DanteLang
October 30, 2024
The deluxe room we booked faces the Plaza de España, and you can see the Cervantes Monument (Figure 1). The view is acceptable. There is still a lot of space after placing two 26-inch suitcases in the room. The area is satisfactory. The decoration style is modern and slightly cool, which is the type we like. The hotel thoughtfully sent a small dessert. My wife said it was a typical sweet taste in Europe, the same as the dessert she had when she studied in the UK in her early years, but it tasted okay. The room is equipped with a safe as usual, which is convenient for storing valuables. The washbasin and mirror are facing the bathroom. The table is not big, and it is a bit crowded for beauty experts to place various items. There is a glass door in the toilet on the right, and a shower room on the left. There is a standing shower near the washbasin, but the glass partition is only half. Although I didn't try it, the water will definitely wet the floor of the washbasin area if I take a shower. I don't know what kind of strange design it is. There is a bathtub inside, and you stand in the bathtub when you take a shower. You can put the foot pad next to the bathtub to avoid slipping. The only flaw is that the room is very good. The hotel breakfast is worth mentioning. There are a lot of varieties, including Spanish ham, smoked salmon, and fried eggs. The fried eggs are very good, the best fried eggs on our free trip. Desserts and fruits are available, and my wife and I love baked beans (it is also the only hotel with baked beans for breakfast on this trip), as shown in Figure 2. Turn right out of the hotel lobby and you will see the north-south Gran Avenue, which is convenient for shopping and worth a simple City Walk. The RIU Hotel building is diagonally opposite the hotel in the northeast. Mango and ZARA are downstairs, with a wide variety of products at affordable prices. It is very convenient to visit the Grand Palace, Puerta del Sol, and Plaza Mayor from the hotel. I would like to remind you to avoid the Botania restaurant downstairs. Although the decoration style is good, the restaurant's attitude towards foreign tourists is very average. On the first day, I went to eat for convenience. Although there were not many people, my wife and I were arranged to sit at a small round table for two in a dim corner against the wall. Locals were arranged to sit in good seats when they entered the store. The checkout was also delayed again and again. After checking the bill, I waited for about ten minutes before the credit card machine was brought. More importantly, the dishes were not delicious. The steak was ordered 70% rare, but it was cooked well-done. The meat was dry and thin. There was too much saccharin in the sangria. The waiter took the plate away before the meatballs were finished. It felt very perfunctory. The bill for two people was nearly 100 euros. It was also the most expensive and least delicious meal in this trip to Spain (Figure 3). The dinner on the second day was at another Tapa Spana next door. It is worth recommending. The seafood rice is large and sufficient, and there are my favorite Padron peppers. The original steak peppers were replaced by whole peppers by me. It is very delicious with beer (Figures 4 and 5). Since the subsequent trip was self-driving, I booked a SIXT car rental in advance on Zuzuche. The location was diagonally opposite RIU, and it was 3 minutes to cross the road north from the hotel. The pick-up point was at the entrance of the green parking lot on the Little Spain Square, which was very convenient. Overall, VP Hotel is very good and conveniently located, and it is worth experiencing again.
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