The Westin Palace has been around since 1912, and has for decades been one of the most elegant hotels in a city full of grand old hotels. Madrid is a courtly city, built up around a government that moved here as a gesture of Spanish unification; thus servicing the aristocracy was long the only game in town.
Of course not all of Madrid is so charmingly old-world - a host of sleek little boutiques has recently moved in, and though it's no Barcelona, the city is certainly a cosmopolitan one. The Westin Palace, though, is distinctly old-guard, and though it has been thoroughly restored by its new owners, it is still a vision straight from the Belle Epoque.
The original stained-glass dome is still in place above the reception, while guest rooms are high-tech beneath their old-fashioned dress - rooms feature spacious, efficient bathrooms and soundproof windows, equally suited to muffling the street noise and to keeping in the music from the obligatory Bang & Olufsen CD players.
Other features befitting a grand hotel in a world capital include data ports, business and conference services, two fine restaurants, and a chic hotel bar, a perfect gateway drug to Madrid's nightlife - which, again, is no Barcelona, but if you do enjoy a little sleep every now and then, that's not a bad thing. The location is absolutely central, just off the Prado, so you can get out there and live a little - and you can decide for yourself whether by “live” we mean “shop,” “drink,” or “tour the museum.”
Contact & location
Plaza de las Cortes, 7, Madrid
+34.91.360.8000
Be the first one to add a review
The photos displayed on this page are the property of one of the following authors:
Hotel description
The Westin Palace has been around since 1912, and has for decades been one of the most elegant hotels in a city full of grand old hotels. Madrid is a courtly city, built up around a government that moved here as a gesture of Spanish unification; thus servicing the aristocracy was long the only game in town.
Of course not all of Madrid is so charmingly old-world - a host of sleek little boutiques has recently moved in, and though it's no Barcelona, the city is certainly a cosmopolitan one. The Westin Palace, though, is distinctly old-guard, and though it has been thoroughly restored by its new owners, it is still a vision straight from the Belle Epoque.
The original stained-glass dome is still in place above the reception, while guest rooms are high-tech beneath their old-fashioned dress - rooms feature spacious, efficient bathrooms and soundproof windows, equally suited to muffling the street noise and to keeping in the music from the obligatory Bang & Olufsen CD players.
Other features befitting a grand hotel in a world capital include data ports, business and conference services, two fine restaurants, and a chic hotel bar, a perfect gateway drug to Madrid's nightlife - which, again, is no Barcelona, but if you do enjoy a little sleep every now and then, that's not a bad thing. The location is absolutely central, just off the Prado, so you can get out there and live a little - and you can decide for yourself whether by “live” we mean “shop,” “drink,” or “tour the museum.”
Contact & location
Plaza de las Cortes, 7, Madrid
+34.91.360.8000
Be the first one to add a review
The photos displayed on this page are the property of one of the following authors:
The Westin Palace Madrid
This travel guide also includes text from Wikitravel articles, all available at
View full credits
This travel guide also includes text from Wikipedia articles, all available at
View full credits