Hotel María Elena Palace ****

May/2007 Someone from New York, NY USA thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.9
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Clean
• Negative: Computer should have been free.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Classic style lovers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: Not rated
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

May/2007 Someone from Norway thinks:

• Overall rating: 10
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Nice rooms, quiet, breakfast buffet, near the city
• Negative: Nothing, everything was perfect!!
• I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Luxury, Modern style lovers, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 10
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

May/2007 Someone from ITALIA BARI thinks:

• Overall rating: 10
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: tutto
• Negative: nulla
• I RECOMMEND it for...
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: Not rated
• Location: Not rated
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: Not rated
• Quietness: Not rated
• Room: Not rated
• Value for money: Not rated

April/2007 Someone from UK thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.3
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Quietness/small size combined with central location
• Negative: Initial staff attitude (but fine later)
• I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10 quiet situation close to centre and train station
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 5 staff attitude mostly helpful, but a bit off-hand when we arrived
• Quietness: 10
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 7.5

April/2007 Someone from Australia thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.7
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: The foyer is wonderful and excellent breakfast
• Negative: The small quuen size bed was even small for a double
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10 Lots to walk to!
• Common facilities and services: 10 No secruity problems which is great for Madrid
• Staff: 10 Good Engish and excellent attitude
• Quietness: 10 No traffic noise!
• Room: 5 A very small queen size bed in a single size room good with lover but not with your mother. Bathroom excellent
• Value for money: 10

April/2007 Someone from uk/gr thinks:

• Overall rating: 8
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: clean and nice decor
• Negative: expensive restaurant with tiny portions
• I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 5 restaurant expensive . came out hungry!
• Staff: 7.5
• Quietness: 10
• Room: 5 window view on to nothing
• Value for money: 5

April/2007 Someone from USA thinks:

• Overall rating: 3
• Would you recommend it? No
• Positive: The size of the room is big.
• Negative: No bellman and no help unloading the bags. Guests have to do everything themselves.It is extremely noisy and too close to the SEX shops and prostitutes come out at night on streets next to the hotel.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Budget travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 7.5
• Common facilities and services: 2.5
• Staff: 2.5
• Quietness: Not rated
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 2.5

April/2007 Someone from uk thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.5
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Travelers with a car
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 7.5
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 5
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 5
• Value for money: 5

April/2007 Someone from Chicago, IL. thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Location was great
• Negative: Our room was very hot, even with the heat off and the window open
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Modern style lovers, Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 7.5

April/2007 Someone from Switzerland thinks:

• Overall rating: 4.3
• Would you recommend it? No
• Positive: location
• Negative: Too expensive, more a 3 Stars than a 4 Stars hotel. Complicated staff.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Families, Luxury, Budget travelers, Healthy lifestyle
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 5
• Staff: 5 Staff was friendly, but complicated...
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 2.5 No Air Condition, rooms were too hot (even during spring). Rooms were too small for travelling with a baby...
• Value for money: 2.5 No, too expensive for what was offered. Complicated people, hotel would more be a 3 than a 4 stars hotel...