
Hostels and guesthouses in Spain
Simple, well-located places to stay for a good night’s sleep on a budget.
Hostels by destination
With the number of hotels in each one. Destinations without an English guide yet open in Spanish.
- San Sebastián36
- Bilbao24
- Pamplona22
- Santiago de Compostela20
- Nerja20
- Salamanca19
- Burgos19
- Alicante17
- León17
- Santander15
- Toledo13
- Cuenca12
- Granada11
- Cádiz11
- Segovia11
- Córdoba10
- Cáceres10
- Oviedo10
- Málaga9
- Zaragoza9
- Marbella7
- Palma7
- Seville5
- Ibiza5
- Tarragona5
- Torremolinos5
- Sarria27
- O Pedrouzo25
- Sant Antoni de Portmany20
- Arzúa19
- Caldas de Reis19
- Melide17
- Logroño16
- Conil de la Frontera16
- Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas13
- Trujillo12
- A Coruña11
- Lugo11
- Altea11
- Villafranca del Bierzo11
- Estella11
- Tolox11
- Palas de Rei11
- Valladolid10
- Mérida10
- Avilés10
- Fisterra10
- Ávila9
- Tarifa9
- Sant Feliu de Guíxols9
- Riópar9
- Tossa de Mar9
- Portomarín9
- Padrón9
- Hospital de Órbigo9
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria8
- Zamora8
- Ponferrada8
- Vigo8
- Zarautz8
- Cabo de Gata8
- Coslada8
- Camprodon8
- Álora8
- Redondela8
- Arenys de Mar8
- Benasque7
- La Molina7
- Vitoria-Gasteiz7
- Huesca7
- Soria7
- Teruel7
- Gijón7
- Sigüenza7
- Lloret de Mar7
- Peñíscola7
- Sanxenxo7
- Guadalupe7
- Tui7
- Arcos de la Frontera7
- Torrejón de Ardoz7
- Muros7
- Hernani7
- Albarracín6
- Ourense6
- La Toja6
- Pontevedra6
- Hondarribia6
- Chipiona6
- Alcobendas6
- Bielsa6
- Arenas de San Pedro6
- Picos de Europa6
- Cala Ratjada6
- Puebla de Sanabria6
- Baiona6
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada6
- Begur6
- Figueres6
- Vall de Boí6
- Mondoñedo6
- Puente la Reina6
- Vinuesa6
- Muxía6
- Almería5
- Guadalajara5
- Murcia5
- Mojácar5
- Formentera5
- Astorga5
- Plasencia5
- Ribadeo5
- Can Pastilla5
- Chiclana de la Frontera5
- Almuñécar5
- Matalascañas5
- Punta Umbría5
- Blanes5
- Tomelloso5
- Carrión de los Condes5
- Getxo5
- Béjar5
- O Cebreiro5
- Elizondo5
- Canfranc5
- Alquézar5
- El Rocío5
- Capileira5
- Aranda de Duero5
- Duruelo de la Sierra5
- Móstoles5
- El Port de la Selva5
- Noia5
- Parada de Sil5
- Somo5
- Cala Figuera5
- Camariñas5
- Navarrete5
- El Ejido5
- Motril5
- Molinaseca5
- Lepe5
- O Faramello5
- Cangas de Onís4
- Potes4
- Jaca4
- Jaén4
- Alcúdia4
- La Alberca4
- Dénia4
- Alcalá de Henares4
- El Puerto de Santa María4
- Fuengirola4
- Agua Amarga4
- Sant Antoni de Calonge4
- Jarandilla de la Vera4
- Laredo4
- Mahón4
- Ciutadella4
- Salobreña4
- Águilas4
- Candeleda4
- Tudela4
- Oropesa4
- Sort4
- Benavente4
- Riaño4
- Cala d'Or4
- Ochagavía4
- Nájera4
- Arnedo4
- Olot4
- Cuéllar4
- Hervás4
- Ortigueira4
- Olvera4
- Ruidera4
- Alcalá del Júcar4
- Ribes de Freser4
- Azpeitia4
- Velilla del Río Carrión4
- Castrojeriz4
- Salardú4
- Pineda de Mar4
How to choose a hostel or a guesthouse
Hostal, pensión or hostel
In Spain a hostal or a pensión is a simple guesthouse with private rooms, often in a flat in the centre. A hostel (albergue) has mostly shared dorms with bunk beds, a shared kitchen and a backpacker atmosphere, although many also offer private rooms.
What to check before booking
Check whether the bathroom is private or shared, whether reception is open around the clock or you have to tell them your arrival time, and whether the building has a lift. In hostels, see whether there are lockers and whether the dorms are mixed.
Best-rated hostels in Spain
Ranked by guest score and number of reviews.
TOC Hostel Malaga8.7 FabulousSee prices
Holiday Inn Express - Madrid - Airport by IHG★★★8.8 FabulousSee prices
Toc Hostel Granada9.1 ExceptionalSee prices
Black Swan Hostel Sevilla8.6 FabulousSee prices
El Josemari Hostel8.7 FabulousSee prices
Holiday Inn Express Barcelona City 22@ by IHG★★★8.3 Very goodSee prices
Hostal Los Coronales★★★8.4 Very goodSee prices
Hostal Art Madrid9.0 ExceptionalSee prices
Nerja VG Hostal Boutique★★★10.0 ExceptionalSee prices
Bastardo Hostel8.7 FabulousSee prices
Loop INN Hostel Santiago de Compostela★8.4 Very goodSee prices
Hostal Rodri★★9.7 ExceptionalSee prices
Hostal la Fuente★8.2 Very goodSee prices
U-Sense For You Hostel Sevilla8.6 FabulousSee prices
Parador de Santiago - Hostal Reis Catolicos★★★★★9.1 ExceptionalSee prices
Cats Hostel Córdoba8.7 FabulousSee prices
Agora Hostel9.5 ExceptionalSee prices
Quart Youth Hostel & Apartments8.4 Very goodSee prices
Inn Boutique León9.1 ExceptionalSee prices
Coeo Pod Hostel Beatas8.6 FabulousSee prices
El Patio Hostal8.8 FabulousSee prices
Albergue SCQ9.3 ExceptionalSee prices
The Book Factory Hostel by gaiarooms9.0 ExceptionalSee prices
Hostal Viky★★7.8 GoodSee prices