Gran Via Metro station to La Plata hotel

Have you e-mailed the La Plata Hotel for directions?

No, this had not occurred to me to do as my Spanish is too poor for me to formulate an accurate request. Do you know the answer to my question?

The Metro stop has more than one exit.
But this isn't rocket science.
You shouldn't have to walk more than 2 buildings out of your way to determine whether address numbers are going up or down.

Also, Google Maps clearly indicates your hotel is on the south side of the street.
So you'll want the southeast exit.
But how that's signed within the station, I don't know.

Thank you for responding.

It might be an easy matter for the able-bodied to "walk more than 2 buildings out of [their] way" to see if the numbers are going up or down but for someone walking painfully with a stick and carrying luggage it's quite a different matter.

Never mind. I'll try asking someone once I'm in the station or if not, take that SE exit.

It's on the same side of Gran Via and you can walk to the hostal without crossing any streets.

Many thanks.

It's on the same side of Gran Via and you can walk to the hostal without crossing any streets

That's true for one of the four exit/entry points to that station. Hopefully, someone here is familiar enough with the Gran Via metro stop to know the exact wording of the signage indicating that specific exit. That's really what you're asking for.

It might be an easy matter for the able-bodied to "walk more than 2 buildings out of [their] way" to see if the numbers are going up or down but for someone walking painfully with a stick and carrying luggage it's quite a different matter.

Not "more than"--no more than.

However, if exiting the metro from other than the very closest point will present a true inconvenience, perhaps consider these options:

--take the metro to the closest station with accessibility (here's a list--sorry, not sure if you'll be taking the No. 1 or 5 line) and take a taxi to the door.

--consider accommodation closer to a metro stop that has accessibility.

I don't know if all metro stations have personnel on site. If this one does, simply ask, "Salida sureste?" and they should point you to the desired exit--though there are no guarantees.

There are two exits for the Gran Via itself (and 2 others for somewhere else). If one wants the odd-numbered side of the street one chooses "impares" and if one wants the even numbers one takes the exit labelled "pares". For this particular hotel one simply walks straight on after going up the steps.

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