NH Alcala - Madrid, Spain 

Perfectly Fine Hotel
Posted: Tue, May 27 2008
After reading the poor review of this hotel I felt compelled to give my review. I stayed here with an Insight tour group of Spain and Portugal. The room was extremely clean and believe me I inspected every corner. The breakfast which was included with the tour was very good and the front desk staff was efficient, if not overly friendly. The location is good being so close to the beautiful Retiro park. There are many cafes and good shopping in the area. I would stay here again and I'm pretty darn picky.

OK Hotel, but expensive for what it oiffers.
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 2008
This hotel is in a fantastic location, and this is the only reason I can see that they get away with cahrging ~?150 per night (excl. breakfast) for their basic rooms. The hotel itself is OK but nothing special. The bar is basic and has no atmosphere whatsoever. The breakfast is again acceptable, but nothing to write home about. My room was perfectly acceptable (and clean) though being on the 1st floor and at the front of the hotel, there was some traffic noise.

Not the greatest choice
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 2008
Room was very basic, bathroom could do with a good bleach Walls paper thin - could hear next door's TV easily Reception staff not overly helpful, quite dismissive attitude Breakfast chaotic, only one person serving trying to do tea/ coffee, take room numbers and replenish buffet! Not a great recommendation bar it's in a good location so if it's near what you want it does the job adequately.