A luxe boutique lodge with genuine Spanish type and verve: Thompson Madrid

Snapshot

Why you’ll like it

There’s lots to adore about this new lodge, from subtle visitor rooms to a foyer the place you would possibly need to hang around all day.

A convivial foyer

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

The sunshine-filled foyer’s mismatched furnishings contains midcentury trendy armchairs, soft modern 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 retailers to encourage all-day coworking (the foyer cafe-bar will show you how 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 pleased to supply suggestions for exploring the town.

Refined rooms

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

Standout design components 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.

Flooring-to-ceiling home windows let the sunshine stream in, and should you snag one of many suites, there’s a great likelihood it’ll have an out of doors terrace for panoramic views of Madrid’s iconic rooftops.

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

Primo location

It doesn’t get extra central than this. The lodge is mere steps from Madrid’s foremost thoroughfare of Gran Through, with its many outlets and workplaces, a two-minute stroll to the town’s beating coronary heart within the Puerta del Sol and the flowery flagship trend 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 points of interest just like the Royal Palace and the Prado are a mere Metro trip away from quite a few close by stations.

Worth for factors

Why you may not like it

There are numerous causes to suggest this thrilling new lodge, however just a few caveats to remember, too.

Development zone

The streets across the lodge can get clogged with foot site visitors given its location, and there’s numerous building within the space, together with not solely the large infrastructure challenge underway in Puerta del Sol, but in addition a considerably disruptive endeavor that has brought about Plaza del Carmen, which the lodge overlooks, to be completely fenced off for now. It makes getting a taxi or Uber tougher, 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 mixtures than well-orchestrated style sensations. Given the plethora of fabulous venues in Madrid, you need to take the chance to dine out as a substitute (although the Spanish-skewing wine checklist is phenomenal).

Work it out

The lodge has a health club tucked away on the primary flooring (second by U.S. requirements) and has a good cardio assortment. However should you’re severe about weightlifting or need some house to apply yoga or Pilates, you’ll must enterprise out from the lodge.

Options

Not offered on the Thompson Madrid? Not an issue. Madrid has been experiencing one thing of a lodge increase recently, together with some incredible different choices the place you may redeem factors.