Ifema convention hotel advice

There have been a couple of queries this week about finding hotels at the Ifema convention and exhibition center located in the Parque Juan Carlos. To be honest the advice that we’ve given many has been at first startling and then very well recieved!

Startling

Well how would you feel if you asked for a recomendation for hotels next to the Ifema center only to be told: “Don’t stay there”  ?

We’re not saying that theres anything wrong with the hotels next to the exhibition center itself simply that if you going to be there for more than one night there is very very little in the way of restaurant variety and the area is simply one hotel after another. Perhaps “sterile” is the word? It is however recomended to stay next to the Ifema conference center if you are only there for one night!

Well received

Suprising as it may sound we recomend that if you are attending a conference or trade fair at the Ifema facility then you are far better off staying in the Nuevos Ministerios area as it offers a large number of restaurants, shopping and business facilities as well as being “in Madrid!”

As a popular area for businesess, especially of the financial sort, the Metro serving the area (also called Nuevos Ministerios) is direct to both the Ifema center and the airport with an average journey time of 20 and 25 minutes respectively. Another benefit of being close to the financial district is the availability of a wider range of Hotels in Nuevos Ministerios as well as the iconic Real Madrid football stadium; Santiago Bernabeu.

Important Note:
Whilst easily done, as it is the airport Metro line, you may wish to consider just how much material you’ll be carrying to and from the exhibition center each day. If its a lot… perhaps Ifema itself is better suited to your needs!