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InterContinental Madrid
Madrid, Spain · InterContinental · High Luxury
Luis Martínez Feduchi raised an eight-storey brick house on the old Palace of the Dukedom of Aliaga, and on 14 July 1953 it opened as the Castellana Hilton: Spain's first international chain hotel, and Hilton's first in Europe. Elizabeth Taylor walked into the three-day party. Paseo de la Castellana 49 joined InterContinental in 1973, still on the diplomatic stretch between Chamberí and Salamanca.
- 302 rooms
- Opened 1953
- Neighborhood: Chamberí
- Architect: Luis Martinez Feduchi
About InterContinental Madrid
- Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, and Elizabeth Taylor used it as a Madrid base when Hollywood shot here in the 1950s.
- The building sits under Historic Architectural Heritage Protection on the old Aliaga palace plot.
- El Retiro and the Prado are about a fourteen-minute ride; the Thyssen is roughly sixteen.
History
The hotel was built on the former Palace of the Dukedom of Aliaga and opened on 14 July 1953 as the Castellana Hilton, Spain's first international chain hotel and Hilton's first in Europe. Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, and Elizabeth Taylor stayed here. It joined InterContinental in 1973.
The setting
InterContinental Madrid stands at Paseo de la Castellana 49, the grand nineteenth-century boulevard that Spanish nobility chose for their urban palaces. The hotel was built on the former Palace of the Dukedom of Aliaga and, when it opened in 1953 as Spain's first international chain hotel, it transformed the Castellana into a glamorous address — Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, and Elizabeth Taylor all stayed here. The building is classified under Historic Architectural Heritage Protection. Positioned in the diplomatic quarter between Chamberí and Salamanca, the property sits close to the Serrano street shopping corridor, with El Retiro Park and the Prado reachable within fourteen minutes by transit and the Thyssen within sixteen. 3 km from masterpieces at the Museo del Prado.
Restaurants and bars
- El Jardín del InterContinental at Hotel InterContinental Madrid — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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