Hotel Madrid Chamartín, Affiliated by Meliá

The location is just across from the Chamartín train station which was an easy walk over with luggage and kids (if you have a lot of baggage you’ll walk a bit further to take the escalators.) We paid for included breakfast and it was well worth it. It couldn’t have been lovelier. My husband and I are on high protein diets and had an easy time, they had the fixings for mimosas, different juices, high quality coffee, hot foods and a large selection of pastries, breads, meats, cheeses, fruit, yogurt, cereal, and our children’s favorite a “Nutella-like” pump dispenser with little glass bowls to fill. The pool was large and clean. Our beds were comfortable and the rooms and bathrooms were clean. We liked the layout of the family rooms with bunk-beds. Our son got sick, and the staff couldn’t have been more helpful and accommodating.

Our room located on the 10th floor of the building. Great view of the fourth towers and the mountains. Our room was large, clean and the mattresses were comfortable. The hotel is located in front of Chamartin Station with 2 metros going straight to Plaza de Espana or Sol in 20min. The complimentary breakfast/buffet is complete with a large choice of sweet and salty options. Public Parking below the hotel with direct access (41€ 3 days)

Just a brief walk from Charmatin station/metro, this was really convenient for me and my travels. It looks a very average towerblock from the outside but once you're inside it is really very pleasant. The receptionists were polite and efficient with excellent English, and my room was large and modern and airy if a little plain and characterless. The bathroom was nice and big and bright too. The beds were 2 separate ones pushed together (I had asked for a double) and were on wheels on a wood-style floor so moved a little when you turned over a night. Three lifts serve the tower so one does not take long to arrive. The breakfast (which was in the room price) was really excellent - huge, varied, tasty, fresh and all-you-can-eat - one of the best I've had in a hotel with very efficient staff that cleared tables almost instantly as you left. Great value for Madrid.

Lovely big room. Very close to Chamartin station which was useful as we had an early train from there. Lots of choice for breakfast. 3 lifts so usually not a long wait for one of them to arrive. Comfortable beds. Probably best on the north side of the hotel as I suspect rooms on the south side would get hot in summer.

The rooms we stayed in were clean, pleasant and spacious. Though we had asked for our rooms to be next to each other, the hotel missed that detail for the first night. But for the second night, they moved one of our rooms so that we were right next door. The location of the hotel is ideal to catch the 1 line of the metro into the downtown part of Madrid. However, the commute was about 25 minutes. If we visit Madrid again, we did agree to book hotels earlier to get something closer to Plaza del Sol, which is in the heart of touristy Madrid. We still had a lovely experience, and 25 minutes wasn't horrible. It just meant less convenience for returning to the hotel throughout the day for breaks or to drop things off.