I am going to be in Madrid for 9 days November to December - and wonder which of these 2 hotels - one would recommend more highly - Best Western Hotel Arosa seems to have been around longer and received good reviews - the NY Times in an article on Madrid - recommended Hotel H10 Villa de la Reina .

Also I want to take a day trip outside of Madrid - where do you recommend....

Thanks!!!!

I can only comment about their locations. The Hotel H10 Villa de la Reina is located on Gran Vía while Best Western Hotel Arosa is across the Gran Vía. I'd give the Hotel Arosa the slightly better location and closer to "The Heart of it All" (I'm fron Ohio, you know - that's our state slogan). You can view the address on the QDQ.com site HERE and take a virtual stroll through the area. You can do the same for Hotel H10 HERE .

Good luck! Saludos, MadridMan

It's been awhile since I was there, but my favorite day trip outside of Madrid was to Segovia. You can take a tour of the Alcazar which looks like a Disney castle, then have lunch in one of the great restaurants next to the Roman aquaduct. Overall, just a charming, beautiful and historic place.