Madrid, Spain

Metrópolis Hotel & Club

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If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR908.28), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Beaux tableaux

Setting

Prime Gran Vía gazing

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Metrópolis Hotel & Club has taken over Madrid’s landmark Metrópolis building, Winged Victory statue and all, so sleeping here feels a little like bunking up in the Prado or Royal Palace — except you’re actually allowed to, here. It’s still exclusive though, with sophisticated members-only spaces; but overnight residents are on the list too and can enjoy the rare delights of butler service, suites with serious wine collections and the great privilege of a crashpad on Gran Vía.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

19, including five suites.

Check–Out

Noon, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates include an expansive à la carte breakfast, with Spanish eats such as jamón ibérico toasts, wagyu pastrami sandwiches and tortilla; and access to the hotel’s private members’ club. Smith guests also get free airport or train station transfers.

Also

Metrópolis Hotel & Club has one specially adapted Premium Room, which is easily navigated in a wheelchair with its wider doorway and roll-in shower. There are also lifts to each floor and public spaces are accessible.

Please note

The hotel’s rooftop is currently closed but there are plans to open it as a new dining concept.

At the hotel

Concierge; laundry, dry-cleaning and ironing services (from €9 an item; free for some suites); free shoe-cleaning service; and free WiFi. In rooms: LED TV, climate control, butler service, a small welcome gift (usually a local delicacy), minibar with free soft drinks (suites get free snacks too), Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, Dyson hairdryer, bedding menu, bathrobes, slippers and Montroi bath products.

Our favourite rooms

The chance to sleep in one of Madrid’s most recognisable buildings is a pleasure in itself and famed Spanish designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán (the talent behind the look of stays such as Mallorca’s Hotel Cort, Ibiza’s Montesol Experimental and Barcelona’s Antigua Casa Buenavista) has given all rooms and suites an art deco makeover, with modern artworks and lavish materials. The curvaceous architecture of the Circular Suites, along with iconic views, make them feel extra special (book Cibeles if you want an antique bath tub steps from your bed). Suite bookings come with added perks, such as sweets from historic bombonería La Pajarita, and a wine fridge filled with bottles valued at up to €5,000 (not included, we’re afraid).

Spa

Rather than a full spa, there’s a quiet wellness room in the hotel, where experts in firming, deep cleansing and brightening from The Beauty Centre in Madrid tailor treatments to you. Or you can ask them to work their magic in your room. There’s also a well-equipped workout space with plenty of Technogym gear, including barbells, cable and reformer Pilates machines, and treadmills. Yoga and Pilates classes can be arranged on request.

Packing tips

Cosseting by the hotel’s concierge starts before you arrive, so let them know of any needs in advance; during your stay they can plan pretty much all aspects of your break (reservations, tours, tickets, experiences and more).

Also

Want to slip into something…more comfortable? For an extra charge you can upgrade to silk bed linen. And if there’s anything else you require, all rooms can call on the hotel’s butlers.

Pet‐friendly

The hotel doesn't allow pets. See more pet-friendly hotels in Madrid.

Children

Little ones are welcome to stay (they’ll be charged as an adult from age 12 and up), and staff can arrange a trusted babysitter (must be booked at least three days in advance of your stay), on request and subject to availability.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Nose-to-glass is where you want to be, to see Madrid’s most beautiful thoroughfares: the Gran Vía and Calle de Alcalá. And the hotel’s lofty, private Sala del Tiempo (‘time room’), studded with vintage clocks, is set for special-occasion meals.

Dress Code

Read the room: the one with gilding, frescoes, tasteful modern art and art deco details. And don’t be afraid to go all in on the club’s theme nights.

Hotel restaurant

Spa de Langostas delivers culinary theatre with a lobster-heavy menu, nightclub lighting and Dante-inspired interiors. Tasca Fina is a modern take on the Spanish taberna, offering seafood-focused tapas, ‘bikinis’ (Spanish sandwiches) and rice dishes. Barra de Oricios continues the marine theme, with shell-encrusted decor and a raw bar. Victoria and La Galería are both members-only, although guests have the privilege of dining in them too. The former serves haute Mediterranean cuisine in a view-blessed space, the latter is more informal with live music. 

Hotel bar

Spa de Langostas boldly claims to offer ‘a liquid interpretation of Bosch’s triptych’, interpreted through drinks that blend whisky and pandan, bourbon and brioche foam, or vodka and cotton candy as madly as Bosch surely intended. Tasca Fina’s cocktail list also takes big swings, pairing tequila with padrón peppers and lychee; and prosecco with kiwi and kaffir lime. Most excitingly though, while you’re a guest here, you have temporary membership to the hotel’s exclusive Club Metrópolis, a to-the-nines spot where the entertainment is as sparkling as the company.

Last orders

Spa de Langostas opens 7pm–3am Tuesday and Wednesday, till 4am Thursday to Saturday; Tasca Fina and Barra de Oricios open noon–midnight; Victoria opens 1pm–5pm, then 8pm–midnight; La Galería opens 7am–11am, then from noon–1am.

Room service

You can dine in-room around the clock on pasta, sandwiches and elegant eats such as gazpacho or chicken in tarragon mustard. If staying in a suite, you can summon the hotel’s sommelier for a private tasting of premium wines and spirits.

Location

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Address
Metrópolis Hotel & Club
Calle Alcalá 39
Madrid
28014
Spain

Metrópolis Hotel & Club claims a sought-after address in Madrid, at the intersection of Gran Vía and Calle de Alcalá, close to many of the city’s major sights.

Planes

The hotel is just a 20-minute drive from international hub, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. On request, the hotel can arrange chauffeured transfers in a luxury car and a meet-and-greet service — handily, transfers from the airport or train station are free for Mr & Mrs Smith guests.

Trains

Madrid Atocha is the closest major railway station, a 10-minute drive away; Chamartín is only slightly further (around 15 to 20 minutes’ drive). Hotel staff can arrange transfers from both on request. There are two Metro stops within walking distance: Sevilla and Banco de España, both on Line 2, which runs through the city centre.

Automobiles

Of the hotel’s long list of alluring attributes, its central location ranks highly — you can easily tick off many of Madrid’s must-sees on foot. However, if you’re road-tripping around Spain, the hotel has a free valet parking service.

Worth getting out of bed for

Metrópolis Hotel & Club got in early doors on Madrid’s action, being built soon after the completion of main drag Gran Vía. Sitting at the intersection with the equally important Calle de Alcalá, it might be one of the best-placed hotels in the city. Madrid’s ‘art triangle’ wraps around it, with the Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum all within easy walking distance. The culture-inclined should limber up, because in the hotel’s orbit you’ll also find the contemporary exhibitions of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, ancient artefacts of the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, lit-loving Museo del Romanticismo, socially aware shows of the Espacio Fundación Telefónica, and the home of Spanish Golden Age writer Lope de Vega. But after completing the circuit, you can rest your weary, well-educated self in El Retiro park, admiring its Baroque monuments, boating in its basin or watching street artists and musicians rev up the atmosphere.

To the northeast is Salamanca, the city’s luxury-shopping neighbourhood. Ask hotel staff to secure you a personal shopper who can help you navigate, but cash-splashing at homegrown fashion house Loewe’s store (in its 19th-century building), heritage ceramics studio Sargadelos and concept store Ekseption, with its niche indie labels, is encouraged. The evening’s entertainment is usually provided by the hotel club, which has an action-packed calendar of events, gigs and parties.  

Local restaurants

If you run through the hotel’s five eateries, you also get priority booking at the city’s hottest restaurants through the concierge, especially those that are part of Grupo Paraguas, which owns the hotel. So, secure your seat at Asturian eatery El Paraguas — housed in a charming red-brick building, it serves the likes of confit suckling pig or hake with spider crab. Ten Con Ten focuses more on traditional sharing plates (pheasant croquettes, duck with wild rice), pastas and hearty stews; and just a five-minute walk away is Paco Roncero, which holds two Michelin stars for its avant-garde, trompe-l'œil eats. 

Local cafés

Salón des Fleurs isn’t just green by name — it’s practically an indoor garden, with blooming pots, hanging baskets and plants snaking up the stairway. Teas with botanical notes and fresh fruity tartas complement the theme. Alchemy Madrid, on the other hand, has a more spartan look, denoting the seriousness of its speciality coffees.

Local bars

Devil’s Cut and Bad Company 1920 might have sinful names, but we assure you they’re very good. The first is a spicy twist on the ‘angel’s share’ (whisky lost from barrels while ageing, and the name of the New York bar where master mixologist Shingo Gokan worked previously). Its cocktails are a rogue bunch, some muddled with Manchego cheese or jamón ibérico liqueur. The latter is a speakeasy worth donning your good wingtips for, with sophisticated sips like the Habano with aged rum, cocoa and tobacco.

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this postcard-famous hotel in dead-centre Madrid and unpacked their vacuum-sealed jamón and silk Manila shawl, a full account of their one-for-the-history-book break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Metrópolis Hotel & Club in Spain…

If you’ve ever image-searched Madrid, you’ll know the 1911 Metrópolis building — with a gilded cupola topped by a Winged Victory statue that soars above main drag Gran Vía, it screams ‘Hola!’. For all its Beaux Arts magnificence and its colonnaded, statue-studded façade, it was — rather boringly — an office for an insurance company for many years. Its new incarnation, as the upscale Metrópolis Hotel & Club, feels much better suited. With just 19 rooms, it offers an intimate experience of staying within a big-deal building; its be-suited, effervescent nightlife is for card-carrying members and guests only; and as it’s backed by the Paraguas restaurant group, your choices for refined dining are legion. The exterior might announce itself loudly, but this is somewhere that values discretion and peace, aided by well-oiled service — all guests can call on a butler, and the concierges are highly connected. It’s a comeback that feels as victorious as its rooftop mascot. 

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