Location. The Sercotel Lusso Infantas is located in Madrid, Spain, in the historic centre of the city by the financial and commercial districts. It is less than 500 metres from main city sights, including Cibeles Square, Retiro Park, and the Thyssen Museum, and one kilometre from the Prado. Banco de Espana metro station is 150 metres from the hotel, connecting directly to Madrid Airport. Hotel Features. A modern townhouse hotel with cream exterior and iron balconies, the Sercotel Lusso Infantas has a marble tiled lobby. The hotel offers dry cleaning and laundry facilities, and there is wireless Internet throughout. Cars can be rented from the hotel, and parking is available for surcharge.
The restaurant Ex Libris at Sercotel Lusso Infantas serves traditional Mediterranean fare, alongside fusion dishes like Langoustine Salad and Salt Cod with Garlic and Honey Sauce. There is also a bar serving a wide range of drinks, including cocktails.
The Sercotel Lusso Infantas has a small meeting room hosting up to 20, which can be fitted with audio visual equipment on request, and offers basic business services.
Sporting and recreation facilities are easily accessible from the hotel, and the nearest golf course is 20 kilometres away.
Guestrooms. The 40 guestrooms at Sercotel Lusso Infantas are heated and air conditioned, and have wooden parquet floors with modern decor in yellows and pinks and wooden furniture. All are equipped with plasma screen cable television with pay movies, wireless Internet access, safes, direct dial phones, and minibars. Bathrooms offer stone baths with designer fixtures, and hair dryers.
Expert Tip. Madrid's Avenue of Art links the Thyssen, Prado and Reina Sofia Museums; the latter housing 20th century Spanish works, including Picasso's masterpiece 'Guernica'. The 'Abono Paseo del Arte' vouchers enable one visit to each of the museums at any time.
Check In Time - 1300
Check Out Time - 1200
Driving Directions
From Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD): Distance to Sercotel Lusso Infantas is 20 kilometres, approximately 30 minutes' drive.
Getting there. The hotel offers airport transfers by minibus for surcharge. A regular underground metro service runs from the airport to central Madrid. The station is located in Terminal Two and is on line 8 (pink). The single fare is 1.75 EUR and the hotel is nearest Banco de Espana metro station on line 2. An airport bus runs to central Madrid's Plaza de Colon terminal. The bus departs every 10 minutes and tickets cost 2.40 EUR. Taxis into the city centre and direct to the hotel cost about 30 EUR, including an airport surcharge. Prices are all subject to change.
Getting around. The squares and narrow streets in central Madrid are best explored by foot. An extensive public bus and metro system offers a cheap and efficient way to get around the city, and the nearest metro stop is Banco de Espana. Single tickets can be bought from bus drivers or machines. A 10 trip Metrobus ticket, costing 6.40 EUR, is ideal for those making multiple journeys. Taxis can be hailed on the street and are reasonably priced.
Driving directions. From Madrid Airport, take the A2 towards Madrid city centre. Follow Castellana Avenue to Doctor Maranon Square and continue to Cibeles Square. From there, take Alcala Street for 100 metres and then Gran Via Avenue on the right. Just after the church, turn right, and at the end of this street is found the hotel.
