01-21-2004, 09:26 AM

hello,

i am thinking of going to madrid in a couple of months for a few days. i
have a few questions if thats ok:

1. which hotel is better in terms of comfort and cleanliness, location
(safety); hotel amaco or gran via hotel. do you think it worth an extra 30
US dollars per night in hotel gran via?

2. do the local people speak a lot of english?

3. how safe is it for someone travelling alone in spain, especially at night
when going to the bars/clubs, etc.

4. any other travel tips for madrid would be appreciated.

thanks.!

01-21-2004, 12:01 PM

Following up to traveller

    >2. do the local people speak a lot of english?

not a lot.

    >3. how safe is it for someone travelling alone in spain, especially at night
    >when going to the bars/clubs, etc.

Pretty safe, but there are bag snatchers and pick pockets and
Madrid is the worst in Spain for crime so take usual precautions.
The old quarter is great for an long tapas crawl!

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01-21-2004, 12:14 PM

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:26:11 -0000, "traveller" <>
wrote:

    >hello,
    >i am thinking of going to madrid in a couple of months for a few days. i
    >have a few questions if thats ok:
    >1. which hotel is better in terms of comfort and cleanliness, location
    >(safety); hotel amaco or gran via hotel. do you think it worth an extra 30
    >US dollars per night in hotel gran via?

My mother goes often to hotel Anaco when she goes on business to
Madrid. The street where it is located (tres cruces) looks a bit seedy
but it is not dangerous. It's totally OK and safe.
    >2. do the local people speak a lot of english?

No, not at all. You'll have moe luck with young people, they might
understand you but never less they won't speak very fluently,
generally speaking of course.
    >3. how safe is it for someone travelling alone in spain, especially at night
    >when going to the bars/clubs, etc.
    >4. any other travel tips for madrid would be appreciated.
    >thanks.!

01-21-2004, 03:07 PM

"traveller" <> wrote in message
news:wBrPb.454$...
    > hello,
    > i am thinking of going to madrid in a couple of months for a few days. i
    > have a few questions if thats ok:
    > 1. which hotel is better in terms of comfort and cleanliness, location
    > (safety); hotel amaco or gran via hotel. do you think it worth an extra
30
    > US dollars per night in hotel gran via?
    > 2. do the local people speak a lot of english?
    > 3. how safe is it for someone travelling alone in spain, especially at
night
    > when going to the bars/clubs, etc.
    > 4. any other travel tips for madrid would be appreciated.
    > thanks.!
There are many very helpful people on the message board at www.madridman.com
. The archives are easily searched for posts on the topics you mention.
The site also has a great deal of practical information that was very
helpful to me when planning our trip to Spain.

GG

01-21-2004, 03:36 PM

"traveller" <> wrote in message
news:wBrPb.454$...
    > hello,
    > i am thinking of going to madrid in a couple of months for a few days. i
    > have a few questions if thats ok:
    > 1. which hotel is better in terms of comfort and cleanliness, location
    > (safety); hotel amaco or gran via hotel. do you think it worth an extra
30
    > US dollars per night in hotel gran via?
    > 2. do the local people speak a lot of english?
    > 3. how safe is it for someone travelling alone in spain, especially at
night
    > when going to the bars/clubs, etc.
    > 4. any other travel tips for madrid would be appreciated.
    > thanks.!
    > check out www.madridman.com. he has hotels,advice in general, a message
group and other goodies.

01-21-2004, 08:39 PM

    > My mother goes often to hotel Anaco when she goes on business to
    > Madrid. The street where it is located (tres cruces) looks a bit seedy
    > but it is not dangerous. It's totally OK and safe.
    > >

thanks for that, ive read that the beds are really hard that you cant get a
proper night's sleep, do u know if thats true? also, from the website it
doesn't look very modern, ie, tv's but no remote controls, etc.

is this true?

many thanks.

01-22-2004, 05:53 AM

    >Subject: Re: any madrid experts please?
    >From: "traveller"
    >Date: 1/21/2004 2:39 PM

    >> My mother goes often to hotel Anaco when she goes on business to
    >> Madrid. The street where it is located (tres cruces) looks a bit seedy
    >> but it is not dangerous. It's totally OK and safe.
    >> >
    >thanks for that, ive read that the beds are really hard that you cant get a
    >proper night's sleep, do u know if thats true? also, from the website it
    >doesn't look very modern, ie, tv's but no remote controls, etc.
    >is this true?
    >many thanks.

Why those two hotels?

01-22-2004, 04:24 PM

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:39:19 -0000, "traveller" <>
wrote:

    >> My mother goes often to hotel Anaco when she goes on business to
    >> Madrid. The street where it is located (tres cruces) looks a bit seedy
    >> but it is not dangerous. It's totally OK and safe.
    >> >
    >thanks for that, ive read that the beds are really hard that you cant get a
    >proper night's sleep, do u know if thats true?
No, AFAIK.

    >also, from the website it
    >doesn't look very modern, ie, tv's but no remote controls, etc.

I think they were going on a renovation
    >is this true?
    >many thanks.

01-22-2004, 10:14 PM

they are just the 2 i have narrowed my choices down to based on
price/availability.

"Oopsdaisy2" <4crap> wrote in message
news:...
    > >Subject: Re: any madrid experts please?
    > >From: "traveller"
    > >Date: 1/21/2004 2:39 PM
    > >> My mother goes often to hotel Anaco when she goes on business to
    > >> Madrid. The street where it is located (tres cruces) looks a bit seedy
    > >> but it is not dangerous. It's totally OK and safe.
    > >> >
    > >>
    > >
    > >thanks for that, ive read that the beds are really hard that you cant get
a
    > >proper night's sleep, do u know if thats true? also, from the website it
    > >doesn't look very modern, ie, tv's but no remote controls, etc.
    > >
    > >is this true?
    > >
    > >many thanks.
    > Why those two hotels?

01-23-2004, 06:11 PM

    >Subject: Re: any madrid experts please?
    >From: "traveller"
    >Date: 1/22/2004 4:14 PM

    >they are just the 2 i have narrowed my choices down to based on
    >price/availability.
    >"Oopsdaisy2" <4crap> wrote in message
    >news:...
    >> >Subject: Re: any madrid experts please?
    >> >From: "traveller"
    >> >Date: 1/21/2004 2:39 PM
    >> >> My mother goes often to hotel Anaco when she goes on business to
    >> >> Madrid. The street where it is located (tres cruces) looks a bit seedy
    >> >> but it is not dangerous. It's totally OK and safe.
    >> >> >
    >> >>
    >> >
    >> >thanks for that, ive read that the beds are really hard that you cant get
    >a
    >> >proper night's sleep, do u know if thats true? also, from the website it
    >> >doesn't look very modern, ie, tv's but no remote controls, etc.
    >> >
    >> >is this true?
    >> >
    >> >many thanks.
    >> Why those two hotels?

Ok, I guess I ask because there are some nice hotels I can think of that are in
better locations than those two. I know both locations, but am not familiar
with either hotel. If you are interested in a solid hotel in a better
local...let us know budget. My list is primarily one or two star
hotels.....and then hostals. Just a thought.