Room Mate Laura - Madrid

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We were super pleased with the upgraded room. If only we were staying longer than one night to truly enjoy it! The staff was super nice too, and offered to store our luggage when we arrived a couple hours early. Very nice visit and would definitely recommend to others!

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Great rooms, large and confortable; it feels more like a small apartment than a hotel room. All the staff is always willing to acomodate your needs and their attitude is really nice!

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This hotel reminded us a bit of the Omena chain in Finland/very clean, trendy, with nice beds and amenities (nice tv - although the english channels were without audio, free internet, comfortable bed, and clean bath) - but overall, decor was stark, and the hotel a bit impersonal. Still, it was a pleasant place to stay in Madrid, and the price great […] for its location (very close to Plaza del Sol and Opera, sights as far as the Prado were very walkable). Breakfast was in a nice room and consisted of coffee/tea, cereals, juices, breads with 2 hot trays (1 egg, 1 ham) - and went until noon! We stayed on the 4th floor, so had pitched ceilings, but a very tiny window - you could hear revelers outside at night, but it was Sat PM and Carnival and on the 4th floor not disrupting-ley loud. Sun PM it was quiet at night. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

Would highly recommend Roommate Laura. Great location & very nice room. Add ons of breakfast & kitchenette are worth it.

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Conveniently in the center of Madrid, we were immediately pleased by the style of the lobby. The rooms are also not your run of the mill hotel style. All good! Enjoyed it so much that we changed another later booking to the Room Mate Oscar, hoping it's as good or better!

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Very well pleased. Great location. Reasonable price. Only "complaint": needed better lighting for reading.

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After reading the reviews we thought we were in for a great stay. It was just for one night; The last night in our 3 week euro trip before we caught our roundtrip flight out of Madrid the next morning. Honestly, we were very disappointed. The hotel was clean, but just ok. Definitely not a great place. The tv was tiny and with the volume up full blast […] we could barely hear it. I ordered a sandwich from room service and was annoyed to hear I had to go down to the front desk and pick it up (because that would not technically be "room service"). When I did, I was very angered when I received a boxed sandwich that was of gas station quality. We later ended up going down to a local convenience store which sold the same sandwiches for about half the price. The place is near a metro station but the area is a bit odd and not very central. Our previous stay in Madrid (for the earlier leg of our trip) was actually in a hostel. It was located at the center of the city and was honestly a much much better stay than this place. It was about half the cost and had comparable rooms (we got a private) with better service and atmosphere (Way hostel for those of you interested). We thought we were treating ourselves for our last night in Europe but were woefully mistaken. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

The location was excellent, it was close to the metro and all the major sights. Breakfast was not bad, we enjoyed the easy-to-use espresso machine.

Genuine Expedia guest review

Well-located--on a quiet street yet within walking distance of the Plaza Mayor and the Puerta del Sol. The staff was friendly and helpful.

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Good central location; quiet; good breakfast. Rooms sparsly and cheaply furnished. Minimalist in every respect, don,t expect any comfort, but the price is right in this expensive city.

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ThIrd time in this property. Every room was different and each a gem. Spacious , comfortable and with unique flair. Staff is wonderful, kind and helpful at all times and in both English and Spanish. Terrific location for Madrid...you can walk to everything...monuments, shopping, metro, etc, yet it is tucked away where it is quiet and doesn't have a […] lot of street traffic or noise at night. Have gone to Madrid almost 20 times, and I think we have found the perfect combination in this hotel. Read more

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We booked a duplex, knowing rooms can be smaller in Europe. The two storey room was amazing! Funky lighting and artwork were the things we will remember the most along with the service level that was unassuming and fun! The deal for breakfast at only a few Euro each was a great deal too!

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It was clean and modern, good size room. Location is perfect. Across the street from El Corte Ingles and the entire shopping district. Walking distance to Plaza Mayor and Palais Real and Grand Via. However, it can be noisy at night due to bars downstairs.

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Roommate Laura is awesome. First off the employees are amazing. Super helpful, humble, kind and have a great English vocabulary. This could not really be said for most other hotels we stayed at in Spain. The hotel is very cool, stylish and in a fun area just off of Gran Via, one of the main streets in Madrid. The rooms are very nice and have cool lighting […] as well. The metro is a fairly easy walk from the hotel and many areas of the city are easy to get to from here. We highly recommend the hotel! Read more

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Very clean and modern. Great location. Great breakfast at 6euro pp. However,a double bed was two beds pushed together, very uncomfortable. Air conditionings was broken therefore the room was very hot.Overall, a very clean and central location and very modern. WOULD go back....to a double bed!

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By far one of the best hotels of our 12 day Spain visit! From the moment we walked through the doors, the staff at the front desk was very friendly and helpful providing maps and directions to the city. The room was modern with soothing colors- our was white and turquoise with a Queen Isabella motif. The room was very quiet with a balcony looking out […] to what seemed to be a quiet, residential neighborhood. No reason to leave the area to find dinner- a number of good restaurants nearby. This place is so centrally located- near the palace and other major sites are within walking distance. Breakfast was great and offered a variety of items whether one is trying to eat healthy or if you wished to indulge yourself a bit more. Try this place- you'll love it for the location, the staff, and a good value! Read more

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This was a small funky boutique hotel. We got upgraded to a two floor, two bathroom loft. Looks just like the website pictures. Centrally located near metro opera and sol. Five minute walk to Plaza Mayor. Luca at the front desk had great recommendations for eating and going out! There was wireless internet in the hotel and also 1 laptop computer in […] the lobby for use 24 hrs a day. We were there in July and we were able to control the temperature of the room but the lobby wasn't air conditioned (only downside). REALLY enjoyed our stay! Read more

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Check in was okay, staff not very friendly, somewhat stressed... My reservation with hotels.com included breakfast, and the hotel said it didn't include it, I didn't get into much discussion, but had to pay for it. Room was comfortable, but right next to pubs and night clubs. The reception told me they were giving me an "upgrade", and sent me to room […] either 104 or 105 (can't remember), which was very noisy, and with traffic on both sides of the room. Thanks for such"upgrade"... There are many hotels near by, don't recommend this one. I believe it's way over priced for the service you get. Pictures look great, but everything else is just "not right"... Read more

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A great hotel in the heart of Madrid. Really helpful staff and an excellent breakfast. Central location can have a slight drawback, rooms a bit noisy at 4-5am due to local disco leavers.

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Room Mate Laura offered excellent value for money during our short 3 night 'city break'. Hotel location is ideally located, within easy walking distance of all tourist venues. Having arrived quite late we were greeted with friendly and helpful reception staff who were quick to deal with registration etc without delay. The 'continental' breakfast help […] yourself buffet provided ample choice and quantity to get the day off to a good start. Our third floor room was spacious and well furnished, comfortable bed providing a sound night's sleep. Staff looking after rooms obviously took pride in there work. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

Very good location. The staff were very accomodating and helpful.

Genuine Expedia guest review

On arrival we were roundly ignored. The offhand reception from staff in their 'little box' and total absence of eye contact were surprising and disconcerting. The first room we were offered was unacceptable. The bed/ raised sleeping area were directly over the hotel's entrance, and the noise and piped music from the foyer were clearly audible. The receptionist […] claimed we had been upgraded, which was not true as we had booked and pre-paid for a duplex room. They agreed to move us without making a big deal, which I appreciated. The room we ended up in had no carpet, just underlay! Extraordinary. Stains on the sofa and unwashed red wine stain on the rug, paint peeling off the bathroom tiles above the basin, chipped tiles in the shower. Most bizarre of all, a pair of mens' underpants were hanging off a ledge above the door. We could have complained, although I didn't have the feeling it would have been much use and the hotel was full anyway. Maybe we were just unlucky?? Overall, my impression is that the hotel had the feel of a student or backpacker hostel, and is therefore wildly overpriced at best. Had a great time in Madrid anyway, the weather and city were fab so we used the hotel just for sleeping in, not for hanging out. You live and learn! Read more

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Everything about the hotel was excellent. However, we were looking forward to using the kitchenette advertised in each of our rooms, for making tea/coffee. Unfortunately there were no utensils of any description provided. Not a cup or a spoon. This was not advertised on any of the hotel information.

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... room was great, staff was great, location was great. if you tollerate a little bit hard bed, we recomend this hotel.

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

I find 4 things worth mentioning with re. to this hotel: 1) I do not believe it has 2 identical rooms. The room we had had 2 floors and a very funky/modern style - very interesting - even though some decent chairs would have been nice. 2) Exceptional friendly and service minded reception, that made you feel very welcome. 3) Very good continential breakfast […] included in room price. 4) Room had a small kitchen (no kitchen equipment), but this section of the room was not opened until we asked re. coffee outside breakfast hours. We got a pot to boile water in and 2 cups, so we were able to make us a cup of instant coffee. If/when we return to Madrid Laura will be a hotel to consider. Read more

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What more is there to say? Take an old building in the center of Madrid, totally renovate it with mod rooms (mine had a balcony, good size room, and a loft with a desk and sofa), and set a fair price? I will definitely return! Plus I hear this is part of a series of hotels under the Room Mate listing--will look for them in other cities.

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We went to Room Mate Laura for a weekend and had a fab time! The location is extremely central - very close to both Sol and Opera metro stations. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Always happy to help with queries. The rooms were very funky - more like apartments! The only downfall are the bathrooms, They could do with a bit of renovating […] but in no way did this affect our experience. The only thing i would say is make sure you have decent map for finding the hotel when you first arrive. The map on Room Mate Laura's website is quite misleading and we were wandering around for quite a while! Read more

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Great stay after a flight from Australia Very central to everything We went to the Railway Station and next to it is the Bus line that takes you to Sergovia, a great and reasonableside day trip Only metres from the Room Mate Laura is a great restaurant, reasonable for 3 courses and only 12 Euros called El Zagal The Staff at 'Laura' are very friendly […] as are all the Spanish people we came in to contact with Just switch off and walk the streets as we did...great NO problems with pickpockets etc...just don.t make yourself an obvious target Carry minium money for the day as we did and other valuables leave in your room safe You can easily walk to the Palacio Royal or the Prado Just have your main meals between noon and 4pm and enjoy your stay Read more

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The hotel was fantastic, modern and clean. Close to the buzz of the Sol area and only 2 Metro stops from Gran Via. Staff were really helpful and printed off the route of the Madrid marathon for us within minutes of asking. We also got upgraded to an apartment which was a lovely treat. Very good value for money in a major city, we would definitely book […] with this hotel group again. Can see why this has top reviews for a Madrid Hotel Read more

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centraly located you couldnt get any better for location as every where worth seeing was at a walkable distance. The hotel was modern and clean. The staff are helpful and pleasant. The breakfast was attempting, filling and moreishly good. Bread,meat slices,cheese, coffee, cereal, lots of fruits,yogurt,spanish omelettes,crossants and cakes. Cant get […] a better hotel unless you did a 5 star but why pay more when this one is itself is good enough and worth it. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

Very central and convenient for sites and sights. Plenty of breakfast and lunch cafes nearby Friendly reception staff Comfortable room A useful safe in the room Local streets can be noisy during the night at weekends

Genuine Expedia guest review

Fantastic Hotel, ideal location with friendly helpful staff, comfortable large rooms, good breakfast (very reasonable price). Absolutely faultless, hopefully we'll be back one day. Nice restaurants and bars nearby as well

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My wife and I stayed at Room Mate Laura in early October. The hotel is located in the main tourist area of Madrid, although, looking at the map, you might wonder if this is actually the case. It is within easy walking distance of the Plaza Mayor (about 10 mins), the Palace (about 10 mins in the other direction) and Puerta del Sol (only about 7 mins). […] Also close (about 3 or 4 mins) to the Opera metro station (probably even closer once the construction work in the plaza around the station entry has been completed. We used the hop-on hop off bus a fair bit, and found that the hotel was quite well located to access a number of stops for this too. The tapas bars in Huertas are also only 10 mins away by foot (if you know where you are going). There are a couple of breakfast places a couple of minutes away, but breakfast is also available at the hotel (we did not try it - actually thought that they did not serve breakfast, but on the last day there, we realised that it is served in the basement) We had one of the rooms under the roof - the room was quite large because of this, but some of the space was inaccessible for anything other than storing bags and other purchases due to the angle of the roof. Can't really say how it compares with rooms on the lower floors - but we were happy with it. The only thing which I might "complain" about is that the bed was pretty hard - but after 5 weeks travelling in Spain, I would have to say that Spanish hotel beds tend to be hard. Read more

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Very pleasant helpful reception. Interesting room, very clean and comfortable, good value breakfast, good position

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

Very friendly and helpful staff. Room was nice and clean and in a great location. Only downside is the noise at night.. Hotel is situated on a one-way system that got congested, and the Spanish do like to beep the horns!! Having said that, I would stay again and would recommend this hotel!

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Absolutely nothing which I could criticise, amazingly helpful staff, beautifully clean, trendy and comfortable. The upgrade didn't hurt either, very impressed!

Genuine Expedia guest review

room mate laura was everything i expected after reading other reviews location,style,staff and not to forget the breakfast( 6 euros) were all fantastic. as for madrid it was just the best! i just hope its not to long before im back and sampling the tapas at the mercado de san miguel .

Genuine Expedia guest review

Totally lives up to all the great reviews. Brilliant value, great location and cute decor!

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Hôtel très beau. Accueil impeccable. On avait une chambre avec le lit en mezzanine... très classe. l'hôtel est très bien situé. A deux pas de Sol. Du coup le soir il peut y avoir du bruit. Il y a 2, 3 bars proche de l'hôtel. Le 1er soir nous avons eu la mauvaise idée de se coucher tôt. C'était le teuf dans la rue et donc mauvaise nuit. Le second soir […] on c'est couché plus tard et là pas de pb. Bilan, tout de même content de cet hôtel. Si j'avais voulu le calme absolue, il ne fallait pas aller en centre ville mais plutôt vers l’extérieur. Read more

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Vietimme ystäväni kanssa neljä yötä Room Mate Laura -hotellissa. Hotellin sijainti oli erinomainen, samoin palvelu hotellissa. Ympäristössä oli lukemattomia ravintoloita ja ostoskatuja. Huoneemme sijaitsi ylimmässä kerroksessa kattoikkunoin. Valoa riitti, vaikka päivät olivat pääsääntöisesti pilvisiä. Huone oli iso eikä vino katto haitannut lyhyitä […] ihmisiä. Hotelli oli siisti ja aamiainen hyvä. Jos nyt väkisin haluaa jotain negatiivista sanoa, kylpyhuoneen lavuaari oli sijoitettu siten, että itsensä kasteleminen onnistui päivittäin. Read more

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Posizione dell'hotel assolutamente eccezionale per visitare Madrid senza usare mezzi pubblici o taxi. Problema piu' grosso il rumore in camera la notte: praticamente sembrava di stare in strada anche con gli infissi serrati e le serrande abbassate. Camera spaziosa e ben arredata anche se alcuni dettagli non erano proprio pulitissimi (soprattutto tende, […] interruttori, angoli nascosti). La doccia perdeva e si rischiava l'allagamento ad ogni uso. Personale cortese e disponibile. Nell'insieme un buon hotel con un buon rapporto qualita'-prezzo (senza prima colazione pero') anche se il livello di rumore puo' risultare non tollerabile a molti. Un po' piu' di manutenzione e pulizia a fondo non guasterebbero. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

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Genuine Hotels.com guest review

El hotel no puede estar mejor ubicado, la estética moderna, cool, cómoda, funcional, muy en la línea de los Room Mate. El personal es otro 10, cercano y muy orientado a la atención al cliente. Nos atendió José Luis, e hizo de nuestro plan el plan perfecto. Muy recomendable. Volveremos seguro.

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