The Best Luxury Hotels in Madrid, Honestly Ranked

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

Salamanca's glossy address, a few streets from Calle Serrano: 111 rooms by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, a rooftop pool beside the Picos Pardos Sky Lounge, the SLVJ Japanese restaurant with its bowling alley, and a spa. Younger energy than the grand hotels; LHW member.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Madrid's society hotel on the Paseo de la Castellana, the city's business avenue, reopened by Rosewood at the end of 2021: Sense, A Rosewood Spa, the Las Brasas de Castellana grill and the Flor y Nata patisserie, a business center and meeting rooms for the working stay, and an apartment that sleeps eight, with babysitting, for a family. Forbes Five-Star, with Two MICHELIN Keys.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

Madrid's oldest hotel, opened in 1886 and reborn as a 48-room jewel a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol: Art Deco rooms and lobby, the LobByto cocktail bar, where a guest on their own is at ease, a wellness center and meeting rooms. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member, and our insider's pick for a solo trip.

The 1953 classic on Plaza de Colón where Ava Gardner and the Beatles stayed: English-style rooms, the Aduana restaurant, the Fénix cocktail bar and a summer terrace over the square, with butler service and Colón metro steps away. The gentlest rates of our seven and a bar where one guest is comfortable make it our value pick and an easy solo base; LHW member.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

Madrid's society hotel on the Paseo de la Castellana, the city's business avenue, reopened by Rosewood at the end of 2021: Sense, A Rosewood Spa, the Las Brasas de Castellana grill and the Flor y Nata patisserie, a business center and meeting rooms for the working stay, and an apartment that sleeps eight, with babysitting, for a family. Forbes Five-Star, with Two MICHELIN Keys.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

Madrid's oldest hotel, opened in 1886 and reborn as a 48-room jewel a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol: Art Deco rooms and lobby, the LobByto cocktail bar, where a guest on their own is at ease, a wellness center and meeting rooms. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member, and our insider's pick for a solo trip.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

Madrid's oldest hotel, opened in 1886 and reborn as a 48-room jewel a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol: Art Deco rooms and lobby, the LobByto cocktail bar, where a guest on their own is at ease, a wellness center and meeting rooms. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member, and our insider's pick for a solo trip.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

Madrid's oldest hotel, opened in 1886 and reborn as a 48-room jewel a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol: Art Deco rooms and lobby, the LobByto cocktail bar, where a guest on their own is at ease, a wellness center and meeting rooms. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member, and our insider's pick for a solo trip.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

Madrid's oldest hotel, opened in 1886 and reborn as a 48-room jewel a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol: Art Deco rooms and lobby, the LobByto cocktail bar, where a guest on their own is at ease, a wellness center and meeting rooms. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member, and our insider's pick for a solo trip.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

Madrid's society hotel on the Paseo de la Castellana, the city's business avenue, reopened by Rosewood at the end of 2021: Sense, A Rosewood Spa, the Las Brasas de Castellana grill and the Flor y Nata patisserie, a business center and meeting rooms for the working stay, and an apartment that sleeps eight, with babysitting, for a family. Forbes Five-Star, with Two MICHELIN Keys.

Madrid's oldest hotel, opened in 1886 and reborn as a 48-room jewel a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol: Art Deco rooms and lobby, the LobByto cocktail bar, where a guest on their own is at ease, a wellness center and meeting rooms. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member, and our insider's pick for a solo trip.

Salamanca's glossy address, a few streets from Calle Serrano: 111 rooms by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, a rooftop pool beside the Picos Pardos Sky Lounge, the SLVJ Japanese restaurant with its bowling alley, and a spa. Younger energy than the grand hotels; LHW member.

The 1953 classic on Plaza de Colón where Ava Gardner and the Beatles stayed: English-style rooms, the Aduana restaurant, the Fénix cocktail bar and a summer terrace over the square, with butler service and Colón metro steps away. The gentlest rates of our seven and a bar where one guest is comfortable make it our value pick and an easy solo base; LHW member.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Seven historic buildings between Puerta del Sol and the Barrio de las Letras, opened as one hotel in 2020: 200 rooms and suites, Dani's rooftop brasserie and terrace, and a four-floor spa whose 14-meter pool sits under a glass skylight on the eighth floor, beside a sun terrace over the rooftops. Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; a spa suite for two makes it our couples' pick in the center, and 1,436 square meters of event space and a business center make it the working base.

Madrid's oldest hotel, opened in 1886 and reborn as a 48-room jewel a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol: Art Deco rooms and lobby, the LobByto cocktail bar, where a guest on their own is at ease, a wellness center and meeting rooms. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member, and our insider's pick for a solo trip.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

The Ritz of 1910, beside the Prado on Plaza de la Lealtad and a short walk from Retiro Park, reopened in April 2021 after a three-year restoration: 153 rooms and suites, Deessa's two Michelin stars under Quique Dacosta, a garden terrace and a spa with an indoor pool. Forbes Five-Star and the only hotel in Madrid with Three MICHELIN Keys, it is our first pick for a couple, and its two-bedroom family suites for five, with babysitting, make it the grandest family stay in the city.

Madrid's society hotel on the Paseo de la Castellana, the city's business avenue, reopened by Rosewood at the end of 2021: Sense, A Rosewood Spa, the Las Brasas de Castellana grill and the Flor y Nata patisserie, a business center and meeting rooms for the working stay, and an apartment that sleeps eight, with babysitting, for a family. Forbes Five-Star, with Two MICHELIN Keys.

Salamanca's glossy address, a few streets from Calle Serrano: 111 rooms by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, a rooftop pool beside the Picos Pardos Sky Lounge, the SLVJ Japanese restaurant with its bowling alley, and a spa. Younger energy than the grand hotels; LHW member.

The 1953 classic on Plaza de Colón where Ava Gardner and the Beatles stayed: English-style rooms, the Aduana restaurant, the Fénix cocktail bar and a summer terrace over the square, with butler service and Colón metro steps away. The gentlest rates of our seven and a bar where one guest is comfortable make it our value pick and an easy solo base; LHW member.

A 19th-century ducal palace in the royal quarter, a short walk from the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace: Velázquez homages throughout, a historic garden, three restaurants, the Thai Room wellness center and a seasonal rooftop pool with views across the city. Family rooms, babysitting and suites that sleep up to eight make it the old city's family hotel, and the garden and the pool make it a couple's one. One MICHELIN Key; LHW member.

Salamanca's glossy address, a few streets from Calle Serrano: 111 rooms by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, a rooftop pool beside the Picos Pardos Sky Lounge, the SLVJ Japanese restaurant with its bowling alley, and a spa. Younger energy than the grand hotels; LHW member.

The 1953 classic on Plaza de Colón where Ava Gardner and the Beatles stayed: English-style rooms, the Aduana restaurant, the Fénix cocktail bar and a summer terrace over the square, with butler service and Colón metro steps away. The gentlest rates of our seven and a bar where one guest is comfortable make it our value pick and an easy solo base; LHW member.