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 they are housed. The...
Alfonso XII 14A quiet, out-of-the-way hotel with front rooms facing a leafy pretty plaza. Rooms are tastefully kitted out with yellow and green upholstery, while the belle-époque salon...
Plaza Conde del Valle Suchil 5This is the best of the few hotel options in the lively and multicultural Lavapiés area. The new owner is eager to please and proud of his establishment. Rooms are rather...
C/Juanelo 24The Persal's rooms don't quite live up to the first impressions given by the glass front and swish lobby, but thankfully they're modern, spotlessly clean and more than...
Plaza del Ángel 12Even though the chain status of this hotel gives it uniformity and a certain anonymity, the NH Alcalá offers modern accommodation with good facilities and professional staff....
C/Alcalá 66This friendly, well-equipped and good-value 134-room hotel is situated right in the heart of the action. The spacious, air-conditioned rooms all come with clean, modern, wooden...
C/Salud 21Within spitting distance of Sol, this bustling 19th-century hotel is nothing to write home about from the outside. Inside, though, the 170 rooms are bright and spacious,...
C/Sevilla 2The corporate feel is avoided in this Best Western hotel with homely touches, from the motley but charming crew running reception and the trompe l'oeil lift door, to the...
C/Maestro Victoria 5The 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 purples, with literary...
Gran Vía 11While 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 located for visiting...
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 sports fans and...
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 plants lend a...
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 in each room. Two...
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 standard-issue...
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 there are 11...
C/Claudio Coello 139