Hotel Palacio Del Retiro, Autograph CollectionvsURSO Hotel & Spa
Both properties are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, URSO Hotel & Spa is the choice of most professionals compared to AC Palacio Del Retiro, Autograph Collection. URSO Hotel & Spa scores 84 with endorsements from 12 sources like Oyster, Mr & Mrs Smith and goop.
Hotel Palacio Del Retiro, Autograph Collection
Alfonso XII 14, 28014 Madrid
From $191/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Elegant public area and superb guestrooms."
Frommer's
"This deluxe haven seriously challenges the city's other truly elegant hotels, including the sublime Ritz, for comfort, sophistication, and a touch of that old class." Full review
Concierge
"It's understated, coolly modern, and deluxe, with all the... service a picky guest could ask for."
Travel + Leisure
"Carved from a 19th-century Edwardian-style manor home, this 50-room hotel is steps from the city’s major museums." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Once a 19th-century palace, this luxurious hotel combines classic grandeur with ultra-hip design."
Time Out
"With their palette of greys and browns, the rooms can seem a little dour and masculine after the frothy extravagances of the belle-epoque building in which they are housed." Full review
Star Service
"This property is hands-down one of Madrid's best small hotels, along with sibling Santo Mauro, Adler and Hospes Madrid." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Trendsetting and luxury themes remain. While the ornate neoclassical architecture has been lovingly preserved, the design team has complemented it with modern art and decor." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The five-star Palacio del Retiro is an elegantly-restored boutique hotel where period details contrast with contemporary design." Full review
Fodor's
"Relics of the mansion's grandiose past include baseboards and fountains covered with ceramics from Talavera, Parisian stained-glass windows, marble floors and columns, and original moldings." Full review
URSO Hotel & Spa Show All Reviews
Mejia Lequerica 8, 28004 Madrid, Spain
From $222/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Condé Nast Traveler
"With its neoclassical façade, grand marble entryway, delicately floral-wallpapered breakfast room, and modern spa, this 78-room former palace adds a gracious note to a quiet side street." Full review
Afar Magazine
"One of Madrid’s most innovative restaurants, most soothing spas, most understatedly cool bars, and, of course, the superlative service required of any five-star stay." Full review
Star Service
"Carefully restored, this 20th-century palace is home to one of the city's newest boutique-hotels in the heart of a residential and diplomatic quarter." Full review
Wallpaper
"In a city not exactly bursting with luxury boutique bolt-holes, the Urso Hotel & Spa is a welcome addition to Madrid’s hotel scene." Full review
Jetsetter
"Belle Epoque palace turned hip hideaway with a subterranean spa and an on-point bar." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"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." Full review
goop
"If you book a room at Hotel Urso, consider carving a day out of your sightseeing itinerary to spend exploring everything this five-star property has to offer." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This property has 78 rooms with crisp modern furniture done in soothing neutral tones and a location at the junction of some of the city’s trendiest and most charming neighborhoods." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Hotel Urso in the centre of Madrid is the sort of Spanish city stay that makes you want to cancel your flight home." Full review
Hideaway Report
94.0
"Handsome hotel in an up-and-coming neighborhood with one-of-a-kind boutiques, excellent restaurants and local atmosphere, just a 10-minute drive from the Museo del Prado." Full review