excl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 7,98/10 - The Catalonia Centro, which opened in June 2005, ... more
is housed in a 19th Century building. The building is located in the heart of Madrid, in the Salamanca district, one of the city`s most exclusive shopping and busi...
Housed in a beautiful period building from the XIX century, the elegant 4 star Catalonia ... more
Centro Hotel is located in the centre of Madrid in the stylish Salamanca area, surrounded by chic boutiques and stately residences.The hotel was inaugurated in 200...
The hotel built in 1900 was reopened in 2005 after extensive renovation a combination ... more
of the flair of past centuries and the modernity of our times The brick facade and gazebo with cut glass windows and wrought iron railings as well as the interior...
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The Catalonia Centro is a charming hotel located in the Salamanca district, in Goya street ... more
where you will find the best restaurants and boutiques, as well as the most important companies. Opened in 2005, but built in the beginning of the 20th century, ...
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Advantages: Observant, lyrical and wry Disadvantages: Assumes a certain level of knowledge of the Spanish Civil War.
fight fascism, there was arguably the largest international rally of any period in history with many people, of various leftist political persuasions, going to fight for the republic-largely in the Communist International Brigades.
It was amidst this atmosphere that George Orwell (born Eric Arthur Blair) arrived in Barcelona in 1936 having joined the POUM, a Trotskyist, and anti-Stalinist party in the fight against fascism. A political journalist and novelist, Orwell was one of many notable figures to go to Spain and fight against fascism. By his own admission joining the POUM rather than the international brigades was rather a fault of chance but this fact would come to shape his experience in Spain and forever solidify his political views against Stalinism although he remained a committed socialist.
Homage to Catalonia is Orwell ...
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 ...
Advantages: Beautiful location, great amenities, suites were fab Disadvantages: Buffet could have had a greater offering of Mexican food
Visited the Catalonia in Oct 2008 as part of a package deal from Thomsons (on a side note the flight could have been better - there was a charge for almost everything, £5 for a blanket, upgrade to watch movies!!!!).
we were shown to our room and it was very basic, with a few probs (too close to the elevator). we asked to move rooms and the conceirge were very helpful and moved us to a more suitable room straight away! i had read before that you could upgrade to a suite which we did the following day and all i can say is that it was definitely worth the money as the suite was AMAZING.
as for the rest of the hotel, the staff were lovely and couldn't be more helpful. would definitely recommend the Teppanyaki restaurant. as for the buffet, it was fine but i was a little disappointed that there wasnt enough authentic Mexican food ...
