Hostal River

Spain , Barcelona
BARCELONA, Sant Pau 15 Principal 2
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

David

Friendly, bu does not speak English.

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2025

Diana

Quiet and quite clean

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

RAFAEL

Buffet hotel in the heart of Madrid, dont expect luxury but is clean and safe in an excellent área close to Madrid Center. 10 min walk to Plaza Mayor and Plaza Sol

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Dan

Had a very pleasant stay. Only negative is that the bed was a bit firmer than I prefer.

Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

Pik Kwan

This hostal is very good value for money. The room is clean and tidy with air conditioning. Many attractions and restaurants are within walking distance.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

Zheng

Very convenient location, clean rooms, friendly staff!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2025

Isidro

The bedrooms were very clean and the cleaning lady would come in every morning to tidy up the room. The internet connection was also good.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2025

roy

Have stayed here multiple times. great location, great people, great value. Need a little upgrade, but its old Madrid. SO DO ALL THE PLACES I HAVE STAYED THERE.

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2025

Lucinda

The location is okay, but the look of the property and the staff are quite unprofessional, although they are respectful.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

Ray

Very helpful very clean recommended

4/10

Poor

07 Apr 2025

Evelyn

Location is excellent. Facilities and service is minimum but functional

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2025

WILBER

Great service and very close to gran via

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2025

Oneika

Ok stay

The location was excellent!! It was nice having our own bathroom. The other people at the hostel were so loud even up to 1 am. I wish they had quiet hours. The beds weren’t very comfortable. The WiFi was really good.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Hua

wonderful location, friendly staff, housekeeping everyday. comfortable mattress and really comfy and warm quilt! has heater in room when we stayed too! the room was so nice and warm on a cold winter day. bathroom was clean. has
a safe too. can't ask for more.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2024

WILBER

Great service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

Sheila

Good choice!

A good basic hotel near the Anton Martin Metro stop. Friendly staff!

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Good budget hotel in a great location

Great location however if you are arriving by train the the walk is all uphill. The hostal is above a cannabis shop. I would suggest you take the metro from the station to Anton Martin rather than carry your luggage up hill. There were plenty of supermarkets, shops and cafes/restaurants in the area. They offered us early check in and stored our luggage upon check out. The room was clean and there was a hairdryer but no kettle in the room. The room was cleaned one morning however they did not clean it the second morning. The walls are thin and you can hear your neighbours. I tried to contact the hostel owner about the noise however the door was locked overnight and I could not find a phone number for the property.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024

Matthew

Perfect for what I needed.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Mar

Location location location

Great Location

Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

A decent hostel with a very good location. The room is home style and looked a bit old, but clean and pleasant enough for the stay. The building entrance is slightly less noticeable.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Apr 2024

Richard

The place was ok to good. The area was not fantastic. It was like the international quarter. But not unsafe.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2023

David

It is within walking distance of the train station, the Prada and other touristy areas. It’s not your 5-star hotel, but for a “hostel” I had my own room and bathroom. No complaints.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Very clean and great location.

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2023

Edward

Worked fine for us.

This is a funky, old style European hotel with a small elevator running up the middle of the staircase. It needs updating and repair and the room is small. That being said, the location is very convenient with the metro close by and an excellent bakery next door for a morning coffee and pastry. Not for everyone, but fine for flexible intrepid travelers.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2023

Wayne

Location is excellent

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2022

Sontichai

friendly and clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2022

Marjan

Great location, clean rooms

Great location, all major attractions in walking distance. Bars, restorans, cafés in close proximity. Metro station 50 m. away. Small but clean rooms. Internet service not available in the rooms, only in common area. Polite staff, non English-speaking but they will do their best to provide information you need.
Overall, worth for the money. Recommended!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2022

Gilles

Convenient and good value for money.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2022

Sopho

It is in a very good location, close to the train station, on the third floor of an old building, with a small lift, with clean rooms. Every day they clean and help if anything, they called us a taxi which helped a lot

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Clean but very dated

This would be an amazing place to stay if they updated and replaced linens with holes. Otherwise, no faults.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2019

Ileana

Clean

Nice and clean

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2019

san

is comfortable, good location , not expensive , renewed installations.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Great location. Convenient to sights without the craziness of Sol. Also the Metro stop is practically at the doorstep. Room was small but clean, having a private bath at this price was a real plus.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2019

Marianna

Quiet hotel in the busy street.

The hotel itself is located in the busy street in the center of the city. The location is great, close to everything - the train station, museums, parks. I stayed in a very clean room. The windows faced the inner yard, so it was very quiet all night. There was no coffee maker, nor fridge in the room, the furniture was not too new, but for the price I paid, it was more than acceptable. It's OK to stay for one night. Might use it again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2019

Alexander

Nice smallish room with balcony

Excellent location, walking distance from Atocha station and Sol, and just a few steps to metro station Anton Martin. Room not big but quite cozy has everything to meet a traveller's basic needs. My room had a small balcony to take in sunshine and views of Calle Atocha. Friendly host. It was nice for my overnight stay in Madrid.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel was fine for the price but our stay was less enjoyable due to noisy construction in the neighborhood.

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Everything was great..

Great location.
Nice and very helpful staff
Easy to find

Everything was great but property kinda old..

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Value For Money

Room was very comfortable and excellent value for money! Reception very helpful!

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Arrived 30mins before check-in time and left luggage with owner. Returned 40mins later and my bag was open! Owner couldn't understand English when I was questioning him about it. Room itself was clean and basic but the owner/service was appalling. Spent one night and couldn't wait to get out of there. Changed accommodation for the rest of my Madrid stay.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2018

Senior

The location is very good and close to a lot of sight seeing places. If you are on a budget and staying over for a day or two its OK. Convenience and no frills over luxury. You need to ask for more toilet paper and small piece of soap. But you get what you pay for.

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2018

Vicky

It's ok but not great

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The bed was not very comfortable. Wifi only available in common area. Lift/Elevator extremely small. Online it states rooms available as of noon but it's not the case. Because checkout is noon, the rooms are available for checkin closer to 1-2pm. The cleaning lady was really nice and got started on our room right away but she wasn't happy about it. Wish the check in time was updated for future travelers.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2018

Gabo

A good place close of everything

The place is a condominium in a second floor and it is more like a guest house than a hostel, clearly managed by the owners who live in the same floor some doors away from the rented rooms, however, that is not a bad thing, not at all. The place is clean, close of many tourist attractions, places for eating, for buying food and specially close of the subway which is just a few meters from the condo. For an independent entrance and exit, you receive three different keys for crossing the three doors that separate you from the street.

The hostel is inexpensive and you will receive what you pay, in our case, a small room with two twin beds placed together to form a queen size bed at the European style. A big closet, one table, one chair, a small TV without cable but with access to many local channels that help to put you in the Spanish mood. A clean bathroom with bidet (weird to use but better than toilet paper LOL), shower, small tub and a dryer. Our room had a balcony with a wide view of the street and a small heater that was hottest than we thought considering the size.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

----- was just an okay accommodation. Good locatiom and good for the price

6/10

Pleasant

27 Nov 2017

Good no frills accommodation

Good basic accommodation in location close to city centre and metro station. Room was everything that was needed for a short city break. Supermarket close by. Would have liked separate pillows rather than one long pillow for sharing. Kettle in the room would have also been a good addition.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2017

ALEXANDER E

Great option close to Atocha train station

This place was just what I needed for my one night stay in Madrid: very close to the Atocha train station and to Madrid center, simple buy cozy room, very clean, allowed me to check in at 1pm, which I really needed. If you need something simple, affordable and well located, this is the place.

4/10

Poor

20 Oct 2017

peter

Tiny room, other than location, best avoided. It was difficult to find space in any other hotels

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2017

Gaurav

Pros: Location was great and only 15 mins walk from central station.
Loads of eating options available outside. Dominos was on opposite and McD was just 5 mins walk at the corner of street.
Room was spacious and attached bathroom with tub (size was small though)

Cons: Wifi was available but no range inside room. You have to be in the balcony to use the wifi.
There was no kettle provided in the room for tea or coffee which was very sad.
Single beds available in the room which were joined to make them double but splits very easily.

Overall: Not bad if host improves the wifi signals and provide at least a kettle in room for making tea/coffee.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2017

Robert

Nice Madrid hotel

The staff was very helpful and checked me in quickly. Only downside was both mornings the electricity was off when I woke up so I had to shower in the dark the first morning. The 2nd morning it was on & off a few times. I never found out why but staff was aware so maybe it's been fixed. Room was clean & basic.

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hostel in the city centre

In good localization and very clean...................................

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2016

ian

close to main railway station for day trips away.

Great stay, room very clean, beds made, clean towels. Noisy street so bring ear plugs for a good nights sleep. Good cafe across the road, Pannus, for breakfast and nice deli next door for snacks.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2016

Heather Yu Yan

Great location for a good price!

Cheap and great location!

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2016

John

Great location , not far to walk to main locations

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2016

Francesco

Camera minimale ma ottimo prezzo per visitare Madrid.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2016

Regino

It is value for money.

Room is ok but wifi is only in 1st floor. My daughter cannot connect as they are staying in second floor.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2016

Jim

Great budget room in central location.

For those with a budget as priority. Clean, centrally located, lots of hot water, good wifi. Very small elevator, small room and tiny beds. Noisy on the main street. All light bulbs not installed to save money. No thermostat for heating/cooling.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

It was fine.

Stayed here for three nights. It was fine. The person at reception did not speak English so communication was difficult. Also he wasn't in the office when we needed to check out at 10am, stood outside the office for 5 minutes as he woke up. Came out in his pjs. Also they only gave us two slip packages for shampoo every day, wasn't enough.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2016

Cheryl & Chuck

comfortable for a short stay

Close to Atocha train and el centro. Nice view out the front window. Walking distance to everything. Comfortably large. The price was fair and I would stay here again. I don't demand the nicest hotel because I spend most of time and money in the city. This is a perfect place for what we want

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2015

Patricia

Solid basic room

Good stay. No issues. Friendly staff. Standard basic room. Clean.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Dusty Construction Work Within Hotel.

It had loads of dust on the staircase due to construction work within the hotel. Remote for the air conditioner did not work. Key to the room floor had an issue an we had to learn the art of using it. No lift available. The room was very small. Not sure if the tile floor was properly cleaned. It is a family run affair and the staff was not that helpful to us who were not able to speak spanish. Very close to the metro.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2015

yuan

Review

The hostel is in good location, 10 minutes' walking away from city center and rail station. The room is very small and the window does not face the street, but the price is low also.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2015

Marina

Great for the price

IT was a great place to stay on the budget. The location is awesome, walking distance to all the main attractions.

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2015

Tucson Trekker

A deal for the price!

I was very comfortable in this small hostal up the hill from Atocha Station. I got there late but was let in promptly after I identified myself. The night I got in, I thought the stairwell was a bit grubby but in the morning I noticed this was due to substantial reconstruction of the stairway and elevator. If you go in the future, you will most likely find a bright and cheerful entry up to be bright and cheerful Hostal. Being right on Atocha there IS quite a bit of street noise.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

Cozy room in a great location.

The Hotel Rivera was a delightful location for my sister and I. A cozy, clean, basic, well maintained room in an excellent location if you want to be in the center of the action of historic Madrid. Ten minutes in one direction we were at the Prado and the Reina Sofia museums and ten minutes in the other we were at the Plaza Mayor and the Puerto del Sol. The staff were friendly and kind in all of our interactions.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2014

gustavo

muy bueno

Recomendable

6/10

Pleasant

17 May 2014

Verified traveler

Close to the center

Small but clean, you get what you pay for, good enough if you are just looking for sleeping and having a shower.

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2013

Pan

Great location but fair environment

Ok, you stay there.

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2013

Caz

Hostal Rivera is good value!

I stayed for quite a long time at this hostal and found it to be OK. The gentleman was friendly and helpful and tried to speak English. Clean rooms. Some rooms look out onto a tiny courtyard and don't have much natural light. Other rooms look on to the busy street. Calle de Atocha IS a very busy road! Traffic noise can be a problem, but there's shutters to deaden the noise. There's no lift and my room was 51 stairs up! Location is great - a 10 minute walk from Atocha station and just a couple of minutes from Anton Martin metro station.

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2013

Phyllis

Hostel Rivera - Great location in Madrid

This little hostal was on the 2nd floor of a building. The room was nice and had a shower en suite, It is in a very active part of Madrid. It was a 5 Euro trip to the Prado or The Royal Palace. It was only blocks from a square with lots going on including a restaurant with Flamenco Dancing shows. My sister and I walked the 6 blocks with little certain for safety as it is a well lit area. There was shopping and banks in either direction from the hostal and easy to catch a cab. The buses run there and there is a netro stop within a block. The wifi in the hostal was excellent. The staff which is the family who live on-site were pleasant. Though their English was limited (only flaw), but they tried to be helpful with any questions I had. I receommend it if you are looking for someplace to sleep and regroup while touring Madrid.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 May 2011

ted

Hostel rivera Madrid

The Rivera is classed as a hostel not Hotel. It offers clean if slightly shabby accomodation on the first and second floors on the Calle Atocha. The rooms are independant and there is no communal area or breakfast. The main advantage is that it is in easy walking distance of Atocha station and the main art galleries, old town and shops. It provides an inexpenisve servicable stop over.

4/10

Poor

29 Apr 2011

Hyeseong

no English

They could not speak English. I was not able to have conversation with anybody there. no lift.

Wifi - I could not use.
No English - I could not get any information even where the airportbuses are.

I will not go again

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2011

Verified traveler

Rivera in Madrid

This is a hostal so it is not fair to ask it to be luxurious, but it was hard to stay here for a few minor reasons. If you are tall, you will hate the beds. They are super short and have a base board at the bottom so your feet can't hang off. The walls are super thin and we had to hear our neighbor's conversation 'til four in the morning every night. It's also on a major street that is super loud. But it's really close to the three major museums of Madrid, the metro and there are a bunch of restaurants nearby. The owner was really nice and spoke excellent English.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2010

just on budget. dont expect more than that

room without window : quiet but not satisfying
room with window toward outside : very noise until 4am hardly sleep.
just on budget in the center.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2026

Adriana

Quarto limpo, tamanho bom e confortável.
Hostel bem localizado, próx a estação de metrô. Tem ponto de ônibus em frente.
Bom atendimento.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Maurizio

Sono tornato all Hostal Riviera, dopo esserci stato lo scorso anno e ci tornerò ancora. La struttura è un po datata e spartana, ma ha tanti di quei pregi che non ci fai caso. La metro a due passi, viale centralissimo,vicino Plaza Mayor, dal quale puoi girare Madrid a piedi, personale gentile e disponibile. Ma la cosa più incredibile è la pulizia, camera e bagno splendenti.

Business_and_leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2026

Tatiana

O quarto estava em condições razoáveis, pois o aquecedor central não funcionava. No entanto, o hostel disponibilizou um elétrico que amenizava a sensação de frio.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Antonio Carlos

Limpo, bem mobiliado.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2026

Yolanda

Estaba limpio, buena ubicación, baño reformado

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Jeff Nicklas

Habitación espaciosa y limpia. Personal super amable.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

22 Dec 2025

Emmanuel

Aunque todo es muy práctico para hacer check in, el no contar con una recepción ni personal dedicado puede dar cierta desconfianza. Sin embargo no tuve ningún problema, solo use la habitación como escala en mi viaje

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Dec 2025

Alfonso

Migliorare la reception

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2025

Humberto

Personal amable, habitación normalita, lo bueno es que es cerca del centro para ir caminando y la parada de metro en la misma esquina

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2025

José Antonio

La habitación no reúne condiciones. Tiene camas ya muy antiguas y las sillas y las mesas en mu

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2025

Renan

Boa localização

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2025

Javier

Muy amable el recepcionista. El resto bien.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Patrícia

A localização

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

jorge

Muy limpio

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Norma

Todo bien

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2025

Sergio

Hostal muy céntrico, buena atención y limpieza pero bastante anticuado y algo ruidoso pese a tener ventanas de doble cristal, aire acondicionado perfecto.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2025

Juan Carlos

Mi estancia fue cómoda y el personal con muy buenas atenciones, céntrico para dirigirse a todos lados, ya sea en metro o en tren muy cerca de Atocha, sin duda regreso a este hostal

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2025

Joe

Het is erg basic en standaard voor een pension (hostal) maar alles werkt en is in redelijke staat, en je bent daar om te slapen en je op te frissen. In de buurt heb je alles, ontbijtcafe, terrasjes, restaurantjes. Gezellige wijk Cortes.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2025

ines

ubicación

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

HINATA

古い建物で鍵も開けるのに苦労したが、スタッフは親切。部屋の冷房は効きが弱い

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Juan Carlos

La cama, se sienten los resortes, me gustaría hubiera cafetera en las habitaciones

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2025

Javier

Limpio y muy viejo

La entrada del hostal de la calle, da un poco de miedo, está sucia y oscura.
Todo el hostal muy viejo, no han recomendado nada en 30 años.
El que aire acondicionado viejo viejo, hace mucho ruido, y postre dormir, MAL.
Pero está limpio, y da lo que esperas.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jul 2025

Almudena

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2025

angela

bagno molto piccolo con serie difficoltà nell'utilizzo
asciugamano della doccia piccolo
da ristrutturare completamente (vedi foto)
letto scomodo
un cuscino unico (avevo il letto matrimoniale)
dalla mattina alla sera entra l'odore dei dolci della pasticceria accanto
non c'è un circolo d'aria anche se si aprono le finestre perchè danno verso l'interno

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

DANIEL

Excelente localização. Satisfizeram-me vários pedidos.
Bom preço. Bom quarto, wc e duche.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2025

Cristina

Nada de ruido y todo muy bien

4/10

Poor

12 Jun 2025

leon

El check inn no estuvo a la hora pactada la 1 pm
No servia el aire acondicionado nos cambiaron a otra habitación más fea
La cama en muy mal estado el Colchón no servia
Se fue un día la luz solo en todo el piso que estábamos no había a quien llamar
La persona encargada no atendía hasta que otro vecino me dio el cel del dueño y el llamo al encargado a que lo remedie unas 4 horas después sin luz ni aire acondicionado y era de noche

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jun 2025

MARCELO B C

Local para passar uma noite apenas. Antigo, muitas chaves para várias portas, elevador é um 'cúbiculo', apertado, duas pessoas com malas vão espremidas. Além disso, o check-in demasiado lento. Para quem chega cansado de viagem é muito desconfortável.

Partner