What is your IHG Rewards Club status?
Platinum Royal Ambassador
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked best advance rate, and received a corner executive room on 8th floor.
How are the rooms?
Not huge but comfortable (non-corner rooms can be much darker and look even more tiny)
Not a big fan of the design, which looks rather tacky and uninspired, specifically in Spain where interior design is very inventive (see for example recently open One Shot boutique hotel in Madrid :
http://www.hoteloneshotrecoletos04.com/)
Bathroom with walk-in shower. Aveda amenities
Flat screen TV with very poor selection of international channels (actually only BBC World, CNBC and Canal Algérie)
Nespresso machine
iPhone dock
How is the exec. lounge?
N/A
What was good and what was bad?
Good:
- Very friendly staff
- Central location, close to metro stations (Gran Via is ten minutes walk from the hotel, Santo Domingo and Callao stations are less than 5 minutes walk)
- Pleasant rooftop pool area
https://mobile.twitter.com/nicolas75...02890906320896
- Fast wifi
Bad:
- Even if rooms are well soundproofed, you are in one of Madrid's most living night districts (which means: be prepared to have people speaking loudly at 4am in the street)
- Uninspired and cheap design of the rooms
- Tiny rooms
- Fire alarm in the room at 3am
Value for $ or IHG Rewards Club Points? Would you return?
Yes, for location, not for the rooms (RAs might have a club room at IC for the same price).