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Mapped hotels near Atocha, ordered by distance
The short answer
Only YOU Hotel Atocha, at 144 m and a 3-minute walk, is the closest mapped hotel to Estación de Atocha, followed by NH Atocha at 159 m. OpenStreetMap lists 11 hotels within 500 m. It suits rail arrivals and early departures; skip it if you want a nightlife street. The catch: distances are straight-line estimates from one point.
The places side by side
| Place | In short | Night-noise risk | Climb | Metro walk | Hotels mapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Estación de AtochaMetro station | Around Estación de Atocha | Low3 within 250 m | 48 m | 1 minRenfe | 11 |
| 2. Puerta del SolSquare | Puerta del Sol context | High31 within 250 m | 36 m | 1 minCarretas | 30 |
| 3. Gran VíaStreet | Gran Vía context | High23 within 250 m | 37 m | 2 minGran Vía | 30 |
| 4. Museo del PradoLandmark stay | Prado Museum context | Low3 within 250 m | 33 m | 9 minAtocha impares | 17 |
| 5. Palacio Real de MadridLandmark stay | Royal Palace context | Low4 within 250 m | 60 m | 7 minÓpera | 11 |
| 6. Parque del RetiroLandmark stay | Retiro Park context | Low0 within 250 m | 20 m | 10 minIbiza | 0 |
1. Estación de Atocha
Around Estación de Atocha
Eleven hotels are mapped within 500 m, led by Only YOU Hotel Atocha at 144 m and NH Atocha at 159 m. The mapped metro entry named Renfe is 16 m away, and 3 pubs are listed within 250 m, a low reading.
2. Puerta del Sol
Puerta del Sol context
Hotel Europa is the nearest of 30 mapped hotels at 79 m, a 2-minute walk. The count within 250 m is 31 bars, pubs and nightclubs, a high reading, so this anchor is a centre-focused base rather than a rail-focused one.
3. Gran Vía
Gran Vía context
Hotel Vincci Via 66 is the nearest of 30 mapped hotels at 42 m, a 1-minute walk. OpenStreetMap lists 23 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 250 m, 10 of them nightclubs, which our scale reads as high.
4. Museo del Prado
Prado Museum context
Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid is the nearest of 17 mapped hotels at 199 m, a 4-minute walk. Only 3 venues are mapped within 250 m, a low reading, and the nearest mapped metro entry, Atocha impares, is 517 m away.
5. Palacio Real de Madrid
Royal Palace context
Central Palace Hostal is the nearest of 11 mapped hotels at 214 m, a 4-minute walk. The sampled elevation range of 60 m is the widest of the six anchors, and the nearest mapped metro entry, Ópera, is 382 m away.
6. Parque del Retiro
Retiro Park context
No hotel is mapped within 500 m of the Parque del Retiro anchor, so this entry has no hotel IDs. The map lists 0 venues within 250 m, and the nearest mapped metro entry, Ibiza, is 578 m away, a 10-minute walk.
How to read this hotel list
Every hotel here is tagged as a hotel in OpenStreetMap and sits within 500 m of the Estación de Atocha anchor. Names and addresses are as tagged, not verified, and an empty address only means the map holds none. Distances are straight lines, not routed journeys from a hotel door.
Walking times multiply the straight line by 1.3 and assume 80 m a minute. Only YOU Hotel Atocha, at 144 m, is a 3-minute walk by that estimate; NH Nacional, the farthest at 483 m, is 8 minutes. The nearest mapped metro entry, named Renfe, is 16 m from the anchor.
Choosing between the nearest hotels
Only YOU Hotel Atocha at 144 m and NH Atocha at 159 m both carry Paseo de la Infanta Isabel addresses and are a 3-minute walk from the anchor. AC Hotel by Marriott Atocha at 296 m is 5 minutes, and the two entries named Hotel AC Atocha at 326 m and 352 m are 6 minutes. Neither has an address in the map, so treat them as possible duplicates.
Farther out, Hostal Noche y Día and Hotel Carlton sit at 389 m, Hotel Mediodía at 391 m, Hostal La Estación Terrazas at 431 m, Hostal Sleep'n at 437 m and NH Nacional at 483 m. All are 7 or 8 minutes by the estimate, and most lie toward the west and north-west ring samples, where the map records more venues.
Nightlife counts and terrain
Nightlife here is a mapped-venue proxy, not measured noise. Within 250 m of the anchor OpenStreetMap lists 3 venues: 0 bars, 3 pubs and 0 nightclubs, which our scale reads as low. The west ring sample maps 12 and the south-west sample 6, while the north, north-east and south-east samples map 0. A count does not describe any one room, so ask a hotel which way a room faces.
Sampled elevation runs from 613 m to 661 m, a 48 m range across the ring, and the anchor sits at 627 m, level with the nearest mapped metro entry. That is a sampled range, not a route climb or an accessibility finding, and the compass samples are not named street corners.
Who this list suits and the catch
It suits travellers arriving or leaving by rail who want a short mapped distance to the anchor, and anyone who prefers a low venue count. Skip it if you want an evening street with many bars; Puerta del Sol maps 31 venues within 250 m and Gran Vía 23. The catch is that distances are straight-line estimates from one point, and the other five anchors in this set are context rather than Atocha options.
How we compared
OpenStreetMap was queried through the Overpass API on 13 October 2026 for elements tagged as hotels within 500 m of each anchor; the Atocha anchor returned 11. Distances are straight lines, and walking times use a 1.3 detour factor at 80 m a minute, rounded up. Elevation comes from Copernicus DEM samples via Open-Meteo. Nightlife counts bars, pubs and nightclubs within 250 m. No hotel was contacted or checked.
- Night-noise risk counts places tagged as bars, pubs and nightclubs in OpenStreetMap within 250 m: low under 8, medium from 8 or with any nightclub, high from 25 or with 3 nightclubs. It counts mapped venues; it does not measure sound.
- Walking times take the straight-line distance, add 30% for the street network and assume 80 m a minute, rounded up. They are estimates, not routes.
- Climb is the spread between the highest and the lowest sampled point. Terrain models average the ground into cells, so a few metres either way are within their error.
Questions and answers
Which mapped hotel is closest to Atocha station?
Only YOU Hotel Atocha is the closest at 144 m, a 3-minute walk by estimate, followed by NH Atocha at 159 m. Both addresses are on Paseo de la Infanta Isabel as tagged.
How much nightlife is mapped around Atocha?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 pubs and no bars or nightclubs within 250 m, a low reading on our scale. The west ring sample maps 12 venues. This counts mapped venues, not measured noise.
How far is the nearest metro entry from the anchor?
The nearest mapped metro entry, named Renfe, is 16 m from the anchor, about a 1-minute walk. Lines and services are not in the data, so check them with the operator.