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Hotel Villa RealvsME Madrid Reina Victoria
Both hotels are rated very highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, ME BY MELIA MADRID Reina Victoria ranks slightly better than Hotel Villa Real. ME BY MELIA MADRID Reina Victoria comes in at 88 with praise from 15 reviewers including Time Out, Concierge and Rough Guide.
Hotel Villa Real
Rough Guide
Frommer's
Concierge
Oyster
DK Eyewitness
Condé Nast Traveler
Time Out
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Michelin Guide Show All Reviews
Plaza de las Cortes 10, 28014 Madrid
From $123/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide "Aristocratic hotel with its own art collection owned by Catalan entrepreneur Jordi Clos."
Frommer's "Its magnificent facade blends neoclassical and Aztec motifs... The rooms are immaculate but rather unimaginative in style." Full review
Concierge "This classically designed hotel garners three perfect scoresfor "spacious and comfortable" rooms decorated in soft colors and antiques."
OysterUpscale
"The 115-room Hotel Villa Real boasts a great, central location just a few blocks from Sol and many major attractions." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Villa Real is a much more traditional hotel than its neighbouring sister the Urban, but is by no means less luxurious."
Condé Nast Traveler "This classically designed hotel garners three perfect scores—for “spacious and comfortable” rooms decorated in soft colors and antiques." Full review
Time Out "The guest rooms are elegant, with marble bathrooms boasting large picture windows, and many have panels of Roman mosaics." Full review
Star Service "One of the city's finest upper-midrange design options, this hotel sits next to the Palace and almost opposite the Ritz and is an easy stroll to the Prado and prized Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum." Full review
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From behind the burnished oak reception desk, the young and attractive staff answers requests with a click of the heel.
BlackBook "Walk inside the elegant building and you’ll find as you do in every Derby Hotel an extensive art collection: modern paintings, and Roman mosaics."
Michelin Guide "Carte: 41€-52€ A particularly interesting wine list"
ME Madrid Reina Victoria Rough Guide Frommer's Concierge
Fodor's DK Eyewitness Condé Nast Traveler Star Service BlackBook Time Out
Lonely Planet Show All Reviews
Plaza de Santa Ana 14, 28012 Madrid
From $184/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Rough Guide "Minimalist decor, designer furnishings, high-tech fittings, a super-cool penthouse bar and a chic restaurant serving fusion-style food."
Frommer's "The prestigious Meliá hotel company has equipped the hotel with all the latest communications facilities... The hotel stands beside one of the liveliest cafe-filled squares in Madrid." Full review
Concierge "Once the hotel of choice among visiting bullfighters, the 192-room ME in Madrid, formerly the Grand Hotel Reina Victoria, could just be the coolest hotel in the city."
Fodor's "In an unbeatable location, this ultramodern hotel retains a few reminders of the era when bullfighters would convene here before setting off to Las Ventas." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The rooms boast a martini bar and the latest entertainment technology including a DVD and CD library, a plasma TV, a complimentary iPod and surround-sound speakers."
Condé Nast Traveler "Formerly the Grand Hotel Reina Victoria, this hotel enjoys “a great location” on the Plaza de Santa Ana, near art galleries and silver and antiques shops." Full review
Star Service "Aura rooms are the standard size, Vibe rooms provide a tad more space, and the Mode rooms add better views of the plaza to their even larger size." Full review
BlackBook "Lined with restaurants where famous bullfighters dine, and bars where Hemingway drank, Plaza Santa Ana is one of the most well known squares in Madrid."
Time Out "The end result is supremely comfortable, with luxury bedlinen, Aveda toiletries and lots to keep gadget-fiends happy, not only with plasma screens, CD and DVD players, but even iPod adapters." Full review
Lonely Planet "Once the landmark Gran Victoria Hotel, the Madrid home of many a famous bullfighter, this audacious new hotel is a landmark of a different kind." Full review
