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In response to Eddy Tan`s posting , I`ve just returned from Madrid and as far as accommodations are concerned it is a wide open field .  I personally go for Best Western establishments but there are many Hotels to choose from .  For $ 75.00 you should be able to find what you`re looking for . I payed $ 56.00 but that was a senior rate .  All I can tell you is search the internet, there are  many agencies with special deals . You just have to spend  the time and shop around ,  very simple indeed . Good luck , jp

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I agree we stayed at the Hotel Ingles the last two years in Madrid, the rooms are great you can walk everywhere and the staff was great. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> You will find my own post re: my recent visit of Madrid with my family > posted on this board on 3/26. We spent four nights at Hotel Santander > ($45-55/night) and three nights at Hotel Ingles ($95-110/night) just > across the street. The Puerto del Sol area had hundreds and hundreds of > hotels and hostels, so my input is quite limited to these two oft- > recommended hotels. Santander has a dingy, tiny lobby but the rooms, > altho very old-fashioned with plaster walls, ancient tile floors, > antique furniture, and fourteen foot ceilings are bright and spotlessly > clean. The beds are hit and miss-we had two rooms, one with a nice firm > bed and the other with two extremely soft, for me useless, twin beds. > All in all, if you get a good room in Santander (firm bed, away from > the street) it is a good bargain for a solo traveler or young, > adventurous couple. > Hotel Ingles has a more conventional (by American standards) lobby with > rooms that are much more Holiday Inn-like. Our "suite" had it’s own > private hallway, and two large rooms with modern furniture. The only > nod to Europe was the bidet and the wall mounted toilet tank with > chain, and yet the shower was nicer than you would find in most > American Hyatts. In conclusion, splurge a little and stay at the Hotel > Ingles, particarly if you, your wife, or kids are accustomed to > American comfort. I found the staff to be much more attentive and > professional at Ingles as well-heck, they wear uniforms and not street > clothes, and actually smiled at the kids each time. > The Hotel Mora is also widely recommended altho they could not > accomodate the four of us the week we were there-they only had one > spare room. You probably should consider it as well, since it is priced > at just about $75/night. > Puerto del Sol is the place to stay in my opinion, and we traipsed all > over the various sections of Madrid. The area is very noisy on > Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights with partyers, mostly college > aged, but much less noisy on the remaining nights. It is close to the > three big museums, and there is a concentration of good restaurants and > tapas bars in the area. The "upscale" area close to the Ritz and Palace > hotels is just four or five blocks away, altho Lhardy (one of the most > upscale restaurants in all of Madrid) is practically in the Puerto del > Sol. > Greetings !! > Your info is appreciated. Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late > May, and would like to get some recommendation on a > decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in > Madrid for under $75 USD. Is air-conditioned needed for that time of > the year? Thanks in advance. > Before you buy. > Before you buy.

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You will find my own post re: my recent visit of Madrid with my family posted on this board on 3/26. We spent four nights at Hotel Santander ($45-55/night) and three nights at Hotel Ingles ($95-110/night) just across the street. The Puerto del Sol area had hundreds and hundreds of hotels and hostels, so my input is quite limited to these two oft- recommended hotels. Santander has a dingy, tiny lobby but the rooms, altho very old-fashioned with plaster walls, ancient tile floors, antique furniture, and fourteen foot ceilings are bright and spotlessly clean. The beds are hit and miss-we had two rooms, one with a nice firm bed and the other with two extremely soft, for me useless, twin beds. All in all, if you get a good room in Santander (firm bed, away from the street) it is a good bargain for a solo traveler or young, adventurous couple. Hotel Ingles has a more conventional (by American standards) lobby with rooms that are much more Holiday Inn-like. Our "suite" had it’s own private hallway, and two large rooms with modern furniture. The only nod to Europe was the bidet and the wall mounted toilet tank with chain, and yet the shower was nicer than you would find in most American Hyatts. In conclusion, splurge a little and stay at the Hotel Ingles, particarly if you, your wife, or kids are accustomed to American comfort. I found the staff to be much more attentive and professional at Ingles as well-heck, they wear uniforms and not street clothes, and actually smiled at the kids each time. The Hotel Mora is also widely recommended altho they could not accomodate the four of us the week we were there-they only had one spare room. You probably should consider it as well, since it is priced at just about $75/night. Puerto del Sol is the place to stay in my opinion, and we traipsed all over the various sections of Madrid. The area is very noisy on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights with partyers, mostly college aged, but much less noisy on the remaining nights. It is close to the three big museums, and there is a concentration of good restaurants and tapas bars in the area. The "upscale" area close to the Ritz and Palace hotels is just four or five blocks away, altho Lhardy (one of the most upscale restaurants in all of Madrid) is practically in the Puerto del Sol. > Greetings !! > Your info is appreciated. Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late > May, and would like to get some recommendation on a > decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in > Madrid for under $75 USD. Is air-conditioned needed for that time of > the year? Thanks in advance. > Before you buy.

Before you buy.

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I will be visiting Madrid at the same time. It will be warm. I have stayed at The Sucia twice, not cheap. This time I intend on staying at a hostel. Look under Madridman.com, there is a section on hotels and hostels. It seems fairly comprehensive. I will watch this thread for any suggestions myself. Good luck. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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Greetings !! Your info is appreciated.  Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late May, and would like to get some recommendation on a decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in Madrid for under $75 USD.  Is air-conditioned needed for that time of the year?  Thanks in advance. Before you buy.

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Hotel Paris (off of Puerta del Sol), Hotel Ingles (on Calle Echegaray), Hotel Santander (down the street from Ingles and my personal hotel fav.), Hotel Carlos V all get mentioned on this board with some frequency.  All are one or two star hotels….clean, well located, no frills, good prices.  Of course, there are also a number of fine hostals that can May…average temps will be in the low to mid 70s f. (20s c.) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Greetings !! > Your info is appreciated.  Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late > May, and would like to get some recommendation on a > decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in > Madrid for under $75 USD.  Is air-conditioned needed for that time of > the year?  Thanks in advance. > Before you buy.

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Greetings !! Your info is appreciated.  Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late May, and would like to get some recommendation on a decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in Madrid for under $75 USD.  Is air-conditioned needed for that time of the year?  Thanks in advance. Before you buy.

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I will be visiting Madrid at the same time. It will be warm. I have stayed at The Sucia twice, not cheap. This time I intend on staying at a hostel. Look under Madridman.com, there is a section on hotels and hostels. It seems fairly comprehensive. I will watch this thread for any suggestions myself. Good luck. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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Hotel Paris (off of Puerta del Sol), Hotel Ingles (on Calle Echegaray), Hotel Santander (down the street from Ingles and my personal hotel fav.), Hotel Carlos V all get mentioned on this board with some frequency.  All are one or two star hotels….clean, well located, no frills, good prices.  Of course, there are also a number of fine hostals that can May…average temps will be in the low to mid 70s f. (20s c.) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Greetings !! > Your info is appreciated.  Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late > May, and would like to get some recommendation on a > decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in > Madrid for under $75 USD.  Is air-conditioned needed for that time of > the year?  Thanks in advance. > Before you buy.

Response:

You will find my own post re: my recent visit of Madrid with my family posted on this board on 3/26. We spent four nights at Hotel Santander ($45-55/night) and three nights at Hotel Ingles ($95-110/night) just across the street. The Puerto del Sol area had hundreds and hundreds of hotels and hostels, so my input is quite limited to these two oft- recommended hotels. Santander has a dingy, tiny lobby but the rooms, altho very old-fashioned with plaster walls, ancient tile floors, antique furniture, and fourteen foot ceilings are bright and spotlessly clean. The beds are hit and miss-we had two rooms, one with a nice firm bed and the other with two extremely soft, for me useless, twin beds. All in all, if you get a good room in Santander (firm bed, away from the street) it is a good bargain for a solo traveler or young, adventurous couple. Hotel Ingles has a more conventional (by American standards) lobby with rooms that are much more Holiday Inn-like. Our "suite" had it’s own private hallway, and two large rooms with modern furniture. The only nod to Europe was the bidet and the wall mounted toilet tank with chain, and yet the shower was nicer than you would find in most American Hyatts. In conclusion, splurge a little and stay at the Hotel Ingles, particarly if you, your wife, or kids are accustomed to American comfort. I found the staff to be much more attentive and professional at Ingles as well-heck, they wear uniforms and not street clothes, and actually smiled at the kids each time. The Hotel Mora is also widely recommended altho they could not accomodate the four of us the week we were there-they only had one spare room. You probably should consider it as well, since it is priced at just about $75/night. Puerto del Sol is the place to stay in my opinion, and we traipsed all over the various sections of Madrid. The area is very noisy on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights with partyers, mostly college aged, but much less noisy on the remaining nights. It is close to the three big museums, and there is a concentration of good restaurants and tapas bars in the area. The "upscale" area close to the Ritz and Palace hotels is just four or five blocks away, altho Lhardy (one of the most upscale restaurants in all of Madrid) is practically in the Puerto del Sol. > Greetings !! > Your info is appreciated. Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late > May, and would like to get some recommendation on a > decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in > Madrid for under $75 USD. Is air-conditioned needed for that time of > the year? Thanks in advance. > Before you buy.

Before you buy.

Response:

In response to Eddy Tan`s posting , I`ve just returned from Madrid and as far as accommodations are concerned it is a wide open field .  I personally go for Best Western establishments but there are many Hotels to choose from .  For $ 75.00 you should be able to find what you`re looking for . I payed $ 56.00 but that was a senior rate .  All I can tell you is search the internet, there are  many agencies with special deals . You just have to spend  the time and shop around ,  very simple indeed . Good luck , jp

Response:

I agree we stayed at the Hotel Ingles the last two years in Madrid, the rooms are great you can walk everywhere and the staff was great. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> You will find my own post re: my recent visit of Madrid with my family > posted on this board on 3/26. We spent four nights at Hotel Santander > ($45-55/night) and three nights at Hotel Ingles ($95-110/night) just > across the street. The Puerto del Sol area had hundreds and hundreds of > hotels and hostels, so my input is quite limited to these two oft- > recommended hotels. Santander has a dingy, tiny lobby but the rooms, > altho very old-fashioned with plaster walls, ancient tile floors, > antique furniture, and fourteen foot ceilings are bright and spotlessly > clean. The beds are hit and miss-we had two rooms, one with a nice firm > bed and the other with two extremely soft, for me useless, twin beds. > All in all, if you get a good room in Santander (firm bed, away from > the street) it is a good bargain for a solo traveler or young, > adventurous couple. > Hotel Ingles has a more conventional (by American standards) lobby with > rooms that are much more Holiday Inn-like. Our "suite" had it’s own > private hallway, and two large rooms with modern furniture. The only > nod to Europe was the bidet and the wall mounted toilet tank with > chain, and yet the shower was nicer than you would find in most > American Hyatts. In conclusion, splurge a little and stay at the Hotel > Ingles, particarly if you, your wife, or kids are accustomed to > American comfort. I found the staff to be much more attentive and > professional at Ingles as well-heck, they wear uniforms and not street > clothes, and actually smiled at the kids each time. > The Hotel Mora is also widely recommended altho they could not > accomodate the four of us the week we were there-they only had one > spare room. You probably should consider it as well, since it is priced > at just about $75/night. > Puerto del Sol is the place to stay in my opinion, and we traipsed all > over the various sections of Madrid. The area is very noisy on > Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights with partyers, mostly college > aged, but much less noisy on the remaining nights. It is close to the > three big museums, and there is a concentration of good restaurants and > tapas bars in the area. The "upscale" area close to the Ritz and Palace > hotels is just four or five blocks away, altho Lhardy (one of the most > upscale restaurants in all of Madrid) is practically in the Puerto del > Sol. > Greetings !! > Your info is appreciated. Will be visiting Madrid (1st time) in late > May, and would like to get some recommendation on a > decent/clean/central-location/private-bath hotel/bed-breakfast in > Madrid for under $75 USD. Is air-conditioned needed for that time of > the year? Thanks in advance. > Before you buy. > Before you buy.

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