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
22 January 2025
Fabulous
Location
21 January 2025
Great family trip to see the football
Really friendly, helpful staff who supported us in getting a card for metro travel. Excellent breakfast, comfortable rooms and rooftop bar and pool amazing!
N/A
20 January 2025
Perfect location, friendly staff, great breakfast
Perfect location, great breakfast
Rooms comfortable and clean but could go with being updated
16 January 2025
Very good
Great location but view from room was bad
View from room
16 January 2025
I would go back.
It was in the centre, fabulous lobby and sky bar, rooms were clean.
We didn’t get much sleep. We were in an interlocking room and unfortunately the guests next door had their tv on so loud until 2am it kept us awake. There was just too much noise in between rooms.
10 January 2025
Exceptional
We loved everything about the hotel
We liked everything
9 January 2025
Excellent service and very good location
Very good location and spacious room
Nothing
8 January 2025
We had good time
Location and nearness
Quite old building
7 January 2025
Very good
The location, perfect forr theatre land/shopping/Metro access. Most of the staff multi lingual and all very helpful and courteous
The room was adequate but a little odd for property of this stature. Bedroom, comfortable but heating system poor. Apart from bed, no table, no mirror in room with nowhere to place personal items except inside wardrobe. Same comment for bathroom with no shelf for toiletries. Strangest of all...no bidet.
6 January 2025
Great location and value for money
Location, staff friendliness
Nothing
5 January 2025
Exceptional
Very good location
Its good property
5 January 2025
Would recommend to friends. Thank you for making our first visit to Madrid enjoyable.
Loved how friendly and helpful all the staff was. We sat in the bar at the end of every day and enjoyed looking out the windows to the crowds passing by. Also, the food was delicious. Hotel was in a perfect location.
Really nothing I didn't like.
5 January 2025
Exceptional
everything
The tv was not smart
2 January 2025
Exceptional
Central location, close to many great restaurants and all places we want to visit. The free 001 bus stop is right outside the door, which makes all the city sightseeing easy and convenient.
31 December 2024
Location, Location and breakfast…
It is in a great location on the Gran Via. This is our ‘go too” hotel. The Emperador is a classic Spanish hotel.
Nothing. It is a great hotel.
30 December 2024
I would stay again but only if it was on level 7 and had a window over looking the street
The location
The first room we was given on floor 7 was not to how standards so we had to move to another room but the floor was to noisy on level two too much coming and going from the staff cleaners we was in 216.It felt like their cleaning room was next door did not clean the room one day when we asked the guy on reception that our room had not been cleaned it was my birthday on the 28th and also the window there was no natural daylight coming through because he’s overlooked by another block the floor level was always cold and there was a unpleasant smell
29 December 2024
Excellent Hotel
The room was very spacious and the breakfast excellent. The hotel is on Gran Via next to metro stop Santo Domingo. The center of the city is only a few minutes walk. If you want to go to another city of Spain, like Toledo, just to let you know that you need to prebook the train ticket from the day before.
Nothing.
29 December 2024
Exceptional
Location, staff and service
28 December 2024
☆☆☆☆☆
Well this hotel deserves 5 stars at least.. best position on Gran Via , close to everything( Plaza Mayor, center, Royal Palace, Malasana ), full of history, very nice and helpful staff and delicious breakfast. The room was big, comfy bed, great view. We totally recomend it! ☆☆☆☆☆
28 December 2024
I loved my stay here and would choose to come here again.
The location, very friendly staff and value for money.
24 December 2024
Wonderful
The location was superb
Nothing
14 December 2024
Good Location ,breakfast and service.
Location,breakfast and service.
Have no problem is the third time I stayed in the hotel.
13 December 2024
A very nice location in the heart of Madrid.
The location of the hotel is excellent, on the Gran Via, surrounded by shops and restaurants. The lobby is very nice and our room was ready 1 hour before check-in time. The bathroom is comfortable, the bath/shower combo was great.
The bathroom window did not close well, and neither did the room's window that was looking over the rear of the hotel, where there were a large number of fans (possibly of ventilation / air conditioning extractors) that hummed all night. Also the walls of the rooms are quite thin, I heard someone in a nearby room coughing all night long, so you can assume you are also being heard by your neighbours.
11 December 2024
Exceptional
Location, staff, rooms
It got very warm during the night. The temp settings in the room stayed at 22 degrees despite trying to lower them.to 20
10 December 2024
Three days in Madrid!
The location was located to bus stops, restaurants, theater and much more. The hotel was nicely kept. The staff were polite and with a vast experience. But, overall super friendly.
They need to put hooks in bathroom.
10 December 2024
Exceptional
The location was perfect, everything that we wanted to do was within walking distance. The staff were very friendly and helpful and even went out of their way when we asked for a room change, The hotel was spotless clean throughout and it has to be the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in. Nicely decorated for Christmas as well.
10 December 2024
One more very enjoyable stay among ‘friends’.
We’ve been going to this same hotel, every year, for many years now. Its situated ideally situated in Gran Via in central Madrid. The staff is exceptional and very professional.
Very little to say really, possibly an improvement in the quality and selection of their buffet breakfast food,
9 December 2024
We had a fabulous time and it was lovely to visit the roof top bar.
Location and the attention to detail
Nothing
9 December 2024
Very good
The location was perfect.
The decor was a bit dated.
8 December 2024
Really nice hotel in a great location , perfect for a short visit
Location, facilities, staff
The room we were in had a door separating us with another room and there seemed to be little or no soundproofing between the two rooms. Unfortunately our neighbors were very noisy.
2 December 2024
Wonderful
The location was perfect . The staff were very nice and hepful
Nothing
2 December 2024
To repeat
All good
Lift too slow
28 November 2024
Fabulous
Great location. Very helpful staff.
20 November 2024
Very good
The location is absolutely unbeatable, right in the heart of Gran Vía—the very center of Madrid. From here, you can easily walk to many of the city's major attractions, and if needed, public transportation is incredibly convenient, with bus stops just steps from the entrance. The room was spacious and featured high ceilings, which added to its airy, open feel. One of the highlights of my stay was the breakfast—delicious, with a wide variety of options to suit all tastes. I truly enjoyed starting my mornings here. Highly recommended!
19 November 2024
Fabulous
Great hotel with very helpful and friendly staff, extremely central location, everything within walking distance.
Nothing all good
19 November 2024
Exceptional
everything was perfect. Nice and clean rooms welcomed us. We were welcomed by a beautiful bar and terrace. and the bar waiter was very nice.
nothing.
17 November 2024
Very good
Rooftop with the pool.
Not really hygiënic.
16 November 2024
Exceptional
Location, staff was very courteous and helpful. Very clean.
15 November 2024
amazing place.
very nice Hotel, very clean ,confortable beds and well located on the Madrid Gran Via.
the room was very clean
13 November 2024
Exceptional
Everything the staff at reception specifically
13 November 2024
unbeatable location for shopping theatres & easy commute out for day trips out of Madrids
Location is spot on perfect for shopping & theatres along Gran Via. Metro at doorstep gives connectivity to everywhere. Easy to hail taxi too.
mattress is not comfortable, any movement in bed by one is felt easily by the other. 2 single beds would be fine if location is most important criteria
12 November 2024
Beautiful Hotel in best location in Madrid!
Beautiful Hotel in the best location in Madrid.
nothing at all
10 November 2024
for 1 night is ok
the location
the location, the crowd
4 November 2024
Good spot to explore Madrid from
Great location. Nice amenities. Quiet
Poor food at the roof top bar
3 November 2024
great location,an amazing stay with a hotel with a history
you can’t beat the location! the cleanliness, helpfulness from the staff was amazing.
the gym could be improved.
1 November 2024
Perfect, would highly recommend.
Breakfast was excellent, plenty of choice, easy self service. Sky Bar was a surprising bonus with great views of the city. Reception staff and bar staff were very friendly and helpful also security staff helpful with luggage and door. Location excellent.
There was nothing I didn’t like.
1 November 2024
An excellent vacation
It was a perfect stay for three nights.
Nothing
31 October 2024
Very good
Service was excellent. Location was a dream.
The chair in our room (116) collapsed and I litterallt fell backwards. Shame.
29 October 2024
Lovely hotel, excellent location, would recommend for a city break
Location was fantastic, close to shops, metro, restaurants, etc. Room was very nice, lovely view. Rooftop bar was really nice especially as sun was shining when we arrived. Inside the hotel was very quiet and calm despite it being really busy outside, really liked that aspect of my stay. Staff were pleasant.
Shower pressure wasn't great, difficult to have a decent shower.
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
- - Sun umbrellas
- - 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
27 January 2025
Very friendly and accommodating staff, fabulous location, the rooms are spacious and views from the roof top amazing, hi