I gave it four stars because I did love it. My only complaint is that the exact location of the bus stop is not identified on the vouche, so you're wandering around trying to catch the bus but they do not pick you up unless you are at the stop. Other than this, it was the perfect way to see the city. Very cost effective too as you can hop on and off as many times as you want.

You get to see the most important of the city's sites, buses were running continually.

This is a great way of mapping the city first day on a short visit. There are frequent buses, and great stops and commentary. I would recommend this to everyone. You should be able to validate the vouchers for first use on the bus though.

For us who have only two days to be in Madrid, this is the most practical and economical way to do it. You get to see the important places of the city in so little time that you will have plenty of time for other things like shopping and tapas crawling at night. Being on the bus can be the rest time so you have that energy to spend. We did this in the springtime - weather was perfect!

We did the "Old Madrid" bus tour on our first day in Madrid. It was the perfect thing to do to get a feel for where we were and to relax and see some sights before we really dug into our trip. Also, the audio guide comes in several different languages. I wish all the menus did! I would highly recommend it!