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Montera 22, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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Ranked #130 of 453 hotels in Madrid
4.0 of 5 stars 169 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
“If you appreciate peace and quiet.. stay away!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011
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I am generally not very critical and quite easily pleased when it comes to staying in hotels abroad. I have travelled worldwide and stayed in some absolute dumps quite happily. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy my stay here at the Ateneo as much as I would have like to.

Firstly, I would like to say the staff were absolutely wonderful - all spoke english and all were happy to offer me advice with anything I needed. Location is also very central (a min from puerta del sol or gran via). Rooms were comfortable and a good size, though quite basic. Breakfast was enjoyable, with scrambled or boiled eggs, ham and cheese, yoghurts and fruit.

However.. the noise levels are just atrocious.. I am pretty sure the windows are single glazed, and I havent stayed in a hotel with single glazing for as long as I can remember! The noise that was coming through was ridiculous - literally all day and night there are a variety of loud noises to keep you awake or simply unrelaxed and constantly disturbed. Also, the room was freeeezing (my stay was last weekend of october but weather was hot) but cold air was coming through the closed balcony doors. I moved room and this was the case in both rooms.

I had to get up at 5am this morning (monday) for my flight and the street was still buzzing with people coming back from parties, shouting and singing.. so if you are after a peaceful hotel please dont stay here! If you dont mind a bit of noise and want to be in the middle of the action then this will be perfect for you.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“WOW! Perfect location and price!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 October 2011
2
people found this review helpful

WHAT a find. We stayed for a couple nights and this hotel was perfect for location, price, value, service..... they have it all. Loved it and when in Madrid next will return, no questions!
Walked everywhere.... and I think we ate and drank all of Madrid :--)

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Helsinki, Finland
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
“Very good!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2011
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Wow! Where else in Europe you get a clean, modern and excellent located hotel room at the price of 75 euros? And notice that it includes very good and rich breakfast, too. The breakfast was a glad surprise because the Spanish breakfast is normally very simple. Our room was on the 3rd floor towards the very busy walking street. The room had a small balcony where was nice to sit and look the people and drink a glass of wine. The room had an empty fridge and chargeable safety box. All the main sights, restaurants, bars and shops are in within a few steps from the hotel.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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North West England
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Perfectly adequate, but.....”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011
1
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.......there are some disadvantages. The street where the hotel is situated and many of the surrounding streets are frequented by sex workers which some will find off-putting. Having said that it didn't cause us any actual inconvenience and there is a municipal police station 100 yds away which helps you feel more secure at night.

Many of the other reviews have mentioned how noisy the local area is - especially at night - and we certainly found this to be the case. The double glazing doesn't seem to do a great deal to help.

Hotel staff were generally very helpful and the front desk staff we talked to had excellent English which was useful given my embarrassingly poor Spanish.

The location itself (Porta del Sol) is incredibly central and an easy five to ten minute walk to the Prado area or the Palacio Real, there's no real need to use the metro and it's more interesting to discover the area on foot.

Breakfast is quite basic but there is a substantial quantity available if you want to fill yourself up for the day.

Our room was adequately clean if not spotless although the sink in the bathroom was missing a plug which was annoying.

On the whole I'd say that this hotel is perfectly adequate for a budget stay in Madrid. It's in a good central location, provided you understand the nature of the neighbourhood and you are comfortable with that. It offers good value at the price we paid (approx. 70 euro a night for a double).

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
“well located”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2011
1
person found this review helpful

good basic hotel well located in central Madrid, rooms are fine, but the noise on the street is a problem especially on weekends, lots of people screaming all night long. Breakfast is basic but fine.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Montera 22, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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