The Hotel Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII combines two impressive elements for the best of both worlds: the old and the new. A magnificent belle époque façade of the palaces that are scattered around Madrid is contrasted with a trendy, modern, jazzy and clean interior. Overlooking the Park del Retiro, you find a retreat from the city’s traffic as you parade down the long boulevard with an explosion of greenery basking in the Spanish sun, a veritable panorama of green stretching out before you.
Inside the hotel, one has the choice of elevators or a grand marble staircase to access rooms. The rooms are large and feature quirky lighting systems throughout, which enable luminous light to flood the room or soft reading lights to overlook your bed. Part of the ‘High Tech Hoteles’ (HTHoteles) group, the level of technology is ultra sophisticated and easy to use. A Sony laptop is even offered in your room for use if you need it or forgot your own. Whilst everything can be operated with the ease which modern technology allows, beware that the cards used to access your room can often be temperamental, so it’s best to ask for two.
The beds are small but comfortable and the layout of the room maximizes space, allowing 3 single beds to easily fit in. Bathrooms are sleek and simple and a small array of products is offered. Rooms can boast fabulous balconettes allowing the city breeze and glorious rays of sunlight to infiltrate your private sphere or alternatively, one can opt for a smoking room for the ultimate relaxation. By night funky blue lights in the corridor guide you down the aisles to the elevators, minimizing disturbance to other guests and the subtle glow prepares you for the night life of Madrid.
Breakfast is located on the lower ground floor and although there are no ‘menus’ for extra demands, a generous selection is offered. A range of newspapers are presented in various languages, giving you ample choice to pick your favourite journal. The breakfast area has a communal feel which recreates the essence of a hotel – a hub for travelers. The numerous languages overheard mark this as a truly international hotel, and one which is evidently very popular.
Hotel Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII is ideally located on Calle de Alfonso XII, minutes away from Plaza de la Independencia. This address is minutes away from the Museo del Prado, the fashionable Salamanca district and close to Puerta del Sol – the tourist’s center of Madrid. The park opposite the hotel is a blast of greenery in the otherwise residential and retail areas of Madrid. Park del Retiro is one of the larger parks in Madrid and its relaxing beauty forgives the lack of sporting facilities at the hotel, inspiring a gentle evening walk or a brisk morning jog. In fact, most areas around the Petit Palace Alfonso present the most architecturally sophisticated and beautiful buildings that can be found in Madrid. Grand palaces and classic facades line the streets surrounding the hotel and, lest one forgets, the very hotel is a reminder of the smaller palaces that beautify and glorify the streets of Spain’s capital.
Hotel Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII offers the luxury of escaping the bustle of the capital whilst remaining in the core of Madrid, with transport linking to all areas of the city. A 4 star hotel and part of the HTHoteles – High Tech Hotels – group, Petit Palace Alfonso is a fantastic and affordable base from which to explore the unique experiences that Madrid has to offer.
C/ Alfonso XII num. 18,
(Retiro – Puerta de Alcalá),
28014 – Madrid
(+34) 915221920
http://petitpalacesavoyalfonsoxii.com/
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