Alex M
Google
Went there with some friends for a weekend of concerts at Athletico Madrid stadium. We choose the hotel because of its proximity to 4 Metro lines for ease of getting to the stadium, other tourist destinations, bus station, cafes and restaurants.
Arrived late on Thurday, nearly 23:00, the reception was well manned and very helpful, as it was throughout our stay.
The rooms were huge for what is normally a business hotel. The bathroom was well equipped, spacious and clean. Hairdryer, foot spa, sepate W.C. room and over bath well performing rainfall shower.
The kitchen area included sink, 2 ring hob, fridge, microwave, crockery and utensils for 3x people. My only critique would be that there wasn't a dishcloth provided so I was unable to wipe down any mess made on the worktop.
The sofa bed in the lounge area was comfortable and there was plenty of wardrobe space for 3x people.
The beds were beautifully made every day, they had the best mattress I've slept on in a hotel and above all they were clean. The beds were on wheels and this made it a little tricky sitting up in bed, but not impossible. The TV was 40plus inches and had channels in multiple languages, only BBC world service in English, but that did not matter I wasn't there to watch TV. The curtains were great at blacking out light, but beware if your partner turns off the master switch, turning off all lights, including the bathroom, it's a long walk round the bed in the middle of the night to switch it back on.
My only other critique is that the Nespresso coffee maker was in the bedroom, thus making it a long walk to the kitchen area for milk. This was easily solved by moving it to the spacious kitchen cupboard.
The communal areas on the hotel are very clean and well appointed. There are 3 lifts which don't all go to every basement level, but this did not present any issues. The gardens are a nice breakaway area, despite being overlooked by residential buildings.
The area of Salamanca can be explored on foot from the hotel and has a large selection of quality eateries and shops. Aldi is 5 minutes walk away and can sell you ingredients for the kitchen and coffee machine.
Every interaction we had with the staff was professional and pleasant, more importantly they all seemed to enjoy working there which makes a difference.
All in all a very welcoming and nice experience from the hotel and Madrid.