Hotel Ritz | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Hotel Ritz

Prestigious 1910 landmark with burnished antiques throughout (constructed by César Ritz), surrounded by Madrid’s most impressive museums and monuments.

Score 82.09
Stats 167 rooms; 2 restaurants; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge World-renowned, Belle Époque–style luxury.
Rooms to Book Deluxes overlook the Plaza de la Lealtad.
Don't Miss Brunching in the tree-shaded terrace before visiting Rafael Moneo’s new Prado extension next door.
Cost Doubles from $728.
Contact 5 Plaza de la Lealtad
800/223-6800 or 34/91-701-6767

www.ritzmadrid.com

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“Its wood-paneled Velázquez bar is the ideal spot for a post-museum cocktail....” MORE»

—Clara Sedlak
“T+L's Global Guide to Arts & Culture” in Travel + Leisure, Oct 2007

“As a six-year-old, she toured the Museo del Prado's galleries with her Hungarian governess and stayed up the street at the Hotel Ritz, where she still resides when she comes to town—a month here, four days there—always in the same suite....” MORE»

—Mitchell Owens
“Spanish Steps” in Travel + Leisure, Oct 2005