Hotels near Barracudas Rock Bar in Madrid

Rafaelhoteles Ventas is in a good location, close to the metro station (El Carmen). Hygiene is good, bed linen is changed daily. Breakfast is according to the ”buffet table” principle, but it is monotonous and with a small selection. The staff is friendly and accommodating.

I recently stayed at this Novotel hotel for a business trip. Unfortunately, the check-in experience was quite disappointing. They asked me to have a seat and promised to assist me shortly. However, if the staff member attending to you is occupied with premium clients, you'll be left forgotten in a corner. It was disheartening to see other guests who arrived after me being served before me. Moreover, the way the queue was managed was problematic since even if another staff member was available, they didn't approach you spontaneously. This was not what I expected from a Novotel. The hotel is shared between two brands: Ibis Styles on the lower floors and Novotel on the higher ones, with a common lobby. Consequently, the hotel felt very family-oriented and noisy, lacking the usual upscale atmosphere associated with Novotel. On a positive note, the room itself was clean, spacious, and adequate. However, the combination of two hotels into one and the underwhelming check-in experience did not impress me. I will not consider staying at this hotel for my future trips to Madrid. Therefore, I cannot recommend it.

This is a budget hotel so might not suit some travelers. Also because of the distance to the main hum of Madrid is probably not suitable for people with walking disabilities. All this said, a spotlessly clean hotel, very good and helpful staff. Basic breakfast but plenty of choise. Great ensuite rooms. Lift access to all floors. Free WiFi in communal areas. My room although on the front (123) was very quiet at all times. Public buses (very cheap) from outside to the Bullring and metro stations to get to the centre of Madrid. Taxis outside and are not expensive. Uber taxis to order quickly To sum up, value would be hard to beat but a good 20 minutes by bus or cab from centre of Madrid.

For 1 night stay, its all good, room is super clean. Pillows are not so comfy, unless you request for extra pillows and double bed is just nice for an Asian size couples like us. Not suitable for bigger build bodies. Location is not that centralized and its quiet at night as it is an ofc area, but we managed to try both Taxi/metro for dinner, abt 10-12mins ride. We also went to Madrid Stadium using the metro, a more convenient way.

The place looks really shady inside. They only have inflatable beds which are extremely uncomfortable. No lockers, but you can ask the reception to open the warehouse door where everyone stores their suitcases and important stuff and this warehouse is locked at all times.

A nice hotel with many lovely features on each floor , shame about no coffee making facilities in room a huge disappointment as it’s the first thing we like when we wake up , only ate in hotel once food was terrible for a 5 star had to send my husband’s back and got a very cold response from waitress , put things on our table we didn’t ask for and expected us to pay €12 for a bit of bread it’s not how it should be , we were not willing to pay the full bill and the waitress was rude and if looks could kill , receptionist were helpful and sorted any issues out we had , please employ staff that know how to be with customers it stopped us eating there again at the very expensive cost.location was okay but not as central as we were lead to believe but still worth a visit just for the style . Please be warned the pool is ice cold as not heated and lots of the hotel was closed so we didn’t get to use most of it and that was disappointing as it was one of the reasons we booked with them.it wasn’t a cheap hotel we were a couple with our parents and expect coffee making facilities in our room at that cost. Please take that on board hotel owners .

A hotel that has just the right services, the bar service is decent, the pool is good, although it lacks sun loungers. Regarding attention, I am more neutral there since there are many employees who are just starting out or are from rival companies, since there is a certain lack of coordination or inexperience in some services. For example, at the bar, I had to wait a long time because the young people didn't know how to prepare some cocktails and only served beers. At the meal, too, some waiters did not know how to explain the menu well or make any recommendations, but instead called someone else to help them out. With this I don't mean that it is bad, or anything like that since both the cocktails and the food were good.

Please Avoid this place. It is cheap but nothing else! I stayed here checked into the receiption which is 24 hours after my working day. The place is near the metro cuatro caminos (a mainly poorer area of Madrid with lots of south american population). The area does have a 24 hour supermarket which was good as the hostal has no food/drink facilities. The room was a very small single bed as I was alone on an education course for my job. The room had a fan and tv and a small table. Once you switch off the light the fan goes off so you cannot sleep with the fan on at night with 39c heat. you cannot leave the window open as its not a safe place. The first moment I checked in, i quickly went outside to get air and get the metro outside. They checked in a drunk african man at 6pm in the evening who was walking up the stairs with a can of beer unable to walk or see anything (their is no lift to the rooms) you need to walk up around 50 stairs to the rooms. They take anyone from the streets if they pay the small charge to stay here. Second day, the two receiptionists or owners were fighting over money from the hotel they were shouting and getting agressive. Its was an uncomfortable situation to see. I left and came back after work for a shower and the room had not been cleaned. They said you didnt put a badge on the door saying clean my room. Couldnt they knock and say something? Very strange way of working? The next day I put the badge clean my room but NO nothing changed. It was an excuse.. Then I went and complained he didnt speak any English and didnt want to know he said the cleaners left and nothing he can do. I pulled off the bedsheets, but the bed protector was badly stained with blood and I also got a skin rash. I left the property 1 day early, it was disgusting. The toilets were not cleaned either and insects were crawling everywhere. This place should be closed down immediately. They dont take security or cleaning seriously, they dont want to know problems only take your money. I explained to Expedia about this place but the hotel denied everything. SHAME!!!

We had a business conference in the Voco Retiro from Monday to Wednesday at the end of February. To say I was impressed with the staff at the hotel is an understatement, nothing was a problem, they were all so helpful and we had everything we needed. The conference room was set up the way we requested, coffee breaks and lunch were at the times requested, the lunch was fantastic! The hotel rooms are extremely clean and comfortable. Working in tourism myself I would absolutely recommend this hotel 100% for a few nights stay or a business conference.

A taxi from the airport is around 20 Euros. The location is OK. It is also close to the subway. The hotel environment is also good. It feels like a homestay. There is a microwave oven, induction cooker, etc. in the room. The breakfast is Western-style. The Chinese may be used to drinking some milk. Others I am not used to, haha. The waiter is fluent in English, The whole is good, it is recommended!