Must see hotels in Madrid

If you don’t mind lugging your bags up to the 2nd floor, Casa Chueca is outstanding. Rooms are modern, colourful and a cut above your average hostal; in…

With a marvellous sense of light and space that you rarely find in Madrid's downtown hotels, the Gran Melia Palacio de Los Duques is a five-star belle…

This hotel combines a splendid historic building (dating to 1610), brilliant location (just 50m from Plaza Mayor) and modern hi-tech rooms. Rooms are…

This is a classy, cool choice. The colour scheme is blacks, whites and greys, with dark-wood floors and splashes of fuchsia and lime green. Flat-screen…

Unlike so many hostales in Madrid where the charm depends on a time-worn air, Flat 5 Madrid has a fresh, clean-line look with bright colours, flat-screen…

The spacious rooms, attention to detail and pretty much everything else make this family-run hostal feel pricier than it is. You’ll find it hard to tear…

This five-star hotel occupies nine floors of Torre Madrid, one of the city’s most iconic buildings. With views of the Royal Palace and Gran Vía, a modern…

This sparkling hostel overlooking the Plaza de Jacinto Benavente in the heart of town is a terrific deal. Rooms are colourful, warmly decorated and well…

Just off the pretty end of Gran Vía and within sight of one of its more charming landmarks, the Edificio Metrópolis, the Principal is a fine, central…

This recently overhauled hotel has a wonderful range of rooms, most with hardwood floors, some with design features such as the building's original stone…

Part of the growing JC Rooms portfolio, the Hotel JC Rooms Santo Domingo has smallish themed rooms brimful with colour and with large photos of Madrid and…

Billing itself as a hostal run by travellers for travellers, Hostal Horizonte is a well-run place. Rooms have far more character than your average hostal,…

One of the flagship Madrid properties for the excellent NH chain, their Paseo del Prado property is ideally placed for the art galleries and stately…

A refined sense of style permeates everything about this hotel, from the subtly lit common areas to the rooms that combine vaguely Zen aesthetics with…

For an alternative but supremely comfortable take on Madrid life, Artrip is close to the big-three art museums and surrounded by plenty of private art…

Hotel Óscar belongs to the highly original Room Mate chain of hotels. Designer rooms are stylish and sophisticated, some with floor-to-ceiling murals. The…

Simple rooms with parquetry floor are a cut above your hostal average and staff are helpful – it's a winning combination. The location, a few steps from…

Don't let the exterior fool you because the simple yet colourful rooms, all with balconies and double-glazing, make for an excellent downtown budget…

Colourful rooms adorned with large photos of Madrid's attractions are reason enough to stay here, with the central location and outrageously reasonable…

With a classier feel than many of the other business options around town, the Preciados gets rave reviews for its service. Soft lighting, light shades and…