Richard Schirrmann Hostel International

This hostel is located at Casa de Campo-​a park similar comparable in size to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco CA.
The bad part about staying here are the following:
1. You definitely will need renting a car before leaving Madrid International Airport!
There’s parking for your rental car here at the hostel.
*WARNING! NEVER EVER LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE RENTAL CAR OR YOUR BELONGINGS WILL GET RIPPED OFF INSIDE THE RENTAL CAR WHILE TRAVELING AROUND SPAIN!
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2. Don’t walk around anywhere around the area at night because there are prostitutes and their pimps roaming the park looking for «Jose» or «Juan»: «¿Quieres una dama de la noche?»
It’s almost a 2-​mile walk from the freeway main road to the hostel and there are no businesses or restaurants heading towards the hostel or from the hostel.
Here’s a picture of the road leading to the hostel:

*BEWARE OF PICKPOCKET THIEVERY! Buy a
backpack and hip bag before leaving home! Also, buy combination locks and lock your bag when traveling around Spain!
*HEADS UP! I had to make a make-​shift numchaku (
) to protect myself: Connect one carabiner (
) to a Mini-​Maglight flashlight on one end and a Swiss Army Knife connected to the other end. I had to defend my girlfriends and myself from thieves using my numchaku FOUR times while staying in Spain!
3. No banks or restaurants nearby.
4. ALL Restaurants and shops close early for siesta in Spain: 1 – 5 PM daily!
5. You must pay for your ENTIRE hostel stay in FULL CASH PAYMENT!
6. Sure-​the Fun Fair and Zoo (equivalent to California’s Great America/​Six Flags Amusement Park) are near by, but meh~you been to the ones in the USA, so why bother visiting Casa de Campos Amusement Park and Zoo?
7. You’re close to the freeways heading to Toledo, Spain, but you are NO where near the Madrid Metro! You must take the bus, taxi or rent a car to get around Madrid.
8. Parking sucks in Madrid, so renting a car finding parking in Madrid will be a major hindrance/​nightmare attempting visiting the Palace and other tourist attractions.
9.Gas is in liters not gallons, so gas will cost more!
10. The hostel has several buildings where the Hostel Manager will place you. There are laundry facilities, lockers, and the hostel’s cafeteria building also serves «desayuno”-a small, cheap breakfast (arrive early morning or miss breakfast).
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