Apartamentos Camino del Prado - Madrid

Note this review is for Apartment 4. This apartment was great and absolutely suited our needs. It was clean, well set out with all the amenities we required, including a washing machine and cooktop. The apartment is located in an ok area not far from the metro station. There is a fabulous supermarket located about 400m down the street and plenty of restaurants close by. We really enjoyed our stay here and were very happy with the apartment and location. There are a couple of things that I would like to point out that could be an issue for others. Apartment 4 is located on the 4th floor and there is no lift. If you have suitcases it could be a struggle. If you're unfit/not able to climb too many stairs, this apartment is not for you, try one on the lower levels. The other thing to note is the roofline is angled with exposed beams, which at points are quite low. I'm 5"10 and the beams were at my head height in some places. One last point to note is the size of the shower and the height of the roof over the shower. It was rather small and a tight squeeze to get in to and I am by no means large. These are by no means criticisms of this apartment as we loved it and it's charm, however I'd hate for someone to find these things out upon arrival and for it to be a problem. I would highly recommend staying in this apartment if you are looking for a self contained apartment.

This hotel has no lobby, so you have to schedule a time to meet with the person who is going to give you keys. I was not told that they would be late, and I ended up waiting on a street corner for an hour for someone to show up. This made me very uncomfortable and ended up putting a bit of a damper on my stay in Madrid. Aside from that, the room was in fine condition, but there were better places to stay. Note, there is a washer but no dryer.

They imply they have a reception by saying they have a multilingual staff and help with tours. There is NO reception or help with tours. After you book they send you a threatening letter about being on time or you will have to wait till they get around to coming back. Then they were late to the check in themselves! Plus they put us on the 5th floor of a building which has no elevator(lift) after I told them I have a broken ankle! The room does not look like any of their photos at all and there is almost NO wifi. It works about 10% of the time and is slower than dialup. The shower has a 13 inch opening! You can barely turn around it it. They said it had a spa tub! Liars. It has such a low ceiling and beams that my husband kept hitting his head on the them. It said it has a balcony. Even on the description they sent me. NO it has no balcony. We had no car, but if we did, there's no parking allowed by the hotel. It's a 10 minute walk all uphill to the apts. OMG if you have luggage! Do not stay here if you want a good Madrid experience!!!

In short - the bad 1) Hot water only lasts 5 min - don't expect 2 people to have consecutive showers 2) The noise overnight is unbearable. You cannot sleep at all. 3) No reception therefore you need to go elsewhere to leave your bags if you arrive early. 4) Not well insulated so we had the heating on 24/7 essentially The good 1) Right near a big supermarket 2) All activities within walking distance 3) Cheap if you can handle not sleeping 4) Close to the main station

The AC in the Camino del Prado apartment was needing service so we were upgraded to an apartment at Apartamente del Palacio Real - same company. We were treated beautifully. The apartment had everything we needed and if anything wasn't perfect, the representatives of the company replaced or fixed immediately. The apartment was spotless and while it didn't have street facing windows, it was still charming. My husband and I saved a huge amount of money on food and were able to enjoy picking up fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses in the mercado just around the corner. There were many, many places to get tapas and/or a glass of wine or cerveza. The noise level was just fine and we got good rest. There were fiestas very near and we participated when we wanted and slept when we needed. The lift was wonderful, the laundry available for free, the AC strong. Neighborhood was very, very safe. We often walked as late as 2 a.m. or more. It was also near the La Latina metro for longer trips and we just walked everywhere for shorter distances. Beautiful stay! Great company! Cannot recommend it highly enough!!