Expert reviews
“The chief recommendation at The Emperador, certainly in the summer, would be the roof-top swimming pool. There’s a bar up there, too, and captivating 360-degree views of the Spanish capital.”
What guests liked
- Rooftop pool
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Top location
- Boutique style
All you need to know
This four-star hotel is located right in the center of Madrid and is situated next to the Gran Via. The hotel offers chic room options fitted with luxury amenities and facilities needed for a comfortable stay.
The hotel is ideally located in the commercial, financial and entertainment hub of the city, making sure that everything needed by guests during their stay is just a stone throw away. Several world-class restaurants are within walking distance from the Emperador Hotel.
The hotel offers stylish room options such as Single Room, Double or Twin Room, and Superior Double or Twin Room for visitors in the city for business or pleasure. Other special rooms are available for couples on a romantic getaway such as the Romantic Special Offer which has all the amenities needed and comes with a cozy atmosphere.
The Emperador Hotel is located within a 10-minute walk from the Royal Palace while the famous Puerta del Sol Square is also within a 10-minute walk from the hotel. Guests can easily reach the iconic Art Triangle through the Callao Metro Stations which is just a 3-minute walk away from the hotel.
The hotel offers other services and facilities such as a 24-hour front desk service which helps guests with any issues encountered, airport shuttle, room service, luggage storage, and laundry.
The non-smoking hotel rooms are soundproofed.
Emperador Hotel has a lobby bar that features a permanent art gallery that is used for exhibitions.
Enjoy the best of Madrid from Emperador Hotel.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
10 January 2026
Very good
Expensive breakfast...feel noises all the night from adyacent rooms...hard and noisy beds
Location
8 January 2026
Exceptional
Everything was perfect - room, location, price
6 January 2026
Very good
Early checkin available
5 January 2026
Great stay
Great location clean and friendly staff
Beds a bit hard
2 January 2026
Really lovely hotel in great location
Great location, very nice rooms, really good breakfast, also loved the roof terrace
Nothing
31 December 2025
Very good
Hotel onde fashion
Price
27 December 2025
Fabulous
Room size was excellent. Cost for three nights in the centre of Madrid, in the run up to Christmas was great, very good value. Roof bar was open even in December, nice view. Staff of the hotel were excellent, very good service in the roof bar, and the ground floor bar. Would highly recommend.
Nothing really. View from room was inner yard, but this did did not affect us. Room was great, size. The shower was excellent.
26 December 2025
At a very busy time of the year ,staff made good effort to make us comfortable. My wife had an accident and was hospita
Traditional charm with great service
Nothing,
22 December 2025
The hotel is fantastic, good location, nice top view of the city
Some search around booking app
20 December 2025
5 Christmas days.
Location is excellent, near metro plaza Espana and Caliao and just next to Santo Domingo metro.Walking distance to any interesting place and historic center..I did not feel unsecure at all as i am solo female traveller .Nice hotel , nice lobby and roof top bat restaurant with pool.
I didn't find anything to dislike me
15 December 2025
Great location
The location right on Gran Via, easy check-in and out
Beds were comfortable but creaky. Could do with a retractable mirror in the bathroom for short-sighted people.😅
14 December 2025
Fabulous
Location
Nice hotel
13 December 2025
Excellent hotel, staff and service. Regards to Javier at breakfast.
We’ve been going to this hotel for years now. Its location, professional staff and excellent service keeps us wanting to return every year to it.
Really, nothing at all, possibly re-establish the third lift as sometimes the two lifts tends to be in use a lot with the big number of clients in the hotel.
12 December 2025
Fabulous
Location was excellent, room size was good, breakfast was very good, lobby area was great. The only comment was the bathroom, where there was a leakage in the faucet and the marble floor in the bath area was with stains (Room 120)
12 December 2025
Great location
Room bit small but compaseste the location
Size of room
11 December 2025
very and clean and amazing place and location
very and clean and amazing place and location
very and clean and amazing place and location
11 December 2025
Very good
Excellent location for metro and city centre
Breakfast bit of a bunfight if the room is reduced
10 December 2025
See you in April🍾
Great location, good breakfast
None
10 December 2025
Great city and great fun
Great location
3 December 2025
Exceptional
Everything beautiful hotel 🛍️🏨
We loved everything
1 December 2025
Fabulous
Proximity to plaza del sol
1 December 2025
Fabulous
Right in the heart of Madrid
A little expensive
27 November 2025
Very good
We had a pleasant stay at Hotel Emperador. The location is fantastic, right in a lively central area with plenty of shops and restaurants, and a McDonald’s right next door. There is a metro station directly below the hotel, but we actually found it easier to walk to the Sol station because it required fewer transfers. The room was spacious and clean, which made our stay comfortable.
For the price, it would be nice if the hotel provided complimentary bottled water every day instead of only on the first day.
26 November 2025
Exceptional
Nice hotel in an excellent location
23 November 2025
Great location. Helpful staff
Reception staff and housekeeping staff very helpful. Good breakfasts. Great location
21 November 2025
Fabulous
Location. The view from the sky-bar.
A secure WI-FI. The sink drain was draining poorly.
19 November 2025
Would recommend for central location
Hotel is very central has lots of character as it’s an older hotel
Nil
17 November 2025
Perfect location for exploring
Perfect stay beautiful comfortable room lovely hot shower view was lovely
Nothing
16 November 2025
Excelent
Excelent
16 November 2025
Nice hotel staff are very nice with us I recommend thos hotel
Excelent
15 November 2025
Very enjoyable in a good location
Good location and friendly staff
Breakfast wasn’t as good as I’d hoped for
14 November 2025
Very good
Location was great
The view of the room was strange. It positioned to inside the house and positioned to another room window. It was not pleasant view
13 November 2025
An exceptional stay in the heart of Madrid- will definitely return.
An exception hotel - the staff were friendly and helpful. The room was beautiful, very clean and comfortable and had all the extras required. The hotel was ideally located close to all the shops and a short stroll from the main squares.
Nothing
9 November 2025
I will look forward to stay here again
Was very helpful worker very professional very clean etc
I will recommend to family and friends
8 November 2025
Very good
Location
No amenities like slippers, toothbrush etc
7 November 2025
Excellent location and Comfortable Rooms and Great Amenities
The location was excellent with Santa Domingo metro just over the road from the hotel. The lobby and foyer were nice and coffee was a good option with biscuits. The rooms were functional with safes and comfortable beds. The rooms had air conditioning which we didn't need even in early November. The rooftop bar and restaurant is the draw here with seating areas inside and outside and excellent views of the city!
The shower needed a rubber mat as they were slippery and the only way to extract steam from the bathroom was to open a window. This didn't cause us too much of a problem though. Breakfast was very basic in my estimation. Not much choice and not very filling. Prices at the bar were well...pricey!
5 November 2025
perfect
Service very good
Ubicacion
4 November 2025
I would like to extend my appreciation The security guard, Ivan, helped with every question we had.
Location, friendly personnel, excellent service.
4 November 2025
Very good
Location is perfect for accessing sites and shopping
Rooms need updating
3 November 2025
Good. I would stay again because of the location only
I liked the location, at the center of gran via
There is only one luggage carrier for so many guests, and on the last day he didn’t help us send our luggages in our car. He just left them and said he has many other guests
2 November 2025
Well located, great roof views, kind staff.
I liked the comfort of our room. We slept well, nice bathroom. We were on the 5th floor. The pool was closed, we did know that in advance, but a roof top jacuzzi or sauna could be open for autumn/ winter. Loved the views from rooftop.
The roof top menu was lacking healthy options.
2 November 2025
Very good
Rooms were very nice, location is good.
Gym was minimal.
2 November 2025
Beautiful stay! Fab hotel!
Fabulous hotel right in the heart of Madrid! Excellent location, very ,majestic exterior and well-maintained and clean rooms. Also, the rooftop offers breathtaking views of Madrid. Loved everything. We were also put on the 9th floor which made our stay extra special considering the views from the balcony.
29 October 2025
Exceptional
Central location
N/A
29 October 2025
Had been there over 50 years ago with my husband, it’s definitely improved. I love the terrace!
Loved the terrace for an early dinner.
n/a
27 October 2025
Great value for money at top location
Great location
At the beginning we recieved standard room which had bad smell and was very dark. I asked to change and the staff upgraded us for superior room which was really great
26 October 2025
Excellent stay in a great location, very helpful staff, lovely lobby and roof top bar
Fantastic location, very helpful staff at reception, good breakfast and lovely deco. We also liked the roof top bar.
Not much!
23 October 2025
most of the staff do not speak English but we managed
excellent location breakfast and roof Restaurant
the lift take to much waiting time in the morning during breakfast.
23 October 2025
It’s a fancy hotel feel in a Great location
The room was clean and modern. The roof top bar and pool area alone was worth it. The view is the best in Madrid. The location is fantastic. Close to shopping, metro, and restaurants.
The Wi-Fi is subpar, at least for my room. Also the bathroom shower has some mold.
Hotel facilities
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Fitness
- - Temporary art galleries
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (seasonal)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Pool and wellness
- - Rooftop pool
- - Pool with view
- - Pool bar
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available

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11 January 2026
Perfect break whatever time of year you choose to visit!