4K Resort Tour & Review of the Hotel RIU Plaza España in Madrid, Spain. Hi there! My name is Kevin and today we will take a look at everything that makes this mid-tier 4-star hotel in Madrid a contender for your hard earned travel dollars. We’ll check out the rooms, bars, rooftop, breakfast and more- all wrapped up with The Flip Flop Score.
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Room Category: Deluxe Superior King
Total Fare: $152.48 USD + €20 Upgrade
Refundable: Yes
Included: Breakfast
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—Video Chapters—
0:00 Hotel Preview
00:23 Intro
00:34 Welcome to Madrid
00:40 Hotel Exterior
00:57 Entrance & Lobby
01:40 Lobby Bar
01:55 Great Elevator System
02:17 To the Roof
02:33 Roof Top Views
03:18 Location Details
03:40 Plaza España
03:55 Rooftop Menu
04:31 Floating Bridge
04:40 El Eden Restaurant
05:05 Outdoor Pool, Theoretically
05:22 Crappy First Room
05:40 Upgraded Room Tour
06:59 Storage & Bathroom Tour
08:02 Room Views
08:49 Breakfast Buffet
09:52 The Flip Flop Score
Music featured in this video is licensed under an Artlist Unlimited License.
This is NOT a promotional video. I pay for all of my flights and hotels (and I always tell you how much!) so I can be as honest and impartial as possible. I do not receive any special treatment that wouldn’t otherwise be publicly accessible, in fact, the hotels and airlines have no idea about my visit and that’s the way I like it!
#riu #tui #madrid
11 Comments
A pay-to-view bar: a nice innovation. 🙂
I've been a happy customer of Tui (and, by extension, Riu) for over a decade. It's rarely disappointed but the food in the Riu hotels has never overwhelmed me.
I'm liking your varying of the backing music; some competitors latch on to a piece that can be as annoying as an insurance company's 'listen to this while we deal with other customers' music. (Your title music has been well chosen. No need to change that!)
Air France next, I see, with possibly the most elegant stewardesses in the European skies. And their safety videos are works of art. Looking forward to it.
Thanks for sharing
Great video.
I spent about 4 months in Madrid back in 2005. Vaguely remember walking by that building a few times. It may've been a office complex or empty, I don't remember. Madrid is a fun city, but I prefer Lisbon.
Now that you're out of your Vietnam resort niche, could you add what in your opinion is the hotel's unique selling point? I enjoy your videos and the variety but sometimes it feels a little random
snarky is perfect word to describe some of your comments. Made me think of a more cerebral eddie haskel from leave it it to beaver. Yet, I truly like all the videos and channel.
Thumbs up as always Kevin!
Definitely enjoyed the video, not sure how l feel about this property, the $20 p/n upgrade soured the experience. Always appreciate how honest you are 👍
0:29 wowwww so beautiful. Where is that?
I am curious as I live in Spain as to what is a “big box Spanish style”?
TI-NY 😁