Budget accommodation in Andalusia: our favourites

Hostels in the Province of Seville - Seville

Effortlessly hip and decked out with all the latest and greatest facilities – this one even has a dipping pool on the roof for those sweltering Seville summer days – it’s very much a case of another city, another stunning rollout of the Oasis brand! Book your hostel in Seville now – Check availability at Oasis Backpackers Hostel

Slickly modern, and with a location that’s on the regal side of prestigious (practically overlooking the gardens of the Alcazar!), Samay Hostels Seville is more of a flashpackers’ hostel than your traditional backpackers’… Not that you’d complain about that for a second! Book your hostel in Seville now – Check availability at Samay Hostels Seville

Over the river in Triana, this thoroughly cool little place is within shouting distance of some great tapas bars and the lurid strip of bouncing bars on Calle Betis. Oh, and it’s got some of the friendliest hostel staff in the business, too! Book your hostel in Seville now – Check availability at Triana Backpackers

It’s all too easy for backpackers in Seville to confine themselves to the Barrio de Santa Cruz. But Sevilla Urbany’s location (like the nearby Oasis’), implores you to explore the Alfalfa, the Macarena, the Alameda and the rest of this incredible city, as it lies out like an exotic tapestry before you! Book your hostel in Seville now – Check availability at Sevilla Urbany

Hostel Palacio Marqués de las Torres

This guesthouse in the town of Carmona (a short bus journey from Seville) is undeniably quaint. And with Carmona one of a series of elegant, endlessly fascinating and seriously under-visited towns in the Province of Seville, it makes a perfect jump-off point from which to explore the likes of Ecija, Marchena, Osuna and Estepa. Book your hostel in Carmona now – Check availability at Hostel Palacio Marqués de las Torres

Funky Backpackers Hostel Granada

Tucked away down an alleyway in the Realejo, and huddled round a gorgeous plant-strewn patio, Funky is the very embodiment of Andalucía: dripping with tradition, but still strikingly modern (look no further than their artwork from local graffiti artist El Niño de las Pinturas). The views of the city from the roof terrace are worth a stay there alone! Book your hostel in Granada now – Check availability at Funky Backpackers Hostel

Big, bold and utterly brilliant, the original Oasis (it’s now branched out to Sevilla and Lisbon), is one of the founding fathers of backpacking in Andalucía. The hostel is ideally located – set back off the bustling teashops of C/Cardería, the gateway to the intoxicating Albayzin. Book your hostel in Granada now – Check availability at Oasis Backpackers Hostel

There’s only one word to describe Makuto: chilled. Whether it’s hanging out in the hammocks in the garden, or having a drink on a broiling summer’s evening and sharing travel stories, Makuto has an easygoing, low-slung charm that only the smaller hostels can manage. Book your hostel in Granada now – Check availability at Makuto Hostel

Amongst Granada hostels, Rambutan is the eccentric, quirky one. Hidden amongst the cave houses of Sacromonte (historically, the gypsy quarter), there’s an ‘anything goes’ mentality – much like the city of Granada itself – that most backpackers can’t help but be captivated by. Book your hostel in Granada now – Check availability at Rambutan Guesthouse

Picasso’s Corner Backpackers Hostel

Friendly staff, sun-catching terraces, a well-stocked kitchen and regular meals laid on for guests, count among Picasso’s many plus points. But it’s at night, as the Plaza de la Merced fills up with people, and the countless little bar and clubs that surround it begin to get busy, that the place really comes into its own. Book your hostel in Malaga now – Check availability at Picasso’s Corner Backpackers Hostel

Hostal Berlin

In amongst all the jetsetters and the luxury hotels, the designer shops and the smart restaurants, sits a humble little hostal…Just outside the old town, and a leisurely stroll from the beach, it’s an excellent value bed for the night. Book your hostel in Marbella now – Check availability at Hostal Berlin

Complejo Turístico la Garganta

El Chorro is climbing, and climbing is El Chorro… As they know all too well at the Complejo Turístico la Garganta, with the steady stream of climbers that come through the doors! Surrounded by National Park and with views out across the (now semi-dilapidated) ‘Camino del Rey’, it could hardly be more scenically located. Book your hostel in El Chorro now – Check availability at Complejo Turístico la Garganta

Casa Caracol

Whether it’s the blissfully relaxed backpackers lazing in hammocks on the terrace, indulging in a spot of surfing at the nearby beach, or the fact that the staff never miss an opportunity to party with the guests, the Caracol is an old-school backpackers’ hostel to its core. Book your hostel in Cadiz now – Check availability at Casa Caracol

Hostal las Margaritas

Hostal las Margaritas is the perfect spot to spend a couple of days in Tarifa taking in some of the best windsurfing and kitesurfing in Europe, before, perhaps, nipping over to Morocco on the regular fast ferry… Book your hostel in Cadiz now – Check availability at las Margaritas hostel

Nuevo Hotel

This traditional hotel is centrally located (a couple of steps through the Old Town from some of the main sherry bodegas), set in an attractive old townhouse and yet still comes in at around the price of a hostel for the night! Book your hostel in Jerez now – Check availability at Nuevo Hotel

Casa Blues

With its impenetrable situation and whispers of a history of witchcraft, an intriguing air of mystery hangs over Arcos. But there’s nothing remotely mysterious about Casa Blues. High up on the town’s rocky outcrop, this beautifully rendered guesthouse boasts some truly awe-inspiring views. Book your hostel in Arcos de la Frontera now – Check availability at Casa Blues

Santa Ana Hostel

Sitting in the shadow of the Mezquita is always going to be something of a selling point, but this well-run little hostal is welcoming, scrupulously clean and even has parking nearby. Book your hostel in Cordoba now – Check availability at Santa Ana Hostel

If it’s the simple, attractively decked out rooms that make this guesthouse worth staying in, then it’s the cheapest prices in town that make it really stand out from other hostels in Cordoba. Book your hostel in Cordoba now – Check availability at Hospedería Duque San Martín