Travelodge Madrid Alcalá de Henares

The staff were exceptionally good especially when booking in and exceedingly helpful. I'm not a tourist as such I need overnight accommodation that is pet friendly as I travel solo backwards and forwards between my home here in Spain and my home in uk. It's wonderful to find hotels that help out in this way. I cannot comment on facilities in the local area other than to say that for a town environment there is an area opposite the hotel where dogs can be walked.easily

The bed was very comfortable and they welcome pets, front desk staff were very polite and helpful, the hotel is right next to a food court with a wide range of dinner options, the breakfast was decent, it's just about exactly halfway between Lisbon and Barcelona so pretty perfect for my needs

Bed comfortable, good shower, very helpful and friendly staff. We originally planned to travel by car to the hotel but decided to fly from another city in Spain and then used a taxi from the airport - the hotel is in a great location if arriving by car but it is in a suburb of Madrid (Alcala de Henares) so requires a train ride into the city centre - the train station at La Garena is only 3 minutes walk from the hotel and the journey into Atocha station (one of the main, central stations) is about 35 minutes). We travelled into Atocha station and back three times - pretty easy to do. We also travelled back to the airport by train and metro - quite easy to do as it is possible to ride on a frequent train service that will take you through Atocha and on a further 2 stops where the change to metro towards the airport is made - cost just over 10 euros each person in total. The breakfast was good and we had lunch the first day we were there - we are vegetarian and we managed to find food we wanted to eat. Nearby, there are two petrol stations if you travel by car and need fuel or just need a late night snack - the hotel also sells soft drinks and ice lollies from a fridge and freezer (just pay at reception). There is a bar too. We had a stroll to the local square in the morning that we left - not much open at that point but I believe it comes to life at 1.30 in the afternoon - there are a number of places to eat and drink there. I think that the hotel has everything that is needed for a short stay on the outskirts of Madrid but as I said before, there are other facilities around if you need anything different from what the hotel offers.

Free on site parking and 24 HR reception was helpful as we were travelling from Santander and couldn't be sure exactly when we were going to arrive. A kettle in the room with coffee and milk sachets was a welcome touch.

Location, friendly staff. Good to walk the dogs and really welcoming to have a gift for the dogs.