When prim and seedy rub shoulders, the results are often entertaining. This renovated three-star business class hotel seems a bit out of place on Calle Montera, a street leading from Gran Vía to Plaza Sol best known for sex shops and prostitutes.
Everything at the Hotel Ateneo feels squeaky clean and chic. Its new fixtures, modern bathrooms outfitted with telephones, and big televisions seem to be enveloped in a nimbus of clean-car smell. Tasteful bedding and a minimalist glass bathroom sink looked to us like outtakes from modern designer magazines. Ateneo's high ceilings provide the only reminder of the building's original 18th-century structure.
There's also an Internet workspace in the salon downstairs, free of charge. Each room also has free ADSL Internet, nice toiletries, and a minibar.
» Elizabeth Gorman
Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.
About the Hotel Ateneo neighborhood
The Puerta del Sol is the geographic and historic center of old Madrid. Within walking distance of most of central Madrid's tourist offerings, the Puerta del Sol is an obligatory stop for all visitors to Madrid. Calle Mayor, a major commercial and business street, runs to the west of Puerta del Sol. Tiny, dense streets packed with tapas bars, restaurants, and cafes lie to Puerta del Sol's south. Many of Madrid's best hotels are on the Puerta del Sol, while pensions can be found along the side streets.
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