Hostal Union

This hostal was really value for money. The hostel has rooms with and without private bathrooms. We had a room with a private bathroom. The room and the bathroom were really clean. The bed (2 persons) was ok but a little unstable and small. The reception was guarded 24 hours a day and that was a nice feeling because the hostal was in an area with many bars and cafes so there were (drunk) people around 24/24. There was no breakfast available in the hostal but there is a Starbucks just around the corner so you won't need it. The location was very nice. It was close to the main attractions and also very close to a subway station. The location is in the middle of the famous gayscene area of the city. One thing i can mention as a point lost is that nobody from the staff can speak English. It's really hard to understand each other since they don't speak any language but Spanish. I mean, i understand some of it but they don't understand one word other then Spanish. But that seemed to be normal in Madrid we found out.