On my first trip to Mardid in June I stayed at the Emperador. When booking what appeared to be a very good hotel I upgraded to the club emperador room. Don't bother. On arriving I was shown to a shabby little room facing the elevators. The room was dark with a tiny bathroom and stank of smoke. The bathroom also conviniently had a large access ...

Comfortable, centrally located and safe. I've stayed there three times already and will return if I get back to Madrid. The staff was helpful and friendly.

Location great for shopping.
Roof top pool is almost unique in Madrid.

Some rooms re a bit shabby - ask be changed if you gt one of the old rooms.

My wife booked this for the weekend of the solar eclipse. It was reasonably expensive at GBP 130/night. That and the crowding for the eclipse may explain why we got a small, dark and somewhat smelly room, nothing like what is pictured on the Emperador website. You could not hear street noises, but you heard a symphony when the neighbors flushed. On ...