Yo T-Bone! What UP, Dog?! hehehe...
While I don't have a definitive answer as to why
Hostal López doesn't take reservations so long in advance, I can say that I've been there a number of times and they don't use a computer to take reservations, but a kind of reservations book. Maybe THIS is why. I don't know for sure. But it also may be because people tend to make OTHER lodging arrangements and NOT cancel those reservations previously made at other places. I suppose if one makes reservations 6-months in advance there's always the chance the trip will be cancelled/changed/altered, reservations might not be cancelled, and then the room will go empty that night. And an empty room in hostels means less income for the family whose livlihood IS having a hostel as full as possible every night.
Maybe Antonio can give some insight as to why some hostels don't make reservations so far in advance.
Have a GREAT time in Madrid and around Spain! Saludos, MadridMan
[ 02-15-2002: Message edited by: MadridMan ]
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