Petit Palace Arenal

Everything was perfect - except the deceptive photo on the booking page - which is actually a photo of a hotel up the road. It is also called Petit Palace and has the banner. Your hotel has a much nicer entrance - but no banner and is further towards Opera. Rather confusing. Great position - great amenities; super breakfast, and whisper quiet, despite being in a lively part of town.

Check in was easy. About a day or so prior to our arrival we got an email from the hotel through Expedia asking for more information. This included passport #, phone numbers. I felt a little uneasy but filled it out. The rest of the people in our group did not do that. It made the check in process very easy. The hotel is retrofitted, but is nice. The large stairwell that you can use has enough room to put an elevator, so that's where the elevator is. Rooms are small, but nice. Lots of outlets to charge your devices, but no USB ports. There is a closet, 2 small nite stands, one small desk, a reasonably sized closet. The bathroom is small, but has really nice fixtures. We did take a 15 minute taxi from the train station to the hotel (13 euros). The taxi was not able to drop us off in front of the hotel since they weren't allowed to go there. And on top of that our particular driver pointed in the wrong direction, in spite of what Google maps was telling me. So, I ignored her directions and we walked about 400 yards (about 130 meters) to the hotel in the opposite direction. Staff are wonderful. The included breakfast was wonderful. Wifi is fast. I measured 96 MBPS upload and download. The hotel is very close to many of the scenic highlights in Madrid. Dining options are everywhere. We walked to practically all of our destinations . Would definitely stay here again

Is the perfect central area in Madrid. Walkable to literally everything. Despite being in the center it was surprisingly quiet in our room. HIGHLY recomend.