Name: Catalonia Atocha
Address: Atocha, Madrid, Community of Madrid, ES
Price range: US$155–US$865 per night
Rating: 8.85

What guests think

At Catalonia Atocha, travelers consistently praise the central, walkable location and the friendly, helpful staff, alongside generally clean, modern rooms, making it a convenient base for museums, trains, and Madrid’s main sights.

Rooms vary: some are compact or face interior light wells with little natural light, while upgraded categories and suites feel spacious and comfortable. Several guests reported air‑conditioning problems or noise, and occasional construction or power outages affected comfort for some stays. Rooftop terraces, a bar, and a small plunge‑style pool are appreciated, though the pool can be crowded or temporarily unavailable; breakfast is widely liked but considered pricey by a few. Expect a modern, city‑center stay with strong service and a few comfort trade‑offs.

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Facilities

Rooftop terraces and bar are popular, and there is a small plunge‑style pool. Some guests found the pool tiny or at capacity, noted the spa carries an extra fee, and reported occasional construction or pool outages.

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John

27 May 2023

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Stayed 11 nights

There is significant construction going on right now at the hotel, either next to it or on the actual property. Expect LOUD banging beginning at 8:00am daily. When I say loud, it is the sound of a sledgehammer smashing concrete.

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Arif

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

The pool is very small. They only allow 10 people at a time to use it. You have to wait until someone comes out. Breakfast could be done better.

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Paul

14 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were some of the most professional and courteous I have encountered. Excellent room. Good value. My only complaint is that their featured photo gives one the impression there is a rooftop pool. Well the "pool" as small and about a metre of water. Not for swimming as I had hoped

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Julian Ramin

20 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Most disappointing is that pool had no water and to use the Sauna you need to pay extra. Never experienced before, that a hotel would charge their customers extra for the use of their sauna.

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P

3 Sept 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location for Atocha station and short walk to city centre Sol area. Very friendly, helpful staff. Amazing breakfast with very wide choice of foods to suit all. Room was clean and well maintained. Rooftop bar and jacuzzi were great for a bit of chill time

10

Adriana

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great quality hotel. The pool was a nice bonus.

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Alan

3 Sept 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Lovely hotel in a great location. Staff are very friendly and helpful. The Rooftop bar is comfortable with great views. Breakfast was lovely and covered all tastes. Room was serviced daily.

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Peter

8 Oct 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

We were in a brand new room, and its was fantastic, lovely furnishings, huge and also very quiet, and a super comfortable bed and spotlessly clean. The staff were great and super helpful all over the hotel. The breakfast is FANTASTIC!! and well worth including and there are also, multiple roof terraces for you to enjoy with a drink. Would definatly return.

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Agnès

5 Oct 2022

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Stayed 3 nights

Personnel très sympathique, hotel très bien situé, rooftop avec jacuzzi vue sur les toits très appréciable.

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Mona

7 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Comfy bed and rooms . Centeal AC. Great staff Nice rooftop bar next to the pool with friendly staff

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is a strong point across reviews, with rooms and common areas frequently described as very clean and well kept. A few guests noted isolated misses like hairs on cups or minor bathroom build‑up or stains.

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valeria

3 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very well kept property. Room was very clean and had everything we needed. Staff was very welcoming and accommodating. We will definitely be back.

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Miwa

6 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

掃除も行き届いていてキレイなホテルです。

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Georgina

4 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was very modern and clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was clean throughout and very comfortable. The hotel location is close to restaurants, shopping, and major attractions.

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esmeralda

2 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This place was very clean and nice

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MOISES

6 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Buen rumbo en el centro de Madrid. Fuera de algunos detalles el cuarto es cómodo y agradable. Para el alto precio es decepcionante que haya detalles como que la cabecera de la cama se esté descarapelando o que haya yo tenido que limpiar una mancha m desagradable en la tina. Llegue 45 minutos antes de la hora de check in y tuve que regresar, era poco tiempo, habría sido un buen detalle que se esforzaran por entregar la habitación un poco antes.

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Seosaimhin

31 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff and bar service on roof top. Good central hotel- pool is very shallow & small.. it was fine to sit or dip in to cool down..good tea/coffee facilities.. comfortable bed. I rated cleanliness low as i found several hairs across the cups on the table.

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Amanda

19 Feb 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

The reception staff were welcoming, helpful and friendly. The room was lovely and clean.

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Louise

19 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was friendly and helpful. Room was very clean

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Daniel

18 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall an okay stay but hampered by the fact their AC didn’t really work. The one night I was there I asked to change room as couldn’t get the room temperature below 25 degrees, I was moved to another room at midnight and even that one I couldn’t get below 21 degrees which made the stay rather uncomfortable especially in the heat. The rooms could do with some upgrading, the bathroom floor was uneven and you could see plenty limescale build up in the shower head. Definitely has potential and great location but really the AC put a dampener on things. Wouldn’t stay there again given the issues.

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Timothy

17 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful hotel. Very clean and updated.

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Rooms

Rooms are modern and comfortable, but sizes vary widely; several are small or face interior shafts with limited natural light, while upgrades and suites feel spacious with excellent showers and beds. Recurrent issues include weak or noisy air‑conditioning and occasional noise; a few guests reported unstable Wi‑Fi.

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Peter

21 Apr 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Meget velbeliggende og delikat samt moderne indrettet hotel. Næste gang vil vi foretrække ikke at bo ud mod gaden grundet trafikstøj.

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Laddie

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Room AC was very noisy and not cooling very well. We informed Front Desk the next morning, but they never fixed it. We come back to the room after sightseeing all day in warm humid weather on our last full day and housekeeping shut off the AC in our room which put our room over 80 degrees F (26.9 C) and humid, we turned the AC back on and called front desk twice before they finally sent up a maint. person. They checked it over and played with the controls a bit then said the unit is pretty loud, I told them yes we know as we reported it but no one fixed it. Maint. then said on low its not as noisy, but that would take forever to cool the room. I asked how long would it take to get the temp back down as quickly as possible, as it was near 11pm. He said 10 minutes on high (Noisy), after 10 minutes dropped only to 26.6 C, and would drop by 0.3 after every 10-15 minutes. We were not able to fall asleep until about 3am when the humidity and room temp was finally cool enough to fall asleep. The hotel offered to have us change rooms at about midnight, on our last night. But the new room didn't have the AC turned on yet as a vacant room and we would have to grab all of our things and reset everything in another warm/ humid room. Terrible Management & Customer Service

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Guy

29 Jun 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Everything about this hotel was excellent - room well appointed, staff very helpful, breakfast good. Only problem was we had an internal room which was dark, with only a ventilation shaft on one wall. So it felt like a cell. Would not stay in this hotel again unless a window to the streets outside was guaranteed.

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Valerio

4 Jan 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Camera pulita, ma un po’ troppo piccola. Non c’era spazio per mettere la valigia in alcun posto purtroppo. Hotel molto curato, staff molto gentile e posizione comodissima a 20 metri dalla fermata della metro.

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Martine

11 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Chambre minuscule sans fenêtre

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Elizabeth

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Quiet twin room with plenty of room between the beds. Big bath. Walkable to Prado and Old town.

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TEU

18 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I’ve stayed here two times now and my recommendation is to upgrade to the deluxe. The standard room is dark and dingy and I had to change rooms because my room smelt of cigarettes. Trust me pay that little bit extra to avoid the standard room.

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Cristina

16 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A great hotel that is conveniently located. It’s reasonably close to Atocha train station (15 - 20 minute walk) and there’s also a subway stop practically on the doorstep. Very comfortable and clean. The shower was amazing, the towels were plush, the bathroom lighting was great.

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Daniel

18 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall an okay stay but hampered by the fact their AC didn’t really work. The one night I was there I asked to change room as couldn’t get the room temperature below 25 degrees, I was moved to another room at midnight and even that one I couldn’t get below 21 degrees which made the stay rather uncomfortable especially in the heat. The rooms could do with some upgrading, the bathroom floor was uneven and you could see plenty limescale build up in the shower head. Definitely has potential and great location but really the AC put a dampener on things. Wouldn’t stay there again given the issues.

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Jens

3 Feb 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice centrally positioned hotel with 1 minus the WIFI is so unstable it was for most of the time impossible to use - it was more of than on!!!!

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, professional, and accommodating, with quick check‑ins and helpful reception and bar teams. A minority reported slow or unhelpful responses to AC or outage issues and occasional billing or policy frustrations.

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Laddie

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Room AC was very noisy and not cooling very well. We informed Front Desk the next morning, but they never fixed it. We come back to the room after sightseeing all day in warm humid weather on our last full day and housekeeping shut off the AC in our room which put our room over 80 degrees F (26.9 C) and humid, we turned the AC back on and called front desk twice before they finally sent up a maint. person. They checked it over and played with the controls a bit then said the unit is pretty loud, I told them yes we know as we reported it but no one fixed it. Maint. then said on low its not as noisy, but that would take forever to cool the room. I asked how long would it take to get the temp back down as quickly as possible, as it was near 11pm. He said 10 minutes on high (Noisy), after 10 minutes dropped only to 26.6 C, and would drop by 0.3 after every 10-15 minutes. We were not able to fall asleep until about 3am when the humidity and room temp was finally cool enough to fall asleep. The hotel offered to have us change rooms at about midnight, on our last night. But the new room didn't have the AC turned on yet as a vacant room and we would have to grab all of our things and reset everything in another warm/ humid room. Terrible Management & Customer Service

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Nicole

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Flight cancelled and showed up late, the staff was so kind and even gave us drink vouchers. The room was extremely comfortable and private. Carolina helped me check out with ease!

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Mandayam

14 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Centrally located in Madrid, walkable to many places you might want to visit. Clean, modern, helpful staff. However, they charged us twice for the room, once before we arrived, and then again at check-in. The person at reception then said the first charge would be refunded, and gave me a confirmation slip, but we are still waiting for the refund. This is a strange and unacceptable practice!

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Felicitas

21 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stay here often and always accommodating and professional!

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Somer

8 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location and clean hotel. However, my room was extremely hot at all times, which prevented me from sleeping the last night. I don’t think the AC was working. Also, I was doing the Madrid half marathon on the Sunday morning and called to reception to see if they could accommodate me with a few slices of toast delivered to my room around 6:45am to which their response was “breakfast doesn’t start until 7:30 on Sundays so no” which was disappointing. Apart from that, hotel was good.

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Keon

28 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was gorgeous. The staff was excellent. We loved this place. We will definitely return.

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George

6 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Near Atocha train station, Puerta del Sol, and Plaza Major, restaurants, and shopping. Excellent buffet breakfast, clean rooms, courteous and helpful staff

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Ricardo

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great service and staff are excellent

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DANIEL

1 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

SE FUE LA LUZ A PRIMERA HORA DE LA TARDE Y NO TUVIMOS AIRE ACONDICIONADO HASTA LAS 07'00 HORAS DE LA MAÑANA DEL DIA SIGUIENTE. Y NO HUBO NINGUNA EXPLICACION POR PARTE DEL PERSONAL. NO PUEDE SER QUE UN HOTEL DE 4 ESTRELLAS NO TENGA RESPUESTA A UNA SITUACIÓN COMO ESTA. NO PUDIMOS DORMIR EN LA HABITACIÓN DADA LA CALOR QUE HACIA. AL DIA SIGUIENTE NO PUEDES ACCEDER A LA PISCINA, DADO QUE HAS HECHO CHECK-OUT Y EL ACCESO VA CON TARJETA.

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Patricia

9 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Pedro and the reception team were excellent! Held our luggage before and after check-in and check-out so we could explore the city. They were friendly, accommodating and professional. Great hotel, met all our criteria. Well located, clean and would recommend!

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Location

Location is consistently praised as central and walkable, close to Atocha Station, major museums, Sol/Plaza Mayor, metro entrances, restaurants and bars. A few note some nearby blocks feel less appealing, but most found it convenient for sightseeing.

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Yvonne

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Easy to get around Madrid from this location. Plenty local businesses near to hotel. Metro station very close. Easy walking to Sol and Plaza Mayor, restaurants etc

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Robert

14 Oct 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

Great location. Metro almost in the hotel. Madrid requires making a change or two to get to some of the attractions but after first try, no problems. This was not a touristic neighberhood. So we had to get the hang of basic Spanish but boy did we have fun. The restaurente we ate at practically made us family. Hotel of course had multilingual staff and were very helpful.

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Bill

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Second stay here in modern hotel close to the Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen. Ideal for cultural visit to Madrid.

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William

12 Nov 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

This was our first trip to Madrid. The Catalonia Atocha turned out to be (for us) in a PERFECT location! We were a short walk from all 3 major museums. There were plenty of great little restaurants, tapas bars and a market just minutes from hotel. The Metro was less than a block away. The room was quiet and well-appointed and the staff could not have been nicer. I rarely give reviews, but I felt that I just had to give the Catalonia Atocha a deserving 5-star review.

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Wanda

13 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent hotel neat the Atocha station. Wonderful staff and a good start to explore Madrid.

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Tiffany

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel and staff were ok. Staff were nice, room was enough for a night, but area in front of hotel very questionable. It’s not a far walk to a better neighborhood and dining.

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maria

10 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very modern and clean hotel. Loved the showers. Very conveniently located near Atocha station.

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Reha

2 Nov 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

good place to stay - decent property. the portion of the street its in is a bit rundown.

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Georgina

4 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was very modern and clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was clean throughout and very comfortable. The hotel location is close to restaurants, shopping, and major attractions.

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Stephanie

17 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location

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Dining

Breakfast receives frequent praise for quality and variety, and many enjoyed drinks at the rooftop bar. Some guests found breakfast expensive or noted an isolated QR ordering issue for room service.

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ALEJANDRO

13 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Estuvimos 3 noches, todo excelente, el cuarto con todas las comodidades y limpieza, muy amables, y la ubicación es excelente. El desayuno bufet es buenismo

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Maritza

3 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excelente servicio, muy buena ubicación, instalaciones perfectas y muy buena comida

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Arif

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

The pool is very small. They only allow 10 people at a time to use it. You have to wait until someone comes out. Breakfast could be done better.

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Christian

14 Dec 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Meget fint hotel som ligger utroligt centralt i byen. Værelset var lille men meget rent og praktisk. Vi fik en rigtig dejlig morgenmad med mange valgmuligheder. Der var fin opmærksomhed fra de ansatte og meget nem check in og check out. Et rigtigt godt hotel

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ROSA

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nos hospedamos solamente una noche porque ya terminaba nuestro viaje. Muy buena ubicación. Cercano a comercios, restaurantes, museos y la estación de tren. El servicio en recepción muy bueno y el personal muy amable. La habitación tamaño estándar con lo necesario. La cama muy cómoda y el baño con la cubierta del lavabo muy amplia para poder poner cosas. Lo cual es muy útil y cómodo. Aunque el inodoro incómodo porque estaba demasiado pegado a la pared en uno de los lados. El costo del desayuno nos pareció elevado y no desayunamos en el hotel.

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P

3 Sept 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location for Atocha station and short walk to city centre Sol area. Very friendly, helpful staff. Amazing breakfast with very wide choice of foods to suit all. Room was clean and well maintained. Rooftop bar and jacuzzi were great for a bit of chill time

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Johan

11 Nov 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Heel fijne ontvangst, heel mooie kamer en proper. Personeel was heel hulpvaardig en vriendelijk. Een top ontbijt met alles wat je maar wensen kan, heerlijke gerechten en heel fijn dat de kok een recept wilde delen. Zeker een aanrader.

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Mitchell A

21 Nov 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

We lucked out booking Catalonia Atocha. Very centrally located so walking distance to the subway and many attractions and restaurants. The breakfast at the hotel is great and well worth it.

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adam

20 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The QR Code for ordering food wasn’t sending the order to the kitchen so after waiting an 1.5 hours I had to go to front desk to have the send order to kitchen

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Joshua

28 Aug 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

An amazing hotel with amazing staff. The breakfast bar was massive and always clean and prepared. Wine was optional in the morning if it was that kind of day. lol.

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Month	Average price
January	US$174
February	US$180
March	US$201
April	US$263
May	US$286
June	US$246
July	US$188
August	US$156
September	US$285
October	US$289
November	US$245
December	US$200

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5 $175	6 $253	7 $467
8 $312	9 $214	10 $195	11 $194	12 $314	13 $301	14 $351
15 $195	16 $195	17 $231	18 $293	19 $261	20 $865	21 $312
22 $201	23 $221	24 $366	25 $312	26 $312	27 $312	28 $321
29 $171	30 $171

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1 $155	2 $201	3 $171	4 $280	5 $281
6 $281	7 $200	8 $155	9 $155	10 $155	11 $251	12 $240
13 $190	14 $179	15 $155	16 $155	17 $163	18 $191	19 $230
20 $155	21 $155	22 $155	23 $182	24 $186	25 $186	26 $293
27 $293	28 $251	29 $215	30 $392	31

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