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A
Whistlestop Tour of Madrid, Spain
Madrid is a modern, world-class,
but also historic city - the capital of Spain - located almost centrally
in the heart of the country. A contrast of old and new, Madrid is
a beautiful and vibrant city with great architectural interest. You
might find the drive into the city a bit boring with its suburbs of concrete
apartment blocks, but once in the centre, you will enjoy the traditional
streets, with medieval buildings and some narrow and very atmospheric alleys,
containing shops and bars.
The old quarter has a concentration
of magnificent attractions including the Prado Museum with its great art
collection, as well as the Reina Sofia and Thysssen-Bornemisza galleries,
displaying Picasso and many other European and American masters.
The people of Madrid are among the
great attractions of the city. |
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Commonly known as the
"Madrileños" they can be seen relaxing in the traditional cafes
and cars, at the Sunday El Rastro flea market, and also late into the night
at the many bars and nightclubs of Madrid. For shopping, Madrid is
a shopper's paradise, including the classy and expensive shops of the Salamanca
Quarter. For those on a more modest budget, the El Rastro flea market
is highly recommended.... read more |
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HOTELS NEAR MADRID AIRPORT AND TRADE FAIR IFEMA |
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Madrid-Barajas Airport
is the main international airport serving Madrid, Spain. It is the country's
largest and busiest airport, the world's 11th busiest airport and Europe's
fourth. It opened in 1928, and has grown to be one of the most important
aviation centres of Europe. The airport derives its name from the adjacent
town of Barajas, which has its own metro station on the same rail line
serving the airport.
The Madrid-Barcelona air shuttle
service, known as the "Puente Aéreo" (in Spanish) or "Pont Aeri"
(in Catalan), literally "Air Bridge", is the world's busiest route, with
the highest number of flight operations (971 per week) in 2007. The schedule
has been reduced since February 2008, when a Madrid-Barcelona high-speed
rail line was opened, covering the distance in 2½ hours, and quickly
became popular. Barajas serves as the gateway to the Iberian peninsula
from the rest of Europe and the world, and is a particularly key link between
Europe and Latin America. The airport is the primary hub and maintenance
base for Iberia Airlines. Consequently, Iberia Airlines is responsible
for more than 60 percent of Barajas' traffic. In 2008, more than
50.8 million passengers used Barajas. |
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AC
Coslada Hotel, Madrid
The modern, minimalist-style
AC Coslada hotel rises from a commercial and industrial section of Madrid,
Spain, only two kilometers from Madrid Barajas Airport. The National Archaeological
Museum stands 13 kilometers from the hotel, and the bustling city centre
lies 14 kilometers away. AC Coslada's modern lobby features 1960's-style
club chairs arranged around glass-topped tables, an inviting spot to sip
complimentary coffee from the 24-hour lobby café while reading a
book from the hotel's library collection. The lobby also provides flat-screen
television entertainment and wireless Internet access. Other rejuvenating
amenities include a Turkish bath and a fitness center, stocked with cardio
equipment and free weights. Meanwhile, La Terminal, the hotel's signature
dining venue, specializes in Mediterranean and Spanish dishes. The restaurant's
playful décor includes futuristic pod chairs and colorful geometric
wall prints. |
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Aparthotel
Barajas Convencion, Madrid
Aparthotel Barajas Convencion
is located in the residential suburb of Alameda de Osuna in Madrid, Spain,
nine kilometres from the city centre and four kilometres from Madrid Barajas
Airport (MAD). The Aparthotel Barajas Convencion is set in two connected
five-storey blocks. The modern hotel provides a free shuttle service to
and from the airport and the IFEMA congress centre. The air-conditioned
public areas have wireless Internet access (surcharge). Multilingual staff
at the 24-hour front desk can offer currency exchange, concierge services
and the use of a safe-deposit box. The Aparthotel Barajas Convencion
has 95 modern apartments, each measuring 50 square metres, with light decor
and traditionally styled furnishings. Each apartment is air conditioned
and equipped with a spacious dining and sitting room with sofa bed, satellite
TV and direct dial telephone. A complete kitchen is provided for your convenience. |
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High
Tech Madrid Aeropuerto, Madrid
High Tech Madrid Aeropuerto
hotel stands nine-hundred meters from Madrid Barajas Airport. Madrid's
financial district is located six kilometers from the hotel, and downtown
Madrid is twelve kilometers away. Other nearby attractions include IFEMA,
Madrid's exhibition centre, Congress Place and Hinojosa Golf Club. High
Tech Madrid Aeropuerto hotel offers limited-hour complimentary shuttle
service to Madrid Barajas Airport. Encouraging deep relaxation, the
hotel features an outdoor pool, surrounded by lounge chairs and a verdant
lawn. In the lobby, overstuffed club chairs in bright colors surround coffee
tables. The hotel's Cafeteria Madrid Aeropuerto serves Spanish cuisine
in a casual contemporary atmosphere. The restaurant features black and
red décor and geometric light fixtures above linen-covered tables.
Other featured amenities include laundry facilities, high speed Internet
access and a business centre. |
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Hilton
Madrid Airport, Madrid
The Hilton Madrid Airport
is located in Madrid, Spain. The airport is 2.5 kilometres away, and the
city centre and Prado Museum are 12 kilometres away, easily accessible
from the metro. The Palacio Real is 14 kilometres away. The modern Hilton
Madrid Airport is characterised by chic, contemporary interiors. It offers
a complimentary airport shuttle and a 24-hour multilingual concierge to
arrange tourist excursions. There is a fitness centre with an indoor hydrotherapeutic
pool, sauna, and steam room. The hotel offers 24-hour room service, garage
parking (surcharge), and wireless Internet throughout. The Hilton
Madrid Airport houses the modern La Plaza restaurant serving local specialities
including tapas, and the stylish Reserva restaurant offering a range of
Spanish and Mediterranean dishes. Snacks, drinks, and cocktails are available
in the contemporary Ferrum Bar. |
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Tryp
Hotel Alameda Aeropuerto, Madrid
Tryp Alameda Aeropuerto
is located two kilometres from Madrid Barajas Airport. The hotel lies 10
kilometres from central Madrid and 12 kilometres from Gran Via, the main
thoroughfare. The hotel offers complimentary 24-hour airport transportation.
Staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with currency exchange. The
restaurant serves regional specialities and international dishes in a contemporary
setting. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public
areas. Complimentary use of the outdoor pool at Hotel Barajas, opposite
the hotel, is available. The 148 guestrooms have light, contemporary
decor. All include satellite television, air conditioning, safes, and bathrooms
with hair dryers.use in guestrooms), satellite flatscreen televisions,
and safes. |
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MADRID
- ATOCHA STATION (AVE) FEATURED HOTELS |
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convenient for Parque del Retiro and Thyssen-Bornemisza, Reina Sofia and
Prado Museums)
Atocha
Station (Spanish: Estación de Atocha) is the largest railway
station in Madrid. It is the primary station serving commuter trains (Cercanías),
intercity and regional trains from the south, and the AVE high speed trains
from Barcelona (Catalonia) and Seville (Andalusia). These train services
are run by the Spanish national rail company, Renfe. The station
was Madrid's first railway station. It was inaugurated on 9 February 1851
under the name Estación de Mediodía (Atocha-Mediodía
is now the name of an area of the Arganzuela district, and means in old
Spanish south).
After the building
was largely destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt and reopened in 1892. The
architect for the replacement, in a wrought iron renewal style was Alberto
de Palacio Elissagne, who collaborated with Gustave Eiffel. Engineer Henry
Saint James also took part in the project. This old building was
taken out of service in 1992 and converted into a concourse with shops,
cafés, a nightclub, and a 4,000 m² covered tropical garden.
A modern terminal by Rafael Moneo, designed to serve the new AVE trains
to Seville, was added to the complex. The main lines end in the new
terminal; commuter train platforms are located underground, at the ingress
to a rail tunnel extending northward under the Paseo de la Castellana. |
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The
Jardines
del Buen Retiro or Parque del Buen Retiro (literally "Gardens"
or "Park of the Pleasant Retreat"), or simply El Retiro, the "Lungs of
Madrid", is the main park of the city of Madrid, capital of Spain.
The Parque del Buen Retiro is a large and popular 1.4 km2 (350 acres) park
at the edge of the city center, very close to the Puerta de Alcalá
and not far from the Museo del Prado. A magnificent park, filled with beautiful
sculpture and monuments, galleries, a peaceful lake and host to a variety
of events, it is one of Madrid's premier attractions. The park is entirely
surrounded by the present-day city.
Close to the
northern entrance of the park is the Estanque del Retiro ("Retiro Pond"),
a large artificial pond. Next to it is the monument to King Alfonso XII,
featuring a semicircular colonnade and an equestrian statue of the monarch
on the top of a tall central core. The Rosaleda rose garden. Among the
many rose bushes of all kinds stands the Fountain of the Falling Angel,
erected in 1922, whose main sculpture El Angel Caído (at the top)
is a work by Ricardo Bellver (1845–1924) inspired by a passage from John
Milton's Paradise Lost, which represents Lucifer falling from Heaven. |
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Hotel
AC Palacio del Retiro, Madrid
Built as a palace in 1908
and converted into a hotel in 2004, the AC Palacio del Retiro is a national
heritage site, which features original sweeping marble staircases and stained
glass windows. The hotel is situated in the city centre, 300 metres from
the Prado Museum. The Reina Sofia Art Centre is 500 metres away, and the
Running of the Bulls takes place at Plaza de Toros, five kilometres away.
Guests can work out in the fitness centre and then unwind in the sauna.
Those seeking total relaxation can indulge in a variety of spa and massage
treatments, including in-room massages. Diners can enjoy modern Mediterranean
cuisine in a relaxed setting at the restaurant Indice. Before dinner, guests
can enjoy cocktails in the bar, or relax and take advantage of 24-hour
room service. Parents will appreciate the babysitting service. |
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Hotel
Agumar Madrid
The Hotel Aqumar, Madrid
is a modern, eleven-floor wonder and is located next to the Parque Del
Retiro, just 200 meters from Atocha-Ave railway station and around the
corner from the Prado museum. Many of Madrid's finest attractions are within
easy reach of the hotel, including the Queen Sofía Art Centre, the
Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Gallery, and the Botanical Gardens. Patrons
of Hotel Agumar can relax with a drink in the bar, enjoy international
cuisine in the restaurant or hit the dance floor at the hotel's own disco.
The hotel provides 24-hour room service, and newspapers in public areas.
The hotel's 245 guestrooms are decorated in a variety of styles and feature
interactive TV with pay movies. |
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Hotel
El Prado, Madrid
A modern hotel in central
Madrid, the wine-themed Hotel El Prado is located 150 metres from botanic
gardens and a host of art galleries and museums. Local attractions include
the Thyssen Bornemisza Gallery 50 metres away, the Prado Museum, 100 metres
away, and the 4.5 kilometre long Gran Via Street, starting 150 metres from
the hotel. In keeping with the hotel's theme, guests are presented with
a book about Spanish and regional vintage wines on arrival. Additionally,
each floor of the hotel features complimentary baskets of fruit, daily
newspapers and stationary. The Hotel has seven floors and in each
floor the most important wine making brands are represented, grouped together
by region. Given the importance and recognition of the Rioja region, we
have themed the reading room on the most international of the Spanish Regional
Vintages. Each room is personalised and the decoration incorporates
the information, characteristics and photographs of each of the wine making
marks of origen that are represented. |
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Hotel
Villa Real, Madrid
The Hotel Villa Real is
housed in a grand building, sensitively designed to blend with the surrounding
architecture, in the centre of the museum triangle 300 metres from the
Prado. Madrid's finest museums are on the doorstep: the Thyssen Museum
(fine art) is just 100 metres away and the Reina Sofia 400 metres. Madrid's
main square, Puerta del Sol, is also 400 metres from the hotel. Guests
can escape the hustle and bustle of the city and relax over drinks in East
47 restaurant and cocktail bar, a cosmopolitan space offering modern European
cuisine and an impressive collection of Warhols. The hotel is filled with
all kinds of art, sculptures and mosaics, and wireless Internet is available
in public areas for guests who wish to stay in touch. |
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Rafaelhoteles
Atocha, Madrid
The modern Rafaelhoteles
Atocha is located within one-and-a-half kilometres of the "big three" Madrid
museums, the Prado, Reina Sofia and the Thyssen-Bornemiza in Madrid, Spain.
Atocha rail and metro station is 800 metres from the hotel, and Madrid
Barajas Airport (MAD) is 10 kilometres away. A five-storey white
brick hotel, Rafaelhoteles Atocha has a corner entrance. Glass doors lead
into a large, spacious lobby with marble floors, front desk, seating and
complimentary newspapers. The hotel has a terrace at the rear. El
Azafran restaurant at Rafaelhoteles Atocha offers Mediterranean and international
flavours, specialising in rice dishes. With dark red walls, cream tablecloths,
the restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel's bar
is open for relaxing drinks. |
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The
Westin Palace Madrid
Overlooking the Neptune
Fountain and its quiet plaza, the Westin Palace lies opposite the Prado
and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums and is two blocks from the Reina Sofia Art
Centre. The palatial hotel was built in 1912 on the former site of the
palace of the Duke and Duchess of Medinaceli. The entrance hall,
decorated with murals of Italian Renaissance gardens, leads through to
Rotunda Hall which is crowned with an Art Nouveau glass dome. Dining options
include international and Spanish dishes at the informal La Rotonda, and
Chinese cuisine at Asia Gallery. A complimentary breakfast is served daily.
Set in the most dramatic room of the hotel, the Palace Bar is dominated
by an Art Nouveau stained-glass dome with flower motif, from which a large
chandelier is suspended. Cocktails, and a choice of over 700 wines from
the adjoining cellar, are served here, and live piano music is played for
afternoon tea. Club Neptuno fitness centre is open round the clock and
offers rooftop views across the Buen Retiro Park. |
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