I did lots of research on where to get a 'football break' to surprise my boyfriend for his 30th Birthday and Footballbreak.com appeared to have the best recommendations that take into account everything you would need for the whole trip. I wasn't disappointed when booking the trip and found the whole process was easy to follow and very extremely efficient. The trip itself was amazing, I booked for the last game of the season watching Real Madrid vs Espanyol and the game, atmosphere and stadium didn't disappoint! Plus my boyfriend was excited to watch a Real Madrid game live rather than on the tv each week! The hotel we stayed in was in walking distance from the stadium and a metro ride from the town centre. Madrid itself was lovely and lots to do and see, lots of lovely places to eat also. The weather was amazing which also helped!! Would definitely recommend.
The metro system is really easy to use and a cheap way to get around well worth using. We did the Madrid city bus tour on our last day, which was really good, but would probably recommend doing the tour on the first day, as it gave us a better idea where everything was in relation to certain areas, shopping, museums, tapas bars etc. I would definitely recommend the Stadium tour, even if you're not a football or Real Madrid fan, it's well worth the money.
Was great to have whole package in one - service was great from football break, as I added my husband later when we realised that we didn't really want our son to go on his own (even if he is 21, it was a big deal for him and a better experience with his Dad than on his own) their seats were together and all was good.
Ensure you do the stadium tour, even if you don't have match tickets - well worth the trip on it's own!
The whole package was easy to put together and although the match was postponed initially footballbreak gave us several options and rebooked the whole package for us at no extra charge.
The atmosphere at Campnou was second to none. The only downside was the directions from the underground to the hotel were vague but the locals helped us out.
However, we have decided to make this an annual trip and with footballbreak's help we will be booking a different venue each year.
Savour the atmosphere of the stadium by getting there early then hang around afterwards and take as many pictures of this fantastic stadium and the surrounding venue.
We booked to see Real Madrid V Almeria for our anniversary so wanted a football trip but also a great hotel and total package and this really didn't disappoint!. The flight was easy and comfortable and we chose to buy a metro card at the airport as the hotel was fairly central. The journey was easy and navigating the metro during our stay was very simple and great for hopping around the city. We used our ticket which cost €18 so many times during the 3 days we were there going in and around the city, back and forth from the Bernabau Stadium and also to pay a visit to the Athletico Madrid Stadium. The hotel was fantastic, just out of central Madrid but the room was large, comfortable and the breakfast was varied and delicious. The staff were great and keen to talk football with us over a beer and bar snacks. The tickets were waiting for us at reception and we had a fantastic time when we arrived pre match as we joined the locals in a bar and had a few drinks with them. Everyone was really friendly even if our Spanish was not great! Football seems to bring everyone together! The match was a cracker, and the seats were better than I had anticipated. We enjoyed the whole weekend so much that we really want to go back again. I can't thank you or recommend you enough, thanks for a fantastic anniversary trip!! We are now looking at another one for next year :)
I purchased a 3 nt break to Barcelona as a xmas present for my husband. We have both wanted to visit the Nou Camp and boy did it live up to our expectations. The trip was fantastic start to finish. I cant rate Footballbreak highly enough, flight and hotel tickets arrived by email with clear instructions. The football tickets were waiting for us when we arrived - all perfect. The experience of being part of the crowd at the Nou Camp was unbelievable. Barcelona itself was clean, sunny and easy to get around.
If going to Barcelona, I would recommend the metro system. We never had to wait anymore than 3 minutes and that was just having missed a tube - brilliant.