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Cuesta Santo Domingo 5 and 7, Madrid, Spain

On an old street between Gran Vía and the Royal Palace, the Ambassador occupies the renovated 19th-century palace of the Dukes of Granada. A magnificent front door and a graceful three-story staircase recall the building's aristocratic past; the rest has been transformed into elegant, somewhat soulless lodgings favored by executives. Large guest rooms have sitting areas and mahogany furnishings, and floral fabrics. The greenhouse restaurant, filled with plants and songbirds, is especially pleasant on cold days. www.solmelia.com. 182 rooms, 24 suites. In-hotel: restaurant, bar, airport shuttle, parking (fee). AE, DC, MC, V.