Review Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid
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To find the Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid, you have to find go past the main square of Santo Domingo, and look down a smaller side street, next to the metro station. This street is still called Plaza Santo Domingo, but it's not the main part of the Plaza.
The Hotel Santo Domingo is a Best Western Hotel, and from what I've seen of Best Western's, they tend to pride themselves on their individual touch. No two of their hotels are the same, and so it was a pleasant surprise to see that this hotel is actually also a museum! It is filled with valuable works of art, antiques and imperial looking furniture.
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| The Reception Of The Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid Contains Antiques And Valuable Paintings and Furnishings |
Hotel Facilities
Depending on your taste, you could love the feeling of being in a bygone era that this hotel gives you. Either way, there are excellent facilities including a restaurant and café-bar, car rental, airport shuttle, fax, parking, room service (between 07:00 and 23:00) and if you really want to live it up in style, they have a limousine service and there's also babysitting.
Business Facilities
The Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid is superbly geared up for business meetings. There are 6 meeting rooms, and 3 of them have incredible views to the Royal Palace through picture windows which let in lots of light. Some of the rooms also have glass panelling in the ceiling. In contrast to the 'old museum feel' of the hotel lobby, the meeting rooms are very modern.
The largest room can hold 275 people and state of the art equipment including the following is available: projectors, photocopying, videos, screens, public relations, hostesses, stenographer, sound system, notice boards, multi-lingual secretary, computers and a choice of business meals, working lunches or cocktails.
Rooms
There are 120 rooms with en-suite bathroom at the Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid. Some rooms have a small balcony with standing room only. In Best Western Hotel style, they have decorated each room differently with the aim of providing an 'at home' feel. Each room has: AC, bathroom telephone, blackout curtains, satellite TV, clock radio, complimentary toiletries, extra towels and linen, hair dryer, safe, dial-up internet (at a charge), iron and ironing board (on request), adjustable lighting, minibar and writing desk. In the deluxe rooms you also benefit from a jetted bath tub, slippers and bathrobes.
Hotel Location And Facilities
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| A Picturesque Side Street Next To The Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid |
The Plaza Santo Domingo is about 50 metres away and has a Cervecería (beer house), Japanese restaurant, cash point and newsstand. There are public telephones opposite the hotel and also a small bar, a taverna, CD shop, florists and a bank. The metro is 20 metres across the street.
If you want to pop out and get your own groceries, there's a grocers 1 minute down the street. Next to here is an herbal pharmacy.
It's only 3 minutes walk to Gran Via, where you'll find a great selection of theatres, and the heart of Madrid's commercial area - the Puerta del Sol is only 15 minutes away on foot. The hotel is really well situated for access the famous Royal Palace and the Sabatini Gardens next to the palace, which make a pleasant place to relax with a picnic lunch in the heat of the day.
How To Get From The Airport To The Hotel
Via Taxi: A taxi from the airport will be about 30 minutes and cost €22.00 to €25.00 (including airport supplement), depending on traffic volume, and assuming there is no excess baggage (that all baggage fits inside the boot and interior of the taxi).
Via 
Metro: You can take various metro routes directly from the airport to arrive at Santo Domingo metro near the Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid. Line number 8 leaves from inside the airport between terminals 1 and 2. I've given the quickest route below with the stations where you need to change listed:
Metro: Nuevos Ministerios (Pink Line, L8) Then change and head for Cuatro Caminos (Grey Line, L6, Circular) Then change and head for Santo Domingo (Red Line, L2).
Via Bus: The red EMT public bus from the airport goes to Avenida America. The number bus that takes this route is the 115. From there it's quicker to change to the metro.
Reservations
Reservation Information For The Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid
In A Nutshell
The Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid is appealing because it is also a museum full of historical art and antiques. It manages to cater for tourists and business clients at the same time because it has such a wide range of facilities. The Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid is a unique hotel with its own individual character.
Hotel Santo Domingo Madrid - 4 Star
Plaza Santo Domingo, 13
28013
Metro: Santo Domingo (Red Line, L2) Plus 20 metres walk.
