Hostelfly at Madrid Airport

[jsalt]

Hi, has anyone here stayed at Hostelfly?
It looks walkable from T2.
Or is it very busy roads with no sidewalks?
My flight arrives late afternoon, then thinking of getting the Alsa bus next morning at T4 to Logrono, then starting the CF from there.

 

[TravellingMan22]

Hi, has anyone here stayed at Hostelfly?
It looks walkable from T2.
Or is it very busy roads with no sidewalks?
My flight arrives late afternoon, then thinking of getting the Alsa bus next morning at T4 to Logrono, then starting the CF from there.

No, but the reviews are good and some mention being ‘walkable’. Lots of options in the town of Barajas by the airport. Many folks on here mention a property called Viky. I have. not stayed here but have been to Barajas town many times and many places to eat and drink, quite nice, and doesn’t feel like an airport town. 1 stop on Metro.

 

[jefferyonthecamino]

Hi, has anyone here stayed at Hostelfly?
It looks walkable from T2.
Or is it very busy roads with no sidewalks?
My flight arrives late afternoon, then thinking of getting the Alsa bus next morning at T4 to Logrono, then starting the CF from there.

i have not stayed there but live in madrid. in theory you can walk there, but the whole area is a bit sketchy (the walk there, not the hotel). would consider a taxi or uber.

 

[AlainC]

Hi, has anyone here stayed at Hostelfly?
It looks walkable from T2.
Or is it very busy roads with no sidewalks?
My flight arrives late afternoon, then thinking of getting the Alsa bus next morning at T4 to Logrono, then starting the CF from there.

I stayed there in November. It is walkable from the airport. It is about 1Km and you go on an overpass to cross the highway. I felt safe walking there, as well as walking in the neighborhood to go to a restaurant. The accommodation is very comfortable. It is individual pods in dorms. You get a lockable space to store your valuables. The staff is friendly and speak English, although I spoke with them in Spanish. You can book in booking.com.

 

[FrJimKingcsc]

Just did it last week. Walking out of T3 go right to end of terminal and keep bearing right in same direction on sidewalk (heading north). It’s the diagonal street on google maps leading to a traffic circle. Sidewalk the whole way.

Immediately past the circle take the blue metal footbridge over the highway to Barajas. There are several bridges but take the first one. Continue north walking alongside highway on other side to Hostelfly. Easier than it looks. Not much more than the walk to Hostelfly from metro.

 

[Lizishappy]

Hi, has anyone here stayed at Hostelfly?
It looks walkable from T2.
Or is it very busy roads with no sidewalks?
My flight arrives late afternoon, then thinking of getting the Alsa bus next morning at T4 to Logrono, then starting the CF from there.

I stayed there in September. Easy walk from the T2 terminal. The place was nice. The walk was safe. I would stay there again.

 

[Tickbush]

No, but the reviews are good and some mention being ‘walkable’. Lots of options in the town of Barajas by the airport. Many folks on here mention a property called Viky. I have. not stayed here but have been to Barajas town many times and many places to eat and drink, quite nice, and doesn’t feel like an airport town. 1 stop on Metro.

I have stayed at Hostal Viky and will be going there again in a few weeks. It's considerably more expensive, but has a free airport shuttle and there's a Thai restaurant a couple of blocks away.

 

[Lizishappy]

I stayed there in September. Easy walk from the T2 terminal. The place was nice. The walk was safe. I would stay there again.

Meant T3

 

[Lizishappy]

Meant T3. The older airport where, I guess, more regional flights are……

 

[jsalt]

Meant T3. The older airport where, I guess, more regional flights are……

T2 and T3 appear to be next to each other as they use the same stop for the shuttle bus.
To get to T4 for the Alsa bus next morning my best bet looks like walking back to T2/T3 and then get the shuttle bus to T4.
Thanks everyone for your replies – will go ahead and book a bed!

 

[jsalt]

Bed booked for Monday 8 July .

Originally I was going to get the Alsa bus to Pamplona next day and start from there, but then I checked when the Running of the Bulls is on, and it’s 7 to 14 July , so decided to give that a miss, and will start in Logroño instead.

May be able to walk to Navarette that afternoon . . .

 

[henrythedog]

Bed booked for Monday 8 July .

Originally I was going to get the Alsa bus to Pamplona next day and start from there, but then I checked when the Running of the Bulls is on, and it’s 7 to 14 July , so decided to give that a miss, and will start in Logroño instead.

May be able to walk to Navarette that afternoon . . .

Good call to miss the San Fermines.

The main day is on the 7th as any Spanish elementary school student would know:

‘Un de enero,
Dos de febrero
Tres de marzo
Cuatro de abril.

Cinco de mayo
Seis de junio
Siete de julio
SAN FERMIN.’

 

[jsalt]

Hostelfly was fantastic! I have to report back.

It is an extremely easy walk between Madrid T3 Shuttle Bus (Arrivals) stop and the hostel. See below. I stayed there on my arrival on 8 July, and again when I left on 29 July.

On the return trip I took the bus from Astorga (it’s as far as I could walk from Logrono in the 3 weeks I had) to Madrid Airport T4 and caught the airport shuttle bus (free) to T3 Arrivals.

It took me 12 minutes to walk from there to the hostel. That was in 35 degrees C temperature and going at my normal slow pace.

Quick and easy check-in. (I had asked for a bottom bunk bed in a female dorm, which I was given. It had a separate shower, toilet and washbasin in the 8-bed dorm.)

Later that evening I walked a couple of blocks (5 minutes) to the Plaza Mayor in Barajas, where there were at least 4 cafes / bars / restaurants.

Next morning at 4am I took everything downstairs and used the toilets and washbasin off the kitchen area, so as not to disturb the others in my dorm. There were 2 girls sitting on reception – 24-hour service.
The streets were all lit up and safe when I walked back to T3 Arrivals to catch my flight from T2 – an easy walk further from T3.

Hostelfly has pod beds with a curtain, your own light and power socket. It is not a city party hostel – all the other people staying there are because they have late night or early morning flights. Highly recommend!