City breaks · Europe
Generator Madrid
Generator · Gran Vía, Madrid, Spain
A design-led hostel-hotel hybrid off Gran Vía with private rooms and a rooftop terrace.
What to know before you book
- Private doubles under €120 in shoulder season
- Rooftop bar over the Madrid skyline
- Everything walkable from the door
- Arrive via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD) — metro line 8 then line 10, or a 25-minute taxi, about 35 minutes.
- Budget roughly $150 a night for the room and $75 per person a day on food, transport and entry fees.
- Free to do: Retiro Park & Crystal Palace.
Best things to do nearby
- Museo del PradoCulture · 20 min away · $17 pp
Velázquez and Goya; free entry after 6pm
- Mercado de San MiguelFood · 15 min away · $30 pp
Tapas market by Plaza Mayor
- Retiro Park & Crystal PalaceNature · 20 min away · Free
Rowing boats and the glass pavilion
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