Clarion Hotel Rafaelhoteles Atocha, Madrid

Advantages: Lots to do, everything's cheaper
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...not travel on the Metro alone at night. Buses are frequent and there are many of them. To get to Toledo you need to get a train from Atocha Renfe, to Toledo. Atocha is the Spanish version of Waterloo, but personally I think it is nicer. They have converted the old part of the station into a sort of Botanical Garden which is lovely to sit in while you wait for your train. If you can try and catch a Real Madrid match at Santiago Bernabeu. The atmosphere at a Spanish football match is unlike any other and the tickets are a lot cheaper than in England. You’ll enjoy it even if you are not a footie fan. I really do recommend that you visit Madrid, it’s a city unlike any other, and you’ll never, ever be bored there. The Madrilenos, or locals are very friendly and most speak English. You can get many cheap flights now from British... Read review

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Advantages: no expensive,alive city,delightfull city,people
Disadvantages: maybe annarchical,traffic.

...),"Puerta de alcala","Plaza Mayor", just examples,the "plaza de toros of las ventas" but please, only a few spanish are fan of bulls..I feel (like so many spanishs)shame of this spectacle(Rings of bulls:NO)"El monasterio de El Escorial"in the abroad of city it,s commendable to visit.In the abroad too it,s commendable Aranjuez and his "Palacio de Aranjuez". There is a lot of interesting museums ,not only "El prado";for example "Museo thyssen","Museo Reina sofia"both near Atocha,"Museo arqueológico"....,"Museo de cera"jeje this is a collection of famous people built in wax. The tourists who decided come a few days have a lot of hotels to choose and now, with the olympic games in 2012 more(And the winner is...maybe London,Moscu who knows?My favourite is..haha you can imagine). There,s also modern buildings in the "Paseo de la castellana... Read review

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Advantages: An exciting city
Disadvantages: can get hot in the summer

...Madrid is a great place for couples or friends on a short city break. If you are looking at staying in Madrid you could do a lot worse than take a look at the Hotel Regina. The hotel is a 3 star establishment on Calle Alcala, which runs directly into the centre of the city at Puerto del Sol. In fact this hotel is little more than 300 yards from the centre of Madrid. I stayed in a single room (though it had two single beds!) for around £40 per night in March 2001. For that I got the room, ensuite bath with over the bath shower, toilet and sink, cable tv including pay per view movies, cnn, eurosport and sky news, a radio, and an alarm clock. A buffet breakfast was also included. I was able to choose from cereals, coffee and tea, orange juice, doughnuts, croissants, rolls with jams and butter, and a selection of meats. When you... Read review

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