8/10 Good
Clive
Travelled with family
4 Nov 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall a very good stay in Madrid at the Petit Palace Plaza Mayor. The hotel location is superb. It is right across the road from the Mercado de San Miguel, famous for its great tapas and food hall in general, as well as being less than 100 metres from the Plaza Mayor.
The Plaza del Sol is also a few minutes walk away.
We did not have breakfast in the hotel but chose to soak up the Madrid lifestyle by having breakfast in a local cake bakery with tables inside, which was very traditional and nice (El Riojano), a fre minutes walk outside the hotel towards the Plaza del Sol.
The hotel itself at first was a big disappointment as we arrived late and were placed in room 201, which was a very ‘tired’ room, very noisy as all the rooms seem to overlook the Calle Mayor, the main road in front of the hotel, and the first morning we flooded the 2nd bathroom floor as the water did not drain properly. This was a disabled access room, so with two bathroom, but really very tired and noisy. The double bed was also very noisy (creaking).
The next morning, we asked to change room, to a higher floor and luckily were given 601, the same room but on the last-but-one floor. A world apart! The view was fantastic, a huge amount quieter and also much less ‘tired’ and worn.
This really made the difference for us, adding 1-2 stars on the overall stay.
We stayed in a 4 bed room, so with one double bed and two bunk beds. The top bunk is not for children too young a little tricky to get up/down.
Clive
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024