After British Airways cancelled our flights, we found ourselves angry, tired, hungry, and with no…read moreplace to go, besides the airport. The only helpful person in Barajas was the information desk guy: he told us he knew of a cheap hostel, located close to the airport, and with free pick up and drop off (although you better be strong enough to haul your luggage inside the van, because the driver can't), all for around 50-60 euros/night (it actually cost about 70-75 euros/person.) The building is essentially a big, 3-level mansion in a nice and quiet neighborhood. There is a tiny "mall" (see my other reviews) with a few places to eat, and a market. The hostel is new and very modern -- ask how to open the door and turn on the amenities with your key card before you run off into your room. The bathroom is modern, the beds are comfortable and clean (although for a double, the beds were so close to each other, you'd think it was a full bed), and the staff was nice. The room was simple but modern, however, the walls could have used some paint. The halls were very dark, and noisy. Everything was going fine until the construction noises started going off; our flight left at 6:45 am, and we told the staff that this meant that we'd have to go to bed at around 7ish. I understand that if a room needs a new toilet asap, it's going to get the new toilet...but why did the construction start at like 4 pm? They had all day to finish it, and not bother the patrons at night time with the noises. This went on til 9 pm. I'm talking LOUD banging, drilling, etc. Best part? The noises stopped, and suddenly, I hear water splashing really close to me...turns out, the construction was right above our room, and they created a leak that ran directly down into our bathroom, from the ceiling...water on top of the toilet, towels, sink... EXTREMELY annoyed by now, I call the front desk to tell them the bathroom is wet with a leak. The guy says he will come up to clean it up. 10 minutes later, still no guy. He calls me from the front desk to ask me if he can come up to clean it up....huh? Obviously? Did he not just say he would...?? He comes up, knocks, and asks, yet again, if he can come in to clean it. I snap and say obviously, and tell him that the noises are ridiculous for how late it is in the day. He says there haven't been any noises in the past 2-3 hours, and I tell him that he's wrong...the noises stopped maybe 20 minutes before he came up. He mops it up (sink and toilet are still wet, though), apologizes and leaves. After that, we had very loud next door neighbors...but somehow we managed to sleep a few hours before our alarm went off at 3 am. With that said, this place is more like a bed and breakfast, since it is far from a metro station and Madrid city. I'd recommend it if you have an early flight, as the hostel van leaves every hour, all day/night.

My parents and I had a horrible 2 day flight delay due to the Vueling airline strike. After a 15…read morehour day standing in customer service lines at the Barcelona airport we finally got to Madrid and were recommended by the airline staff to stay here. Los Coronales is a hostel, so obviously it is not fancy, but it was comfortable and pleasant with a kind and helpful staff. The neighborhood is quiet and lovely. The manager recommended a fantastic restaurant a few blocks away. The meal was actually the best we had on our entire trip. It's true the location is not close to the center of town, but a short Uber ride gets you close to the Parque del Buen Retiro where there are museums and restaurants in walking distance. The shuttle service to the airport was a great expense saver. The drivers were helpful with luggage and friendly. The Hostel also has a continental style breakfast for 5 Euro, and the espresso machine is outstanding. It was such a relief to stay here after such a horrible experience with Vueling airline. Thank you Coronales!

Very clean and exactly what I needed for a night in Madrid before an early morning flight. Their…read moreshuttle to the airport was prompt and left on time, even gave me a call a few minutes before to make sure I was up and ready. There were some noisy guests the night I stayed but that's just luck of the draw.

This place was extremely cute and clean! The beds were perfect and I loved the place!read more

The El Pela is another typical Spanish low-budget-hostel for those who just would like to have a…read morepeaceful night at a reasonable price. The rooms are quite cramped and equipped with really old furniture, but very clean and quiet. This hostel may be intersting for foreigners as Paracuellos is not far away from Madrid airport and easy to get there by bus or taxi. But please note that most of the staff do NOT speak English, only Spanish and maybe French! The restaurant, however, is completely different: Excellent Spanish (jamón ibérico!!!) food at a rather high price.

A dirty and miserable dump!…read more Caused by the positive opinions in TripAdvisor we booked a room from this hostel hoping to get easily to the airport next morning after our tour in Castilla. It was a bad mistake. The room was so dirty, that I had to ask the receptionist if someone had forgotten to clean it. His answer was unbelievably shameless. He said the dust, the trash, the nuts and the black hair everywhere on the floors (including the shower corner) had come from our shoes and luggage. And we had only left our luggage in the room and then went downstairs immediately. The receptionist said he had cleaned the room himself and it was perfect after the cleaning. My ass, that really could not be true. The whole room was a worn-out, disappointing and filthy place, but it was the receptionist's behavior that was too much for us. We have traveled a lot, but have never met such a person working in a hotel or hostel. What an arrogant, unpleasant receptionist. Besides, he told us it is impossible to walk from the hostel to the airport, though it is clearly possible. He was simply not willing to do any effort for us. We left the same evening after booking a new room in a hostel near Plaza Mayor at the same price, which turned out to be a lovely, clean place with charming owners. We didn't bother to ask our money back from the Hostal Avenida Barajas. Don't believe any positive opinions of it, I do not know who is writing them.

This hotel is absolutely not worth the price. I've stayed in downtown hotels for nearly the same…read morecost that were significantly better. The beds are uncomfortable, made of separate pieces, and extremely noisy every movement makes the springs squeak. The mattress is thin (around 7 inches) and feels cheap. The front desk staff were consistently rude and unhelpful. On top of that, there are refugees living on the property, which was never disclosed and made the stay feel misleading. The laundry situation is just as bad. The washing machines are very small and cost 4 euros per use. When I tried to get coins, the front desk would only exchange a 5-euro bill, making it nearly impossible to get the correct change. As a result, I wasn't able to wash or dry my clothes at all during my stay.

Iberia put us up for the night when our fight was delayed and connection missed. I gathered Madrid…read moreAirport Suites is a hotel commonly used by airlines for such purpose. Madrid Airport Suites is a huge hotel occupying a full city block. It is located in a commercial area across an expressway from the end of the north runway. (A great location for plane spotting!). The immediate vicinity appeared abandoned. A hotel in one direction was closed and surrounded by a chain link fence. Across from the hotel was an unfinished building, with windows broken out and walls covered with graffiti. The street plan appeared to have been designed for hotel and office development that has not materialized. The hallway carpeting is threadbare, but the rooms are suites and are spacious and very clean. Return shuttles to the airport for the next morning were already filling up when we arrived. We made a reservation at check-in for the 7:30 a.m. transfer. As of this writing the hotel is also being used by the Red Cross to house 1,400 Ukrainian refugees. As such, the restaurant has to deal with getting out meals for the people temporarily housed here rather than overnight hotel guests. The main restaurant would not take the airline vouchers. Food choices in the cafeteria-style service were limited. There is nothing within walking distance of the hotel. We ended up ordering McDonald's via Uber Eats, which was delivered promptly.

The price of wifi is not included in the nightly rate. You need to pay per day to use wifi in your…read moreroom. Lets let that sink in a bit. Its 2017 why is wifi not included in the room? I stayed in a crappy 20$ a night hostel that had wifi included. So when we arrived in the afternoon to the hotel, we went up to our room, showered and got ready to check our email only to find out that we had to pay for wifi. So we say screw it and go ahead and click pay. But you need a paypal account to pay for it. So I look around to call the front desk. There is no phone in the room. So I go downstairs and pay for internet. Then go back upstairs and login. Only to find out that even though I am literally paying for internet I have to scroll through an ad to get access. Why, just why? Otherwise the hotel was fine. Clean room. Comfy bed. Etc.