NH Madrid Nacional

The breakfast is FABULOUS, worthy of a five star hotel. The personnel at breakfast are very lively and welcoming. The location is great: you can walk to almost everything - museums like the not to miss El Prado are just a 6-7 minutes walk, El Retiro park is also close by, the beautiful plaza major is like a 20 minutes walk, 5 more minutes and your at the royal palace and al Mudena cathedral. Also Atocha train and metro station is just 5 easy minutes away. Plus, right in front of the hotel, I mean just at the door: taxi stops, several bus stops.. We stayed on 2 separate days and, in between, traveled by train to Lisbon: they very kindly kept our heavy luggage for 4 days until we came back, which allowed us to travel light. We are very thankful for that. Rooms are comfy and well furnished.

One thing I didn't like on our second stay, the room wasn't very clean and the kettle had coffee remains. When I informed the person in charge, the reply was that it was actually stained and needed extra cleaning time... I found the reply unprofessional: it is a 4 star hotel, I'm sure they have a replacement unstained kettle to put in the room.

Location! It is very conveniently located near to many good attractions and to the Atocha train station. Comfy beds. Very kind and helpful staff.

The water in the shower does not drain well.