Emperador Hotel Madrid

Travel Blogs from Madrid

Waking up in Madrid

A travel blog entry by polly62

This was the most awesome experience. I woke up in my hotel room and I felt as if I was a princess. My parents and I had an entire suite in this four star hotel. The hotel can be found on the Gran Via and is only a few minutes away from all the interesting sights around Madrid. It is easy walking distance from La Plaza Mayor and La Puerta del Sol. …

Revolutions and Sunshine.

A travel blog entry by nikkiandgrant12

... but it remained peaceful...thank goodness.....I wonder if ASIO is taking an interest in our growing political activism??....even if it is entirely accidental. Next day...the revolutions here are surreal.......while thousands of people are yelling.....blowing whistles....and shouting.....Disney characters like Mickey and Minny Mouse are walking around the crowd promoting a show and the street traders are trying to distract the revolutionaries to buy bags and ...

Melt My Heart Madrid

A travel blog entry by lindsay.n.sarah

... The weather wasn't the only difference from Paris, the people, the atmosphere, and the structure were so very different. When we got to Madrid, we met up with my Mother and sister Stacey at our PRESIDENTIAL SUITE...haha, thanks Mom. The next day we headed out to see what Madrid was all about, and at least I found just what I had hoped for. We ended up taking the Metro to the old part of the city and getting lost there. We walked up and down the hills, ...

Getting around the city

A travel blog entry by journeythrough

... the city come alive. But when it did, it was pretty crazy! There were so many people everywhere - in every plaza, down every street and alley, and in every restaurant! And it seems like there's a restaurant every 200 feet...

My first experience with a hostel has been pretty good. They keep the place real clean, the staff is able to answer all my questions about ...

Mad for Madrid

A travel blog entry by billnpat

... tomorrow.

The afternoon was spent back downtown, with a long visit to the Reina Sofia gallery. This is a huge and spectacular museum, concentrating on late 19^th C and early 20^th C modern art, including the great surrealists and cubists such as Picasso, Dali and Miro. It is particularly famous as the home of Picasso’s famed anti-war mural, “Guernica”. The whole experience was quite glorious, not just for the works, but as ...