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Madrid Hotel Reviews
Instead of Hard Rock Memorabilia, Bulls' Heads Adorn the ME Madrid
July 23, 2007 at 9:11 AM | 0 Comments
Old and majestic outside but funky and modern on the inside: that's the surprise packet that is the ME Madrid Reina Victoria (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.
Then add its colorful history. According to a recent NYT review 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 TVs and a safe just for your laptop, a 24-hour gym and reasonable rates (around $300 for a basic room with a view) make it pretty enticing.
[Photo: tripadvisor]
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· ME Madrid Reina Victoria [NY Times]
· Travel Stories in Madrid [Jaunted]
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Hotels
Hotel Plaza Mayor: Spring for the Attic Suite
January 30, 2006 at 10:30 AM | 0 Comments
Hotel Plaza Mayor is a 34-room bargain hotel smack down in the historic district of Plaza Mayor near Madrid.
Ok, fine, the least expensive rooms are so tiny that if you are over six feet tall you can probably lie across the bed and touch both walls, however the rooms all have air conditioning, are super clean, and the hotel is equipped with WiFi, gratis.
If you can, reserve one of the recently renovated rooms like 103 or 104, or if you are really in the mood to splurge, pony up the €100 for the attic suite.
Here is how one recent guest describes it:
The Suite is an approx. 450 square foot "L"-shaped attic room, with slanted ceilings, exposed wood beams (lovely), and three skylight windows (which open). The room is accessable from a private stairway on the fifth floor, next to the elevator.
The attic suite also comes with a large private balcony and a view of Plaza Mayor.
Related Stories:
· Hotel Plaza Mayor Reviews [TripAdvisor]
Hotels
Orange Rooms Symbolize Sexual Pleasure
May 26, 2005 at 9:25 AM | 0 Comments
Now we are the first to admit we are chromotherapy rookies, however, if the 7 Color Rooms, a small Madrid budget hotel, is to be believed...
Orange gives you vitality, is the color of hard work and success. It also symbolizes sexual pleasure, enjoyment, happiness, changes...
People identified with orange are self-confident and self-controlled.
Orange helps to make sexual encounters more enjoyable, overcoming monotony and seriousness.
Orange helps to cure asthma and bronchitis.
Sure the rooms are tiny, and the walls reportedly paper thin, but each room is styled to capture the energy of a certain color, and how many low budget hotels can offer you a taste of chromotherapy?
The hotel is right around the corner from the Plaza de Santa Ana, near the center of Madrid, and can be had for as little as €55 a night.
Now we are off to Home Depot to buy a couple cans of orange paint, so we can ward off bronchitis, of course.
Related Stories:
· 7 Color Rooms [Gridskipper]
· 7 Color Rooms Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]
