Although rates have increased considerably in Madrid in the last few years, reasonable deals are still around if you can be flexible on dates – between £90 and £120 a night for a double room. The many concerts and other events in the Spanish capital can really push up prices at the budget end, so if rates look high on the dates you were thinking of going, check the weeks before and after. Sunday and Monday tend to be the cheapest days, while August, January and February are the most economical months.
If you don’t need lots of facilities, it is well worth looking at the places recommended here as the beds and bathrooms are the same standard as more expensive hotels and just as stylish too. You don’t have to compromise on location either, with great choices bang in the centre around the Plaza de Santa Ana and Puerta del Sol. These are the best budget hotels in Madrid.
How we review
All our reviewers are either resident destination experts or travel writers that specialise in hotels. Often they will have stayed at a hotel many times and so can see how it has changed for better or worse over the years. They know what makes a great hotel in that particular destination and will compare it contextually against local competition. When our reviewers first visit a hotel, they stay for at least one night, eat one meal in addition to breakfast and will experience all of the facilities on offer. Whichever category of room they stay in, they will see the entry-level rooms in order to assess them.
After their stay, our reviewers then give the hotel six scores out of 10, rating its location, style and character, service and facilities, rooms, food and drink, and value for money. The average of these scores then determines the overall score. Our experts then select reviews for curated lists like this – the best hotels in a particular destination for families, for instance – together with the Telegraph Hotels team.
Contributions by Jo Fernandez