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AC Santo Mauro Hotel
Hesperia Hotel
Melia Princesa Hotel
Hotel Miguel Angel
Hotel Mindanao
Orfila Hotel
Palace Hotel
Tryp Monte Real Hotel
Villa Magna
Villa Real
Hotel Wellington
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Santo Mauro |
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Castellana |
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Hotel Club blurb*
- "This five star hotel is located
in the heart of Madrid's Chamberi neighborhood, near the Paseo
de la Castellana. This was the area, where, at the end of
the 19th century, the Spanish nobility established their residences
and their small palace mansions. One of these palaces is today
the Ac Santo Mauro, which saw its 100th anniversary in 1994.
Restored in 1999, the hotel combines the classical style with
more contemporary architectural elements."
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| Hesperia
Hotel |
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Castellana |
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A new hotel on the Castellana. HC's blurb includes: "...the
Hesperia Hotel is designed to cater for those who are accustomed
to top class accommodation. The interior was done by a leading
Spanish designer, Pascua Ortega (who, among others, was involved
in the renovation of the Royal Opera House of Madrid). The
hotel is located in the heart of the main business and shopping
district of Madrid, the Paseo de la Castellana. The service
is impeccable and your stay is guaranteed to be a memorable
one."
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| Melia
Madrid Princesa Hotel |
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Plaza España |
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I am a fan of Melia, the Spanish hotel chain. This hotel
was demoted to four-star and promoted again for 2001, so you
know a certain effort has been made. Hotel Club's blurb includes:
... located in one of the most elegant and
fashionable areas of Madrid, opposite the Palacio De Liria
and minutes from the Plaza De Espana. The nearest metro station
is Ventura Rodriguez. The hotel has a large reception that
is extremely well decorated to a deluxe standard, with many
fine furnishings, marbled floors, large Persian rugs and Chinese
vases. The rooms are large and well decorated. The rooms on
the top floor of the hotel offer a fantastic view over the
city.
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| Hotel
Miguel Angel |
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Castellana |
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Full name, the Hotel Occidental Miguel Angel. Hotel Club's
blurb calls it "the most modern deluxe hotel in Madrid."
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| Hotel
Mindanao |
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Pº San Francisco |
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| Hotel Club blurb: "The
Hotel Mindanao is located in the residential district of Madrid,
only 2 km from the main city center. The hotel offers 300 rooms,
all equipped with a telephone, TV, in-house video and ambient
music. On the premises you will also find a private garage,
bars, restaurants and a cafeteria. Sit by the swimming pool
or relax in the sauna." |
| Orfila
Hotel |
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Pº Castellana |
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| The Orfila is one of those exclusive
small hotels (28 rooms and 4 suites) which are increasingly
fashionable nowadays, as more and more people reject the impersonality
of the large chains. Located in a 19th century palace, its rooms
may overlook the street or its private garden. The hotel's own
website
has a suitably restrained elegance, as well, and even the Hotel
Club blurb is rather charming: "...a new
concept of hotel service in the capital of Spain... a refined
atmosphere that makes (the client) feel like the old sirs of
that nineteenth century mansion..." |
| Palace
Hotel |
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Pº Prado |
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| Whoops, I have already discussed
the Palace, on this page.
Never mind, here is the Hotel Club spiel: "The
Palace Hotel offers its guests historical elegance amidst breathtaking
Madrid. The Palace commands a prominent position, facing Neptune
Fountain and The Prado on Plaza de las Cortes. The historical,
Louis XVI-style building offers incomparable settings for leisure
and entertainment, along with the utmost in elegance and comfort.
The Palace's historical origins are reflected in its wide range
of accommodations, which blend exquisite detailing and contemporary
comforts." |
| Tryp
Monte Real |
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Puerta de Hierro |
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| Puerta de Hierro is the suburb of
Madrid's jet set and other extremely well-off types. HC's blurb
adds that it "... is near a prestigious
golf club and the late Generalissimo Franco's country estate.
The hotel's country setting is enlivened by tennis courts, an
outdoor pool and lovely grounds and gardens. Inside, a collection
of Impressionist paintings hang on the walls of the hotel's
French restaurant. There is also a nightclub, meeting rooms
and a discotheque." |
| Villa
Magna |
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Castellana |
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| Not quite the Ritz, but the word
is that it is damned close. |
| Villa
Real |
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Art Triangle |
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| Just behind the Hotel Palace, the
Villa
Real is a relatively new establishment which aims for the
same sort of 19th century classicism. Its art collection is
in keeping, combining 18th and 19th century furniture, 18th
century tapestries and Roman statuary and tiles. Blurb: "although
of recent construction, (the hotel) has been carefully merged
into its surroundings, built with fine materials and exquisite
decoration." |
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Wellington |
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Salamanca District |
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| At the beginning of C/Velázquez,
very near the Retiro and the Prado Museum. The HC blurb adds:
"At the Wellington Hotel you will find 275 rooms and 25
suites decorated in a classical but functional style, and fully
equipped with electronic locking system, satellite TV, individual
safe and room service 24 hours a day." |
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* Many of the three-, four- and five-star hotels included
on these pages belong to the Hotel Club online booking service,
of which this site is an affiliate, and in this case I link
to the Hotel Club page. I do not want to give a sales spiel,
but the advantages for you are the convenience of online booking
and, in many cases, a reduced rate. For example, the price
for a night in a double room in the 4-star
Hotel Mayorazgo in Madrid in September as given on the hotel's
web page is €170 plus IVA (value-added tax), whereas
the rate advertised by Hotel
Club is €125, including tax. And I get a little commission
which helps towards the upkeep of this site.
If you have any complaints about the Hotel Club service,
I want to know about them - e-mail me at complaints.
And if you have a gripe about your hotel, by all means feel
free to let me know, though I am not in a position to do anything
about it.
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