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Reviews of Hostal La Fontana

2 out of 5
Hostal La Fontana
Calle de Valverde, 6, Madrid, Madrid

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 99 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 160 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 84 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 387 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 387 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Walter, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed my stay here. It’s a great location. Not all the staff speaks English, but some do. They are nice, and were very helpful whenever I had questions. I really liked my stay in Madrid, and Hostal La Fontana helped me enjoy everything!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good size room, good location, close to transport
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Rowan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location close to the centre of Madrid and a really vibrant neighbourhood. Laundromat 4 doors away was a bonus
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cailey

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money. Walking distance to everything. Staff was pleasant. Bathroom could have been cleaner but overall a good place to stay for the price.

10/10 Excellent

Santiago

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Definitely not a hostel for socializing with new people, but it is so cute and an unbeatable location.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Does the job for anyone wanting a property in the city centre
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent staff & location but VERY shabby & cold
Staff were incred
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
location was great! Staff were friendly and free breakfast was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very good location but neighborhood not so good. Prostitutes hanging out near entrance at night. The staff was very nice and helpful. Room was tiny And straight out a 1930's movie but ok for a private room in city center.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service
Gay Madrid !
Roxanna and Ouda were very kind and helpful to us. Very central location to Chueca area, bars, restaurants and shopping. A few minutes to Gran Via where the HopOn HopOff bus stops.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
As a hostel is very good, we took a room with private bathroom and was ok. The ubication was perfect near to everything. I liked the breakfast. The tv was very small.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Close to all city sites. Room basic but served purpose. No tea making facilities. Staff would give my waif boiling water when she wanted it though.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the hotel. The staff was lovely. The rooms were clean. The only problema was that breakfast started too late so we often couldnot take adventage of it because we had to leave early for tourist activities.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Nevzat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, friendly staff. Breakfast could have been better but still OK. All museums, and places to see were in walking distance. Tapas bars, stores for shopping everywhere. My room was a bit small but enough for solo travelers
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Päivi, hamina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modest hostell but brilliant situation
All I needed was in this hostell, situation was important to me. Main street was just behind the corner but nice bittoresk old streets were close too. Breakfast and specially coffee at the hostell was important to me first in the morning. Staff was helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to the centre
Very nice locationo. But very bad acoustic insulation in the rooms.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen, Edinburgh, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap centrally based hotel
I found this hotel by chance on Expedia website. I liked the look of it , location and the fact that breakfast was included, which is not always the case in hotels in Madrid even those with more stars. I was given the choice on arrival of a street facing room with a balcony or a courtyard facing one. I chose the street facing as I like the buzz of the street life in Madrid. It was noisy but excellent double glazing dulled everything down and I was pleased with my choice. The street below is busy until very late particularly at weekends due to there being bars, cafes and restaurants. My room was small but adequate with small en suite facilities. There were no frills, but I not looking for them. Space for hanging clothes was limited and only a shelf for small items.. The heating was very efficient but overwhelming as it is centrally controlled. Even in the cold weather I found it too much. In summer there is a overhead electric fan rather than air con. I tried it and found it to be very efficient a surprisingly quiet. Breakfast is pre-packed with good quality fresh coffee and hot milk, fresh apples and oranges. It is served from 8.30 onwards but can only accommodate eight people at a time and is served in the hall corridor. I had no problems getting a seat. The entrance to the hotel is via a large wooden door opened with an electronic card through a magnificent period hallway and is situated on the first floor. There is a small lift. I thought the hotel was quirky.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute little hostel in the heart of busy Madrid
In the heart of Madrid's "Times Square" it's just far enough off the main street where you don't hear noise all night. Breakfast is good to fill up before visiting all the tourist sites. Very clean and close to most subways. Staff was incredibly helpful with check-in and other things we needed during our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location, Good Hostel
It was very cozy and amazing location!! You can't beat this location. The room was a little dirty when we arrived. The bed sheets looked used and had hair all over them, and the towels smelled like cigarettes. The bathroom was shared, but there was no issue, make sure you wait a while so the water heats up or you'll freeze. Overall its very doable. the price was great and we saw all of Madrid because the walking distance was basically nothing and you were in the middle of everything. The staff was very friendly. Lastly, the wifi stopped working our last night so we were kind of shut off from the world as service was bad there.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good value for price. Staff were very helpful and polite. Customer service was excellent. Overall a pleasant stay. Would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Value but Maintenance Issues
Overall it was just alright. The staff was exceptionally nice and the location was good. There was one guy who spoke excellent English and even the people who didn't tried hard to communicate. However, the condition of the hotel was very very old. The shower in my room was plugged and did not drain. After watching them use draino (very chemically smelling) and a plunger and watching dirty gross water spill everywhere. I opted to shower in the communal shower even though I had paid a few Euro more to have a shower in my room. The walls were super thin so you can hear everything from someone watching tv to talking to laughing at a tv program. The breakfast was better then expected. It included coffee, toast, packaged breads, fruit, yogurt, and granola bars. The hotel was very inexpensive and the fact that it included breakfast made it an incredible deal. It was a very good value :)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Lourdes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Jeannie, Edmonton, Alberta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great central location in the heart of Madrid
The Hostel was a little bit hard to find with Google maps but after asking several locals we were finally able to locate it. The rooms are small but perfectly adequate. The continental breakfast was great. Far better than we expected. Staff were very helpful. Would definitely stay there again.

4/10 Poor

Julia, Houston

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Centrally located.
Made double hotel reservation with single flight reservation, we ended up with a tiny room, single bed. An extra 5 lbs on my frame, using the toilet & shower would have been impossible.

10/10 Excellent

FAWZIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not sure about it
We decided on this place because of the price and the location. The service was wonderful, and everyone was very friendly. The place itself, however , could do with a coat of paint. It looked run down. As for a location, it is very central and convenient. There are bars on this street that close at 4 am!!!!. It was extremely noisy, people were stoned in front of the entrance, and extremely loud. I couldn't understand why in Spain, where bread is amazing, we were served dreadful sliced bread, and pre-packed buns! Whatever!

6/10 Okay

Alex, California

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very close to Gran Via
Very small rooms , continental breakfast snd friendly staff
Our view
Very small room for 2
Entrance

4/10 Poor

Amarjit

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Give this a Miss
The hostel offers only a bed and very basic facilities, if you're ok with that then this is ideal for you. The walls are paper thin, so you can hear everything that is going on in the hallway and neighbouring bedrooms. The toilet was so close to the sink that I had to sit on it sideways. Don't take the breakfast option, it's only coffee and dried toast. I asked a room with shower facilities and that is what I got but it hadn't been cleaned properly, so I found body hair (I'll leave it your imagination from which part of the body) on the wall. All in all there are better option out there, I suggest you pass on this one and take your chances else where.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nosy room
You can hear everything from other rooms. You can hear people snoring. You can hear people having sex. You can hear people watching TV. You can hear people having little chat in their room. It's just to nosy to have good stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel in good location
Cheap and basic but in great location. Maybe a bit too basic for us.

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great value, friendly and very convenient
Great value hotel less than a minute walk from Gran Via Metro station. Excellent free wifi and the bonus of a 'help yourself' breakfast (cereal bars, yoghurt, pan au chocolat, croissants, coffee and juice) served till 11.30- set us up for the day! 12 o'clock check out was handy too. Only downsides; not much natural light in our room( not really a problem as we used the room as a base to explore the city) the bathroom was a little worn and the walls were quite thin - not a problem for us but might be for others. Apart from a little neighbour noise ( the odd cough and bang of door) our room was set at the back so no street noise - really quiet. Our hosts were really friendly and check in was perfect. I would definitely return!

8/10 Good

Hector

Liked: Staff & service
ALA Madrid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great location in Madrid....

8/10 Good

Gaetan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location at good price
Good price for the location!

8/10 Good

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Really helpful staff, clean room! Perfect for a cheap hotel, obviously you get what you pay for so don't expect too much, but we had no problems with it. Only thing was breakfast was a bit naff and probably would be better off going to the supermarket and getting a loaf of bread. Overall though would recommend.

8/10 Good

Natalia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

michael , atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a bad hotel
I stayed there alone for a few days. No air conditioning but other than that no issues. They held my luggage until I could check in.

6/10 Okay

Susanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Sergey, Orlando

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old fashioned and hot
Nice hostal in the center of Madrid. The interior looks old-fashioned, but I liked it. The staff is friendly. The room has a little balcony that is good for people watching. You have your own keys from all entrance doors that is also a plus. The big minus is the absence of AC which cause the problem during 40 degree summer days. Another minus is a street noise that never goes away because of the central location of the hostal.

8/10 Good

Ronan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Steve, Liverpool, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just don't!
Dreadful place! Room with no daylight, lots of noise from the bar below and the constant reek of cigarette smoke as a result of the staff smoking on the premises. The hot tap on the basin in the bathroom just dripped all night and couldn't be turned on or off. And the breakfast was awful - just don't do it.

10/10 Excellent

ruth, chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
simple but arty
A simple hostal but decorated with a whimsical touch a lot of artwork in the hallways and the rooms made it a bit less basic . bed was comfy but shower was hard to use. I think it was designed to cut back on water usage and in the morning I opted for a sponge bath at the sink rather than struggle again with shower but maybe it was just the one in my room. Decent free breakfast of good coffee croissants toasts cheese wedges and yoghurt. I liked the place.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for solo travellers
I had a single room and it was very nice - although usually I stay at hostels with a much lower price point, I understand that this location was very prime and was a little more expensive.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Central location and simple
Great location. Easy to get to metro. Friendly and helpful staff.

8/10 Good

Alexander, New Taipei, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hostal but can be noisy
The location is perfect, just a few steps from metro Gran Via. The interior decoration (corridor and rooms) is tasteful. The staff is nice, in particular the super friendly young Romanian guy, Giorgia. Wifi is bad sometimes. Water does not drain well in the shower. Like in most hostals I've seen, noise is a big negative factor, and walls are paper-thin. When one has quiet neighbors, it can be a pleasant stay. I made two stays here, during my first stay, my "neighbor" was very noisy, coughing all the time (he was probably sick) and watching TV on high volume until 6AM -- I was totally unable to sleep. Impossible to change to another room coz the hostal was full, according to the staff I talked to. During my second stay, my neighbor was quiet, so it was quite a nice stay. Strangely, plumbing makes incredibly loud noise. When someone takes a shower nearby, the noise is stunning, the first time I heard it, I thought the TV in my room had gone crazy.