The Palace Madrid

Madrid, Spain. Located on the Carrera de San Jerónimo, facing the Plaza de las Cortes and the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, close to the Prado Museum.

The Palace MadridMadrid, Spain

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Opened: 1912
Rooms: 470rooms and suites
City: MadridSpain
Setting: CityEurope

Practical information

Address: The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Plaza de las Cortes 7
28014 Madrid
Spain
Telephone: +34 913 60 80 00
Official website: www.marriott.com
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At a glance

470 rooms and suites; at its opening it was the largest hotel in Europe.
Its signature space is the glass-domed winter garden lounge, alongside the historic Medinaceli, Neptuno, Cortes and Francés salons.
Espacio Palace meeting facilities, fitness centre, hair salon and 24-hour room service.
Located on the Carrera de San Jerónimo, facing the Plaza de las Cortes and the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, close to the Prado Museum.

History

12 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1910
Encouraged by King Alfonso XIII, Belgian hotelier Georges Marquet acquires the site of the demolished Medinaceli palace through the Madrid Palace Hotel company.
9 July 1911
The first stone is laid. Plans by architect Eduard Ferrés i Puig for the Belgian firm Léon Monnoyer et Fils use a pioneering reinforced-concrete structure.
12 October 1912
Prime Minister José Canalejas officially inaugurates the hotel, the first in Spain with a bathroom and telephone in every room.
1923
The basement brasserie becomes the Rector’s Club, where a band of musicians from New York stages some of Madrid’s first jazz sessions.
1936 – 1939
During the Civil War the Palace serves as a military hospital, its glass-domed lounge used as an operating theatre; it is restored in 1939.
After 1945
Post-war guests include Ernest Hemingway, Orson Welles, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
1977
Georges Marquet’s heirs sell the hotel to the Spanish businessman Enrique Maso.
23 February 1981
During the attempted coup, members of the interim government take over the manager’s office while more than 200 journalists fill the hotel.
1991
Now owned by the CIGA chain since 1989, the hotel hosts participants in the Madrid Peace Conference.
1999
The building is declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain’s highest heritage protection.
1 March 2000
Starwood moves the hotel to its Westin brand, as The Westin Palace Madrid.
14 March 2025
After a major renovation, it returns to The Luxury Collection as The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid.