Top 10: the best luxury hotel suites in Madrid
An insider's guide to the top luxury suites in Madrid, including the best for private terraces and city views, at hotels with soothing spas, decadent design and more, in locations including the districts of Chueca and Salamanca, and on the Gran Vía and Plaza de España.
Hotel Barceló Torre de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
The perky design at the five-star Barceló Torre de Madrid has made it an instant hit with fashionistas and creatives. Suites have wooden floors and big windows, many with spectacular views. Room 519, in the Premium category, has a wraparound balcony. The furniture features Jaime Hayón’s own designs, including his Monkey concrete table and Catch chair, the latter of which is inspired by a person with their arms outstretched. For the best views, book the Royal Suite on the ninth floor of the hotel, which has more than 1.5k sq ft of terraces. Read expert review From £181per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques
Madrid, Spain
9Telegraph expert rating
Serious luxury has come to Madrid with this five-star hotel in a lavishly remodelled palace. There are 160 rooms and 20 suites with gold, champagne, charcoal and midnight blue décor. Sumptuous king-sized beds have goose feather and down pillows, with a menu offering other choices. The walls behind the beds feature different Velázquez portraits. Suite 220 has a separate, comfortable lounge area, a dressing room and a partially-open bathroom with a round bath. The décor in the Presidental Penthouse on the top floor is inspired by Velázquez’s painting Las Meninas and has two terraces with views of the Royal Palace. Read expert review From £251per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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The Principal Madrid
Madrid, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
The Principal is popular with a media and fashion crowd, as well as anyone who wants to be able to walk everywhere. The grand early 20th-century building has been transformed inside into a cool oasis with a soothing palette of dark tones in the rooms and public spaces. It has the feel of a private club in New York or London. There are 76 rooms and suites in six categories with high ceilings and large windows. Some have small balconies. All have more or less the same elegant grey décor with black carpets. The Gran Vía suites, in chic shades of charcoal and dove grey, have a large separate sitting and dining room with large windows to enjoy city views. Read expert review From £184per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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NH Collection Madrid Suecia
Madrid, Spain
9Telegraph expert rating
One of Madrid’s classic hotels has been remodelled to create the five-star NH Collection Suecia, which quietly exudes glamour from its handy-for-everything location. Elegant yet understated design, excellent service and superb cuisine combine to create a warm and relaxing atmosphere. There are 123 rooms and suites on 10 floors, in which you'll find sumptuous beds with striking black-and-white photographs on the back wall, pale wooden floors and olive green and raspberry rugs. Some of the spacious junior suites have large terraces with sunbeds and panoramic city views. Read expert review From £139per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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URSO Hotel & Spa
Madrid, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
The Urso is a smart five-star boutique hotel in a chic area of Madrid, with lovely original features, a stylish Natura Bissé spa, and light and bright rooms, near the trendy Malasaña and Chueca districts. It offers a great dining experience too, with a rota of visiting top chefs. There are 78 rooms and suites, all flooded with natural light from big windows. King-sized beds have top-quality sheets and huge pillows. The Natura Bissé spa at the Urso is everything an urban spa should be, with no fussy nonsense. Warm, natural tones create a relaxing vibe in the two Urso Terrace Suites, which have decked outside space. Read expert review From £139per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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TÓTEM Madrid
Madrid, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
Tótem exudes discreet urban chic, following the example of the Urso, its sister hotel in Madrid. The elegant building occupies one of the most upmarket corners in the city, with a decadent bar and laid-back restaurant. Charcoal, teal, dusky pink, cerise, navy and purple all play a part in the colour scheme, popping out against a palette of shimmery neutrals. The original wooden staircase has been restored and lends a sense of grandeur. There are 64 rooms and suites on five floors, some of which give onto the courtyard. Suites, in cool blue and grey tones, are like elegant city apartments. Read expert review From £117per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Only You Boutique Hotel Madrid
Madrid, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
For those seeking one of the coolest places to stay in the city, you can’t go wrong here. The hotel is in a charming former palace that dates back to the 19th century, all arched windows, Juliette balconies, window shutters and awnings. The original central courtyard is now a quadruple-height lobby which, under the vision of Barcelona-based interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, is the centrepiece of the hotel. The best rooms in the house are the Only You Moments and Only You Secret suites, which respectively have original beams and an entire bookshelf feature-wall, and its own large, private terrace. The Only You Club Suite is a spectacular loft space on two levels with a pretty blue and white tiled terrace . Read expert review From £152per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel Ritz Madrid
Madrid, Spain
9Telegraph expert rating
Expect classic luxury at every turn at Hotel Ritz Madrid. Sumptuous carpets made down the road at the Royal Tapestry Factory ensure that every step you take is in cushioned comfort. There are 167 rooms and suites, and no two are the same. Some have balconies overlooking the square or the hotel’s gardens, others have chandeliers and silk canopies over the bed, and most are furnished with antiques and decorated with original artworks. The opulent Royal Suite has two lavishly-decorated bedrooms and three marble bathrooms. Read expert review From £252per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Westin Palace
Madrid, Spain
9Telegraph expert rating
Madrid’s Westin Palace brings traditional glamour and sumptuous comfort to the heart of the Spanish capital. It's huge and ornate, with 467 spacious rooms and suites, marble bathrooms, deep carpets and comfy, regal beds. Corner rooms overlooking the Plaza de Neptuno are some of the best. La Rotonda, as the restaurant and lounge area under an ornate stained-glass dome is called, is a circle of elegance where locals and guests meet for coffee and drinks at all times of day. The oval sitting room in the Royal Suite is framed by French windows with brocade curtains, a dining room with a mahogony table and a library. Read expert review From £199per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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ME Madrid Reina Victoria
Madrid, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
The ME Madrid is a buzzy, smart hotel in an excellent location with a bit of fun thrown into the mix, handily located in downtown Madrid. There are 180 rooms and 12 suites, some with views over Plaza Santa Ana. Beds are sumptuous with duck feather pillows and duvets. Bathrooms have hydromassage showers and suites also have baths. Personality Suites on the sixth floor have large decked terraces with dining tables for six; wardrobes contain slinky black satin robes. Survey the rooftops of Madrid from your bed at the Suite ME, in the tower of the Belle Époque building. Even the bathroom has a terrace. Read expert review From £136per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
