Meliá Avenida América

“Super friendly staff, good experience.”

Good experience! Superfriendly staff , very tasty breakfast . With public transport , you can be in the center in 30 minutes (bus number 146).The room was clean and comfortable , bathroom was quite big. They are offering a mini van to pick you up from the airport , which is really good.

“Great Stay Near Airport”

The hotel had high standards for the rooms furnishings, staff and restaurants. The shuttle service to the airport made our 1 night stay very convenient. The breakfast buffet costs 20 euros but had a great selection of high quality foods. For dinner, we walked 20 min to a nearby area that had many… more

The hotel had high standards for the rooms furnishings, staff and restaurants. The shuttle service to the airport made our 1 night stay very convenient. The breakfast buffet costs 20 euros but had a great selection of high quality foods. For dinner, we walked 20 min to a nearby area that had many restaurants to choose from. The only negative was that the room that we had booked had a very small window placed high near the ceiling. This made the room feel very closed in. The other twin room that we booked was more spacious and bright.

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“Great Hotel for the price”

For those posting negative I must disagree. The wife and I stayed here for 2 nights December 30, 2023 till January 1st 2024. Room 412. The staff was great, efficient, knowledgeable and friendly. Room was clean and comfortable, and good wifi. Access to the city's sites is very easy for there is … more

For those posting negative I must disagree. The wife and I stayed here for 2 nights December 30, 2023 till January 1st 2024. Room 412. The staff was great, efficient, knowledgeable and friendly. Room was clean and comfortable, and good wifi. Access to the city's sites is very easy for there is a bus stop just across the street to go the sites, and just a half block down from the hotel for your return back to hotel. (Bus 146) We did have to call the hotel twice for pickup at the airport, but it was rush hour, and it was a holiday week end, so I'll over look that issue. Some have complained about noise in the hall ways. Evidently they are not seasoned travelers. Even though it was new years eve, only once before sleeping i heard a family with young children going to their room. So I'll say it's a quite hotel. We did not eat in their restaurant, but looking in, I say it looked really nice and clean. So, would we stay here again? YES. Oh, we had a little issue with getting a taxi to Atocha train station early new years day morning, and Carlos was of great assistance on helping us get a Uber to the train station. So a hats off to Carlos.

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“Okay stay for an early morning flight, but wouldn't book again”

We stayed at the Meliá Avenida América the night before our flight back to the states, mostly because the hotel offers a free airport shuttle and we had points that would cover the cost of lodging. Pros - The hotel is close to Barajas and it only took about 10 minutes to get there in the 8am shut… more

We stayed at the Meliá Avenida América the night before our flight back to the states, mostly because the hotel offers a free airport shuttle and we had points that would cover the cost of lodging. Pros - The hotel is close to Barajas and it only took about 10 minutes to get there in the 8am shuttle. We ate dinner at the restaurant and the food was good and servers at the bar very friendly. Front desk staff also very friendly and helpful and breakfast was plentiful and good. Cons - the hotel hallways and rooms felt more like an office building and less like a hotel. I guess this is fine if you're there on business, which most people seemed to be, but it felt a little off the mark for us. Also, all lights in the hallways were motion activated so when you get off the elevator you walk out into a dark hallway. Lights come on pretty quickly but when I walked up to our room alone, it felt a little creepy. The bed was definitely on the firm side and we both slept about as well as anyone does the night before an early flight. The thing I liked the least about this hotel was the bathroom. They've installed faux wood flooring in the rooms, including the bathroom, and ours was warped and bumpy. It also smelled of urine, so much so that I wore my shoes every time i went into the bathroom. The hallways and our room also smelled faintly of cigarettes. The hotel served the purpose of being close to the airport and getting us there on time, but if we fly out of Madrid again, we'll choose a different place to stay.

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