The place cannot be visited without a guide, so you might queue for half an hour, only to be told there won't be another guided tour until 45 or 60 minutes later - at which point you begin to feel there are better ways to waste time... more

A fascinating building full of interesting pictures and chapels. I visited on my last day in Madrid and only had time to go on the first tour - which was conducted in Spanish - way beyond my very basic tourist Spanish. Unfortunately, we got the 'Mean Man'. He appeared at the door a few minutes before opening time, looked at... more

I highly recommend a visit to El Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid. Travel websites will do a better job than I in describing this convent--what none of them tell you is HOW to visit. Everyone I spoke with (myself included) figured it out by trial and error. Admission cost is 5 euro and there are no unguided visits.... more

This is a real treat and one of the highlights of my visit to Madrid! The tour guide (who was sympathetic and very pleasant) spoke to each of us as we entered to ensure that we were aware that the tour would be conducted in Spanish and to check that we were comfortable with that. In practice, the guide did... more

It is a pitty that a beautiful place like Convento de las Descalzas, in Madrid, offers such a bad guide service: the male man I had the misfortune to have as a guide last sept.,1st, is extremely rude to FOREIGNERS and, when he was asked to speak slower because he was clearly making it difficult to be understood, he started... more

Amazing collection of pictures. They only let in 3 lots of 20 people per session so you need to get there early. The other drawback was the tour was in Spanish only more

Im Spanish and I have been living in Madrid for quite a long time. I know the place very well as I always take my visitors around Madrid and I can assure you that they do have English tours and anybody from any nationality is allowed to enter. I just dont understand what happened to the guy in the previous... more

We wanted to visit this convent but we were not allowed due to the fact that we were not spanish or native spanish speakers! Don't bother to waste your time with these rude people. more

Visitamos el convento con mis primos franceses y 6 amigos suyos. No hablan ni español ni Ingles. Elegimos la primera... more