Nice staff and location, but no services, no bar, charges 16% taxes etc

i stayed 2 nights at room mate laura, 3 stars may a bit hard but there are some negative points that made me put this note. starting with the positives, the location is nice, less than 5 min walking from opera metro, really close to gran via and by foot about 20 min from del prado museum. the staff was very nice, i was quite charged when i arrived and one guy from the reception did help me. here come the negatives: ok so you have to know

Great Hotel, Great Location, Disappointing Room

Took my partner to Madrid from 3rd to 5th December as a birthday treat. Chose to stay in this hotel following reading other reviews. The hotel is great, very modern, kind of funky decor. I decided to book an Atico (top floor room) since one of the reviews mentioned great views. I don't know if all the top floor rooms are the same but a view across the roof tops wasn't great! The room itself was spacious, good sized shower room, nice to have an apple left by the bedside each day.

Great Hotel - Loud at Night

The Rooms had plenty of space - very european and modern

The hotel is tucked away on a VERY VERY narrow and small street - Close to the Callao and SOL Metro Stations - Near the Plaza de Sol, Plaza de Callao and Plaza Mayor .

One Negative - There is a LOUD after hours club - which stays open till 3:30 AM directly outside the hotel - be warned

A great find

What a pleasant surprise! A very funky, contemporary and friendly hotel - very close to Plaza Mayor. We went on a girls' weekend to Madrid, and were lucky enough to be upgraded to a Deluxe Penthouse upon arrival. It was so nice to have a livingroom and a kitchen to use (even though the kitchen wasn't stocked with any dishes/pans etc). The design of the entire hotel is impressive. The breakfasts were simple but great - the Spanish tortilla was my favourite. The value for money on this hotel was excellent... they are a new hotel, so they might just be doing introductory pricing at the moment, since the hotels in the same area for a comparable price are nowhere near as nice (we checked out some of the places we almost booked when we got there). Stay here - you won't be disappointed!

Great Hotel, Great Location.

We stayed at the Laura for four nights, in the beginning of October. It is a very nice place, the decoration is great, the room was huge for European standards (the bathroom, tho, was small and uncomfortable, but hey, you can't get everything, right?). They also had a nice breakfast (tho we got tired of it after the third day, because they never change the limited options), the staff was helpfull and the location was great - very close to the subway, to a huge "El Corte Inglés", to Gran Via, etc. We did most of our sight-seeing on foot (tho it is quite a walk to Museo del Prado).

Great value for money

Visited the Room mate laura for 4 nights in a Duplex deluxe suite rm 210 for 130 euros a night +tax for two people + continental breakfast. It was really very good value compared to other madrid hotels.

Wonderful hotel & staff

My husband and I stayed at Hotel Room Mate Laura for 5 days at the beginning of a wedding anniversary trip. We are in our late 60s. We were given an upgrade to a deluxe room with upstairs loft. Each level had its own bath (with soaps, shampoo, lotion, shoe shine bar, etc.), plasma tv, and phone. The lower larger level had an eating area with table, chairs, and mini-fridge. You can also get this room with a kitchen.

Loved it!

In an ideal central location, friendly staff that are happy to help with any queries you may have. Clean, tidy and unusual rooms with facilities definitely exceeding our expectations, pleasant breakfast - would definitely recommend the hotel to anyone staying in Madrid.

Great location, pleasantly different

We have just returned from a 4 night city break in Madrid. Room Mate Laura lived up to and surpassed all our expectations. Whilst in a central and convenient positon, close to several metro stations, Plaza Mayor Tourist Office, a number of cultural attractions, restaurants and shops (within sight of the large El Conte Ingles department store and supermarket), its location is also quiet at night. All staff were helpful and welcoming and our room was very clean, well-equipped and stylishly decorated. It felt very secure and a room safe was useful. Full length windows opened to give a light and airy room.

Loved every minute

This hotel is really magnificent. The location is perfect, just a few metres from Plaza Mayor, Puerta de Sol and the Opera, and about 200 metres from Royal Palace and the Gran Via street, so nowhere you can`t walk. The metro station Callao or Opera are also right next door, also the supermarket El corte ingles.