Guest rating 9.0
Malasaña House
Madrid, Spain
1.1 km to centre
Regular price
€25
Price with NEXT PASS
€21
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Spain
Madrid
Spain's late-night capital, with world-class art for free.
- Average dorm bed
- €23 / night
- Average private room
- €55 / night
- Partner hostels
- 2
- Best time to go
- April–June and September–October
Madrid in short
Madrid does not have a beach and does not care. What it has is the densest run of great art in Europe, neighbourhoods that each feel like their own small town, and a night that genuinely does not start until midnight.
It is also the country's rail hub. From Atocha you can reach almost any Spanish city on this list in a few hours, which makes Madrid a natural pivot point in the middle of a longer route.
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Guest rating 8.5
Lavapiés Hostel
Madrid, Spain
1.4 km to centre
Regular price
€22
Price with NEXT PASS
€19
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Why visit Madrid?
The Golden Triangle of art
The Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen all sit on the same boulevard, and all have free evening hours.
Neighbourhoods with character
Malasaña for record shops, La Latina for Sunday vermouth, Lavapiés for the best cheap food in the city.
Everything connects here
High-speed trains reach Seville, Valencia and Barcelona from the centre of the city.
Things to do
Prado on a free evening
Entry costs nothing in the last two hours — arrive early, pick three rooms, do not try to see it all.
El Rastro flea market
Sunday mornings in La Latina, followed by tapas in the bars that spill onto Cava Baja.
Retiro Park
Row a boat, sit by the Crystal Palace, or just escape the afternoon heat under the trees.
Mercado de San Fernando
A Lavapiés market where the food stalls are cheap and the crowd is local rather than touristic.
What a bed costs in Madrid
Dorm bed
€23
Average across partner hostels, per night
Private room
€55
Two people sharing, per night
Average NEXT PASS saving
€4
Per night, compared with standard rates on major booking platforms.
Prices shown across NEXT STOP are demo figures for this preview build. They illustrate the intended model rather than live availability, and will be replaced with rates from partner hostels before booking opens.
Suggested next stops
Where travellers usually head after Madrid.
Read before you go
- City guide9 min read
Barcelona Backpacker Guide
How to see the city without spending a fortune, and which neighbourhoods are worth sleeping in.
Read guide - Nightlife6 min read
Valencia Nightlife Guide
El Carmen, Ruzafa and the beach — what happens where, and what time anything actually starts.
Read guide - Transport7 min read
How to Travel Spain by Train
Which lines are fast, when to book, and when the bus is genuinely the better choice.
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