Hostal Gonzalo

The Hostal Gonzalo is one of several small hotels located in the same building in a quiet neighborhood central to the Prado, Reina Sophia, and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums, many restaurants, tapas places, and bars. It’s on the third floor and there’s a lift after just a few steps at the entrance. Our room was small but comfortable, light and airy. For some reason, we could only get twin beds (and they didn’t seem to use the strategy of binding them together into a king sized bed that some hotels offer), I guess just because there are only a few rooms and the double-bedded ones were already taken. There was a wardrobe to unpack our things. Javier and his brother Antonio were absolutely dedicated to being sure we had everything we needed. Javier made several restaurant suggestions to avoid the over-priced touristy places and eat where locals go for high value meals. There’s also a nice common space with a sitting area where we played games or read. Very good value for the price.