Hospes something hotels? Stayed in those in Valencia and Sevilla. Best hotels I’ve stayed in and not particularly expensive either (think the Madrid one might be more expensive).

A friend’s wife used to work in management in the hotel sector and apparently asking for an extra pillow is a code for requiring some company…

That sound right. Yeah it was only for one night, was supposed to be staying with a friend but by the last night sleeping on a sofa had become unbearable so treated myself