Hotel Room Mate AliciavsIntur Palacio San Martin
Both properties are recommended by expert writers. On balance, Hotel Room Mate Alicia is the choice of most writers compared to Intur Palacio San Martin. Hotel Room Mate Alicia comes in at 83 with endorsements from 8 sources including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Hotel Room Mate Alicia
C/ Prado, 2, 28014 Madrid
From $135/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"In a great location – if a little noisy."
Fodor's
"The all-white lobby... and the fancy gastrobar facing Plaza Santa Ana set the hip mood for the mostly young urbanites who stay in this former trench coat factory." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Alicia is crisp and contemporary, with light-wood wall panels and brightly colored bed throws offsetting the otherwise all-white décor." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The ideal location for those wanting to be in the thick of Madrid’s vibrant nightlife. This clean cut ultra-modern hotel is affordable to most travellers yet luxurious at the same time."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"One of the landmark properties of the designer Room Mate chain of hotels, Hotel Alicia overlooks Plaza de Santa Ana with beautiful, spacious rooms." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Located on a buzzing square in the bohemian neighbourhood of Barrio de las Letras is the stylish Room Mate Alicia." Full review
Frommer's
"Some of the rooms that overlook the plaza have extremely high windows. The target audience is young travelers who stay out all night...room pricing is very mercurial, though, and can go up and down" Full review
Intur Palacio San Martin
Plaza San Martin, 5, 28013 Madrid
From $99/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"Situated in a historic building in an attractive square alongside the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales."
Lonely Planet
"This beautiful hotel is set on a picturesque plaza and offers simple luxury in rooms that bear the traces of restrained elegance from bygone years." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This hotel dates back to the 15th century and has been converted from two noblemen’s houses into one modern but classic space."
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The 94-room, upper-middle-range Intur Palacio San Martin is a charming historic hotel with a wonderful location within easy walking distance of most major attractions." Full review
Fodor's
"This hotel...has the marvelous architectural bones of a turn-of-the-mansion with its hand-carved ceilings, marble foyers, and intricate iron balconies." Full review
Time Out
"Its comforts are old-school, and thankfully it has maintained much of its former glory, with period façade, high stucco ceilings, wood panelling and an attractive central courtyard." Full review
Frommer's
"Outstanding period features include the original facade and inner courtyard as well as wood paneling and stucco ceilings in the rooms." Full review