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Where to stay in Argüelles, Madrid: metro, nightlife and hills
The short answer
Choose Argüelles if you want a base 267 m from the nearest mapped metro entrance, Princesa, 56, an estimated 5-minute walk, with eight mapped hotels within 500 m. It suits visitors who like bars within a short walk. Skip it if you want few mapped venues: 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs sit within 250 m, and the south-east sample maps 25. The catch is a 67 m sampled elevation spread.
Quick facts
- Night-noise risk
- Medium
- 9 bars, pubs and clubs within 250 m
- Climb
- 67 m
- 612 to 679 m across 9 points
- Metro walk
- 5 min
- to Princesa, 56
- Hotels mapped
- 8
- within 500 m in OpenStreetMap
Who it suits, who should skip it
Good for
- Visitors who want a mapped metro entrance 267 m away, about 5 minutes on foot
- Travellers who like bars and pubs within a short walk of the door
- Guests comparing eight mapped hotels within 500 m of one anchor point
- Walkers comfortable with a 67 m sampled elevation spread across the area
Skip it if
- You want few mapped venues: 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs sit within 250 m
- You plan to stay on the south-east side, where the ring sample maps 25 venues
- You need confirmed step-free routes: this page samples elevation, not routes
- You need metro line numbers from this page: the mapped source lists none
Which side of Argüelles to choose
The anchor sits at 667 m elevation, and the two closest mapped hotels are Muralto, 113 m away and a 2-minute walk, and Apartahotel Rosales, 172 m away and a 3-minute walk. Hotel Indigo Madrid - Princesa, an IHG Hotel is 268 m away, Meliá Madrid Princesa 296 m and Madrid Marriott Hotel Princesa Plaza 298 m, each about 5 minutes on foot by estimate.
Further out, Motel One is 436 m away, sV is 451 m and Suites Viena is 455 m, all 8-minute walks. By their coordinates those three lie south-east of the anchor, where the ring sample maps the most venues. Names, addresses and attributes come from OpenStreetMap tags and are not verified, so check each property directly before choosing.
Metro and walking times from the anchor
The nearest mapped metro entrance, listed as Princesa, 56, is 267 m from the anchor, an estimated 5-minute walk. The source gives no line numbers, so check the Madrid metro map for which lines serve it. Walk times here are estimates from the anchor, using a 1.3 detour factor and 80 m a minute, not routed journeys from any hotel.
Several mapped points of interest are very close. Ángel de Andrés is 48 m away and Paseo de la fama de Madrid is 49 m away, both 1 minute. Mando Aéreo General is 121 m away, 2 minutes. The farthest sampled item, Francisco Pradilla Ortiz, is 258 m away, 5 minutes. The context source supports location only, not opening hours or transport services.
Noise at night: what the map shows
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap maps 5 bars, 3 pubs and 1 nightclub, 9 venues in all, which gives a medium night-noise risk on this scale. That is a count of mapped venues, not a measurement of sound, and unmapped venues are not counted, so treat it as a proxy only.
The ring samples show how uneven the picture is. The south-east sample maps 25 venues, the north 13 and the north-east 11. The east and west samples map 3 each, and the south-west maps 5. If you want fewer mapped venues, the east and west sides look lighter on this evidence; ask the property which way a room faces.
Hills and walking around Argüelles
Sampled elevations run from 612 m to 679 m, a 67 m spread across the eight ring points, with the anchor at 667 m. The lowest sample is the south-west point at 612 m, and the highest is the north-east point at 679 m. That range describes terrain between sample points, not the climb of any particular street.
The metro entrance point is sampled at 673 m against 667 m at the anchor, a difference of 6 m. Because the samples are compass points rather than named streets, this page cannot say how steep a given route is. If you have heavy luggage or limited mobility, check the specific approach before choosing a property.
Hotels mapped nearby
8 hotels are tagged in OpenStreetMap within 500 m of Argüelles. Names, stars and addresses are exactly as tagged, nearest first.
Muralto
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle del Buen Suceso 3 Madrid
113 m away, about 2 min on foot
Apartahotel Rosales
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle del Marqués de Urquijo 23 28008 Madrid
172 m away, about 3 min on foot
Hotel Indigo Madrid - Princesa, an IHG Hotel
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle del Marqués de Urquijo 4 28008 Madrid
268 m away, about 5 min on foot
Meliá Madrid Princesa
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de la Princesa 27 28008
296 m away, about 5 min on foot
Madrid Marriott Hotel Princesa Plaza
★★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de la Princesa 40 28008 Madrid
298 m away, about 5 min on foot
Motel One
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Tutor 1 28008 Madrid
436 m away, about 8 min on foot
sV
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
451 m away, about 8 min on foot
Suites Viena
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Juan Álvarez Mendizábal 17 28008 Madrid
455 m away, about 8 min on foot
Where it is
The area this guide covers: The area around the Argüelles anchor point, a geocoder centroid, sampled within 400 m on eight compass rings. It is a measurement zone, not an official district boundary. An editorial outline, not an official district line.
Nearby
Sights on foot
- Ángel de Andrés
- Paseo de la fama de Madrid
- Mando Aéreo General
- Aniceto Marinas
- Emilia Pardo Bazán
- Sebastián de Romero Radigales
- Emilio Carrere
- Francisco Pradilla Ortiz
More street guides nearby
How these numbers were measured
| Sampled point | Venues within 250 m | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| ArgüellesThe anchor: distances on this page start here | 95 bars, 3 pubs, 1 nightclubs | 667 m |
| North ring sample | 13 | 676 m |
| North-east ring sample | 11 | 679 m |
| East ring sample | 3 | 664 m |
| South-east ring sample | 25 | 657 m |
| South ring sample | 8 | 650 m |
| South-west ring sample | 5 | 612 m |
| West ring sample | 3 | 638 m |
| North-west ring sample | 9 | 653 m |
- 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 in Copernicus DEM GLO-90 via the Open-Meteo Elevation API. Terrain models average the ground into cells, so a few metres either way are within their error.
- Searched on 14 Oct 2026: the metro within 1.2 km, hotels within 500 m. A place missing from OpenStreetMap is missing here too.
Questions and answers
How far is the metro from Argüelles?
The nearest mapped metro entrance, Princesa, 56, is 267 m from the anchor, about a 5-minute walk by estimate at 80 m a minute with a 1.3 detour factor. The source lists no line numbers, so check the official metro map.
How many bars are near Argüelles?
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap maps 5 bars, 3 pubs and 1 nightclub, 9 venues in total and a medium night-noise risk. The count is a mapped-venue proxy, and the south-east sample maps 25 venues.
Which hotels are closest to the anchor?
OpenStreetMap maps 8 hotels within 500 m. The closest is Muralto at 113 m, a 2-minute walk, then Apartahotel Rosales at 172 m. Check details with each property directly, since the tags are not verified.
Is Argüelles hilly?
Sampled elevations range from 612 m to 679 m, a 67 m spread. These are sample points, not routes, so they do not show the gradient of any street you would walk.