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Hi, Jim,Greetings from Gloucester, Massachusetts!
We will be flying out of Madrid on Oct 20. We are looking for recommendation on where to stay the night of Oct 19. we are getting a lot of messages that hotels are fully booked.
Any suggestions as to where to stay in Madrid will be appreciated.
Thank you!
I am getting a couple of places where Booking.com states they are full but others have encouraged me to contact the hotel directly. When I do, the hotel wants me to wire them money. I am uncomfortable with this. Why have a listing full on booking.com then ask for direct bank payment?
That is easy for Spaniards, but nearly impossible for non-Europeans. U.S. banks in particular are not set up to easily transfer funds. Wired funds are gone; there is no recourse as with a credit card regardless of circumstances. I have cancelled a few booking.com reservations during the free cancellation period, but still be charged. Booking.com has always had them reversed. After the grace period, I might as well have wired the money!!the hotel wants me to wire them money.
True, but the OP is asking for a room on Saturday!!!Would have thought that the odds on NOT finding a bed in Madrid on any given night are zero. Hotel occupancy outside of a few specific events like Royal weddings, funerals and the Oktoberfest are sub 60% in most places and around 80% in London, Tokyo and Honolulu. The crunch comes with the booking sites that are only allocated a limited number of rooms by the major chains. In any capital city its usually best to use the chains own websites rather than someone who is going to want their 10%. Or wait until a few days before you need that bed and see how the panic sale is going. The chains release rooms to booking sites only when they haven't sold them at walk-up rate.
Greetings from Gloucester, Massachusetts!
We will be flying out of Madrid on Oct 20. We are looking for recommendation on where to stay the night of Oct 19. we are getting a lot of messages that hotels are fully booked.
Any suggestions as to where to stay in Madrid will be appreciated.
Thank you!
I did the same - many really nice hostels with private rooms around Atocha and the yellow bus transfer to your terminal only costs 5Euro and is super fast - first time I did airport drop-off transport and it was 15 but this year it shot up to 26 - so for me the best option is the bus!!!Enjoy Madrid I love it and spend at least three days there after my camino- safe travels all roundI stayed near the Atocha rail and bus station...many economical hotels there, then took bus to airport at Atocha. Cheap, fast.
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