The Hotel Laura in the heart of Madrid presents a unique experience for your accommodation. The staff goes out of its way to be extra helpful in answering any questions and also giving suggestions and details about nearby restaurants and attractions for you to visit as well as the exciting nightlife. You can plan to have breakfast right at the hotel because the buffet is served until noon.

Although of recent construction, Hotel Laura is in the 19th century style of New York loft-like large comfortable apartments with a private bathroom, kitchen, mini bar, LCD flat screen satellite tv, free wi-fi internet, direct phone line, living room, lots of storage, personal air conditioning and heating, and many other amenities including a wake up service and laundry room. You can walk on medieval-like streets all over Madrid from this convenient location. A Monet exhibit is right across the plaza, and there is a department store only one block away. In the San Gines alley enjoy traditional churros with hot chocolate.

When you are ready to go out and explore Madrid, Hotel Laura is close to many exciting attractions and entertainment. You can make reservations right at the hotel and avoid some of the waiting in line at some of the popular places.

One “must see” is the ROYAL PALACE of the Spanish branch of the Hapsburg royalty. This is Europe’s third largest palace and is spectacular to see with its decorated ceilings and ornate rooms. Having a guide makes it more fascinating as you learn the history and details of each different room and its contents of the approximate ten rooms that are open to the public. It seems that the decorators were competing to make each room more fabulous than the one before! The European art work, Oriental pieces, well-stocked armory, and medicine rooms/pharmacy are also amazing. This pharmacy was where they came up with the different concoctions that kept the royal family in good health. The gardens are huge and lovely and can be seen when stopping by a nearby cafe for some sangria and tappas. The palace was built on the site of a centuries-old Arab Palace from when the Arabs founded the city.

The PRADO MUSEUM is filled with magnificent art masterpieces by Goya, El Greco, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Bosch, and others. You should plan to spend at least several hours there since the museum is massive and offers so much to see including permanent and temporary exhibitions. There is free admission in the evenings between 6:00 and 8:00.

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