Hello, My friend and I will be in Barcelona and then Madrid at the end of November. We would like to stay somewhere near the city centers, price range 50-100 Euros per night. Any recommendations for places with charm and comfort? Thank you in advance for any reply, and happy travels.

I'd like to help and would ordinarrily recommend one of the several Apsis hotels..but what is holding me back is not knowing your definiton of "charm."

The Continental Palacete is a very nice boutique-ish hotel in the Eixample district (the Gaudi architecture sector just north of Placa Catalunya) that's around 100 euro a night in the off season.

The Apsis Splendid in Barcelona looks rather nice. Thanks!

check out a website I love called i-escape. They specialize in cool and unusual boutique hotels. I've stayed at 2 in Italy from their website.

http://www.i-escape.com/country_summ...n%3A+Barcelona

The Banys Orientals Hotel on Argentaria (metro Jaume 1) on the edge of the Bari Gotic should meet your budget. It's a really nice area to stay in as well, lots of great tapas bars, Picasso Museum 2 minutes walk away, the Cathedral 5 minutes, las Ramblas less than 10 Minutes. (I rented an apartment just round the corner from the hotel, and would go back to that part of Barcelona at the drop of a hat..... Also I was with my two teenage daughters and we felt perfectly safe in that area, if that is a consideration for you.)

www.hotelbanysorientals.com



Also www.mrandmrssmith.com is 'the ultimate guide to stylish hotels in Europe'.