Is Puerta Del Sol still under construction?

I was there two weeks ago and it was still under construction and mostly blocked off, save for a north-south passageway. I was there when the barriers went up in March- behind schedule already, I suppose.

You don’t mention when you’ll be there, but I’d be very surprised if it were done before Octoberish.

Marti,

According to this article, the construction/remodeling/ restoration that began in March of this year, is expected to be completed in the spring of 2023.

Enjoy your trip!

The webcam shows it is still under construction. Looks worse than when I was there in June. All the Marios, Mickey and Minnie mouse, and other characters have moved over to the Plaza Mayor. No idea where the mariachi band is playing while the Plaza is being worked on. I enjoyed listening to it. I also wonder where the protesters go now that they can’t use the Plaza. If June you could still get to the Oso y Madroño statue but the time lapse webcam shows it is now blocked off and you can’t get to it.

I was there less than a week ago. It's still blocked off, including the bear statue and the 0 km marker. The perimeter is open and there are a few narrow walkways open to cross the plaza, but almost all of it is blocked off.

Thanks for responding to my question about the status in Sol. I will temper my expectations accordingly. :-(

Still in the throes of construction on October 3rd, 2022. They started today early, and they are still going at 6:30pm. They do seem to be making progress on laying the pavers.

We were just there 4 days ago and yes, still under construction.

Has anyone stayed in the Hotel Europa recently and how is the construction noise/nuisance?

I was there yesterday. Construction is massive and loud (duh 😀). We had originally planned to stay in Sol area but now are staying near the Atocha metro station. This works for us because the museums, a focal point for us, are nearby. We are also doing several day trips, so being so close to Atocha is convenient. Long story short, I would not want to stay near the construction.

Staying at Europa now— in 2 years the balcony view will be nice, not so now. Sunday has been quiet but assume jackhammering will continue on Monday. Very crowded as everyone having to walk side corridors

I have a night booked a Hotel Europa myself in about a week. It sounds as though I should cancel and look elsewhere?

gacllc1997, can you please share which hotel you're staying at? I was planning to stay at Europa for my trip early next year but reconsidering now.

We are staying at Only You Atocha. We have been here a week. Leave tomorrow. Quiet, clean and roomy. Only downside: we can hear people talking in room next door, but it's not been too bad (guess it would depend on who's next door). I will say it's the most expensive place we've stayed during our 1.5 month stay in Spain.

Thanks

Is the Sol metro station still accessible? Our airbnb is a few blocks from there and I was assuming that would be the station we use most often.

Yes, Sol station is accessible; it's just a mess though. Our hotel was close enough for us to use Sol, but I opted to: (1) take a taxi upon arrival, so that my husband wouldn't be confronted by the construction for his first glimpse of Madrid, and (2) whenever possible, we used another station if given a choice. In our case, Opera was essentially the same distance from our hotel. The deciding factor of course, was which Metro line was the most direct to our destination. Sometimes, we opted to walk to Sol. Have a great trip!