Hmmm... I seem to have defeated myself. I have been slammed at work, and got myself a nice vacation to spain a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, no time to book hotels! So =now=, I'm landing in Madrid this Saturday *gulp* and every place I call is booked solid. I haven't worked my way through the entire madridman hostel list , but am beginning to panic. Anyone know of a metalisting of availabilities? Perhaps I'm being unrealistic, but am just hoping that there's a way to find a room for under 150E for Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th!