Hostal PersalPensionEditor's Pick

Hotel Address

Plaza del Angel, 12
Madrid, Spain

Average guest rating

7.9

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Built inside a structure dating back to 1871, the Hostal Persal is an 80-room Madrid classic. (Breakfast is served downstairs in the hotel's "cave," which dates back even farther, to the early 1800s. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.)

The hotel sits squarely on a pedestrian street between Plaza Santa Ana and Plaza Jacinto Benavento. A well-known jazz bar, Café Central and tapas bars sit adjacent to it. And five minutes south is Plaza Sol.

Rooms are small, with hotel-like bedspreads that lack creativity. That acknowledged, Persal's clean, up-to-date bathrooms pick up the slack, as do the wall-mounted flat-panel TVs. Guests enjoy free satellite television and Wi-Fi in rooms. Less is more, aesthetically speaking: bare wood floors, miniature wall lights, and not-in-your-face art all set an appealing minimalist tone.

Request a fourth-floor room and you'll score a newly renovated shower. Note that exterior rooms have balconies while quiet interior rooms overlook a green thumb's patio.

On the service front, Persal punches above its weight. The basics are covered, and there's also a full-service concierge for car rental and site-seeing recommendations.

» 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.

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Hotel Address

Plaza del Angel, 12
Huertas & Santa Ana, Madrid, Spain

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Amenities

Hotel
  1. Airport Transportation
  2. Bar/Lounge
  3. Breakfast Included
  4. Café
  5. Car Rental
  6. Concierge/Booking Services
  7. Conference room
  8. Credit Cards Accepted
  9. Currency Exchange
  10. Elevator
  11. Fax Machine
  12. Free Newspapers
  13. Groups welcome
  1. Hair Dryer – at reception
  2. Historic building
  3. Internet Station
  4. Laundry Facilities
  5. Luggage Storage
  6. Meals for groups
  7. Reception: 24-Hour
  8. Restaurant
  9. Tourist information
  10. Train Station Transportaion
  11. Vending Machines
  12. Wake-Up Service
  13. Wi-Fi Connection
Room
  1. Air conditioning
  2. Balconies/Terraces Available
  3. Bathroom: Private
  4. Bathtubs Available
  5. Cable TV
  6. Handicap accessible roome
  7. Heat
  8. Internet Access
  1. Radio
  2. Safe
  3. Telephone
  4. Toiletries
  5. TV
  6. TV – flat screen
  7. Writing desk

About the Hostal Persal neighborhood

Huertas? Santa Ana? Oddly enough, the neighborhood itself doesn't seem to know. But whatever its name, one thing's certain: this tiny (but central) stretch of city just south of Puerta del Sol is jam-packed with people, attractions, and excitement. Also known as Barrio de las Letras (or "Neighborhood of the Letters), it was once a hot spot for literary gents of Madrid's Golden Age. Remnants of 16th- and 17th-century literary life still abound around Plaza Santa Ana, including the Mueseo Cervantino, once the printing site of the first edition of Don Quixote, and the Ateneo library. Also leftover from it's literary past are the theaters and bars that have always made Huertas and Santa Ana lively and popular. Though digs in this popular hood can sometimes be on the pricier end, there are deals to be had for travelers who crave a lively bar scene.

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Hostal Persal, Madrid, Spain
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