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 14Halfway between a conventional hotel and apart-hotel, the Rosales provides accommodation ranging from spacious and comfortably furnished bedsitters to...
C/Marqués de Urquijo 23
Although it's a little more expensive than most hostales, the Rainbow's colour schemes make a refreshing change when compared with the dark corridors of the...
C/O'Donnell 27The rooms at this friendly and centrally located hostal are basic, their white and yellow paintwork a little on the dilapidated side and the bathrooms...
C/Esparteros 6Even 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 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...
C/Salud 21The 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...
C/Maestro Victoria 5
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 25The sister hotel to the Lope de Vega, the Prado too has an anonymous look from the outside, but the rooms are prettily furnished, this time with a wine...
C/Prado 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...
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 57This 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 6This hotel, housed in a 19th-century former palace on a quiet but very central little square, was converted into a hotel in 2001. Its comforts are...
Plaza de San Martín 5