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Hotel Palacio del Retiro
ABOVE: The Hotel Palacio del Retiro occupies an historically-protected mansion facing the Retiro Park.
To
our way of thinking, luxury hotels are most enjoyable when they offer a sense of
place--and the kind of experience that you'd never be able to enjoy at home.
Madrid's Hotel Palacio del Retiro is a perfect
example: This 50-room boutique hotel occupies a palatial mansion that once
belonged to the Oriol family and later served as the headquarters of the
Talgo company. The early 20th
Century building is lavishly decorated in a Spanish eclectic style, with
stained-glass windows, stairwells, fountains, frescoes, molded plaster, marble
and parquet floors, wood paneling, and other over-the-top design features. It
even has a 100-year-old carpet, made by the Royal Tapestry Factory, that runs up
a three-story staircase--all in one piece.
The building itself is only one of the Hotel Palacio del Retiro's
attractions: The hotel is located directly across the street from Jardines del
Buen Retiro, a.k.a. the Retiro Park Gardens. It's also within walking distance
of the Prado, Reina Sofia, Thyssen Bornemisza, and Artes Decorativas museums.
The Atocha railroad station is 1 km south of the hotel. In addition to comfortable rooms and an appealing location, the
Hotel Palacio del Retiro has a first-rate restaurant, a bar, a spa and fitness
center, and facilities for business travelers. For more
information, visit the
Hotel Palacio del
Retiro Web pages at our affiliate partner's site,
Booking.com. |
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Within
the historically-protected mansion, the hotel owners have installed tasteful modern furnishings that complement the building's ornate
interior decor. Accommodations range from single and double rooms (some facing
the inner patio) to a Presidential Suite in the building's former library.
