Spring begins today, on March 20th! This hugely important date for Madrid cannot go unnoticed. The season must receive the welcome it deserves. Floral aromas, colours and sunshine will herald its arrival.

It’s already spring in Madrid

Our city has countless plans in place to welcome in the new season, nonetheless, here are some suggestions. Read full article

If you are coming to Madrid, you won’t want to miss the musical comedy The Young Frankestein which recently premièred at Teatro de la Luz Philips Gran Vía and will be showing until 5 May 2019. The performance is an adaptation of the famous film by New York director, actor, writer and producer Mel Brooks.

The LETSGO company based their version of this hilarious film produced by the Brooklyn filmmaker in 1974 on his screenplay, Read full article

You may not know this but there are now three new architectonic gems in the Region of Madrid. The Regional Historic Heritage Council proposed for the Convent of the Poor Clares in Valdemoro and the Complutense University Faculty of Philosophy and Literature to be declared Assets of Cultural Interest (BIC) and for Palacio de la Prensa, Read full article

Everyone who comes to Madrid has to go and see the Puerta del Sol. It’s a reference in the city where there’s a lot going on and unique moments take place. For us as a hotel, being so close to the heart of the city (just a few steps away) is a privilege. Puerta del Sol has a lot to do with this, Read full article

What would Madrid be like without Gran Vía? Would it really be the same city with the same heart and identity? Probably not. This legendary avenue is the most representative one in the Spanish capital and has once again become a cult location for artists and photographers. If you want to see and feel what Gran Vía is in itself and, Read full article

Just a few yards from our hotel is Plaza de Callao. This small open esplanade in the middle of the Gran Vía is the meeting point between the streets of Carmen, Preciados, Postigo de San Martín and Jacometrezo, a place that 113 million people walk past every year.

It is wonderful to walk up or down the Gran Vía and stop at Plaza de Callao to admire its beautiful buildings from the early 20th century. Read full article

Carlos Ruiz Zafón would call it the cement of forgotten books. At least he does in his best known best-seller novel in Spain, a real Top Seller, La sombra del viento (The shadow of winter).

However, this museum of books, this real pinnacle of culture and Literature, this oasis of humanities, this festival for reason and the senses, Read full article