Review Hotel Villa Magna Madrid
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The Hotel Villa Magna Madrid is possibly the most elite hotel in Madrid. It's rumoured that the rich and famous often stay here, although I didn't manage to spot anyone I recognised on my visit! The Hotel Villa Magna Madrid is a Park Hyatt hotel, and it is in the centre of Madrid's classiest district of Salamanca, where you can find all the elite boutiques.
It sits hidden behind a mass of lush greenery and flowers which give it ample privacy, and yet it still has direct access to one of the most important through roads in Madrid - the Paseo de la Castellana. The staff were helpful to the extreme and couldn't do enough to assist me. The ambience inside is pleasant, with people quietly chatting and the décor features chandeliers and a cream and gold colour scheme.
Hotel Facilities
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| The Sumptuous Champagne Bar In The Hotel Villa Magna Madrid |
The hotel restaurant specialises in Mediterranean cuisine and has a garden terrace open in the summer. There's also a Cantonese restaurant 'Tse Yang' headed by an esteemed chef, and the large lobby Champagne Bar that has huge picture windows looking out across the gardens.
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| One Of The Many Peaceful Shaded Outdoor Dining Areas |
Other facilities include a gym with sauna and steam bath, hotel garage and public car parks, limousine service (book in advance), multilingual staff, international newspapers, babysitting service, valet parking, concierge service for booking tickets, personal shopping, flowers etc. (24hrs), same day laundry and dry cleaning, safe, 24 hour room service, car rental, unisex hairdresser and the department store El Corte Inglés is directly connected to the hotel.
If you've decided to really splash out, throughout the lobby there are display cases with fashion items from all the top designers, including Gucci, Dior and a range of Mont Blanc pens.
Facilities For The Disabled
There are rooms specially adapted for disabled use and wheelchairs.
Business Facilities
There are 10 meeting rooms with a capacity for up to 1000 guests. wi-fi internet is available and the hotel has the latest technology in terms of video conferencing and audio-visual equipment.
There's also a business centre that you can use like an office. It offers the following: personal computers, colour printer, scanner, ISDN and analogue lines, telefax, CD-ROM writer, zip drive, internet connection, E-mail, photocopying, document binding, secretarial and translation services and local business information.
Through the concierge desk you also have access to staff who are trained in technical support.
Rooms
The Hotel Villa Magna Madrid only has the best of quality, and it contains 182 luxury guest rooms including 18 suites.
The rooms are furnished in the same smart and expensive style as the rest of the hotel, and all rooms contain: 25 inch or larger satellite TV, crib upon request, dual line phones, high-speed internet access, marble bath, minibar, complimentary shoeshine, dataport, hairdryer, individual AC control, kettle, coffee maker, iron, ironing board, fax machine upon request, bath robes and there's 24 hour room service.
The most up market suite is the Presidential suite which also has a private sauna, 114 m2 terrace and piano. Not to mention its total 192 m2 size. The hotel staff it is preferred by celebrities and heads of state. It's like home from home with a reception, living and formal dining areas, and 2 king size bedroom suites with marble baths and saunas, baths and massage showers. There's even a butler service!
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| You Can Just See The Paseo De La Castellana From The Gardens Of The Hotel Villa Magna Madrid |
Hotel Location And Facilities
There's a commercial shopping centre 400 metres away if you turn right out of the hotel. The main road of the Paseo de la Castellana lead to the Paseo del Prado, where you'll see the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza art museums.
To travel to the commercial centre of Madrid, the metro will take approximately 15 minutes.
How To Get From The Airport To The Hotel
Via Taxi: A taxi from the airport should take about 20 minutes and costs about €20.00 (including airport supplement), depending on much traffic there is, and assuming there is no excess baggage (that it all fits inside the boot and interior of the taxi).
Via 
Metro: You can take various metro routes directly from the airport to arrive at Ruben Dario metro near the Hotel Villa Magna Madrid. Line number 8 leaves from inside the airport between terminals 1 and 2. The quickest route is given below with the stations where you need to change listed:
Metro: Columbia (Pink Line, L8) Then change and head for Nuñez de Balboa (Purple Line, L9) Then change and head for Ruben Dario (Green Line, L5).
Via Bus: You can take a red EMT public bus from the airport 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 Villa Magna Madrid
In A Nutshell
The Hotel Villa Magna Madrid is an extremely luxurious hotel that caters excellently for business conferences and has its location in the heart of the business district. Travellers wanting to relax and unwind will also enjoy its excellent facilities, and location right next door to El Corte Ingles and the upmarket district of Salamanca.
Hotel Villa Magna Madrid - 5 Star
Paseo de la Castellana, 22
Metro: Ruben Dario (Green Line, L5) Plus 6 minutes walk.
