The modern, seven storey Hotel Lope de Vega overlooks the monumental Prado museum across the tree lined Paseo del Prado and backs onto the narrow streets of central Madrid's lively Huertas district.

Simply decorated in a classic style, the air conditioned guestrooms feature dark, polished wood furniture and soft furnishings in rich, warm colours. All rooms offer free Internet connections, telephones, satellite TV with pay channels and minibars.

Guests can wake up to a continental buffet breakfast in the dining room and enjoy, aperitifs, coffees and other drinks as well as light snacks in the café bar. Room service is also available. The front desk is open round the clock and has a safe deposit box for valuables and travellers new to the city can consult the concierge for local insights and tour advice. Guests are invited to make use of free Internet and email access and those with cars will find secure garage parking in the immediate vicinity. Located in the historic city centre, the hotel is 200 metres from the Prado and 300 metres from the Reina Sofia modern art museum. The impressive Plaza Major is less than two kilometres away and destinations throughout the city can be easily reached either on foot or via Madrid's cheap and efficient metro network.

Hotel guests are gastronomically spoilt for choice with the many restaurants and typical tapas bars in the hotel's immediate vicinity.

Madrid Barajas airport is 25 kilometres and about a 40 minute journey from the hotel.

Frequent underground metro services connect the airport with Madrid city centre. The nearest stop to the hotel is Banco de Espa±a.

Taxis are available from the airport and the blue airport bus departs every 15 minutes for the underground bus terminal at Plaza de Col≤n in central Madrid.