Reviews of Cat's Hostel

06 July 2011

Liked: The free internet was convenient, free luggage storage.

Disliked: There was no kitchen or kitchenware, nowhere to store food, some of the staff seemed impatient (some were also nice), the showers were horrible and the bathrooms were never clean. i have been staying in hostels in Europe for the past 2 months and this hostel would have the worst bathrooms by far. not worth 20 euros. The common area was closed at midnight - seemed the hostel was encouraging you to spend more money on their services from all angles.

01 July 2011

Liked: patio area is pretty. location is awesome, you can pretty much walk everywhere. Lockers felt secure.

Disliked: Female receptionist was incredibly unhelpful - she didnt know what tours ran out of madrid and made no move to offer advice. Also did not know much about the main train station. Was not helpful on the issue of the elusive promised wifi that was absent. The absolute worst part was the state of the toilets at night- absolutely disgusting. The showers were about 4 tiny tile space and characteristically dirty as well. Also, walls were really thin so you'll hear everything since you live around the courtyard (pretty as it may be).

01 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I had such a great time. The bar is regularly packed and atmosphere upstairs in the courtyard is really relaxed. Kinda wish I didn't have to leave.

Disliked: The showers and bathroom were a little bit on the dirty side, but I guess that's unavoidable at these kinds of places with such a turnover.

30 June 2011 Alicia would recommend this property

Liked: This was one of my favorite hostels! The atmosphere was wonderful and there were a lot of other travelers to meet. The hostel offered free breakfast, free Wi-fi, and hot showers. Also, the bar on site and offered bar crawls make it a great place if you are looking to go out and have a great time.

Disliked: The doors were really hard to open.

28 June 2011

Liked: nice events organized let me meet people and have a good time. the bar was convenient to have a drink and meet people....although they should have priced the drinks a little cheaper.

Disliked: the bathrooms were kinda nasty the rooms were kinda nasty fixing the cleanliness problem would help make this hostel a lot better.

27 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was in a good location to get to the sub, Plaza Mayor and there were no windows so you are in a complete time warp when you wake up from your slumber! Pub crawls everynight!

Disliked: There were cockroaches but minor detail.

23 June 2011 KEYLOR DANIEL would recommend this property

Liked: Well located, nice beds and a lot of showers! They also have a nice bar and organize a pub crawl every night!

Disliked: They had only 1 electricity plug in a 14 bed dorm which can be a problem if the dorm is full!

20 June 2011 Karin would recommend this property

Liked: The location was amazing, right next to the nightlife of Madrid and near the Museo del Prado.

Disliked: Very good, you can trust it.

17 June 2011

Liked: It was centrally located and the electronic watch to tag into your room and locker were useful.

Disliked: It was too noisy and the common areas were too cold. Also in the common areas the lounges were all broken and so it was hard to sit around with people and just hang out.

15 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location and bar

Disliked: Mens bathrooms were disgusting

12 June 2011 Jesper would recommend this property

Liked: Jättebra läge och smidigt system med "klockor" som nycklar! Väldigt mysigt men kanske lite nedgånget! Mysig bar i källaren.

Disliked: WiFi hade inte så bra täckning ens i allmänutrymmena. Nästan aldrig spolat i toaletterna men det kan man ju fixa själv :) Frukosten var inte jättebra!

11 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location with free lockers. The building itself is beautiful.

Disliked: The staff was not very friendly, they seemed impatient when I had problems with my key. Also, I thought for the price, I was disappointed with the beds (thin mattresses, rickety bunks).

09 June 2011

Liked: I liked the ability to make friends at the bar.

Disliked: Our room was musty and covered in water stains. The hallway smelled terrible and the women's restroom was always dirty. The free breakfast didn't go late enough, and the staff was not very helpful. Also, the wifi was very difficult to connect to from the common room.

07 June 2011 Lucy would recommend this property

Liked: I like the building and the price...

Disliked: the staff arent too friendly, but its fine for the price.

06 June 2011 Meghan would recommend this property

Liked: beautiful andalusian courtyard, friendly, party hostel

Disliked: very loud because the rooms all open to a central room with glass doors...you are in madrid though, it is always lively in the city as well!

03 June 2011 Daniel would recommend this property

Liked: Great location and a nice building. Lockers were very nice and big. Nice staff

Disliked: Breakfast could be better and bathrooms could be cleaned at night as well (although they were very clean during the day)

02 June 2011 Katie would recommend this property

Liked: Great place to meet people and good environs for chatting and having a pint.

Disliked: Only problem was a little bit of water damage and mold directly above my head in room 15. I told the staff on May 31 2011. Hope it´s not still growing.

02 June 2011 Patrick would recommend this property

Liked: Location is great, and the inside of the building is beautiful. Small breakfast is included. There are no key but a usefull electronic system to open door and locker.

Disliked: Nothing.

01 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Secure safes.Good location.

Disliked: Toilets shower room could have been cleaner.

01 June 2011 paul would recommend this property

Liked: nice old building

Disliked: the toilets are not clean,the showers are to small

30 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: location close to metro and nice restaurants, friendly staff, set in a beautiful old building, simple, basic accommodation but clean rooms, enough showers and toilets for everyone - no waiting. simple breakfast (not self serve) but good start to the day. some construction but only noisy throughout the daytime.

Disliked: sometimes some of the toilets weren't clean but there were enough that you could always find a clean one, building going on was noisy throughout the day. everything else was good.

27 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: JUST THE LOCATION

Disliked: DON'T CHANGE SHEETS EVERY DAY...

25 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was in a palace and had a cool courtyard hang-out area. Also a good, pretty central location near the train station and main attractions.

Disliked: Breakfast was kinda lame, just a croissant and some juice and coffee.

22 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great common area to meet people. Staff were great.

Disliked: Couldn't provide me with a cup to drink some soup?? Surely public liability hasn't gone that far...

22 May 2011 Veronika would recommend this property

Liked: I love to meet new people and this is exactly the place where u will meet them... The hostel was clean, safe, the staff was really friendly and helpful... the hostel organizes free tours in the city and the program in the evenings so if u want u can just join them! I hope i will once come back again...

Disliked: I loved it, i cannot say nothing bad...