As experienced budget travelers, we were more than happy with the comfort, cleanliness and especially the friendliness of service staff at Urbansea Atocha. The location can’t be beat: A 10-15 minute walk from Atocha train station (hub for commuter train and Express bus from the airport, as well as Renfe high-speed trains to other cities), Prado (Museo de Reina Sofia is even closer), Botanical Gardens, center city highlights, and the hipster neighborhood of Lapies. Plus, the hotel accommodates (free) early checkin if there are rooms that weren’t occupied the previous night. This is really helpful for Americans arriving on red-eye flights! Our room was small, of course, but pleasantly modern in the European style. Note that bathroom area is separated from bedroom area by a solid white curtain you can draw across, but toilet is set in its own cubicle with a frosted glass door so we did not find privacy to be an issue. Also note that rooms with two twin beds seem to be the norm in Spain (often pushed together to mimic a queen), so put in your request for a double when making your reservation if you care about that.