Melia Avenida de America

The rooms were spacious and the beds comfortable. We had an early flight out of Barajas Airport and it is only a ten minute drive away so it was very conveniently located. There is also a fantastic Malaysian restaurant only a 10 minute walk away.

The location is excellent - maybe 10 km from downtown Madrid, with a public bus stop right in front of the hotel. The Melia is far enough from downtown to have neighborhood restaurants with local - not tourist - meals and pricing, all a 15-minute walk through a nice park away. The staff was very accommodating and friendly, especially given that we were a very large group. Breakfast was outstanding. Rooms were larger than is typical in Europe. For me the area felt safe and comfortable, but it is a working-class suburb neighborhood; expect crowded buses at rush hour and noisy teenagers at the park.

We had 2 rooms booked for 4 people. The twin room was spacious and had a big window with a lot of light. The queen room was much smaller and had a tiny window placed high near the ceiling so it felt dark and confined (room 344). Both rooms were newly renovated and had luxurious bedding and towels. The shuttle for the airport was very convenient to the airport. For food, we walked 20 min to an area which had lots of restaurants and stores. Note that this hotel is far from the center of Madrid so you will need to take the bus or taxi to go there. The breakfast buffet was plentiful and cost 20 euros per person.

excellent breakfast with big variety of savoury and sweet foods; pretty, spacious and clean room; big comfortable bed with a set of different pillows, quiet AC that's easy to run off, free airport shuttle

Stayed for 5 nights so we could attend the two day Metallica concerts. We chose the hotel due to relative ease of transportation from Airport and to the Stadium. The hotel offer a free shuttle bus to and from the airport. 146 bus to Central Madrid stops outside the entrance. 15 minute walk to nearest Metro station. It would have been nice to be closer to the main attractions etc but as explained above it was an informed choice by us. Lovely, quiet, very clean hotel. Food and drink good and well priced. 16 Euro each for buffet breakfast offering a wide selection of cooked, continental, fresh fruit and coffee.