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Hotel Puerta America MadridvsHotel Fenix Gran Melia - The Leading hotel of the World
Both hotels are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Hotel Puerta America ranks significantly higher than Gran Melia Fenix. Hotel Puerta America comes in at #5 in Madrid with accolades from 13 sources such as Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler and Star Service.
Hotel Puerta America Madrid
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
Concierge
Jetsetter
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Condé Nast Traveler
Time Out
Star Service
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Avenida de America 41, 28002 Madrid
From $140/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide "Colourfully decorated and with numerous designer features... The guestrooms are very original in style."
Frommer's "This unconventional hotel, part of the prestigious Silken group, is for design-addicts." Full review
Concierge "Go here if you're looking for the visual-sensual experience of inhabiting premier architectural space."
Jetsetter "From the moment this design hotel comes into view, you know you’re in for an extraordinary experience. The creative exterior is adorned with lines from Paul Eluard’s poem “Freedom” and a..." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Blending the work of 19 world-renowned designers like Norman Foster and Ron Arad, this Salamanca hotel has 12 floors, each with a starkly different style." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The 12 unique floors at the Puerta América were dreamt up by some of the world’s top architects and designers."
Condé Nast Traveler99.6
"Any hotel designed by a posse of world-famous architects and interior designers will be either brilliant or cringingly gimmicky." Full review
Time Out "The Puerta América will not be to all tastes, least of all, probably, those of the business travellers attracted by its proximity to the airport, but is a wonderland for design buffs." Full review
Star Service "This rainbow-colored building shines out from the blocks of cement apartment buildings that surround it, making a solid impression before guests even get to the front door." Full review
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To really experience the hotel, try more than one floor during your stay, but be sure to ask for rooms in the front of the building.
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"An extravagant pastiche of styles, from zany montages of 1980s chic to bright-red bathrooms that feel like a movie star’s dressing room... it's an extraordinary, astonishing place." Full review
Hotel Fenix Gran Melia - The Leading hotel of the World Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Oyster DK Eyewitness Star Service
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Hermosilla 2, Plaza De Colon, 28001 Madrid
From $157/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide "This smart, distinctive hotel has bedrooms in an elegant, classical style equipped to a very high standard."
Fodor's "A Madrid institution, this hotel is a mere hop from the posh shops of Calle Serrano." Full review
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Ask for a room facing the Plaza de Colón; otherwise, the view is rather dreary.
OysterLuxury
"It's one of the top hotels in Madrid, featuring a grand lobby with an impressive stained-glass dome and chandeliers." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Overlooking the flowing fountains of Plaza de Colón, the Gran Meliá Fénix is one of Madrid’s most emblematic hotels."
Star Service "This property is one of Melia's star players and a pricey but not unreasonable upper midrange offering." Full review
Afar Magazine "A grande dame in a city known for drama and extravagance, the Gran Meliá Fénix is exactly the kind of traditionally luxe hotel every European capital needs." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A neoclassical monument that has been a celebrity haunt since the Fifties and retained much of its ritzy allure." Full review
