Hostel Cruz Sol

We stayed at the Hostal Cruz Sol for four nights. The rooms are on the third floor of the building. There is a tiny lift that you can bring your luggage up in. The two of us with two suitcases barely fit! But that’s typical of elevators in old European buildings anyways.
About a week or so before my arrival date, someone from the hotel emailed me to ask if I’d like one bed or two. I thought this was a nice touch. I replied that I wanted one bed (traveling with my husband). When we got there our room had two beds in it. I asked for a room with one bed and there weren’t any available… It wasn’t a problem, but I wonder why they asked in the first place. The two beds individually were very small. We ended up pushing them together. One was longer than the other, but it was alright. The room overall was extremely basic and bare, but functional. There was a big chest that we could fit both suitcases into. One thing I didn’t like about the room was the overwhelming smell of air freshener. We had to open the door to the balcony all the way every day to air it out.
There’s a safe in the room but it costs one Euro to use, per use. No breakfast included. There isn’t always someone at reception and I’m not sure how to get ahold of them other than ringing the doorbell thing on the reception desk.
The location, however, was fantastic. There were dozens upon dozens of restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. In fact, there are two right in the same building. We usually walking to Calle Barcelona for dinner. Puerta del Sol is just down the street which is really handy for taking the Metro.
Free wifi is available. The connection with their network was hit and miss, but we found another one we were able to get on if we needed to. There is also a computer in the lobby with free internet access until 10pm.
We paid 58EUR a night, which is an excellent value. Based on the location and price, I would stay here again.