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Alfonso XII, 14, Madrid, Spain
An early-20th-century restored palatial building owned by a noble family with extravagant habits (the elevator carried the horses up and down from the exercise ring on the roof), this spectacular...

Zurbano 36, Madrid, Spain
Once the Canadian embassy, this turn-of-the-20th-century mansion is now an intimate luxury hotel, an oasis of calm a short walk from the city center. The neoclassical architecture is accented by ...

Montera, 22, Madrid, Spain
This hotel is in the restored 18th-century building that once housed the Ateneo, a club founded in 1835 to promote freedom of thought. The spacious rooms here are done in cream-and-light-wood ton...

C. Atocha, 23, Madrid, Spain
The aristocratic corridor leading to the registration desk, the atrium (where the walls are still partly covered by original granite stoneblocks), and the magnificient main wooden staircase, pres...

Plaza Cánovas del Castillo, 4, Madrid, Spain
Once the residence of a count, this fully restored hotel, a block away from the Prado Museum, is a reasonable yet luxurious alternative to the five- star hotels that populate the area. In the lob...

Hermosilla 2, Madrid, Spain
An impressive lobby with marble floors and columns decorated with antique furniture, and a blue stained-glass dome ceiling define the style of this completely refurbished Madrid institution. The ...

Paseo de la Castellana 57, Madrid, Spain
A bit farther from the historic center, Hesperia welcomes visitors with a long, remarkably sophisticated lobby decorated by renowned designer Pasqua Ortega. Ornamented with materials such as lime...

De la Cruz, 26, Madrid, Spain
Tucked away on a street with dozens of bland competitors and couple of blocks away from Sol, this option stands out for its price and quality. The rooms are charmingly and distinctively decorated...

Plaza de Santa Cruz, 6, Madrid, Spain
On a quiet plaza steps from the eastern entrance to Plaza Mayor, this budget hotel, fully renovated in 2004, has neat rooms painted in cream colors, simple but sometimes surprising furniture (som...

Príncipe 18, Madrid, Spain
Rooms, which go from single to quadruple and with or without bathrooms (those facing the busy calle Príncipe are among the ones without bathroom), are reasonably large, clean, and comfortably dec...