A very efficiently organised trip with great service from FootballBreak. Madrid is a beautiful city and the Bernebau stadium when local rivals, Atletico, is unbelievable. The atmosphere around and inside the stadium was absolutely brilliant but at no time did my grandsons, sons-in-law and I feel threatened or intimidated. Just extremely lively
Tip: Enjoy the city - it's just beautiful with great restaurants and bars - try the jambonieres - places where you can get sliced dried ham with a beer, coffee etc
Three friends and I had an excellent mid week city break in Barcelona. The package provided from football break was of excellent value, the hotel (Aranea) was clean , staff were friendly and the location was brilliant. Plenty of little bars, cafes and restaurants around it and not far from the centre/metro station. Flights to and from were hassle free. Footballbreak's staff were excellent, we dealt with Rebecca, who firstly contacted us after our initial booking to suggest a different hotel due to our party type, this went a long way in terms of customer service and showed the staff see their customers as individuals, not statistics. Will definitely be using this company again to visit the best teams around Europe !
Tip: we found that bars around the ground were charging us the same price for rounds when buying different numbers of drinks (e.g. A round of 4 drinks, €24. Then on the next round of 2 drinks - €24) the smaller bars not filled with Barcelona shirts seemed a lot more friendly.
I was very satisfied with all aspects of the package, it represented fair and good value for money.
Tip: Make sure you dress appropriately for Barcelona as the majority of the nou camp is uncovered and we got very wet.
Easy to book, good tickets, brilliant match such a shame it rained but you can't plant the weather. Hotel good location for city and stadium. Service excellent
What a fantastic trip. Everything from the moment we booked till we arrived back at Gatwick was perfect. Flights were spot on. When we arrived at the hotel in Barcelona, the tickets for the match were there waiting for us. We were able to check in right away and go to our room which was great so we could unpack and go and explore the city. On matchday it was perfect. Going into Camp Nou for the first time was an experience in itself. A great atmosphere and what a game. 6 goals, a red card and a penalty and to get to see arguably the greatest player in the world was such a treat. It was such a great way to experience a football match and football breaks were excellent every step of the way. Barcelona was a great city too. We will certainly be using them again for our next trip away.
Tip: stay at the Expo Hotel. It's a great location walking distance from Camp Nou and the main areas of Barcelona. The staff were excellent.