Almería half marathon. 29th January 2006

[Antonio247]

I´m glad that you both have successfully entered.

I suggest several options to stay at a hotel in Almería.

Hotel Torreluz **** , the one you stayed in last year, would be 70, 69 euros + 7% VAT each day with breakfast included. The same price for a single or a double room. I could get Saturday and Sunday with the voucher system for 50 euros each day VAT included. I talked to them in the hotel and they told me that it is not possible to get a cheaper price for the single room than the double room even though in both cases it includes breakfast for one or two people.

Hotel Torreluz ***, the one opposite the previous one, Saturday and Sunday 50 euros + 7% VAT each day with breakfast included. Monday 55 euros + 7% VAT the room only without breakfast. Single room.

Hotel Vincci Mediterráneo. It is situated at Avenida del Mediterráneo, near a shopping centre called Alcampo, similar to the Gran Plaza shopping centre in Roquetas where we met last year. It is about a 20 minutes´ walk to the city centre. Single room 53,50 euros VAT included with “Coffee express”, which consists of coffee, tea or milk, juice, pastries and “churros”.

Hotel Tryp Indalo. It is situated at Avenida del Mediterráneo, near the previous one but a bit nearer the city centre. It is about a 15 minutes´ walk to the city centre. It is the official hotel. It is 48 euros single or double room. VAT included. 55 euros with breakfast included single room. The only problem with this hotel is that it has to be booked through a travel agency paying the whole amount through a bank transfer or giving a credit card number. However, in case you couldn´t come and you didn´t tell them with a few days´ notice, they would charge some cancellation expenses. Anyway, I phoned the hotel and it could be booked directly with them without having to pay anything until you leave the hotel and the price would be 50 euros + 7% VAT a single room. If you want a “express breakfast”, which must be similar to the Hotel Vincci Mediterráneo, it would be 5 euros + 7% VAT. If you are interested in this hotel, I´d talk to the manager in order to get the organisation offer without having to pay in advance.

I think that both Vincci Mediterráneo and Tryp Indalo are very new hotels and the relation price / quality is quite good. Besides, they both are well communicated with the stadium and airport and the area is quieter than the city centre.

I´ll pick you up at the airport on Saturday 28th and we can go to have breakfast somewhere.

Would you like to have lunch after the half marathon at Club de Mar restaurant, the one we went to last year?

If anyone else fancies coming here, you will be very welcome.

Saludos desde Almería Greetings from Almería

Antonio