A luxe boutique hotel with authentic Spanish style and verve: Thompson Madrid

Snapshot

Why you’ll like it

There’s loads to adore about this new resort, from refined visitor rooms to a foyer the place you may wish to hang around all day.

A convivial foyer

Thompson inns envision themselves as guests’ nexus to the encircling neighborhood or metropolis, and Madrid’s outpost is not any exception, absorbing the artistic power of close by Gran By way of and Calle de la Montera. Vibrant works by native artist Nicolas Villamizar (who additionally created bespoke maps for resort company) and sartorial items by Madrileno couture home Oteyza adorn the general public areas.

The sunshine-filled foyer’s mismatched furnishings consists of midcentury fashionable armchairs, soft up to date sectionals, low-profile credenzas and low tables with artwork books on show and hanging lamps with glass orbs.

There’s additionally a beneficiant smattering of plugs and shops to encourage all-day coworking (the foyer cafe-bar will assist you to gas up with a restaurant con leche, or wind down with a cocktail), and the reception brokers who stand beneath a spectacular copper overhang are glad to supply suggestions for exploring the town.

Subtle rooms

On the visitor flooring, every of which shows works by native artists, the carpeting is a cheery play on Madrid’s traditional cobblestone streets, whereas the decor within the 175 rooms (together with 22 suites) may finest be described as “Mad(rid) Males” due to moody however inviting colours and textures.

Standout design parts embody darkish wooden flooring and paneling, colourful wingback chairs and ottomans, beds wearing white linens with that Thompson signature stitched piping and dramatic black-and-white headboards.

Loos are tiled in smooth grey marble and have stand-alone slim-profile soaking tubs plus walk-in rainfall showers stocked with full-size D.S. & Durga Bowmakers merchandise.

Ground-to-ceiling home windows let the sunshine stream in, and for those who snag one of many suites, there’s likelihood it’ll have an outside terrace for panoramic views of Madrid’s iconic rooftops.

Raid the minibar, which resembles a traditional turntable cupboard, for its bottle of Rioja plus jars of nuts and olives and have your personal tapas hour because the solar units.

Primo location

It doesn’t get extra central than this. The resort is mere steps from Madrid’s foremost thoroughfare of Gran By way of, with its many retailers and places of work, a two-minute stroll to the town’s beating coronary heart within the Puerta del Sol and the flamboyant flagship vogue shops of Madrid’s Golden Mile, and somewhat farther to the picturesque Plaza Mayor. The LGBTQ-friendly Chueca neighborhood is a 10-minute stroll away, and sights just like the Royal Palace and the Prado are a mere Metro journey away from quite a few close by stations.

Worth for factors

Why you won’t like it

There are a number of causes to suggest this thrilling new resort, however just a few caveats to remember, too.

Building zone

The streets across the resort can get clogged with foot site visitors given its location, and there’s various development within the space, together with not solely the large infrastructure venture underway in Puerta del Sol, but additionally a considerably disruptive endeavor that has triggered Plaza del Carmen, which the resort overlooks, to be completely fenced off for now. It makes getting a taxi or Uber harder, too.

Eating doubts

Chef Nino Redruello, whose household has run the well-known La Ancha restaurant for over 100 years, helms The Omar, and it’s actually a see-and-be-seen place to dine out.

Nevertheless, the high-priced dishes like a tart broth with king crab and zucchini and sole with black garlic and mushrooms appear extra like experimental taste and texture combos than well-orchestrated style sensations. Given the plethora of fabulous venues in Madrid, it’s best to take the chance to dine out as an alternative (although the Spanish-skewing wine record is phenomenal).

Work it out

The resort has a fitness center tucked away on the primary flooring (second by U.S. requirements) and has an honest cardio assortment. However for those who’re severe about weightlifting or need some house to observe yoga or Pilates, you’ll must enterprise out from the resort.

Alternate options

Not offered on the Thompson Madrid? Not an issue. Madrid has been experiencing one thing of a resort increase currently, together with some incredible different choices the place you’ll be able to redeem factors.