Address: Gran via 11 , Madrid 28013, Spain Show on map
Sophistication has a new home along Gran Vía. The terrific rooms and fine service are a big part of the deal, but it's the rooftop bar that has caused the biggest stir, setting a trend that is being copied all across downtown Madrid.If you want to create a buzz in Madrid at the moment, make sure your new hotel has a rooftop bar overlooking the city. They're all the rage, but Hotel de las Letras started the craze. The bar's wonderful, but the whole hotel is excellent, with individually styled rooms, each with quotes from famous writers on the walls. We're don't always get the colour scheme - we love the deep red-wine coloured walls in some rooms but we're not as enamoured with the sky blues in others - but it may just come down to personal taste. The building dates from 1917 and the public areas retain original features, including mosaic tiles.
If you want to create a buzz in Madrid at the moment, make sure your new hotel has a rooftop bar overlooking the city. They're all the rage, but Hotel de las Letras started the craze. The bar's wonderful, but the whole hotel is excellent, with individually styled rooms, each with quotes from famous writers on the walls. We're don't always get the colour scheme - we love the deep red-wine coloured walls in some rooms but we're not as enamoured with the sky blues in others - but it may just come down to personal taste. The building dates from 1917 and the public areas retain original features, including mosaic tiles.
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Atmosphere: Boutique and Low-key
Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 2:00 PM Latest check-out time: 12:00 PM
US$189.00 per night
(US$94.50per person per night)
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Almost across the road from the hotel, Museo Chicote (tel: 91 532 67 37; Gran Vía 12;) is one of Europe's most illustrious cocktail bars. It's early 20th-century owner is said to have invented more than 100 cocktails which was enough to draw everyone from Ava Gardner and Sofia Loren to Frank Sinatra and Ernest Hemingway. The mojitos are smooth as silk and the DJs play music to match.
Rumour has it that the mojitos served at Museo Chicote follow a recipe adapted by Ernest Hemingway.
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