Everything on the trip was excellent. The information was clear and comprehensive and the admin staff were very helpful when I needed advice about checking-in bags with Easyjet. Madrid is beautiful and the location of the hotel was perfect - close to everything, yet not too noisy. There are restaurants of every type close by and the city feels the safest I've ever visited. The stadium tour is wonderful and a must for any football fan. The football match was an incredible 7-3 win for Real and included a hat trick for Ronaldo ! A weekend to remember for the rest of his life for my 18 year old who's birthday treat this was. His younger brother wants a similar trip to Barcelona next year for his 18th.
The taxis are very reasonably priced and get around pretty efficiently with the bus/ taxi lanes. The stadium tour in Madrid is a must for any football fan and there is so much to do and see in this great city you will have a wonderful time.
The package was easy to book and tickets arrived the evening before the game to the hotel. The whole trip was amazing.
Take the bus tour! it also works out as a fab taxi!
I booked a trip for six of us to travel to Madrid for two nights, watching Atletico Madrid v Barcelona on the Sunday evening. Having never previously organised such a trip I was slightly nervous at booking flights, hotel and match tickets all via one company but Footballbreak.co.uk made it all very smooth.
We were able to select our hotel from a range of choices, and the Aquaria Negresco was ours. It wasn't spectacular but a very clean and friendly three star, decent sized rooms, really helpful and welcoming staff and a superb location. It's worth choosing a central location, as we did - getting around wasn't an issue as plenty of bars and restaurants were within walkable distance. We were also able to stroll to the Vicente Calderon in around 25 minutes. Easy enough.
Our match took place over the weekend of the planned La Liga strike so there was apprehension about it going ahead, but our contact at Footballbreak.co.uk assured me similar incidents have always been resolved in the past, and so it proved again. The game went ahead. I'd been told tickets would be delivered to our hotel by 10am on the day of the game - and they were, sealed in an envelope and in my name. The six of us were seated together, and we had a great view.
All in all, it was a great weekend and everything went smoothly in terms of booking, and things being organised. I'd do it again in the future, and when I do, I'll definitely turn to the same company again.
Our Madrid trip was a great experience, the hotel was very central, clean and tidy, the reception staff were excellent, All the initial information, the stadium tour and tickets, hotel etc the whole package was very professional band made the trip a resounding success.
Use the Metro to get from the airport and to the stadium, it's so easy and very cheap
My son and I saw Real Madrid v Valencia on a Saturdsy evening. It was an excellent game and the atmosphere in the stadium was fantastic. We flew out on Saturday morning, checked in and picked up the tickets at the hotel with ease and had plenty of time to get something to eat before the game. We had very good seats in the 3rd row adjacent to the penalty area. In all, it was a very good weekend and even flying by Ryanair wasn't as bad as previous experiences.