Abalu Hotel Design & Boutique

Abalu Hotel Design & Boutique - Adults Only

Spain , Madrid
MADRID, calle del pez, 19
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75 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Amelia

Staying at this hotel was like living in a work of art. What a beautifully designed hotel! Pet friendly and friendly, helpful staff. Complimentary snacks and doggy bag. Popular attractions within walking distance.

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Daniel

The hotel was nice and was in a good location, but probably a bit overpriced for what it was. Stayed in 2 different spa suits and neither could be used as a spa. The rooms were quirky and well presented.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2025

Marlene

The breakfast it is very good it is a mediterráneas style and the lady in charge is very friendly and nice loves to help you and it is a very friendly and familiar atmosphere

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

09 Oct 2024

Nathan

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Engy

Excellent

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2023

Marilyn

Disappointing

Clearly still having a lot of work done on improvements which was disappointing. The quality of the rooms, bathrooms was poor. Our toilet door consisted of an unpainted sheet of hardboard with a handle screwed onto it which you couldn't close anyway.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2022

Diana

Excelente ubicacion, el personal muy amigable, dormitorios muy bien decorados solo le falta un mini bar para ser perfecto.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2021

Joanna

The hotel and my room were beautifully designed. A marvel for the eyes! There was even a bath in my room. However the TV did not work nor the projector. ( I had hoped to watch a movie). Shower could also have been cleaned a little more thoroughly (hair in one corner). The staff was generally nice but my room was not ready at 3 pm —which is already a late check in — and there was a bit of a wait. No big deal in the best of times — but I was tired after an international trip. Room for improvement!

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2020

Mdbel

The bathrooms are so incredibly small my husband kept hitting his head against the wall in there-almost claustrophobic. The showers don’t have a place to set down the shampoo bottle. The carpet feels old but the bed is comfortable.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2020

Mark

buzzy part of town

Great location in Malansana, a buzzy part of town. The check in was a bit torturous!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

nice boutique hotel... in the center of malasania madrid
my room was perfect, the team of the hotel are so nice and kind, breakfast was very good, wi-fi was very good...
realy like this hotel i will come again for sure

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2019

Nicole

Hotel was walking distance from the main strip . The staff was friendly the whole stay . The staff did little things like give us a welcome gift with water and sweets which was extremely nice . The rooms have been retro fitted to be comfy and they were clean . The room was a little quirky and the shower was strong and plenty of hot water .

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 May 2019

Our reason for staying at this hotel was its location, which is excellent. The room was clean and comfortable. We got upsold on a pricier room, which we were told was excellent and equipped with things like a jacuzzi and a projector. None of these additional luxuries actually worked. (Incidentally, neither did the coffee maker in the room.) A word to the wise: if you're staying here, go for a no frills approach. What makes the place good is its location. Perfect if you want to stay in the neighborhood of Malasaña. Otherwise, as for the rooms and service, no complaints at all. Totally pleasant and clean.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2018

Sandi

Nice Gem of a Place

Very neat, tidy, friendly boutique hotel. Loved it and would highly recommend it. Very neat decor and helpful staff. They left a sweet pastry and bottle of water at my door for check out.

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2018

Jacquelyn

The hotel was on a quieter street in this popular neighborhood, easy to get to from the metro. Nothing extraordinary but perfect for a few nights stay and priced accordingly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2017

Sean

I'll go back, it's a good find!

On first Impressions this is a great little find with pretty impressive VIP rooms but they are starting to get a little tired. Had an issue where the shower wouldn't turn off but this was dealt with quite quickly. A colleague also stayed but had a std room and this was on the side of very tired and needed a bit more cleaning or a refresh to say the least.
Location was great and a short walk from the Royal Palace, the theatre district and some very good bars and restaurants.
I would stay here again as long as I upgraded the room.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Nice and quirky

Roomy quirky unique quaint , great location, staff, & breakfast. Awesome for the price.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2016

Sarah

Nice Visit

Overall the experience was managable. There was a local supermarket to buy things needed...like water. Location was in an area that many locals lived on, so that was different since it was not in a location of many tourist. However, it is only a 5 to 7 minute walk to the main road where all the tourist attractions are. The carpet was kinda dirty and the sink leaked. The air conditioner was good and the waterfall shower was a plus. Note. It is cheaper to just get a taxi to and from this hotel and not use their shuttle. The staff I must say was nice. The wifi not so much, ended up using my own wifi system that I rented for my visit.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2016

Krzysztof

Madrid Abalu

Great location. Boutique hotel not like anything else. Beautiful stone curved bath, projector screen and Mac mini in the room. Me-happy!!!!!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2016

Ana

Cheap for cheap

We had problems with keys, the door didn't lock. Very small room.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2016

Holly

Wouldn't recommend

Hotel was pleasant enough and only a short walk from the centre. However the room was extremely dark and was little if any natural light that could come into the room. Furthermore upon booking we selected a room that said we would have a balcony however we did not. Was okay for the stay however would not stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2016

location location location

Less than a minute to local metro. Could walk anywhere within minutes. Modern hotel with pleasant staff.

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Great Location, Cool Place

Near the main hub, Gran Via, vibrant neighborhood, Nice people

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Madrid/ Malasana

The hotel is located in the gay district of the city about 10/15 minutes walking to the tourist areas. The actual hotel is nice but my room need maintenance.

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2015

Fanta

Abalu is a 2 stars hotel in reality.

This hotel is barley a two stars hotel. My room was smelly and supper small.
Location was good.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2015

Tracey

Trendy hotel - well decorated.

Good location, you can walk easily to the plaza de españa where you can use the hop on hop of bus to get around. Trendy hotel, the room was small but very well decorated and furnished. There is a cute little bar, we didnt use it, but it added to the overall feel of the hotel. Not sure I would stay again because we prefer to try something different, but I would recommend this hotel to someone else for sure. Loved Madrid especially the Latin quarter....

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Good - nice touch with free beer

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2015

Craig W

Accomodating and Unique!

Upon arrival, we learned that we had rooms in 2 different buildings. Since we were traveling with our 3 teenage children, we didn't feel comfortable being in a foreign country and staying in separate buildings. The two wonderful ladies working at the check-in desk moved my husband and me from our small room with a full bed into an apartment next to our children's apartment at no extra charge. They said they didn't not want our children to be afraid being by themselves across the street and insisted on us moving next to them. I would highly recommend Abalu to anyone staying in Madrid. Each room is uniquely decorated and very comfortable. The neighborhood is filled with many unique restaurants, bars and shopping. We would definitely stay there again.

Family

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2015

DIMITRIOS

Not a 4star, great location though!

Excellent location, walking distance to many interesting places (touristic attractions or bars & restaurants).
My double room petit, was really small and not equivalent for 4stars!
In the same room with your bed, you get a shower cabinet and a toilet in a closet ... again not good enough for 4stars.
If it was not the location I wouldn't reccomend it at all.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2015

Juan

Special.

Room on the smaller side bit typical of the area. The neighborhood was awesome and different. Nice places to eat or buy groceries. The hotel has probably the fastest wifi in Madrid. A/C in our room was weak. They offered a fan until looked at and that did the trick. Very pleasant staff.

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2014

conor

Nice stay

Very nice helpful staff. Rooms are very nice design. Great location and meighbourhood. Only down side is the door to the bathroom is a sliding door which didnt close properly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2014

A real find!

This is a unique place with a young vibe in a neighborhood which is very authentic, yet near the city center. Rooms are more like suites-each unique. Service is very professional, multi-lingual and responsive. It was a perfect stay for the one night we had in Madrid. It did not feel corporate, but gave us a real sense of the city. We had a wonderful casual dinner down the street, and there were grocers on the block, many theater options, and quick access to the Metro. We would stay here again! Flower power and Carnaby Street come to mind with the decor...but it worked-comfortable rooms, with many extras (e.g., sunken jacuzzi, good lighting, extra spaces). Breakfast was delightful, too.

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Nice room in neat neighborhood. .breakfast not worth money for American standards but otherwise very happy with stay.

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2014

Austinite in Spain

Really cool place to stay.

You cannot beat the location and friendliness of the staff. And the rooms are so brilliantly decorated. I want to hire the interior designer if this place.
Because it is a boutique hotel, there were certain amenities that were missing-- like soap and shampoo.
But I would definitely recommend this place and stay here again. It was a breath of fresh air from chain hotels.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Good hotel, great location

The reason to stay at this hotel is the location - central enough to walk anywhere and with great restaurants and bars nearby. The hotel itself was clean and comfortable. Our room's decor was starting to look a bit tired, and there was very little natural light from the small courtyard facing room. No toiletries were provided which was pretty poor given the prices - it's a fairly standard thing to expect with hotels of this quality and meant we had to purchase some whilst there. Overall I think a bit over priced for the standard and needs some work done to smarten it up, but we loved the area.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2014

yaito

great!!! superb

we wer upgrade into a fantastic presidential suite with more than 1200 feet, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, great living area... we loved it so much, even standard rooms look cute but obviously much smaller comparing to ours.... room service is great and fast!!! furniture and interior design is outstanding!!!!!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2014

james

outstanding!!!!

Most attentive, best service I've ever had in any hotel experience outside of a resort. Quiet, clean room, well maintained and updated. It is well designed for the space to where it did not feel like I was bumping into things or claustrophobic (that's a lot to say for a Madrid hotel). The hotel is beautiful and has great architectural and design details in the lobby and hotel room. The location is fabulous - central , close to an Avenue but not on it (thereby avoiding the noise from traffic).

If you want a no nonsense, relaxed stay in madrid and are willing to pay a little more for that guarantee, stay at the Abalu Hotel. It's especially worth it for a short stay - why pay just as much for low-to-no quality and be further from the action?

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

excellent place

stone bathtubes!!!!! I have never been in a hotel with that equipment... we also had one of those leather barcelona chairs (that my mum loves a lot)

Guys, it is a gorgeous place, real style in the middle of the city.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2014

amandine

***** to me

you get much more for what you pay (unless in my case), rooms have great deco, large and nice fittings, very clean, extremelly nice staff and perfectly located... do you need more?

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2013

Mia

amazing

it is a gem, amazing interior design and services.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2013

Verified traveler

very beautiful rooms and suites very large

we enjoyed very much our stay, we will recommend this hotel for all our japanese friends.

4/10

Poor

09 May 2013

Ananda

Has seen better days

We were very excited to check in after reading all the good reviews and the hotel was even mentioned in our Lonely Planet guide. Unfortunately we were let down. Let me start off with the good. The staff was friendly and helpful even helping us get into Calle 30 after being turned away for dinner. The problem was the room. We first received a room on the 1st floor. It smelled bad so we asked to be moved to another room. The staff was very accomodating and even gave us a much bigger room which unfortunately smelled even worse. It reeked of mildew. The carpet was stained and dirty. The light fixtures in the bedroom were coming apart and quite dusty. Just not the welcome home feeling we were hoping for. I'm sure this hotel was amazing 10-15 years ago, but it is badly in need of some maintenance and upkeep. We checked out early because the smell was unbearable. We were offered a third room across the street but didn't want to take any chances.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2012

Verified traveler

This hotel is highly rated on every site so we thought it would be a great place to stacasey. It is a great location that is close to some nice neighborhoods to explore. Some of the saff were very helpful, but most of them seemed to be bothered when you asked them a question. The rooms were dirty with dust in evry corner and hanging from the lights. The bathroom doors were sliders and would not completely close, they also were about ready to fall of the hinges. The mirrors that are surrounding the TV(they covered the TV cabinet in mirrors) were broken from the bathroom door slamming into it. The closet doors also wouldn't close because the were broken. The rooms also had a very bad smell to them that wouln't go away even with the windows open to air the room out. We let the staff know about some of the issues and nothing was done about anything. The grout in the bathroom floor was also black when it was supposed to be grey(at least that was the color under the sink). We stayed in 4 other hotels during our trip and had excellentservice and rooms, this place was horrible, I would suggest looking anywhere but here for a room.

4/10

Poor

28 Jun 2012

JESS

AWFUL - GO ELSEWHERE

If you are looking for luxury and the \"boutique\" experience, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE. it is hidden behind one of the main streets in the city, and the taxi cab driver lets you know right away to be careful because it is a bad neighborhood. the room itself is decent - however the bathrrom - IS SOOO DREADFUL! AWFUL, and I would never wish it on any traveler. the bathroom consists of a shower IN the bedroom the size of a closet. the toilet is IN THE BEDROOM, it is just not right that they do not let you know that when you book. i would not go back, i would not recommend it.

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2025

Jose

Cama muy calida pero el baño no le gusto

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

ylenia

Siamo stati benissimo, camere stupende ed è in zona centrale collegato benissimo e vicino alla metro

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

dilson

Quarto limpo, confortável

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

Ajay Shalendradath

Everything.. From a warm welcome to nice and clean room to good breakfast to a very very very nice hotel in de middle of the centre.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Torbjörn

There's been a lot of effort put in to designing this hotel and the job is done nicely. But some things just doesn't work. There's some kind of advanced shower with lots of buttons and shower heads, but no instructions and finally I only managed to get water out of the handheld shower head. There was a very nice mood light surrounding the bed, but nowhere to turn it off, and finally I had to pull the plugs out of the sockets to turn the lights off. The one electrical socket availible to charge my phone didn't work, so it was a good thing I needed to pull out plugs to turn the lights out. According to the hotels .com info there is supposed to be a jacuzzi and spa, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The jacuzzis are in certain rooms, and not available for everyone, perhaps there's a treatment room, but when I asked about the hotel amenities this wasn't something they told me about. Apart from all this my room was spacious enough even though I had opted for one of the small ones, everything was clean and nicely furbished with a modern look and feel.

Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2025

Cesar

Todo ok

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2025

Cesar

Servicio de personal: muy amable

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2024

Armando Aguiar

O que apresenta na publicidade não condiz com a realidade.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

09 Dec 2023

Patrick

Price and quality don’t match at all

Business

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2023

Yaiza

Great staff and location - room not so great

Super nice staff, very friendly and helpful. And the location is perfect.
But our room was smelly, and there was a machine next to it continuously making a lot of noise, so opening the windows to refresh the atmosphere was not an option.
Also, we had booked a room for three guests but were informed that a supplement was required in order to install a third bed. Not a big deal, but not nice.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2023

MARIA

Muy agradable y buena ubicacion

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

09 Oct 2022

Ruben

Xxx

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2022

Uwe

Wunderschönes Zimmer. Alles perfekt

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2021

María de los Ángeles

El hotel es una pasada. Por poner un par de peros, el agua del jacuzzi no salía muy caliente y el sofá algo incómodo porque te escurrias.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2020

David

Muy contento

La habitación era tal cual se veía en las fotos, estaba todo muy limpio y el jacuzzi era grande y funcionaba bien. Muy buena estancia, el hombre de la entrada super simpático y atento.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2020

Fabien

Un bonheur

Bon, ok, nous avons bénéficié d'un surclassement, mais tant la chambre, que l'environnement et le service, avec un réceptionniste digne des plus grands palaces nous ont enchanté.

Partner

2/10

Poor

14 Oct 2019

hans

TOT NOOIT MEER !!

De problemen begonnen reeds bij aankomst. Bij het zien van ons hondje ( mini-Maltezer van 1,5 kg en waarvoor zo maar eventjes 25 euro per nacht werd betaald, ja inderdaad 25 euro !) werd onze voorziene kamer direct omgeboekt naar een eenpersoonskamer, die had hij niet op het eerste verdiep gelegen, een verre kelderkamer zou geweest zijn. Het uitzicht op een volle muur. Aan de drie kapstokken die aanwezig waren konden we niet, want al hun oude en niet-gebruikte zaken hadden ze hier samengebracht, grote stukken die de piepkleine kamer nog kleiner maakte. Toilet, douche en lavabo waren in de slaapkamer. Dat was design zegden ze. Het koffieapparaat deed het ook niet. Na veel gepalaver kregen we 's anderendaags een andere kamer voor 2 personen ( waarschijnlijk de eerst voorziene kamer) een kamer met een gescheiden badkamer.
's anderendaags morgens zochten we het ONTBIJTBUFFET op. In een klein plaatsje ( 4 ronde kleine tafeltjes - maximum 10 personen) moesten we op geluk van zegen hopen op een plaatsje. Het BUFFET vonden we nergens en we werden geserveerd aan de tafel met een toost, één sneetje kaas en ham, een mini-croissant en een mini-donut. En dat alles voor de prijs van 7,50 euro. O ja een kop koffie kon er ook nog van af. 4 dagen lang en steeds hetzelfde. Hadden we geweten dat het ontbijt nog niet was betaald bij de kamer hadden we elders gegeten, want in de buurt waren veel zaken waar men goed en gevarieerd kon ontbijten
In de garage kon je moeilijk in en uit rijden.

Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Salimos del establecimiento dejando todo en perfecto estado , y despues nos pasan un cargo de 278 euros por una lampara que no habiamos roto , sin justificante de compra

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

11 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel de moqueta, no muy limpio.
Habitación sin silla, sin mesa.
Ducha impracticable.
Sin ventilación.
Instalaciones obsoletas, antiguas.
Precio no se ajusta condiciones materiales.

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2019

Tina

Hotel Abalu i Madrid

Hotellet lå rigtig dejligt.Hurtig indtjekning af venligt personale.Værelset lidt lille med lidt skabsplads til 2 personer.Sengen lidt for smal.Havde glædet os til jazuci,som vi desværre ikke fik til at fungere.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2019

Susanne

Cool Area & Citylife

Super perfect boutique Hotel, close to city. Walking distance to the Puerto de la Sol. The center of Madrid.
We loved our room - small but cosy and with details. We got ’breakfast’ kit in a Paper bag every morning. The bathroom standard could be better. And We didnt get led lights under the bed which We had booked and the jacuzzi only worked IF you had paid extra... We didnt but Used it as a bathtube.
Unfortanetely the ’bar’ was closed daytime.
The area is cool, Many small restaurants - easy to get a Table.

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Nov 2018

INés

No está bien cuidado y bastante precario para sentirse comoda.

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Gutes Hotel in Madrid

hotel is in ordnung... gute lage... freundliche personnel... mein zimmer war einfach nicht so toll... wäre besser mit fenster... sonst alles tip top

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Bien!

Le check in était extrêmement long, une seule personne à la réception pour beaucoup de clients. Longue attente. Le reste au top!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Très bon hôtel que je recommande vivement. A proximité du métro Noviciado. Plein de bars et de restos tout autour
Allez-y !!!

Partner

2/10

Poor

18 Mar 2018

Carlos

Mala experiencia

El hotel desprende un fuerte olor a perfume. La habitación no tenía ventana al exterior y por las noches no quedaba oscura como consecuencia de la luz que entraba del rellano.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2018

Diego

Regular solo

La habitación, una suite, preciosa. Problema, no hay cobertura de Movistar y el wifi funciona a ratos. Lo peor, el último día y la última noche, imposible conectarse al WIFI.

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Piccolo hotel in ottima posizione , unico neo la colazione

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2017

will

Hotel muy bien ubicado..

Buen hotel, pequeńo pero comodo.. es justa su relacion calidad/precio.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2017

Jorge Manuel

Hotel regularin

Los alrededores dejan que desear.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Hotel comodo e poco costoso

Ho scelto questo hotel poiché dovevo fermarmi una sola notte a Madrid. É in pieno centro, comodo sia per la gran via che per la puerta del Sol, inoltre molto vicino alla Chueca e alla metro che raggiunge l'aeroporto. Poco costoso, abbastanza pulito, stanze ampie e buon bagno ( il mio aveva pure la vasca con idromassaggio). Wi-Fi libero e computer con possibilità di stampare. Personale poco invadente, preparato e molto efficiente.