Reviews of Cat's Hostel

15 January 2011 Gareth would recommend this property

Liked: I thought the location was brilliant. Quick walk to plaza mayor and sol. It also had secure lockers and WiFi.

Disliked: The only thing I disliked about this hostel is that there weren't enough plug points.

15 January 2011

Liked: The building is beautiful, located in the center of the city.

Disliked: The athmosphere is bad, the staff is not sympathic. Breakfast is ridiculous...

12 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: hostel is old building,staff is so cute,Location,place,breakfast, all things very good.

Disliked: sometimes wifi was not worked.

10 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the bar is good, and the building is great!

Disliked: the showering place is not that good, but fine.

05 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: fun place to meet people

Disliked: dark atmosphere

05 January 2011

Liked: The location

Disliked: The bathrooms: some of the toilet cubicles are so small that you cant sit on them properly. Your knees are stuck against the wall in front. And the toilets dont flush well enough. If you enter a cubicle, chances are the toilet wont be clean. Some of the showers turn off every couple of seconds and you have to keep pressing the button. The shower cubicles are also too small. Both the toilets and the showers are dirty. The internet: If you dont have a laptop you probably won't get to use one of the computers. Just 3 for such a large hostel is not nearly enough. I went to an internet cafe. The breakfast: Not big enough. You can have one croissant OR one small bowl of cornflakes. And you get a small paper cup of coffee or tea and juice. But the croissants are nice. They should have breakfast available for longer. The downstairs bar: music was pretty lame. I've stayed at over 30 hostels in the last 12 months and this is the only one I've given a bad review of. I seriously suggest you look elsewhere. In a city the size of Madrid there's bound to be something better for a similar price.

04 January 2011 Sara would recommend this property

Liked: Great location, nice mood and it's clean! Besides, it has a very nice commom area for travellers! It's my 2nd time in Cat's and truly recommend it!

Disliked: doesn't have kitchen

31 December 2010 Fernando would recommend this property

Liked: The pub on the hostel...hahaha

Disliked: Too many beds per room

19 December 2010 Anthony would recommend this property

Liked: Meeting other travellers

Disliked: The smallness of the room

14 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good amenities and secure lockers provided to guests as standard were great

Disliked: The mens toilets were not clean

14 December 2010 Milena would recommend this property

Liked: I liked the staff, they were really nice and helpfull; the womens bathroom was clean; the beds were comfortable (maybe a bit short for tall people); breakfast was nice, especially the croissants; there is no cerfew; after checking out you can leave your bags at the hostel untill the evening without an additional fee

Disliked: The bathroom facilities of the men were dirty, the toilets as well as the showers; the way to open the door of our room was very difficult; from the inside erverything (except for the bathrooms) was very dark also during th\e day

12 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: breakfast, great fresh croissants REALLY convenient location for walking places staff recommended good places to eat centre atrium is beautiful, almost moroccan style, lovely building

Disliked: the keys are a bit hard to use ... they're not actual keys but a sensor type thing that unlocks the door, but they are pretty tricky

09 December 2010

Liked: The building is beautiful. The stained glass roof is very nice.

Disliked: The bar closes just after 1:00. Then you are not allowed to enjoy yourself anymore. They wouldn't sell us drinks, let us bring drinks in or show us where we could get a drink. Yes we asked... he tossed a map at us and essentially said good luck but without the luck part. They start cleaning very early and are VERY loud as they do so. The showers have a button that you must push literally every 5sec.'s with no temperature control. The bathroom stalls are so tight I couldn't sit normal on the toilet. Only two out of the 10 staff members smiled or were at all helpful. Any time any one closes a door in any of the 24+ rooms you hear it. They close the patio at 12:00 and the bar at 1:00 so after 1:00 you "shouldn't be here".. At breakfast you wait several minutes for the staff to finish personal conversations before they acknowledge another human presence. If you say a Spanish word improperly you are scoffed at rather than corrected. I was trying to learn... The beds are tiny, a large cat couldn't sit up straight while on the bottom bunk let alone a small person. The rooms are packed very tight, with no ventilation.. The social environment is awkward and most people lived with headphones on or at there computer constantly. Probably because of the vibe the staff gave off. Like they didn't want us here and for some reason the guests are treated as nuisances.. Worst hostel I've stayed at in Europe.. Not sure how they have such a good rating, this is the first bad review I've ever given to a hostel.. As you can see from my other reviews..

08 December 2010 Marcia would recommend this property

Liked: Everything :) The staff, the place, the location, the breakfast :)

Disliked: Nothing.

29 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The Bar inside was pretty tight, that and it was super close to all the action.

Disliked: Wasn't too keen on my fellow dorm-mates carousing until 1:30 AM, lights on, and at full volume. I guess there's no 'Lights Out' hour. I don't know if that's your standard Hostal experience, but it made the nights rough.

26 November 2010 Ben would recommend this property

Liked: Very clean, very secure, millions of bathrooms/showers, and an awesome bar with pub crawls every night! Plus at 13 euros, its the cheapest hostel in Madrid, and in a great location! I can't say enough about how I was blown away by this hostel.

Disliked: No complaints

22 November 2010

Liked: la ubicacion es lo mejro que tiene el hostel

Disliked: no tiene cocina, el wifi es muy lento, el desayuno es una miseria (un cafe, una croissant y un jugo) nada mas... no podes ni repetir nada!!!! Las ahbitaciones ventilan a un paito interno cerrado... nada tiene ventilacion

21 November 2010

Liked: Tho good location

Disliked: The bad smell in the rooms

14 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the hostel is very different from others ive been.... the design is great! also the magnet keys are really innovative and secure!

Disliked: the bathrooms are very cramped and so are the rooms!

08 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very good central location, breakfast included, safe environment, left baggage in office after checkout. Full of travelers, but plenty of showers and toilets.

Disliked: i'm allergic to bed bugs, dust mites, etc. so... found a bed bug... luckily before that one bit me...

08 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location is perfect - very close to Plaza Mayor y Prado. The hostel itself is a former palace - el patio en the middle is charming!

Disliked: I don´t know how it´s usually happens, but it was not very quiet! All the rooms were turned to the patio and people were talking up to 1 o´clock at night and it was really difficult to travel when I didn´t have a good sleep. The neighbours returned at 3-5 o´clock in the morning and were very loud as well, every day!

07 November 2010 Leonardo would recommend this property

Liked: It was very clean, very organized and very well localized. It was close of every good places of Madrid. Its easy to get from the airport too, very close of one metro station. The staff was very friendly and provided good informations about how to go to some places. I recommend, it was a money well payed.

Disliked: Leonardo left no negative feedback.

05 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: nada

Disliked: do banheiro

02 November 2010 Bruna would recommend this property

Liked: I liked a lot the disco inside the hostel, it has a good atmosphere. The security it´s really good and modern, it´s an eletronic devide that you recive and that it´s necessary to enter in the hostel, in your room and to open your locker.The bathroom it´s really clean and the water is hotoh!the location it´s perfect!!can´t be better!

Disliked: I only dislike to things: - the breakfest don´t be all you can it buffet, but the breakfest is verry good, the crosaints it´s tasty. - the shower be to press the botton, so you have to press all the time to take a shower. But the shoer is verry hot, so it´s ok. But this 2 things had been so little comparing to the rest of the hostel, I really really like the hostel and i really recomend it to everyone that are going to Madrid.

02 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the location is awesome! there are lots of bars nearby so there are many options for meals. casa patas (for watching flamenco show) is only 2 doors away. the hostel also organises tapas tours and pub crawls.

Disliked: the breakfast was a little too minimal - just a crossaint, hot drink and orange juice, without cereals nor toasted bread.