Rafaelhoteles Atocha

Contras: I asked for a 4 star hotel and it turned out to be a 3 star hotel. I feel cheated by Priceline. The curtain (or shade) fell of one night and the hotel could put it up for the night.

The hotel is a long, long, way too long walk from the train station through a mixed residential/commercial neighborhood that is wind blown, trash strewn, charmless, and bereft of restaurants. While the Metro (subway) is modern, clean, and excellent, the walk from the hotel to the Metro is long (see above) and thus inconvenient.

Prós: Room and bathroom were large. Housekeeping was excellent.

Contras: While this hotel may be fine for business people or those in a tour group with a bus parked in the front, it is in a poor location for individual travelers, and we would not stay here again because of its location.