Day Trips - Spain - Need suggestions
Jul 9, 2018, 3:03 pm
#31
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Sorry, I meant the Metro around the city is 1.50 E, I purchased a 48 hr pass while at the airport, which gave me access to all trains within the city. Although, depending upon your hotel and the amount of luggage, the Metro is NOT the most convenient to/from the airport. I was at the Hyatt Centric at the Grand Via stop and it took 3 lines, multiple stairs and connections--- much easier with the Airport Bus.
Jul 10, 2018, 12:29 am
#32
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Sorry, I meant the Metro around the city is 1.50 E, I purchased a 48 hr pass while at the airport, which gave me access to all trains within the city. Although, depending upon your hotel and the amount of luggage, the Metro is NOT the most convenient to/from the airport. I was at the Hyatt Centric at the Grand Via stop and it took 3 lines, multiple stairs and connections--- much easier with the Airport Bus.
Though generally the unlimited tourist passes aren't worth it and it's better to just buy 10 ride tickets (this is what I do as a resident since I don't use it enough to warrant a monthly pass)
Jul 12, 2018, 3:19 pm
#33
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FYI, if there's a next time, the passes also give you access to the cercanías trains from T4. You can take that train to Sol with a pretty easy change in Nuevos Ministerios and just walk from there.
Though generally the unlimited tourist passes aren't worth it and it's better to just buy 10 ride tickets (this is what I do as a resident since I don't use it enough to warrant a monthly pass)
Though generally the unlimited tourist passes aren't worth it and it's better to just buy 10 ride tickets (this is what I do as a resident since I don't use it enough to warrant a monthly pass)
Jul 21, 2018, 3:38 am
#34
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Everything good so far on the trip, but very bad experience at the hotel. We were waiting for the tour bus in the lobby, and my son had our backpack for
the trip.
We were all around busy doing other stuff, guy comes in, asks my son to hand over the dropped keys to front desk. My son does and he swipes the
backpack and leaves. My son, realizes it but it was too late. Luckily I didn’t had any important documents and stuff in it. Hotel management did the see the video if he doing it, but insists that I should file police report if I need that to claim anything. What should I do?
the trip.
We were all around busy doing other stuff, guy comes in, asks my son to hand over the dropped keys to front desk. My son does and he swipes the
backpack and leaves. My son, realizes it but it was too late. Luckily I didn’t had any important documents and stuff in it. Hotel management did the see the video if he doing it, but insists that I should file police report if I need that to claim anything. What should I do?
Jul 21, 2018, 6:24 am
#35
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I'm sorry for your experience. Unfortunately, it isn't likely that you will get your backpack back. However, a police report is probably the only thing you can really do. Even if you don't get the backpack back, you may need the police report in order to file a claim with your insurance or your credit card company (some cards cover certain things while traveling in case of loss or theft). So if you plan to try to recoup some value via either of those avenues, I would file a police report. Sorry again to hear of your misfortune.