Room007 Ventura Hostel

This hostel has a central location and a slightly later checkout than most (midday). When I found out (on first arriving) that someone had 'misused' the shower in my allocated dorm room (not the hostel's fault), they gave me a new room without hesitation. You get a free towel and a locker to use in the dorm room.

Despite having quite a cool surface aesthetic, for me the hostel felt like an unwelcome bolt-on to the ground floor restaurant. There is no area to relax, no kitchen facilities (not even a microwave which for me is the minimum a hostel should do to help out hostel bookers - who by definition are on a budget), or a place to eat your own food. Breakfast for 3/4€ was passable (although I've experience absolute feasts at other Madrid hostels for just a few Euros more). Weirdly, you are given paper plates (compostable) and plastic spoons (landfill) to eat your breakfast with. Odd given the ground floor functions as a restaurant most of the time. Perhaps it was because it was a Sunday. In fairness the lass who was there to guide you through the breakfast process was very cheery and helpful. Personally, I'm not keen on hostels like this that have the toilet and shower rooms inside the dorm rooms themselves - makes them feel dank and smelly. I especially don't get it when there is a sink in the corner of the room, as it's difficult not to disturb room mates if you want to clean your teeth (or do anything) late at night or early in the morning. The only other toilets in the place were in the basement - used by the restaurant. There was no soap in any of the dispensers during my one-night stay. Which sounds petty.. until you want to wash your hands. Like I say - if you're eating elsewhere, spending very little time in the actual hostel and would benefit from the midday checkout, then this place might be okay. But there are much better places available in Madrid.