Hostel Puerta del Sol vs Hotel Ateneo
Both are in Madrid, 120 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
ApartmentBarrio de las Letras
Hostel Puerta del Sol
- Guest rating
- 8.2 Very good
- Location score
- 9.3
- Score by category
- 1 of 4
Hotel★★★Barrio de las Letras
Hotel Ateneo
- Guest rating
- 8.5 Very good
- Location score
- 9.5
- Score by category
- 1 of 4
The short answer
Too close to call
Each hotel leads in 1 category. Your priorities decide. 120 m apart.
Choose Hostel Puerta del Sol if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 17 / 38)
Choose Hotel Ateneo if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.5 / 8.2)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 38 / 17)
Why is Hostel Puerta del Sol better than Hotel Ateneo?
No clear advantages in our data.
Why is Hotel Ateneo better than Hostel Puerta del Sol?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.5 vs 8.2)+0.3
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Hostel Puerta del Sol vs Hotel Ateneo: which hotel is better? | Hostel Puerta del Sol | Hotel Ateneo |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.2 | 8.5 +0.3 |
| Location | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| Facilities | 4.2 +0.9 | 3.3 |
| Spa & wellness | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.2 | 8.5 +0.2 |
| Guest rating | 8.2 | 8.5 +0.3 |
| Number of reviews | 105 +47 | 58 |
| Google rating | 4.0/5 | – |
| Google reviews | 281 | – |
| Rank in Madrid | bottom 23% | bottom 46% +23% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| Distance to Barrio de las Letras centre | 250 m | 340 m |
| To the airport | 14 km | 14 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 150 | 150 |
| To the nearest food shop | 110 m | 30 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 25 | 28 +3 |
| Sights within 1 km | 40 | 40 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 17 | 38 |
| Floors | 4 | 4 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2008 | – |
| Listed amenities | 16 +3 | 13 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 12:30 | 12:00 −1h |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | ✓ | – |
| Concierge | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Restaurant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room service | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | ✓ | – |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balcony | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24-hour front desk | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Minibar | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights | ||
| Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía | 1.2 km | 1.3 km |
| Royal Spanish Academy | 1.0 km | 1.0 km |
| Royal Palace of Madrid | 1.0 km | 1.0 km |
| Puerta del Sol | 90 m | 170 m |
| National Museum of Archaeology | 1.3 km | 1.3 km |
| Temple of Debod | 1.5 km | 1.5 km |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
Price for your dates
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Location
120 m apart
Hostel Puerta del Sol: city centre: 480 m, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD): 14 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 40+ sights within 1 km.
Hotel Ateneo: city centre: 370 m, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD): 14 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 40+ sights within 1 km.
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Hostel Puerta del Sol or Hotel Ateneo: common questions
Which is better, Hostel Puerta del Sol or Hotel Ateneo?
They are evenly matched. Hostel Puerta del Sol is stronger in facilities; Hotel Ateneo is stronger in guest rating.
Which is cheaper, Hostel Puerta del Sol or Hotel Ateneo?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
How far apart are Hostel Puerta del Sol and Hotel Ateneo?
The two hotels are 120 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score