Since this board has been such a help to me in preparing for my current trip to Spain, I wanted to post my impressions on the place where I´m staying.

I´m at the Hotel Plaza Mayor in Madrid and it´s great. I´m staying in a single room that´s very nicely appointed. Small desk, reasonably comfy bed, TV, walls painted a sort of peach color, wood floor (sort of a Pergo kind of thing). It´s air-conditioned and you can control the settings yourself from a thermostat on the wall. It´s an exterior room (actually, all of the rooms in the hotel are), but it´s not noisy, partly bcs I´m on the fifth floor and partly bcs the hotel sits at the top of C/Atocha where it empties into the relatively quiet Plaza Santa Cruz. You can see the walls of the Plaza Mayor from my window.

The staff is VERY friendly and helpful. There is a small bar on the premises which is perfect for grabbing breakfast or a snack.

When the maids have been cleaning the other rooms on my floor I´ve tried to see what a double room looks like. They look a little cramped, but nicely appointed, too.

There´s a BBVA bank machine just outside the hotel door, as well as a mailbox.

Any questions about it, now´s the time to ask, bcs I´ll be here for about another week!

liz49, thanks for the feedback!!!! We really appreciate it. The Hotel Plaza Mayor website doesn't mention an elevator. Can you tell us if it has one? I assume it does, but would like the personal confirmation.

And does your room, in fact, have a lock-box? Are you using it? And that air conditioning, does it get cool enough? Does your room have a small balcony? Do you feel safe in the hotel and in the immediate surroundings? (these are all questions I know people WANT to ask, but may be afraid to)

Thanks again and enjoy yourself! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip in the other forums.

By the way..... August has lower prices!! Click on their "Special Prices" graphic to see them...

Special Offers (from their website)
from July 15, '02 until August 31, '02 the price will be the following.

60 euros Double room ( twin room or two beds)
60 euros Double room ( one bed for 2 persons)
40 euros Single room
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regular prices show as:
70 euros Double room ( twin room or two beds)
70 euros Double room ( one bed for 2 persons)
48 euros Single room

Saludos, MadridMan

Hi Liz, can you find out if there is a triple room and cost, can you have a look for us,
Thanks
Judy

Okay, some answers to the questions about Hotel Plaza Mayor.

Yes, there is an elevator, though you have to walk up about five steps from the reception desk to get to it.

The air-conditioning is very good. I could make my room as cold as meat locker if I wanted to.

My windows open, but there´s not really a balcony.

Most rooms have lock boxes, but some of the singles do not. Mine, for example, doesn´t.

I feel very safe in my immediate surroundings. The Plaza Santa Cruz is VERY well-lit and with the proximity to the Plaza Mayor there are always tons of people around.

Judy, unfortunately they don´t have any triples.

Keep those questions coming--I´m happy to answer them!