We are planning a trip to Madrid and Barcelona next month and are busy scouring the net looking for good places to stay. Thank you MM for this site... its absolutely fantastic!!

I have a question.... if you absolutely HAD to choose between Hostal Martin (which has got great reviews on this site...) and Hostal Persal (which also comes well-recommended) which would you chose? Since both are centrally located we are essentially concerned with having clean attached bath&toilet, SAFETY and to a certain extent NOISE. (Martin I hear is VERY noisy... is that true? or are they all equally noisy?
Thanks again...