A five-minute walk to Retiro Park
Prado Museum within walking distance
Spacious rooms with marble bathrooms
Some rooms open to balconies
Cafe, breakfast room, and restaurant on-site
Free
Wi-Fi throughout
Elevators don't serve all floors
Poor sound insulation between rooms
No
spa or health facilities
Lacking style in rooms and common spaces
Built in the 1970s, the 245-room Hotel Agumar would have been considered upscale
in its day -- however no amount of polished marble or chandelier lighting can
detract from its dated feel. Rooms are spacious and functional, though
there have been reports of poor sound insulation between rooms. While the location is good for Retiro Park
and Atocha station, Madrid's center is a metro ride away. Also, besides the hotel's
cafe and restaurant, facilities are pretty scarce. Ultimately, however, rates are
more than reasonable if the dated decor doesn't put you off.
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Scene
Simple, dated hotel with polished marble interiors
After first setting eyes on the outside of this unattractive, brown brick property
it won't come as any surprise to learn it was build in 1971 -- and its weather
worn and dated facade gives the impression its had little love since then.
Inside, however, the scene improves in the lobby with a sea of polished marble flooring and
wall tiling reflecting ceiling spotlights and a flamboyant centerpiece
chandelier. The interior design, nevertheless, is still very much stuck in the
'70s with some drab, functional furnishings, outdated signage, and general
lack of contemporary styling. Ornately gilded mirrors, antique Oriental vases,
and the occasional potted plant do help the ambience and the common areas are
impeccably clean and generally well maintained, though you can't get away from
the feeling of the hotel being rather tired and belonging to another age.
Location
Five minutes' walk from Retiro Park and a few Metro stops from the city center
The Hotel Agumar is located on a fairly busy road in a largely residential part
of Madrid's Retiro district. Although a bit away from the city center, there's
plenty within walking distance with Retiro Park just five minutes away and the
Prado Museum 15 minutes away on foot. Madrid’s largest train station -- Atocha -- is
less than 10 minutes' walk away with direct services to Barajas Airport taking
half an hour. The nearest metro station is Menéndez Pelayo -- three minutes on
foot and connects to the city center in around 10 minutes -- while the hotel's position
also makes easy access by car, with the M-30 and A-3 exit five minutes' drive
away without traffic.
Rooms
Spacious, functional rooms with free Wi-Fi and marble bathrooms
The hotel has 245 relatively spacious rooms, almost all of which are
decorated in simple blues and whites with wooden floors. Design is functional and lacks style or polish. Standard in-room amenities include free Wi-Fi,
minibars, and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, though there's not much
in English. Bathrooms are spacious and finished in gray marble with
wall-mounted hair dryers and heated towel rails -- toiletries are generic hotel
branded. While some rooms have balconies overlooking the street, others just
face a dingy internal courtyard.
Features
Eating and drinking options -- but not much else
Hotel Agumar doesn't have much in the way of facilities beyond eating
and drinking. A hot and cold buffet breakfast is served each morning the Piano
Room -- though isn't included in the standard rate. Light meals and drinks
are served throughout the day in the Pleamar Cafeteria, while the Las Arenas
Restaurant serves a menu of Mediterranean-inspired dishes with an emphasis on
seasonal products for lunch and dinner. Various meeting rooms and event spaces
are also available to hire and Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel.
