Posted by: jungsl
hostel los amigos - 05/01/02 03:00 PM
hey guys...new to the board...its been most helpful
...i was just wondering if you guys know of hostel los amigos. it looked like a cool place so i book reservations and was just wondering if anyone had heard anythign about it. thanks.
jung
Posted by: MadridMan
Re: hostel los amigos - 05/01/02 08:12 PM
Hi jungsl! Welcome to the group!
You ARE asking about the los amigos backpacker's hostel in MADRID, right? You didn't mention the city in your posting so I wanted to be sure. Please remember that this is an ALL SPAIN Message Board so city identifiers are most welcome.
You might want to read my posting in the "
Need urgent help for Madrid! " thread in this forum or do a SEARCH for other postings of feedback about it. But in short, I wrote:
Hi geny!
First, you should know that Los Amigos is a backpacker youth-hostel-like place, complete with bunk beds and group restrooms/showers. I understand it is cheap, but very public. And I'm not exactly sure why, but according to my sources in city government, they're not yet listed as an official accredited/licensed lodging establishment in Madrid.
Good luck and have a great time in Spain!
Saludos, MadridMan
Posted by: Marvilyn
Re: hostel los amigos - 05/07/02 04:01 PM
I've also booked a reservation with
Los Amigos based on a review from another message board,
Jeremy\'s multimadrid (Sorry MadridMan!) Click on the above link for the posting.
It looks like a nice clean and friendly place! I'll be posting a review once I get a first-hand experience.
I definately have to give back to MM's board since I've gotten so much from it:)
Posted by: Soffy
Re: hostel los amigos - 05/17/02 09:04 AM
I stayed at Los Amigos last week and would definitely recommend it if you're backpacking around and just want a cheap friendly place to stay. It was full up when I was staying there so booking in advance seems to be essential. There are about 7 dorm rooms each with 6 bunkbeds, and there is a kitchen, and a nice common room where everyone congregates, as well as an office with an internet connection that you can use very cheaply. The staff are friendly and helpful, really helpful to me when I had my purse stolen by some hijo de puta in El Rastro (I know, how very unoriginal). It's very central at Opera Metro so takes a few minutes to walk to Sol or the Plaza Mayor. They're expanding the hostel at the moment, it looks like it will be doubled in size, but I would imagine the works won't be finished for a couple of months.
Most of the backpackers staying there seemed to be Canadian! There were a few Americans, Aussies, Brits and Dutch, but like the rest of Spain it was about 75% Canadian last week! There was a big crowd of people going out every night I was there, so even if you're on your own, as I was, you quickly meet up with people and have the opportunity to go out, if you want to. It cost 15 Euros a night plus you had to give a 5 euro deposit for something, not sure what!