I have stayed at this Travelodge twice in the last two years. As other reviews suggest, this is not the place if you are hoping to pop in and out of your room whilst taking in the sights, let alone the nightlife, of Madrid. Whilst there are bus and rail options they are not convenient or efficient - this place is a good 20km from the city centre, and miles away from any metro station.

The hotel itself is perfectly acceptable modern three star accommodation, at one or two star prices (I paid €45 a night). There is a small restaurant and bar beside reception, but there seemed to be no customers except for breakfast. Internet access in the lobby at €12 an hour (by credit card only) seemed a little severe.

Now that those slightly negative comments are out of the way, this place is a PERFECT base for those with a car. You can hire a car for a week from Madrid Airport for around €100 a week. From the airport it's a straighforward drive around the M40 ring road, then follow the A6 (direction A Coruna) for a few miles to Junction 24. This trip only takes 20-30 mins, although I would avoid peak traffic times. The hotel is within an hour of wonderful towns north of Madrid such as Avila, Segovia and Manzanares, and it is also easy to follow the ring roads around to Toledo and Aranjuez to the South (both within 60-90 mins drive).

To access Madrid itself I recommend following the A6 into town then follow signs to the University district in North Madrid and take the metro from there. There was plenty of parking in this area when I visited but this might not be the case during weekdays in term time.

The staff were exceptionally helpful. The room was well cleaned, the bathroom was pleasant. The hotel is quite new. True it is out of town, hence it's cheap compared with Madrid central. The walk to the trains is as described and is ok during the day. However ask the staff about the buses, the bus stop is a few minutes walk away on a nearby street by a good well-stocked supermarket. The hotel supplied me with a very good map and showed me where to get the buses back. It is quite near a large retail outlet with a variety of restaurants too. As a solo lady traveller I felt safe there. But beware of rogue taxi drivers taking you back to the 'wrong' hotel and trying to charge double for the detour!

Was there with 6 people and we booked 2 rooms: a double and a familiar (which is a double with an extra bed and a sofa). The hotel seems to be recent and everything looks like new. The lobby has a nice looking as well. Personnel are friendly and helpful. We asked for a contact of a restaurant nearby and the girl at the reception offered herself to book a table for us. Both rooms were spacious, clean and nice. I was particulary impressed with space of the familiar room which accomodated 3 adults and 1 child - paid 55,00 € for this room!!! The bathrooms are simple but functional. The hotel has also a parking which is free and has enough space for 30/40 cars. The breakfast is not included within the room price (7,50 € per adult). Is based on a buffet with a reasonable variety of cold and hot meals (eg. eggs, bacon, sausages, different hams, cheese, different breads, juices, fruits, etc.). For us this hotel was perfect as were passing by Madrid and stayed for just one night. It's a bit far from the centre of Madrid but we were'n visiting Madrid this time so the even the location was perfect. It is perfect for those who go to work nearby or passing by Madrid. I was at Las Rozas several times in the past and if i knew this hotel would definitely stayed there. Recommended.

We chose this room because of its family room as we were travelling with three young children. The hotel itself is nice, modern and clean and the staff are very friendly. However, the location is less than ideal. The hotel states that it is a short 15 minute walk from Las Matas train station. But it is on the other side of a large motorway. You have to cross a pedestreain bridge to ge to the other side which is not too bad. Then you have to walk about on a paved footpath which again is OK. But after that things get worse. The last journey there is no way of walkiing to the hotel but through a dirt path through mud and grass. This is tolerable in daytime, but at night it becomes scary and dangerous, it is absolutely pitch black. The staff told use to call a cab from the station to the hotel. We tried to do this twice but were told either no cabs were available or it would take 45 minutes, so we had no choice but to hike back to the hotel. The staff did not seemed concerned about this at all. The hotel has very cheap prices, and the rooms are good but the location should put anyone off from staying here. Unless you have a rental car, would this be a good place to stay. Perhaps if they had a shuttle from the hotel to the train station it would be better. But then again, the rates would probably go up, which is its one appeal. Needless to say, this is not the hotel to stay at if you have children in tow. Had we known the excact location of the hotel we would not have chosen to stay here.