While visiting Madrid, we stayed at El Madrono in the Salamanca neighborhood.
El Madrono is a modern style hotel with "apartment" style suites aka hotel room with kitchen which is great if you are staying a while, on a certain diet, etc. It also makes for some great extra storage for your luggage and clothes lol. Bathroom, heating, and electric fixtures are very modern for European standards aka great for Americans' long showers and no worries about the hot water running out. Air conditioning thermosthat is programmable and lights are all motion detected.
Note that they have afternoon check in and while most international flights from US to Madrid arrive in the morning, you will most likely not be able to check into your room that early but front desk will lock up your luggage which is what we did. Front desk staff is nice and accommodating. They also have us great (local) recommendations for restaurants, shows, trips, etc. and even called to make reservations and plans for us. There are gardens in the back which I'd recommend for a "quieter room".
Clean hotel, friendly staff in safe neighborhood and accessible to metro stops. I'd come back! read more