierto las 24h, de 11.00 a 14.00h hay ke irse, no se puede estar en el hostel. No hay sala común ya que la habilitan como habitación y por guardarte las maletas el día ke te vayas a pirar te cobran 2€ por cada una. En fin, ke está bien (cerca del centro, de malasaña, con metro en la misma entrada) pero no está tan guay como lo pintan.close

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by laspi – posted on Dec 9, 2008

1

Had to wait for the breakfast until 10:30. Otyherwise, good location and nice place.

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by Guillaumep4327 – posted on Dec 9, 2008

2

The place is in the middle of the center, it's a great place to meet people and the staff is great. I confided my laptop for 3 nights to them without a problem. I would advise this hostel to my friends and just might come here again!!! Cheers, Christian

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by christian8604 – posted on Dec 8, 2008

1

They told us to noise down at daytime, when we were not loud. The beds were terrible, When someone moved, everybody waked up. They put one girl on a room with five guys and there were still enough rooms available. And most bad of all: No alcohol allowed. "you can't expect everything... more They told us to noise down at daytime, when we were not loud. The beds were terrible, When someone moved, everybody waked up. They put one girl on a room with five guys and there were still enough rooms available. And most bad of all: No alcohol allowed. "you can't expect everything for this price, but at least more than that"close

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by stephan-van-dongen2542 – posted on Nov 28, 2008

1

There are so many rules at the hostel it is a little off putting. YOu can't drink alcohol in the hostel, except the staff were quite happy to have a bottle of wine. Also no butter or margarine at breakfast and if the toast ran out, there were no staff around to get some more. Also so of the... more There are so many rules at the hostel it is a little off putting. YOu can't drink alcohol in the hostel, except the staff were quite happy to have a bottle of wine. Also no butter or margarine at breakfast and if the toast ran out, there were no staff around to get some more. Also so of the directions on how to get to places such as Toledo were out dated and so we had to find our own way.close

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by shannonstraughen8524 – posted on Nov 17, 2008

6

too few toilets, poor breakfast!

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by Smirne – posted on Nov 17, 2008

3

There's no common room, and you have no access to the hostel between 11am and 2pm. This is an issue when leaving one hostel at their check out time, only to arrive at a locked door. The breakfast was disappointing. And they could use more bathrooms. But that is probably out of their control....

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by observing – posted on Nov 13, 2008

3

horrible horrible place .. the first notice u see in the kitchen is "dont steal" breakfast is bread ... no butter ... milk .. no cornflakes .. no keys for rooms ... receptionist is forever pissed with something ... throw you out of the hostel from 11 to 2 everday ... no lobby .. i mean... more horrible horrible place .. the first notice u see in the kitchen is "dont steal" breakfast is bread ... no butter ... milk .. no cornflakes .. no keys for rooms ... receptionist is forever pissed with something ... throw you out of the hostel from 11 to 2 everday ... no lobby .. i mean i dont know why they have opened a hostel in the first place .. all they have are bunk beds ... (which shake so much everytime the other person even moves that you cannot sleep half the time )close

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by kabrasharad6993 – posted on Nov 9, 2008

2

Very helpful and a nice hostel

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by grahamkirkwood1645 – posted on Nov 6, 2008

2

Fantastic location close to great night life & metro stations but small hostel space with only 2 bathrooms servicing over 25 people which meant long cues all the time. Hidden costs added up. Also the staff kick you out from 11am - 2pm everyday. There was also an alcohol ban which wasn't... more Fantastic location close to great night life & metro stations but small hostel space with only 2 bathrooms servicing over 25 people which meant long cues all the time. Hidden costs added up. Also the staff kick you out from 11am - 2pm everyday. There was also an alcohol ban which wasn't mentioned anywhere before arrival and the breakfast provided was poor with food running out early. Overall the hostel only had location going for it, everything else was mediocre.close

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by lbtownend138 – posted on Nov 3, 2008

3

En principio no volvería a este hostel, el desayuno te lo dan si hay, sino no, no tiene llaves en las habitaciones, solo unos mini lockers que tampoco son prácticos porque hay que pagar cada vez que se lo usa. Del Staff me lleve una muy mala impresión, irrespetuosos y mal educados, me... more En principio no volvería a este hostel, el desayuno te lo dan si hay, sino no, no tiene llaves en las habitaciones, solo unos mini lockers que tampoco son prácticos porque hay que pagar cada vez que se lo usa. Del Staff me lleve una muy mala impresión, irrespetuosos y mal educados, me quisieron cobrar 2 veces por un error de su banco, pero antes de averiguar que ocurría querían cobrarme a toda costa y encima faltandonos el respeto. En sí, lo único bueno es la ubicación....close

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by coralcoraza3809 – posted on Nov 2, 2008

15

While the hostel was small it served its purspose being close to everything with friendly helpful staff. No common room and noise from the main road would be the only downside.

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by hinesos-is1832 – posted on Oct 29, 2008

11

only let down here was the lack of a common area and 2 bathrooms to for 20+ beds.

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by carmat797181 – posted on Oct 29, 2008

18

El lugqr esta biuen, pero no hay a,biente y es incomodo...

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by exxebo – posted on Oct 25, 2008

7

I can´t comments anything about United World International Hostel, because when I arrived, they have overbooking and I need searched another hostel in thath hour and was so late. I was so angry and I never booking in this page again.

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by Majoda – posted on Oct 25, 2008

1

I feel I have to mention that the guy that works in the morning is less than helpful and quite rude...its just lucky the guy that works in the evening makes up for it!!! he was great friendly and helpful

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by kirstyt955 – posted on Oct 24, 2008

10

strange hostel, no locks and no keys for rooms - front doors stayed open the whole night with a staff at front desk FAST ASLEEP. very basic for what u pay for, many etxras for left luggage, washing is rediculous price of 12.50€ ok for cheap sleep

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by IraFeli – posted on Oct 24, 2008

10

My first stay in a hostel... good experience: helpful staff, clean bathroom(wish there were more tho),and good location. Don't count on breakfast though!

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by kortneetomus8707 – posted on Oct 15, 2008

1

I would NEVER recommend this hostel. Besides for the obligatory break during the day, the lack of necessary bathrooms, pitiful breakfast, no common room, and no internet, the staff was EXTREMLEY rude and blunt. I left a day early w/o a refund because I was so disappointed. Rated best hostel?...

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by emcelhe28674 – posted on Oct 14, 2008

2

Staff are rude (except for the woman) and seem to resent anyone for coming to their hostel.

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by chris-bui58502 – posted on Oct 13, 2008

2

there was no common room except for the kitchen.no juice for breakfast.overall just an average hostel.

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by Nickmill – posted on Oct 13, 2008

2

v.narrow space,otherwise location is v.good.

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by talatdoctor2222 – posted on Oct 10, 2008

16

When they say that there´s a lockout, it means that absolutely nobody is there, so be wary of arriving in the city in the middle of the day. There´s also only two bathrooms for about 40-50 people, but the location is great.

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by espannan – posted on Oct 9, 2008

8

The fact that the hostel closes down for cleaning from 11am till 2pm bothered us a lot. We came to spend a party weekend in the capital and would really appreciate if we could sleep a bit more than 2 or 3 hours in the morning. Apart from that evertything was ok, the staff very friendly, we just... more The fact that the hostel closes down for cleaning from 11am till 2pm bothered us a lot. We came to spend a party weekend in the capital and would really appreciate if we could sleep a bit more than 2 or 3 hours in the morning. Apart from that evertything was ok, the staff very friendly, we just missed a bigger kitchen or room where it would be possible to sit and talk in the afternoon or in the evenings.close

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by janja1 – posted on Oct 7, 2008

1

great staff and location. I strongly recommend it

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by carlosloprod4225 – posted on Oct 6, 2008

4

Great location and great views over the city, metro very close by. However found the staff to be quite rude considering you're a guest there, rooms were quite small and with no lockers.

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by in2flight – posted on Oct 5, 2008

1

You have to pay for eyerything extra, safty Lockers 1Euro everytime you open it, laundry 12,50. Hostel closed 11am to 2pm. No space for luggage, rooms are very small. Breakfast is bad: coffee and toast.

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by marion-heyne5463 – posted on Oct 3, 2008

2

perfect location (metro and city 2 steps away), really basic breakfast (I don´t eat jam, no butter), unluckily just two bathrooms for the whole hostel, so on the weekend you need to calculate waiting time

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by jhaenser1579 – posted on Sep 30, 2008

1

This hostel was quite clean and the staff helpful, the location was good but....The rooms were very squashed and the beds very squeaky. The breakfast meant toast with Jam, not even any butter. The most annoying thing was that there were only two bathrooms, so you have to wait always. But...

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by lowthefly363 – posted on Sep 28, 2008

8

The location of this hostel is convenient, and it is quite clean. Only 2 bathrooms, though, which means quite a line up in the morning.

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by g-e-king5412 – posted on Sep 28, 2008

3

Pros: good location, very clean. Cons: few bathrooms, very small kitchen, poor breakfast, noisy at night because of the busy street, no PCs (but wifi), no places where sit and relax.

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by rdper – posted on Sep 22, 2008

1

very cool hostel; small, makes it easy to make friends and have fun with people from all over the world!

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by andreaswanzenried8479 – posted on Sep 21, 2008

3

the hostel had a great view..there were no keys to this place at all but someone sat on reception checking as you came in. nice place and i would return only problem is there is only 2 showers so you may have to que

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by brookenievelstein552 – posted on Sep 12, 2008

27

I was grateful for the help I received when I returned to the hostel having badly gashed my left elbow in a fall. Unfortunately, the guy in the top bunk next to me was sick during the night, but other roommates helped to clear up the mess. Kitchen rather cramped and breakfast very basic, but...

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by jrharris163603 – posted on Sep 8, 2008

1

Pretty good one, well located and very clean.

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by tpaum – posted on Sep 1, 2008

1

No A/C so very hot in the rooms. If the window is open, impossible to sleep because next to a big street.

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by clo-5254931 – posted on Aug 31, 2008

2

aire acondicionado que no usan, un calor de muerte, te hacen pagar hasta para las taquillas...

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by martacrtg7386 – posted on Aug 29, 2008

1

Poor and small kitchen but with the necessary, table is almost inexistable. Room of 6 is ok. Toilets are in the bathroom and only 2 bathrooms for 30 beds. Helpful staff and a lot of FUN!!!!!!!!!!

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by alhey – posted on Aug 29, 2008

4