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3 star hotels in La Latina, Madrid

Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Updated 1 August 2026 · 25 Madrid hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Madrid, out of the 25 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.3.

Hostal Madrid is the one I would book myself.

Hostal Madrid

Highest rated of the five

Hostal Madrid

★★★★★4.6 from 1,705 reviews

Hostal Madrid comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,705 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under La Latina and around $180 a night on the dates we checked.

25 hotels in Madrid qualified for this list and five made it. Hostal Royal Cruz is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. Hostal Madrid1

    Hostal Madrid

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,705 reviews

    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Hostal Royal Cruz2

    Hostal Royal Cruz

    ★★★★★4.6 from 257 reviews

    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  3. Hotel Puerta de Toledo3

    Hotel Puerta de Toledo

    ★★★★★4.3 from 4,199 reviews

    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  4. Hotel porcel ganivet4

    Hotel porcel ganivet

    ★★★★★4.3 from 2,920 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  5. 4 Bears Studios5

    4 Bears Studios

    ★★★★★4.6 from 74 reviews

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    How this list was put together

    25 Madrid hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Luca Ferreira

    Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

    Shuts the workshop two weeks every summer and rides. The Pyrenees, the Danube route and most of Portugal on frames he built himself, camping most nights.

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