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Hotel Villa RealvsHotel Fenix Gran Melia - The Leading hotel of the World
Both hotels are praised by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel Villa Real is preferred by most writers compared to Gran Melia Fenix. Hotel Villa Real comes in at #14 in Madrid with endorsements from 12 sources including Jetsetter, Frommer's and Oyster.
Hotel Villa Real
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Plaza de las Cortes 10, 28014 Madrid
From $123/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide "Aristocratic hotel with its own art collection owned by Catalan entrepreneur Jordi Clos."
Frommer's "Its magnificent facade blends neoclassical and Aztec motifs... The rooms are immaculate but rather unimaginative in style." Full review
Concierge "This classically designed hotel garners three perfect scoresfor "spacious and comfortable" rooms decorated in soft colors and antiques."
OysterUpscale
"The 115-room Hotel Villa Real boasts a great, central location just a few blocks from Sol and many major attractions." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Villa Real is a much more traditional hotel than its neighbouring sister the Urban, but is by no means less luxurious."
Condé Nast Traveler "This classically designed hotel garners three perfect scores—for “spacious and comfortable” rooms decorated in soft colors and antiques." Full review
Time Out "The guest rooms are elegant, with marble bathrooms boasting large picture windows, and many have panels of Roman mosaics." Full review
Star Service "One of the city's finest upper-midrange design options, this hotel sits next to the Palace and almost opposite the Ritz and is an easy stroll to the Prado and prized Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum." Full review
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From behind the burnished oak reception desk, the young and attractive staff answers requests with a click of the heel.
BlackBook "Walk inside the elegant building and you’ll find as you do in every Derby Hotel an extensive art collection: modern paintings, and Roman mosaics."
Michelin Guide "Carte: 41€-52€ A particularly interesting wine list"
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
