weekend of 4-6 Dec,which i believe is constitution holiday,plan to be in Madrid. Anyone know of any hostal available for those dates?
We will be a group of 6,arriving friday night late. Thanks for any feedback/help.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to the reservation systems to "hostales". If I did, I'd be happy to help. "Seek and ye shall find."

What's your price range? Need an in-room bathroom/toilet? Elevator? Wi-Fi? Gives us some more requirements and we'll give some suggestions.

Saludos, MadridMan

well plans are postponned for january, as plan on seeing some old friends in the area. Right now I am looking for some hotel:hostals specials and a friend quote on a HI....

But the usual suspects for the Dec date were all book this year amazing;last year was a breeze...

thanks again MM,and when sure will let you know to see if finally we can meet in MADRID!

There are thousands of hostales in Madrid, and it's hard to believe you'll have any problem in January. At that time you may even be able to book a more high end hotel at the same or lower price than a hostal. Hostales don't seem to have the resources to offer deep discounts and probably can fill up easier than a hotel with hundreds of rooms to fill, so sometimes you can live more luxuriously for the same price...especially in January.

Plug your dates into Venere.com or a similar site, and see what kind of prices you get. Venere has a separate section of Madrid hostales, so you can compare those prices against hotels and check availability.

The best book to go into detail about individual hostales was Sandra Gustafson's "Great Sleeps in Spain". Here you had dozens of these places in Madrid, Barcelona and Seville described by a woman with middle class (as opposed to budget) tastes, and I found that if she says a place is good it usually is.

Unfortunately the book has not been revised in some years, but I still find my copy useful. You may find a copy in the library that will give you some good suggestions.

Two years ago I stayed for 10 days at the Hostal Astoria on calle San Jeronimo. It was a great location, and my room was fine. I paid around 40 Euros a night. I found nothing at all to complain about in 10 days.

was not talking about january, but december. I know january will be a lot better.I dont use Venere, used to lived in Madrid and visit often,every year at least. I deal with them directly. I am Spanish too why read a book by Sandra G who?? I know Madrid and Spain better ::)

How about Hostal Chelo or Hostal Adriano My husband is in Spain right now (lucky him!) and he has stayed and will stay again at those hostals. Both centrally located. The Hostal Chelo is a bit less expensive, but it does not have wifi. I stayed at the Adriano last year and I was very happy with the choice. My husband has also stayed at the Hostal Macarena and he really liked it too. Those are just 3 of the many places we have used and liked. I am certain you will find a good place. Oh, the Hostal Adriano is soooo close to Las Bravas....IF you are a fan! (and who isn't??) then, the Adriano might be your best bet.

yes the Adriano is one contacted but was booked for the december dates, now its january but still need confirmation from the group I am meeting as they will come from all over Spain to Madrid. Hostal Macarena was another one. Do not know about Hostal Chelo but will take a look ,thanks.

do not need wifi we are old fashion folks from the country hehehe!
we meet several times to talk about old days and the Real Madrid (used to be a player alavin ::)) bathroom in the room yes, as will come with the wife and kids.No need for elevator or AC. thanks.

the reason asked for hostal is that i always stayed in hotels or apts for several years(except one year in Hostal La Plata, gran via 15, great exp), but we decided to go down this year as the whole family is traveling.

FYI: My husband said that the room at the Chelo (single) was fine, just small and a bit dark since it was an interior one. But, the next time he had an exterior room, and it was much better.

Hmmm Strange....We always stay at Chelo, it most definitely has Wifi (and it's Free). Chelo is also in a very good location, at the edge of Chueca.