Barceló Torre de Madrid

The Torre de Madrid was for a few years the tallest concrete building in the world. Its first nine floors are now a hotel, fitted out by the designer Jaime Hayón in colours the old tower never knew.

Class
Five-star hotel
Opened
2017
Rooms
258 rooms
Area
Plaza de España

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    What sets Barceló Torre de Madrid apart

    1. The Torre de Madrid

      Julián and José María Otamendi built the tower between 1954 and 1960 on the Plaza de España. It is 142 metres high, and was the tallest building in Spain until 1982.

    2. Jaime Hayón

      The Spanish designer did the interiors, from the Garra lobby bar to the Somos restaurant.

    3. The Plaza de España

      The hotel looks over the square and its gardens to the Edificio España. The Royal Palace is ten minutes on foot, and the Gran Vía begins across the square.

    4. Near the Temple of Debod

      The Temple of Debod and the Parque del Oeste are five minutes away, for the sunset.

    What it has

    • Heated pool
    • Restaurant
    • Lobby bar
    • Fitness room open at all hours
    • Meeting rooms

    Where Barceló Torre de Madrid is

    Address

    Plaza de España 18
    28008 Madrid, Spain

    Nearest metro

    Plaza de España, on lines 3 and 10, at the door

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    A tower of the 1950s, a hotel since 2017

    The Torre de Madrid was built for the Compañía Inmobiliaria Metropolitana, beside the Edificio España, which the same architects had finished a few years before. It was meant to hold shops, galleries, a cinema and a hotel.

    The hotel in its first nine floors opened in 2017. The floors above are flats.

    Barceló Torre de Madrid: common questions

    Where is Barceló Torre de Madrid?
    At Plaza de España 18, in Plaza de España, Madrid. The nearest metro station is Plaza de España, on lines 3 and 10, at the door.
    Which museums and sights are near Barceló Torre de Madrid?
    Temple of Debod is 500 m away, Royal Palace of Madrid is 750 m away, Plaza Mayor is 1.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Barceló Torre de Madrid have a swimming pool?
    Yes. It has A heated pool.
    When did Barceló Torre de Madrid open?
    In 2017. It has 258 rooms.

    What visitors say about Barceló Torre de Madrid

    Rating from Google

    4.6

    2,535 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 17 October 2026.

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