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The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid
Madrid, Spain · The Luxury Collection · High Luxury
King Alfonso XIII urged Belgian Georges Marquet to build Madrid's Palace Hotel, opened 12 October 1912 opposite the Cortes as Spain's first hotel with a bathroom in every room (and only the world's second). During the Civil War the glass-domed lounge became an operating theatre. After Westin years it returned to The Luxury Collection on 14 March 2025 as The Palace.
- 470 rooms
- Opened 1912
- Neighborhood: Puerta del Sol / Plaza de Celenque
- Rooms from 344 sq ft (32 m²)
About The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid
- Early guests included Picasso, Stravinsky, Marie Curie, Mata Hari, Josephine Baker, Lorca, Buñuel, and Dalí.
- During the 23 February 1981 coup attempt, interim government members used the general manager's office while some 200 journalists filled the hotel.
- Declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1999; the 1939 postwar restoration cost four million pesetas.
- Hosted participants in the 1991 Madrid Conference between Israel and the Palestinians.
- Also the first hotel in Spain with a telephone in every guest room at opening.
History
The Palace Hotel, now The Palace — a Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid — occupies Plaza de las Cortes 7 opposite the Congress of Deputies, inaugurated in 1912 as Europe's largest hotel on the former site of the Palace of the Dukes of Medinaceli.
The setting
The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid puts guests toward the east of Sol, Madrid. Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is essentially at the door. Museo Nacional del Prado is roughly 4 minutes' walk, and CaixaForum Madrid is roughly 6 minutes' walk. Stay on Sol-Celenque to walk everywhere. This is the densest luxury stack in the city, loud on purpose.
Amenities
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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