Review of Hilton Madrid Airport 4*

Besides the style of the building this is not much like the other Hilton hotels I have been to. As with all Hilton hotels, staff was very friendly and helpful. Amenities in the room were in good shape. Here is what I did not like compared to other Hiltons: The hotel is located in an industrial area, which looks a bit like a waste dump. To get to public transport you need to walk up a highway ramp, which explicitly says that pedestrians are not allow — but everybody walks there. The fitness center is open 24/7, but the equipment that I tried did not work: the treadmill did not work at all, and the cross trainer felt like freewheeling, and the buttons to raise the resistance did not work. There initially was no hairdryer in my room, I got shampoo when I asked for it, I never got soap to wash my hands, but shampoo can be used for that ;-) No free water was provided as is cutom in most hotels in Madrid The Wi-Fi costs €20 per day The kerosene smell is probably what you need to expect when you are in an airport hotel. Overall, for my 5-day stay all of this was acceptable, but does not warrant a good rating. For a single night (and that's what most airport hotels are for) it is probably a good choice. When you are there, I highly recommend to — go for a run in the morning in the park, which is 2km away (careful on the ramp. ) — visit the park after 8pm and see how the Madrilenes enjoy their evenings — use the Metro and buses, which are very cheap; don't use the cabs: out of the six cabbies that I rode with, only a single one was completely honest.