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Hotels in Madrid currently start at about € 110 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 198 and € 160 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 358 properties we can book here, 50% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 31% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.7/10.
Madrid is flat, dense and better value than Barcelona for the same standard of hotel. The city's centre is genuinely walkable, and the three great art museums sit within ten minutes of each other. Life runs late — dinner at 22:00 is normal — so a room away from a busy plaza is worth paying for if you are a light sleeper.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 358 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 71 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 110 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 155 |
| Typical (median) price | € 198 |
| Upper quarter | € 265 |
| Typical 3-star | € 125 |
| Typical 4-star | € 160 |
| Typical 5-star | € 326 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
Real Madrid's home ground, stadium in Madrid
4.2 km from the centreSpanish national art museum in Madrid, Spain
1.0 km from the centrenational museum of art in Madrid, Spain
1.2 km from the centreofficial regulator for the Spanish language
1.1 km from the centreart museum in Madrid, Spain
in the centreurban park in Madrid, Spain
1.7 km from the centresquare in Madrid, Spain
in the centrearchaeological museum in Madrid, Spain
1.4 km from the centreEgyptian temple in Madrid, Spain
1.4 km from the centreopera house in Madrid, Spain
in the centreMadrid sits in Spain at 40.4168° N, 3.7038° W. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Dead centre, best transport, noisiest at night.
Between the Prado and Sol; the best mix of atmosphere and location.
Elegant, quiet, upmarket shopping, a short metro ride from the centre.
Independent shops, bars and the liveliest evenings.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Dinner rarely starts before 21:00 — kitchens in tourist spots that serve at 19:00 are aimed at visitors. Pickpockets work Las Ramblas and the metro.
Spring and autumn are ideal. July and August are very hot and, unusually for Europe, cheap — the city empties. December is busy around the holidays. Big football fixtures and trade fairs at IFEMA are the main price spikes.
Yes, and more than the stars on the hotel. Across three separate midweek stays we measured, the typical price in Madrid differed by a factor of 1.8. Move your dates a week and check again before you settle for less hotel. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Madrid is cheaper for hotels and stronger on museums and food; Barcelona has the beach and Gaudí. For value per night, Madrid usually wins.
Very. Most visitors barely use the metro, though it is cheap, clean and covers everything.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 110 per night for two people, the typical price is € 198, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 265. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 50% of the rooms available in Madrid can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
Spring and autumn are ideal. July and August are very hot and, unusually for Europe, cheap — the city empties. December is busy around the holidays. Big football fixtures and trade fairs at IFEMA are the main price spikes.
The EUR (€). Cards are standard; a few tapas bars still have a cash minimum.
Round up or leave up to 10% for a full meal. Not expected for drinks.
The best-known places are Bernabéu, Museo del Prado, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Royal Spanish Academy, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Yes, and more than the stars on the hotel. Across three separate midweek stays we measured, the typical price in Madrid differed by a factor of 1.8. Move your dates a week and check again before you settle for less hotel.