Rafaelhoteles Ventas - Madrid, Spain 

It’s pretty standard. The food was great and the staff were friendly and had great English. My air conditioning was broken which made for a noisy night but I just left it off for the rest of my trip. Generally I liked the place. While I was there I was involved in an accident and the staff directed us to a nearby hospital which was fantastic. They were a little slow to order taxi’s suggesting that I just hail one from the street but not being able to speak Spanish meant that getting to my destination was far tougher. So not all that helpful. The restaurant was expensive and there’s no smoking ban so remember you might get smoke with your tappas. The breakfast was fantastic and all of the public areas were quite modern and stylish. The rooms themselves are slightly outdated as well, particularly the bathrooms. However they were clean and comfortable with a lot of space so that’s a bonus. Generally an average hotel. It’s a nice location just don’t spend too much time there and you’ll be grand.

Fairly standard hotel. Sizeable room (318) , no view to speak of, quiet, reasonable mini bar, bath/shower..etc .. TV was small CRT. Bed rock hard, and air-com worked fine. Booked queen room for ONE person, and they tried to put me in a single..they backed down when I showed them my on-line booking slip. There is a small "business centre", a PC and a printer...I myself could not get a wireless connection in my room, maybe you can. Very close to El Carmen metro, which has useful connections into the City Centre (fast, frequent and safe)..rate was reasonable at 105 euros (+17 for breakfast)