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Where to stay in Lavapiés, Madrid: metro, nightlife map and hills
The short answer
Lavapiés suits visitors who want Argumosa metro 26 m from the anchor and a mapped hotel within 67 m, and who accept a busy evening map: 42 bars, pubs and nightclubs sit within 250 m, marked high on our scale. Skip it if you need a low-venue street; the south-west sample maps 13. The catch: counts are proxies, not measured noise.
Quick facts
- Night-noise risk
- High
- 42 bars, pubs and clubs within 250 m
- Climb
- 49 m
- 622 to 671 m across 9 points
- Metro walk
- 1 min
- to Argumosa
- Hotels mapped
- 9
- within 500 m in OpenStreetMap
Who it suits, who should skip it
Good for
- Visitors who want a metro station 26 m from the anchor, about a 1-minute walk
- Guests who like evening venues mapped close by, with 42 within 250 m of the anchor
- Travellers happy to choose between two Calle de Valencia entries and a group about 8 minutes out
Skip it if
- You want few mapped venues: the north-east sample lists 44 within 250 m
- You need step-free routes: the data gives sampled elevation only, not route gradients
- You need verified hotel details: names, addresses and tags here are as mapped, not checked
Where the mapped hotels sit around Lavapiés
The two nearest mapped lodgings both carry Calle de Valencia addresses: Ibis budget Madrid centro Lavapies, 67 m from the anchor and about a 2-minute walk, and the entry listed only as Hotel, 157 m away and about a 3-minute walk. Neither has a classification tag. Details are as tagged in OpenStreetMap, not verified, so check them with each property directly.
A second group lies between 447 m and 495 m out, about 8 to 9 minutes on foot: La Vera, Hola Rooms, Hotel Catalonia Atocha, Atocha by Meliá, Casa de las Artes, CH Lemon Rooms and Hard Rock Hotel Madrid. By coordinates, most sit north, north-east or north-west of the anchor, while Hard Rock Hotel Madrid lies to the south-east.
Metro and walking times from the anchor
Argumosa metro station is mapped 26 m from the anchor, about a 1-minute walk. The source records no line names for it, so check the Madrid network map to see which lines it serves before settling on a base. The search covered 1200 m, and this was the nearest station found within it.
Walk times are estimates from the anchor, not routed journeys from any hotel: the straight-line distance is multiplied by 1.3 and divided by 80 m a minute. On that basis Manolo Tena is 23 m away, Constanza Martínez Prieto 76 m, Isaac Albéniz 83 m and Corrala de Sombrerete 139 m, about 3 minutes. These are mapped points of interest, not assessed attractions.
Noise at night: what the map shows
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap lists 25 bars, 16 pubs and 1 nightclub, 42 venues in all. That places the area at a high mapped-venue risk on our scale. This is a count of mapped venues used as a proxy, not a measurement of sound, so a given room can differ a great deal from the count.
The eight ring samples show how uneven the map is. The north-east sample lists 44 venues and the north sample 37, while the south-west sample lists 13, the east 15 and the south 16. West and north-west each list 22. If evenings matter, compare these directions before choosing a block, and ask any property which way its rooms face.
Hills and walking around Lavapiés
Sampled elevations run from 622 m to 671 m, a 49 m spread across the ring. The anchor sits at 642 m. The highest sample is the north one at 671 m, and the lowest is the south one at 622 m, so walks between those directions cross the largest difference in the data.
Argumosa metro is mapped at 640 m, a 2 m difference from the anchor. These figures come from sampled elevation points, not surveyed routes, so they do not describe the climb of any particular street or its accessibility. If gradients matter for luggage or mobility, check the specific route before choosing a base.
Hotels mapped nearby
9 hotels are tagged in OpenStreetMap within 500 m of Lavapiés. Names, stars and addresses are exactly as tagged, nearest first.
Ibis budget Madrid centro Lavapies
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Valencia 8,10 28012 Madrid
67 m away, about 2 min on foot
Hotel
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Valencia 11
157 m away, about 3 min on foot
La Vera
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
447 m away, about 8 min on foot
Hola Rooms
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
474 m away, about 8 min on foot
Hotel Catalonia Atocha
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Atocha 81 28012 Madrid
475 m away, about 8 min on foot
Atocha by Meliá
★★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Atocha 83
476 m away, about 8 min on foot
Casa de las Artes
★★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
479 m away, about 8 min on foot
CH Lemon Rooms
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
481 m away, about 8 min on foot
Hard Rock Hotel Madrid
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Ronda de Atocha 17 28012 Madrid
495 m away, about 9 min on foot
Where it is
The area this guide covers: The anchor is the OpenStreetMap point for Lavapiés. The guide samples a ring 400 m out in eight compass directions and lists mapped hotels within 500 m. These are measurement points, not administrative borders. An editorial outline, not an official district line.
Nearby
Sights on foot
- Manolo Tena
- Constanza Martínez Prieto
- Isaac Albéniz
- Iglesia Patólica (Paticano)
- Enrique Martínez Barona
- Corrala de Sombrerete
- Fausto Parra Galiana
- Manuel Rodríguez Pérez
More street guides nearby
- Plaza de Santa Ana
- Plaza de Santa Ana
- Calle de las Huertas
- Plaza de la Cebada
- Museo del Prado
- Puerta del Sol
Compare and read on
How these numbers were measured
| Sampled point | Venues within 250 m | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| LavapiésThe anchor: distances on this page start here | 4225 bars, 16 pubs, 1 nightclubs | 642 m |
| North ring sample | 37 | 671 m |
| North-east ring sample | 44 | 662 m |
| East ring sample | 15 | 652 m |
| South-east ring sample | 17 | 624 m |
| South ring sample | 16 | 622 m |
| South-west ring sample | 13 | 625 m |
| West ring sample | 22 | 658 m |
| North-west ring sample | 22 | 659 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 nearest metro from Lavapiés?
Argumosa is 26 m from the anchor, about a 1-minute walk by our estimate of 1.3 times the straight line at 80 m a minute. The source lists no line names, so check the network map for the lines it serves.
How many bars are mapped near Lavapiés?
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap lists 25 bars, 16 pubs and 1 nightclub, 42 in total, a high mapped-venue risk on our scale. This counts venues and does not measure sound.
Which mapped hotels are nearest the anchor?
Ibis budget Madrid centro Lavapies is 67 m away, about a 2-minute walk, followed by the entry named Hotel at 157 m, about 3 minutes. Seven more lie between 447 m and 495 m. Check details with each property directly.
How hilly is Lavapiés?
Sampled elevations run from 622 m to 671 m, a 49 m spread, with the anchor at 642 m and Argumosa at 640 m. This is a sampled range, not route climb or accessibility data.