Suites look directly out onto the park and bathrooms include jacuzzis with the most privileged views in Madrid. A chic lounge bar and restaurant provide a sophisticated setting for cocktails and gourmet food.
Telephone: +34 915 237 460
Price: from EUR 300
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Opposite Madrid’s Retiro park, only five minutes walk from the Thyssen, Prado and Reina Sofia galleries, stands the most luxurious boutique hotel in Madrid. The AC Retiro is more intimate, glamorous and far hipper than her sedate sister the Santo Mauro with only 51 exclusive rooms and suites most of which look over the leafy park.
Four floors of marble columns, genuine Maumejean stained glass, Julio Romero frescoes, ornate stuccowork, solid oak flooring and plush Fabrica Real carpets characterise this five-star hotel housed in a sumptuous Edwardian palacette. A triangular wrought-iron elevator will whisk you to your room past a curious fifteenth century Talavera ceramic fountain which gurgles beneath a swirling ornate wrought-iron staircase which leads to a pensive mahogany library. Despite the elegance, visiting celebs are queuing up for the hotel’s high pamper factor and intensely modern furnishings and fittings.
Bathrooms screened off with transparent Lichtenstein prints, wireless high speed internet, plasma screens and free minibar are some of the perks. A small spa offers beauty treatments and massage complete with sauna, Jacuzzi and Turkish bath. The hotel’s modest restaurant is run by rising star Chef David Herranz - a long list of rare wines is hand picked by Alfonso Gutiérrez and Maître Vicente Navacerrad.
