TDudette

Hi to All,

I'm looking at Paseo del Prado hotel in Madrid because of its proximity to Prado. Has anyone stayed there? TA has very good reviews. Any others nearby to recommend?

$200 or less if poss but I do realize that in that area it may not be possible.

Thanks, TDu

jelopez33

Hi!
Cannot comment on the hotel you mention, but we usually like any NH.
We prefer the Gran Via zone and we usually like the Maria Elena Palace, a 4 stars hotel or the Regente, a good three stars , y booked Regente for september fot about 90 €.
Enjoy your stay!

TDudette

Thanks, jelopez33, I'll check out those. Late husband and I stayed at an NH hotel in Monpellier, France and liked it also.

I'm now looking at Hotel Lope de Vega just up the street from del Prado. It's a tad cheaper.

Again, any and all hotels near Prado first-hand advice appreciated. If I am having breathing issues, being a very short walk to my main focus is important so please keep me close!

Bedar

Can't comment on your hotel either, but we do stay on the Paseo del Prado at the Hotel Mora which is quite acceptable for about 80 or 90€.

yipper

We stayed at the Westin palace. It was wonderful. It is above your price, but if you have Starwood points it would be a good time to use them.

kja

I stayed at the Hotel Lope de Vega many years ago (204). Nothing fancy, but it suited my needs very well.

TDudette

Thanks Bedar, jipper and kja. Paseo and Lope best choices right now.

I googled Maria Elena Palace but it wasn't near Prado.

Westin def in the right place but, yes, over my price. However, in the past I've emailed more expensive hotels directly and asked for a price for a certain number of nights and often get a bit of a break.

Again, any hotel near Prado suggestions appreciated.

Bokhara2

The Ritz is directly over the street from the Prado. Haven't stayed there, but had lunch one day and it's very nice.

worldinabag

Hola

You could try your luck on Booking.com.

TDudette

Ritz also more than I want to spend but thanks, Bokhara2.

worldinabag, I always check online sites--hoping for a first-hand Fodorite recco. Thanks anyhow.

chapla

I LOVE the NH Paseo del Prado! I always stayed there when it was the Canarias -it changed owners a couple of years ago!NH hotels are my favorite chain,great toiletries! Go to their website-they have great specials w/ or w/out breakfast (which is a full buffet)! The location is also perfect because it's an easy walk to the other 2 museums and up to the Plaza Mayor, 10 mins.

TDudette

Thank you, chapla!

Just started reading the DK Spain book and see a Sorolla museum in Madrid. Yippee! Hub and I "discovered" him in a Venice gallery and I fell in love with his "Sewing the Sail". The light seemed to shimmer in this large work--see below:

http://www.joaquin-sorolla-y-bastida.org/

november_moon

I stayed at the Hotel Vincci Soho on Calle del Prado, just a couple blocks away. It was a great place, and my rate was around 110 euro/night. The address is Calle del Prado 18, 28014, Madrid - you can map it and see the relation to the Museo del Prado. Also, it is a couple blocks from Plaza de Santa Ana, which has some good places to eat and drink.

http://www.vinccihoteles.com/eng/Hot..._match_e_plid_

TDudette

That looks very good, november_moon. Not very far to walk at all. Many thanks!

chapla

The Sorolla museum is his actual house-quite a wonderful feeling to walk through it.It does not get as much recognition nor visitors as it should because it is a little way out but definitely worth the extra effort.You can take bus 27 or a taxi.Thank goodness the Spanish government took over and reopened it as a museum-there was some family scandal and all the money was lost/spent. It's also the only place to buy postcards of his work which is beautifully dispplayed in the house.
Another often overlooked place is the house of Lope de Vega on Calle Cervantes 11!If you have a room in the back of the Vincci Soho hotel you can actually see the back of De Vega's house and the lovely garden!
Both places are free to the public.
IMO the Vincci Soho is nice but the Paseo del Prado is wonderful!

kimhe

Hundreds of guest reviews for Paseo del Prado, 8,8/10: http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/paseo-del-prado.en.html

Hundreds of guest reviews for Vincci Soho, 8,3/10: http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/vinccisoho.en.html

danon

another vote for Sorolla museum/ house...

TDudette

Wonderful to read, chapla, thank you. Also for the heads up about Lope de Vega house. I just read the description in DK that said some of the same fruit trees the author mentioned in 1600's are still there. Some of his furniture as well.

I will def. go there, danon! I can still shiver remembering the piece we saw in Venice. His name wasn't in my art vocabulary until then and I was amazed at his body of work.

Thanks, kimhe and I have looked at some of those, but I am particularly interested Fodorite favorites.

TDudette

ps-The painting we saw was "Mending the Sail" not the same one as "Sewing..."--I was just browsing through the link (above) and realized this.

TDudette

OK, reservations made at Paseo del Prado! Thank you all so much for your input.

Off to scout out London hotels now--a separate thread for advice.