Many people love Madrid for the night life, others go there for the art museums.
Madrid is a large modern city, it has lovely parks, a fantastic Royal Palace and an Egyptian temple. If you come by plane you can rent a car, take a cab, the metro or the bus to your accomidation. I took the bus. Once off the bus I took the stairs up to the Plaza. From the Colon Metro station you can get to almost anyplace in the city.