Barbieri International Hostel is a small family run establishment located in central ... more
Madrid, a short walk from the famous Puerta Del Sol, plus the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museums. The Retiro Park and Plaza Mayor are also close by, ideal locations ...
Advantages: Great location, clean and friendly hostel Disadvantages: Slightly out of your way, but not enough to complain
Canadian for a shared room per night and if you want to splash out on some privacy and a double bed its $60 for a private room. That's the HostellingInternational members rate, its a few dollars more each night for non members. They accept Master, Visa and Debit card.
Membership? Its a worldwide thing so you can join in the UK before you leave. Its 16 pounds, and lasts for one year. With membership comes some discounts, nothing special - with my Australian Youth Hostel membership I get discounted travel insurance and in Canada get discounted entry to a few attractions, not much but it all helps. There are also family membership rates and you can even pay for hostel membership with your tesco points. You can also join at the hostel in Canada for $35 Canadian.
If you are just emigrating to Canada and stay in the hostel they have ...
Advantages: Nice staff, clean, kettle in the room Disadvantages: The local area, rather expensive
This is yet another hotel stayed in when travelling with work.
It's a four star hotel (Ciao has it listed as a three star) and is located in the business district in Madrid. The Estadio Santiago Bernabeau, the home of Real Madrid football club is also very close by if you are interested in football. Public transport is very good-metro station and bus stop near by, the bus is one Euro into central Madrid and unlike London they have plenty of bus lanes and regular services-every 5 minutes. And no over-crowding or rubbish strewn everywhere!
The hotel itself is a typical sprawling 1980's concrete block. The surrounding area is a bit dodgy at night and opposite the hotel is a boarded up cinema. In fact the whole area is pretty much a concrete jungle and I would be careful with going out after dark as it's pretty deserted once ...
I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the Hotel International on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights.
LOCATION:
The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal.
PRICE:
Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time ...
