http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T01:53:38Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Madrid%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/23/6525/97490 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/ME_madrid.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Old and majestic outside but funky and modern on the inside: that's the surprise packet that is the &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/ME+Hotel+Madrid/ian/117893"><b>ME Madrid Reina Victoria</b></a> (usually more simply known as the ME Madrid). With a great location on Santa Ana Square and nightlife, restaurants and sightseeing all within a stroll, the ME Madrid starts off on the right foot.</p><p>Then add its colorful history. According to a recent <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/travel/22check.html?ref=travel">NYT review</a> it used to be a hangout for bull fighters, and it still boasts four big bulls' heads in the nightclub. For a while, the hotel nearly became a Hard Rock, until the joint venture partners parted ways. Now it's just full of cool stuff. Free Wifi, i-Pod connections, plasma amandak 2007-07-23T09:11:03-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/16/82848/6844 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Catalonia_Las_Cortes.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Hotels-Near-Eurail-Stops"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/madrid_eurail_hotel_map_sm.jpg" align="right"></a> <p>If you're Eurailing it through Madrid soon and want a really nice hotel that won't totally break the bank, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Catalonia+Las+Cortes+Hotel/ian/243928"><b>Catalonia Las Cortes Hotel</b></a> isn't bad. Situated in the Plaza de Santa Ana, right in the heart of Madrid, you can get to all the main sightseeing highlights with ease, and hit the nightlife too. And tapas bars, of course. A lot of <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187514-d599363-Reviews-Catalonia_Las_Cortes-Madrid.html">guest reviews</a> describe spacious rooms and well-equipped bathrooms, along with friendly service.</p><p>And while we're talking Madrid, here's somewhere <i>not</i> to stop, at least until October 2008: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Villa+Magna%2C+Park+Hyatt/ian/122945"><b>Hotel Villa Magna Park Hyatt</b></a> is about to close and spend $55 million on renovations, increasing the room amandak 2007-07-17T14:54:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/14/04319/5231 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/Nh_Alcahal.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p> <p>Soon, the pristine room pictured above will be reduced to rubble -- by its guests.<p> <p>No, they're not irritated by a crappy view or those chintzy shampoo and conditioner combo bottles that leave our hair all tangly. They won a contest to <a href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21903285-5002700,00.html">trash</a> the place. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nh+Alcala/ian/117053"><b>Hotel NH Alcala</b></a> in Madrid is allowing 30 people, recommended by their shrinks, to take out their frustrations on the 11-year-old building.<p> Each person, whose therapist has clearly breached his doctor/patient confidentiality, will be given a mallet and hard hat, and instructed to have at any part of the 146-room building, including walls and windows.<p> The demolition will take place on July 3. Renovations to the entire place start ced138 2007-06-14T14:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/21/83632/3355 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_alicia.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>The New York Times actually does us a favor this week with <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/travel/20check.html">a helpful review</a> of a stylish hotel--with rooms under $600 a night. It's the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alicia/local/586"><b>Hotel Alicia</b></a>, which is part of the <a href="http://www.room-matehotels.com/index.htm"><b>Room Mate Hotel</b></a> chainlet, a minimal-service, stylish hotel group for the done-staying-in-hostels set.<br> <p>Reviewer Andrew Ferren gives his room high marks, as does his friend:<blockquote><p>We've often paid three times as much for rooms in which we constantly bump into each other, dodging faux wenge-wood consoles and manqu&#233; Mies Barcelona chairs. The place is comfortable and functional with a loft aesthetic of open, flexible space, with pictures propped on broad shelves rather than hanging in gilded frames.</blockquote></p><p>Though the bathroom suffers from that boutique pbb 2007-05-21T09:03:08-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/