With their palette of greys and browns, the rooms can seem a little dour and masculine after the frothy extravagances of the belle-epoque building in which...
Alfonso XII 14Even though the chain status of this hotel gives it uniformity and a certain anonymity, the NH Alcalá offers modern accommodation with good facilities and...
C/Alcalá 66
The new Hotel de las Letras laughs in the face of the current hotel vogue for teak and slate, and plumps instead for bold paintwork in red, orange and...
Gran Vía 11Quite a way from the centre but right opposite Pío XII metro and Chamartín railway station, and just 15 minutes from the airport, this hotel offers good...
Avda Pío XII 25While the traffic speeds by on the Gran Vía outside, the Emperador has to deal with its own constant flow of student groups and tourists. The hotel is well...
Gran Vía 53The very name conjures up images of blandness, but this hotel is set in an appealing residential area. Yes, it's a twin-tower giant, with 459 rooms, but for...
C/Padre Damián 23Part of a Catalan chain, Hesperia Madrid is what you'd call 'contemporary luxury'. The dimly lit entrance gives way to white and cream surroundings, while...
Paseo de la Castellana 57Beyond the Plaza de España and the hustle and bustle of Gran Vía lies the Husa Princesa, decorated with large reproductions of Goya and Velázquez classics...
C/Princesa 40A stone's throw from the Prado, this anonymous-looking hotel is a shrine, of sorts, to one of Spain's most celebrated playwrights. The rooms are done up in...
C/Lope de Vega 40This large, glitzy and bustling hotel is part of the Sol Meliá group. It's located in the heart of the business district, so it comes as no surprise that...
C/Claudio Coello 139This small mansion in a tranquil residential area has been transformed into a quietly elegant five-star hotel. Built in the 1880s as a private home for an...
C/Orfila 6
The Puerta América will not be to all tastes, least of all, probably, those of the business travellers attracted by its proximity to the airport, but is a...
Avda America 41Madrid's Ritz was built in 1910, thanks to a personal intervention by King Alfonso XIII, who had been embarrassed at the time of his wedding to Princess...
Plaza de la Lealtad 5Famous in recent times as the Beckhams' first residence in Madrid, this exquisite hotel is discreetly hidden away in the embassy-lined streets that separate...
C/Zurbano 36The Derby chain (see also the Hotel Villa Real, below) is owned by Catalan archaeologist Jordi Clos, and ancient figurines and artworks are found throughout...
Carrera de San Jeronimo 34