Hotel UrbanvsRelais & Chateaux Hotel Orfila
Hotel Urban and Relais & Chateaux Hotel Orfila are both praised by professional travelers. Overall, Hotel Urban ranks marginally better than Relais & Chateaux Hotel Orfila. Hotel Urban has a TripExpert Score of 89 with endorsements from 16 sources such as Time Out, Frommer's and Oyster.
Hotel Urban Show All Reviews
Carrera de San Jeronimo 34, 28014 Madrid
From $165/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"An avant-9arde hotel with high quality furnishings, attractive lighting effects and numerous works of art on display. Well-equipped guestrooms with real attention to detail."
Rough Guide
"Ultra cool, fashion conscious, five-star hotel offering a glut of designer rooms, a rooftop pool, summer terrace and “pijo” cocktail bar."
Concierge
"Aptly named, this 21st-century crystal palace is all iron pillars, wall upon wall of glass, and remarkable art on loan from the Clos Archaeological Foundation."
Fodor's
"This is the hotel that best conveys Madrid's new cosmopolitan spirit, with its stylish mix of authentic ancient artifacts and daring sophistication." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The epitome of art-inspired designer cool... if money were no object, we would need a good reason to stay anywhere else." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The boutique Hotel Urban is a luxurious hotel with a long list of features." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This 2004 arrival has an impressive ancient and tribal art collection." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The five-star deluxe Urban takes luxury to new heights with its clever design and attentive staff."
Time Out
"This cultural treasure trove is a perfect counterpoint to the painfully hip surroundings... rooms sexily designed with teak and leather and what must be the coolest doormen in the city." Full review
Star Service
"This place is a full-fledged combatant in the city's fierce and fashionable design war." Full review
Relais & Chateaux Hotel Orfila Show All Reviews
Calle de Orfila 6, 28010 Madrid
From $344/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Rough Guide
"Exclusive boutique hotel housed in a beautiful nineteenth-century mansion."
Frommer's
"A classic example of elegant, tasteful decoration set in one of the city's most charming residential areas... Its imposing central stairway and public areas betray its aristocratic Belle Epoque past." Full review
Concierge
"This classically styled Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel... has a relentless dedication to serving the needs of those who wish the modern-design revolution had never taken place."
Fodor's
"Hidden away on a leafy little residential street not far from Plaza Colón, this elegant 1886 town house has every comfort of a larger hotel but in more intimate surroundings." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"This historic, traditional hotel has a beautiful marble lobby and restaurant, and rooms are filled with genuine antique furniture." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This small mansion is hidden in a tranquil residential area next to the British Embassy and just off the Castellana."
Star Service
"This is a popular roost for well-heeled Americans and Europeans who lust for plush traditional surroundings and regal room service and don't mind paying for the privilege." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Hotel Orfila is for those who value luxury with a more intimate atmosphere than you'll find in Madrid's grandest luxury hotels." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"In a city of long days, late nights and riotous fun, the Orfila is a quiet haven in which to relax before it all starts again." Full review
Hideaway Report
90.0
"Charming boutique hotel occupying a 19th-century mansion on a peaceful side street in an exclusive neighborhood 10 minutes from the city center." Full review