Madrid, 2nd (Cadogan Guides)

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Summary: Incorrect maps mar this guide book
Review: The Cadogan "Guide" book on Madrid seems to lack basic fact checking. The hotel we booked into, The Hotel Intur Palacio San Martin, recommended for its terrific location near the Big Three museum triangle, was in fact, nowhere near the museums and nowhere near its location on the Cadogen map. Continuing on Day one in Madrid, following the Cadogan Guide, we made reservations at a restaurant for my husband's birthday. Went to find the restaurant based on Cadogan map again, lo and behold, no restaurant at that location and no-one had ever heard of it. Eventually, many days later, we did track down the restaurant, again nowhere near its mapped location. Needless to say, we no longer trusted any facts in our Cadogan Guide, I recommend only using this "guide" for atmosphere, but wait, I can figure that stuff out myself! Cadogan guide ended up in wastebasket in hotel.