Although it looks like a House of Parliament, this elegant hotel is regal and sedate, giving off the aura of a country estate. Fine furnishings, beautiful linen, and such designer toiletries as fragrant Maja soaps are part of the exquisite guestrooms. The hotel is surrounded by beautiful gardens.
Flawless service is the hallmark of Madrid's most distinguished hotel.
Antiques, gracious marble bathrooms, and elegant detailing characterize the bedrooms. This Edwardian grand hotel is more relaxed than it once was, the old haughtiness of former management gone with the wind-it long ago rescinded its policy of not allowing movie stars as guests. You still may have to wear a coat and tie, however. This is where the royal family stayed when the Infanta Elena, daughter of Juan Carlos, married in Seville in 1995. Built to house visitors for the Iberoamerican Exposition of 1929, this grand hotel features Moorish-style rooms, with doors opening onto little balconies overlooking a Spanish courtyard with a bubbling fountain and potted palms.