It was a great trip, and well worth paying extra for some for the items e.g stadium seats, central hotel. Your last minute upgrade of our tickets added to our enjoyment, it ws just a pity we ate before we arrived!! With the match being brought forward to Saturday afternoon, it gave us a full day on Sunday (and Monday morning) to explore Madrid, which we found to be a great city and easy to negotiate. Overall, we had a great weekend and are looking forward to going somewhere else with you soon.
Plenty of places to visit. We took in the Rastro Market on Sunday morning, and went to the Prado exhibition in the afternoon. I would advise against buying the 'Madrid Card' as I don't think there's enough time to visit that many places. Cheaper to buy them separately. Also, if you get a VIP ticket, get there early to enjoy the benefits. We ate before we arrived.
All round it was one of the best experiences I have had. from booking it was easy an was updated when needed to know any think an the seat was excellent
I would book a extra day in any city as all ways some think more to do then watch the game i did an still needed more time.
- Your thoughts on the total package (flight, hotel, match ticket) - amazing, a whole lot more than we cold have ever expected.
- The atmosphere you experienced in the stadium during the match.- the atmosphere was amazing at the game, although I was a little disappointed that smoking was allowed in the ground during the game.
- The ease of a total package - easiest package break I've ever used, these guys know what they're doing.
- The service you received from representatives of FootballBreak.co.uk - first class without a hitch.
- Did you enjoy the city you visited? - Had an amazing couple of days in Madrid, use the public metro, very easy to use.
Do a little bit of investigating on line before getting there, understand public transport and location. It helped a lot to be able to walk to and from the Stadium from the Hotel.
Usually when booking to travel to a football match break we would put the package (flights hotel and tickets) together ourselves. If I’m being honest, there was always a nagging doubt somewhere in our minds that something would go wrong or not work out just as planned with booking this break, and using Footballbreak.co.uk for the first time. We needn’t have worried. The whole experience from start to finish was effortless, and any queries via email were responded to within the hour. Flight check in with Ryanair- easy, just fill in the details footballbreak sent. Hotel, again handed over the voucher and all sorted. Our main concern was were the tickets actually going to be there (the Barca v Athletico match had a 4pm kick off and we arrived at the hotel around 11am). Again, no worries, they were presented to us on arrival. Our hotel (U232), was a little further out than originally thought, but soon realised the easiest way round the city is jump on and off the underground, and the metro station was approx. 150 yards from the hotel front door. 2 day travel pass was 14 euro- money well spent.Made our way to the Nou camp (via a couple of bars…) and enjoyed a fantastic game with an unbelievable atmosphere. Then had all day Sunday to relax around Barcelona and sample the excellent bars and restaurants (highly recommend Meet Restaurente). Excellent trip, excellent service from Footballbreak, and a fantastic city in which to spend a weekend and enjoy a match. Already planning the next trip with Footballbreak.co.uk- what fantastic value for money
Metro is the way to travel!
Footballbreaks makes booking trips as simple as possible. Everything was pretty much perfect about our trip to Barcelona. An amazing city & so easy to get around.
My tip would be make sure you book a later flight, allowing yourself a bit longer to explore the city!!