Hostel Ballesta

June/2009 Someone from Lisbon, Portugal thinks:

• Overall rating: 6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: The value for money pricing and the internet post with printers.
• Negative: That the hostal is located in an area where there is a lot of prostitution and the fact that the rooms' sound proof is not very good and we can listen to people's conversation in the room next to you or in the corridor. I also disliked the fact that there wasn't breakfast, but that's also what distinguishes a hostal from a hotel.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Handicapped, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 2.5 It is well located near the Gran Vía, but in an area where there is a lot of prostitution.
• Common facilities and services: 5 The best aspect is the internet point with two vending machines.
• Staff: 7.5 The staff is very friendly.
• Quietness: Not rated The rooms' sound proof is very bad and you can listen to other people in the other rooms or in the corridor.
• Room: 5 The room I stayed in was quite small, with no view at all, but well-equipped and if you need a hair dryer or an iron, you can simply ask the staff.
• Value for money: 7.5 This is perhaps the best aspect of them all and it is probably the reason why I would recommend the hostal to other people.

June/2009 Someone from Valencia thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 10

May/2009 Someone from argentina thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 2.5
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

May/2009 Someone from USA - California thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.9
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Great Location and Friendly Staff.
• Negative: Staff speak limited english
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 5
• Room: 5
• Value for money: 5

May/2009 Someone from Italy thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.1
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: The room was clean. Central position.
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Luxury, Business travelers
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 7.5
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 10

May/2009 Someone from Argentina thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.9
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Su ubicación, limpieza, silencio, amabilidad, Internet de la mejor calidad
• Negative: ¿que la zona es de prostitutas? Ni molestan...
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 10
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 10

May/2009 Someone from logroño thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.9
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: la localización
• Negative: el ambiente de la calle
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 7.5 muy centrico
• Common facilities and services: 10 las intalaciones muy bien, me gusto mucho el detalle de internet gratuito
• Staff: 7.5 muy amables, ningún problema
• Quietness: 5 se oían muchos ruidos en el patio, y tambien de las habitacion mas cercanas
• Room: 5 las vistas eran a un patio bastante feo, y la habitacion pequeña, era todo nuevo y estaba recien reformada, la television era muy buena, con muchos canales nacionales e internacionales
• Value for money: 7.5 estamas muy contentos y lo recomendamos

May/2009 Someone from Malaga thinks:

• Overall rating: 5.9
• Would you recommend it? I don't know
• Positive: La situacion (es muy centrico).
• Negative: El ruido por las noches.
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: Not rated
• Room: 5
• Value for money: 10

May/2009 Someone from Malaga thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: el balcon a un patio interior : no hay ruido! en el pleno centro de madrid!
• Negative: que la ducha tenga una cortina, puesto el poco espacio se te pega al cuerpo. Tendrían que poner manparas de vidrio. Ya que es el unico punto negativo que tiene la habitación.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 5 esta muy bien encuanto al hecoh de que este en el pleno centro a 60 m de Gran vía. El único problema es que cuando se hace de noche una mujer no se atreve al salir a la calle: mucha prostitución en el barrio.
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 10
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

May/2009 Someone from Barcelona thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.9
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: La Ubicación del Hotel. Perfecta!!, céntrica, a un paso de la Gran Via.
• Negative: La calle es algo ruidosa.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Peace seekers
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10 Si, está "en la calle de las putas", pero ¿y qué? La ubicación es perfecta para conocer Madrid.
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 5
• Quietness: 2.5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 7.5