Reviews of Cat's Hostel

24 August 2011

Liked: Bar was nice, easy to meet people. Building itself is beautiful, and the location was pretty decent.

Disliked: Pricing was all over the place, and the staff was rude and would not honour the fact that we found the same room on their site for a lower price. Wifi only worked in the lobby and signal was weak. Bathrooms were DISGUSTING, and there was a bug infestation in the showers. Found a used condom in our bed.

24 August 2011 Lillian would recommend this property

Liked: great location, right in the centre of madrid and a 2min walk into the city centre with all the shops, restaurants and stations. lovely hostel, apparently used to be an 18th century palace and interior and lounge area is really pretty. rooms are kept really well and have lockers inside including locks. rooms also air conditioned and got breakfast in the morning. free wifi in the bar area and computers with internet as well.

Disliked: nothing

24 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the location is pretty fantastic, nice staff.... nice club.... secure

Disliked: i didnt like the bathroom... not so clean... and too many clothes left without the hostel taking any action on it ...

22 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was a beautiful looking hostel, with a good security system

Disliked: There was no kitchen

20 August 2011

Liked: Location and light breakfast only

Disliked: Only 1 socket point in a 8-bedded room. No hooks nor shelf at wash basin area, everything gets wet. Push knob tap fitted in shower stands like the ones at the basin, need to push it 50x or hold down using one hand throughout to rinse off completely. I am not exaggerating!

19 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good Location.

Disliked: Blankets on beds looked dirty and bunk beds were small.

18 August 2011 Tatianna would recommend this property

Liked: Everything

Disliked: no complaints

18 August 2011

Liked: Location

Disliked: Terrible beds and showers

16 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The beautiful patio in a heart of the hostel

Disliked: A bit expensive

15 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: o espaço era optimo os quartos espaçosos e as casas de banho também.

Disliked: casas de banho por vezes longe dos quartos.

06 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel was clean and the staff was very nice and helpful. Also, it was on a very good location in the city centre!

Disliked: The construction works outside could be annoying, but that wasn't something the hostel could help.

04 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Central location

Disliked: Nothing

29 July 2011 Ada would recommend this property

Liked: I loved that there is a bar so you can meet other travelers!

Disliked: It was so hot in the rooms!!

26 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I liked the communication with the staff... They were nice and helpful. Design of the interior is unique and provides great atmosphere!

Disliked: the breakfast was weak,.. You can choose from one croisant or a portion of cornflakes. + a glass of coffee or tee + a glass of juice

25 July 2011 Jacob would recommend this property

Liked: Location is awesome. And there's a good common area as well.

Disliked: Breakfast was lacking, as you did not receive as much as you want. One croissant and one cup of coffee - not so great.

21 July 2011 Adrienne would recommend this property

Liked: very funky hostel! breakfast included, free internet, great areas to lounge and hang out, parties every night (although you´d never know from the dorms, so you can always get a good nights sleep), close to public transport and supermarket etc

Disliked: no windows in the whole place! never knew what time of day it was if youre inside, and not very good ventilation. tiny showers/toilets

19 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Bar downstairs, lockers in each room, multiple common areas, pub crawls, good location, atmosphere made it easy to meet people

Disliked: Multiple curfews to follow, not a lot of places for food, wasn't as clean as a hotel but what do you expect from a hostel. Internet isn't the best but enough to do a daily check. No kitchen.

18 July 2011 VICTOR HUGO would recommend this property

Liked: I really enjoyed the connextion with the parties, with 12 euros you can visit 3 discos all night long, the rooms are clean, and the location is very good too.

Disliked: Nothing. Everithing was ok for a hostel.

15 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent location, free breakfast, pub crawls, felt safe

Disliked: Couldn't flush toilet paper

15 July 2011 Grace would recommend this property

Liked: Beautiful building, very clean. Large individual storage lockers.

Disliked: No windows in dorms.

14 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very good location and loads of fun!

Disliked: Nothing.

13 July 2011 NICK would recommend this property

Liked: get place to meet other people and have a good time. the hostel bar sells litres of beer and sangera for 3.50euro (bargain!) and they have an organised pub crawl every night of the week.

Disliked: location is great for partying but not the best for food, unless all you're after is burger King and similar fast food places. had trouble finding any decent traditonal places selling tapas etc

11 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Guys it is the best hostel ever..!!!Seriously.It is in the center,has a bar,you meet a lot of people you can hang out at the common rooms..!!!What else you want??Unless you are very peaky just choose it..!

Disliked: Nothing...

08 July 2011 Natalie would recommend this property

Liked: It was only a few minutes away from Plaza Mayor.

Disliked: The staff was really unhelpful. I sprained my ankle while in Madrid, and they had no suggestions on where I could find an english speaking doctor, and the bartender was unwilling to give me ice because she thought I wanted to use it for my own drinks. It was also really dimly lit, a bit creepy. Finally, although there were lock on the doors, they were really hard to get open and the people trying to get in usually ended up waking up people inside.

06 July 2011 David would recommend this property

Liked: Full bar in the basement and awesome common area.

Disliked: Showers require manually pressing a slow-release button ever 15 seconds, which becomes annoying. Lonely Planet mentioned this hostel had flamenco dancing, but I didn't see any. Also, staff seemed somewhat reserved and unwilling to help foreign guests. Also, WiFi only seemed to work well in the basement and then it was weak, at best. No kitchen was also disheartening