With a/c and Wi-Fi, this is a central and inexpensive option just off the Gran Vía in central Madrid.

The 3-star JC Rooms Santo Domingo offer colourful, contemporary rooms within a 10-minute walk of the Royal Palace and the Gran Vía. The 45 rooms are for between 1 and 4 guests, and are individually decorated in bold colours. Each comes with a private bathroom, a TV, CD- and DVD-players, a mini bar, a telephone, Wi-Fi service and air conditioning, and computers are available for guests' use. The hotel also has a 24-hour reception and a left-luggage office. Inexpensive meals are available on prior request.

The JC Rooms Santo Domingo are fantastically situated within a few minutes' walk of some of Madrid's biggest sights, from the lavish Royal Palace to the handsome, arcaded Plaza Mayor. The nearby Gran Vía is Madrid's biggest shopping street, and the atmospheric tapas bars of La Latina are on the doorstep.