Bastardo Hostel

Madrid · Spain

Bastardo Hostel

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57% SHIT
Medium confidence 214 reviews
No bed bug reports in 215 analyzed reviews
No incentivized-review patterns detected in 215 analyzed reviews

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Facilities

🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 💻 Coworking Space 🅿️ Parking 🅿️ Paid Parking 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🌆 Rooftop 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe ♿ Wheelchair Friendly ♿ Shower Chairs ♿ Wheelchair-Accessible Bathrooms 🍳 Breakfast
Other facilities (40)
Adaptors Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk Housekeeping Internet Access Board Games Wi-Fi Restaurant Meals Available Vending Machines Mini-Supermarket Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Elevator Linen Included Air Conditioning Cots Available Reading Light Hair Dryers Towels Not Included Charging Plugs Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Late Check-out Security Lockers Key Card Access Carbon Monoxide Detector CCTV in Common Areas Fire Extinguishers First Aid Kits Smoke Alarms Smoke Detector Common Room Games Room Social Balcony Free City Maps Free WiFi Free City Tour Free Luggage Storage Hot Showers

Prices

Dorms $43 / night
Privates $209 / night

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Worst reviews

Italy MALE 31-40 Apr 6, 2026 2.0/10

Precios muy muy altos por la calidad que tiene!!! El desayuno a 10 euros, que no tiene nada!!!! No es un buffet de verdad. 10 euros para comer asi poco. Es una locura.

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Canada FEMALE 18-24 Feb 16, 2026 2.0/10

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE here. I discovered that a homeless person was staying in our room, the police came to check, and then when I told the staff I felt UNSAFE, they took about 20 minutes to respond and remove the person. I’m shocked by their lack of urgency and their poor screening process, especially since the police later said the person didn’t even hold a physical valid ID. I AM STILL IN SHOCK. UNBELIEVABLE.

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USA MALE 31-40 Nov 8, 2025 2.0/10

Tight quarters .. hard to climb bunk . Weird vibes

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Australia FEMALE 25-30 Jul 11, 2025 2.0/10

Truly the grossest shower I’ve ever come across. The shower was like it hadn’t been scrubbed down ever. I even asked to change rooms but seems like all the bathrooms are dark and smell like mould. Although, outside of the rooms, the property is clean. Location is also nice.

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Canada FEMALE 18-24 Mar 10, 2023 2.0/10

Absolutely DO NOT recommend this hostel. I’ve stayed in more than a handful and by far this was the worst, started off with check-in being at 2, and our room not being ready until just after 3, we were never given an approximate time of when it would be ready just had to continue to check every 20-ish minutes. Before we found out about the sucky-ness of this hostel we had extended an extra night. Again was told we should be able to stay in the same room but no follow up. The night before we we...

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Turkey MALE 18-24 Aug 6, 2025 4.0/10

Shower was so dirty that I am not sure if I got cleaner or dirtier after taking the shower. I reported them about the situation and they said they will take care of it but no one did for the next days.

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Switzerland FEMALE 25-30 Nov 1, 2024 4.0/10

Mon amie et moi étions dans une chambre avec 4 autres femmes. L’air de la chambre était lourd, pas d’aération donc très étouffant. Les douches, toilettes et lavabos sont disposés à l’intérieur de la chambre donc ça faisait beaucoup de bruit la nuit dès qu’une fille allait aux toilettes ou boire de l’eau. Sinon ce Hostel est bien situé dans Madrid, très pratique pour se déplacer mais nous avons très mal dormi…

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Apr 4, 2024 4.0/10

Nice hostel with very nice staff, overall enjoyed my stay. Nevertheless, the ensuite dorm rooms are quite badly designed with a sink in the room itself, the use of which wakes everyone up in the middle of the night, toilet stalls in the rooms zero soundproof, no space for personal belongings next to beds and individual lights per bed which are bright enough to light up the entire room (again an issue at night when sharing a room with other people).

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Argentina FEMALE 31-40 Jan 24, 2024 4.0/10

Me alojé 3 días, el hostel desde su web tenía precios demasiados bajos a comparación de lo que pagué aquí 19 euros en 2 noches más económico! luego dice que te olvides de los candados que todo es por código qr y no fue así, yo no lleve mi candado por eso y al llegar veo que donde guardo mis cosas lleva candado y ellos lo venden a 5 euros lo cual tb me defraudó. Para terminar el personal no fue tan amable, muy grosera una chica rubia x la mañana. En el lobby la música tan alta que no...

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USA FEMALE 18-24 Aug 31, 2023 4.0/10

front desk did not have reservations, ended up getting put in wrong rooms. some creepy old guys, black mold in bathroom, ended up fine tho!

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Recent reviews

Argentina MIXEDGROUP 18-24 May 8, 2026 Atm 100%

Increible hostel, volveria de nuevo. El personal es increible, en especial Samu y Alberto!

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USA FEMALE 18-24 Apr 30, 2026 Atm 100%

Overall solid stay, clean hostel, really social and fun vibe, very central and walkable, and a train station nearby. Everything I needed from a hostel when staying for a couple of days.

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Ireland MALE 31-40 Apr 29, 2026 Atm 100%

Bastardo is the best Hostel in Madrid. It’s in a great central location near the metro/buses. The rooms are also super quiet. Fantastic restaurant with an excellent breakfast & really awesome charcoal smoker. Really friendly helpful staff. A super clean modern building. Great social activity’s & free events but you can also have privacy & quietness as well. It may be a little expensive for some budget conscious travelers but I would recommend it if you can afford it.

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USA MALE 31-40 Apr 28, 2026 Atm 60%

If the hostel doesn’t have activities like the walking tour or beer pong, they shouldn’t post it on the walls that they do it every day

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Iceland MALE 25-30 Apr 24, 2026 Atm 80%

Nice rooftop, staff was very kind and helpful

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Brazil FEMALE 25-30 Apr 21, 2026 Atm 100%

Só acho que falta uma cortina nas camas, pois eu dormi de frente pra porta e sempre alguém abria as cortinas e a luminosidade batia direto na minha cama.

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Spain MALE Apr 18, 2026 Atm 100%

Iba a poner menos que un 10, porque las cosas siempre son mejorables, pero lo cierto es que hemos salido encantados con la estancia en general. Ni un pero. Llegamos temprano, y nos guardaron el equipaje sin ponernos pegas con la hora de entrada. Todo perfecto y muy recomendable

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Canada MALE Apr 11, 2026 Atm 80%

Great location, a short walk from Puerta del Sol. A little more research on my part would have shown the pub crawls, drinking games, etc. - the very things I was into when I last stayed in a Spanish hostel going on half a century ago. So I can't really fault it that way, just that those days are long behind me.

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England MIXEDGROUP 18-24 Apr 10, 2026 Atm 80%

Overall good, was happy with my stay but did come across a couple minor problems Pros: - nice staff & efficient check-in/out - nice kitchenette (with an oven so you can make supermarket pizzas 🙌) - comfy beds in clean rooms - you could request A/C changes 🎉 Problems: - usb sockets in the bed cubby were broken - shower drain was slower than the shower head so the bathroom flooded if it was on full strength - under-bed locker drawer had broken runners so I had to yank it Overall h...

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Italy MALE 31-40 Apr 6, 2026 Atm 80%

Precios muy muy altos por la calidad que tiene!!! El desayuno a 10 euros, que no tiene nada!!!! No es un buffet de verdad. 10 euros para comer asi poco. Es una locura.

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El Salvador COUPLE 25-30 Apr 4, 2026 Atm 60%

Si eres chica busca quedarte en habitación solo de chicas, tuve un inconveniente pero es verdad que el personal resolvió inmediatamente! Gracias

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Apr 3, 2026 Atm 60%

The Hostel was overall clean and the staff was nice, but not super welcoming like in more social Hostels. That's the biggest minus point for me as well. The Hostel is not really made for solo travellers. The concept is more like a Hotel with dorms as there is no common area. Only a restaurant and bar but those are public and you'll have to order something. The kitchen would be the only common area but it's in the basement and not very cozy. They do have some Hostel activities.

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Peru MALE 31-40 Apr 3, 2026 Atm 100%

Infelizmente me robaron en mi primera noche( no en el hostel). Alberto que se encargaba del checkin me ayudó a contactar con mi amigo porque no tenía como comunicarme con él. Le agradezco mucho la ayuda.

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Argentina MALE Apr 1, 2026 Atm 100%

Excelente hostel muy recomendable

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Chile COUPLE Mar 30, 2026 Atm 60%

Dormitorios incómodos, baños cerca de camas, se escucha todo y salen olores. No cuenta con luz en cada cama debiendo prender luz principal cada vez que alguien entra. Ubicación, y atmósfera muy buenas

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Canada FEMALE 18-24 Feb 16, 2026 Atm 20%

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE here. I discovered that a homeless person was staying in our room, the police came to check, and then when I told the staff I felt UNSAFE, they took about 20 minutes to respond and remove the person. I’m shocked by their lack of urgency and their poor screening process, especially since the police later said the person didn’t even hold a physical valid ID. I AM STILL IN SHOCK. UNBELIEVABLE.

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Australia FEMALE 18-24 Jan 30, 2026 Atm 60%

very clean and comfortable, large bathrooms + shower + free use soap. had an issue with my bed being double booked but the staff were fantastic and fixed it for me immediately. made friends with people from my dorm which was lovely, but the restaurant was very intimidating to make friends in (especially as most people there aren’t staying in the hostel). there are no common areas on each floor except the kitchen in the basement so i didn’t feel it was very social. great location though!!!

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Jan 10, 2026 Atm 80%

Sehr schönes, zentrales Hostel mit Bar & Restaurant in EG, ausreichend große Zimmer, als ich da war leider nicht so gemeinschaftlich, würde es trotzdem wieder buchen!

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USA MALE 18-24 Jan 2, 2026 Atm 100%

Place was overall pretty good. Rooms were big. I did have an issue with my mattress cover having mold on the bottom and having to be replaced but other than that I would recommend this hostel.

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USA FEMALE Dec 11, 2025 Atm 100%

Great location. Own room and bath on 4th floor. Mercado close by attractions in walking distance. Shopping and food options great. Eddie at front desk was wonderful. But staff overall accommodating!