Detailed Review
Black and white floor corridors with translucent panels overlook the traditional, leading your steps to the hotel rooms where in every stay you may find a different and abstract bed wall with free wi-fi and flat-screen televisions. Public spaces include the Living Room area where a buffet breakfast is served every morning and in the afternoons the daylight is the only obstacle to prevent you from working peacefully. Downstairs a lounge and music room, offer space for relaxation. No restaurant, but given the location, you won’t go hungry for long. Offering neighbourhood and patio views the Standard and Junior Suites rooms are modish and avant-garde, amplifying the effects of the natural light with the contrast of the diverse design of bed walls of Tomas Alia. Personalized bathroom amenities and 4 pillows is part of the standard in Mario’s guestrooms. The rooms include a writing desk and chair with Phillip Starck lamps, plasma televisions, minibar, safety box and high-speed Internet access (WI-FI). The distribution of the bathroom is atypical, where the washbasin is inside the structure of bedroom and translucent crystal doors isolate the shower. Personalised bathroom amenities, such as shampoo, gel, and body milk are some of the treats you may find in Mario’s guestrooms.
Independent Reviews
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Our top pick for good value in Barcelona. The hotel offers decent levels of comfort and fun, quirkily designed...
Our top pick for good value in Barcelona. The hotel offers decent levels of comfort and fun, quirkily designed rooms at a rate that, for much of the year, hovers around the EUR 100 mark.
Mario Room Mate
By Rupert Eden
Formerly known as HH Campomanes, Mario is part of a new concept hotel chain dreamt up by the Sarasola brothers, one of whom famously dated Penelope Cruz. The innovative if somewhat risky idea is to allow each hotel to develop “his” or “her” own personality reflected in the atmosphere created by the staff, sound, lighting and décor.
The concept suggests that the hotel becomes the home of a “friend” and that it can become a trusty “friend” in itself - the barriers between client and staff melt away. In this case, Mario is a “philosopher-cum-film director” intimate, erudite, needing his space. Alícia and Oscár, the other two hotels scheduled to open later this year, are more lively and gregarious, set in the more raucous neighbourhoods of Santa Anna and Chueca.
Mario has an extensive music and DVD library for artsy guests while staff will fill you in on the latest cultural events. The hotel was decorated by Angel Verdú, one of the most innovative designers to hit Spain’s hotel scene in decades. Minimalist, grey, white and beige mini-suites, a small, cosy lobby and cafe serve breakfast and one of Madrid’s most satisfying dining experiences, La Viuda Blanca, is right next door.
Client Review
We stayed at the hotel Mario for 3 nights and
Ratings
- Comfort:
(4/5) - Character: (4/5)
- Location:
(5/5)
Posted by Sharif Mowlabocus on 2006-04-22.
Fabulous.
Ratings
- Comfort: (5/5)
- Character: (5/5)
- Location: (5/5)
Posted by susan treverton on 2006-05-02.
The hotel is in an excellent location; very
Ratings
- Comfort: (4/5)
- Character: (4/5)
- Location: (5/5)
Posted by Suzy Stevens on 2006-05-13.
Madrid is amazing! This hotel was a great
Ratings
- Comfort: (5/5)
- Character: (5/5)
- Location: (5/5)
Posted by Dr Cohan Rajan on 2006-07-10.
Excellent value for
Ratings
- Comfort: (4/5)
- Character: (4/5)
- Location: (4/5)
Posted by Tim Bleszynski on 2006-07-11.
