Reply To: Madrid hotel recommendation please

[dundj]

For Madrid, I tend to pick between my preferred hotels. This is dependent on what the trip is for.

A night before a flight elsewhere via a positioning flight. I will select the Hilton Madrid Airport. Good rooms, well appointed, easy walk to a couple of local bar/tapas restaurants (or 15 minutes more to a shopping centre and some chain restaurants if that is your prefrence).

If staying for a couple of days, Melia Madrid Princesa would be my preferred option as the Grand Premium Level rooms are very well sized and appointed and the Level lounge is a great option for relaxing if shooting back and forth in the city.

For an expensive stay of at least three nights, it will be Gran Melia Palacios de los Duques. Rooms are slightly smaller than Princesa, but the service and Red Level lounge are far superior and I enjoy the space within the hotel, and centrality the hotel has.

Anything longer, or with more than 2 people, and I tend to choose an apartment in the centre. Simply because I can find one with the amenities and location I w-ould require. Plus, it also means I can buy food from the markets and cook breakfast and dinner, whilst eating out at lunch.