The Best Budget Hostels in Cádiz, Spain

For characterful, friendly budget accommodation in the centre of Cádiz, Casa Caracol should be your first choice. It offers shared dormitories in a quirkily-decorated building just off Plaza San Juan de Dios – one of the old town’s liveliest spaces – and several beautiful double rooms in a separate house (Casa Pirates) right next door to the cathedral. Both have superbly equipped communal kitchens, clean bathrooms and spectacular roof terraces on which you can enjoy views over the roftops of Cádiz. Exceptionally friendly staff make staying here even more enjoyable.

If you want to be by the beach rather than in the city centre, Hospederia Imar is one of the best value hostels in Cádiz. This family-run business offers light-filled, elegant rooms and apartments just 50 metres from Playa Victoria, Cádiz’s largest and most popular beach, as well as a charming little garden in which to relax and sunbathe. There are plenty of bars and restaurants nearby (but never any noise or disturbance at night) and clients of Hospederia are also offered a discount at the neighbouring gym and spa.

Consistently singled out for the warmth and efficiency of its staff, Summer Cádiz Hostal offers shared, single and double (twin bed) rooms right in the middle of old Cádiz. Facilities include a kitchen equipped with all the mod cons you could want, a super-cool rooftop terrace for socialising and a comfortable lounge in which to relax and use the complementary Wi-Fi. The hostel offers free walking tours of the old town (all the attractions of which are within a ten minute walk) as well as bike rides and pub crawls.

This cute and colourful hostel is situated on the western edge of Cádiz’s old town and an easy stroll away from the Genoves Park (with its amazing palm and rubber trees) and the old fishing quarter of La Viña. It is housed in a lovingly-refurbished 19th-century building, the communal areas of which delight with their funky colour schemes. Musical clients will be happy to hear there’s a piano in the lounge, whist ‘Grooming Kits’ are available for those getting ready for a night on the town. A fully-equipped kitchen and decently priced drinks complete the offering at Cádiz Cadi.