Well organised trip with no hiccups. Although the match was brought forward 24 hours to our arrival day we had plenty of time to get to the game and savour the atmosphere which was slightly subdued but it was great to see the style of European football and the world's greatest footballer playing live.
The five day Metro card purchased at the airport was excellent value. I would recommend staying at a Eurostar hotel and the city bus tours on day one which give a good insight of the places to visit. Allow three days to see the major attractions although 5/7 days could be well spent.
we had a fantastic trip to see real madrid @ the bernabeu stadium.i did have reservations of going online and using a company i hadn`t heard of and ironically when we arrived at the hotel the tickets were not there(they actually were but the hotel had put them in the wrong safe).despite a small panic on my part the football break staff were excellent and sorted everything out.in fact the level of service from start to finish was excellent and i will definately use them again.
you need ID when shopping using a credit card. definately use the metro..clean/safe/cheap.
Hotel staff friendly and could speak fairly good English. Hotel itself was quite noisy and room smelt of cigarette smoke. Great seats at the football and would would recommend clients to pay for the upgrade to better seats. Madrid was great and interesting for a few day visit,
Upgrade to better seats and do the stadium tour.
V good overall. Perhaps an idiots guide for what else to arrange (airport parking, health insurance). Didn't notice the metro station to get off at until after I was in the hotel (bold or highlight maybe). Please double warn that Ryanair charge 20 euros for each kg over 20kg your suitcase is!! What a rip off No huge criticisms as your staff wee all helpful on the phone and email Thank you
The flights were easy and comfortable with good clear navigation to where our hotel was. Hotel was smart and tidy and in a great location. Stadium was amazing if a little empty but a great experience.
Do your research on the travel from the airport and also research the metro too! By easiest and cheapest method of travel!!!