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 popular and efficiently run business, this traditional good-value 40-room hostal has been open for more than four decades, and attracts guests of all ages. Rooms are...
C/Salud 13The 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 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 facilities for the...
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 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 23The 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 wonderland for design...
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 Victoria four years...
Plaza de la Lealtad 5Courteous staff welcome guests to this well-located hotel. Rooms are individually decorated in elegant pastel colours and, despite the location, they're surprisingly quiet...
Plaza de Santo Domingo 13Famous in recent times as the Beckhams' first residence in Madrid, this exquisite hotel is discreetly hidden away in the embassy-lined streets that separate the Castellana from...
C/Zurbano 36Although it's a modern, rather nondescript building from the outside, the lavishly entitled Villa Magna, a Park Hyatt Hotel, more than lives up to its reputation - and tariffs...
Paseo de la Castellana 22Part of the NH chain, the Zurbano is split between two buildings. Rooms are immaculate (if a little bland) and incredibly well soundproofed, given the location right near the...
C/Zurbano 79-81The InterContinental is a long-standing Madrid favourite. The elegant decor in the lobby extends to the rooms, most of which overlook the Paseo de la Castellana. The hotel...
Paseo de la Castellana 49Although plans to turn this into Europe's first Hard Rock hotel didn't quite come off, the Melia chain has appropriated the lovely old Hotel Reina Victoria to showcase its new...
Plaza Santa Ana 14Fans of chintz should steer well clear, but the new and excellent-value High Tech chain of hotels is perfect for techno fiends on a budget. The Arenal's compact but sleekly...
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