Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá
The palace of the Dukes of Granada de Ega stands on the Cuesta de Santo Domingo, five minutes from the Royal Palace. Behind its front of the 1850s the hotel is given over to Velázquez, whose paintings are reproduced through its rooms.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 2016
- Rooms
- Rooms and suites in a palace of the nineteenth century
- Area
- Ópera
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What sets Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá apart
A duke's palace
It was built to a design of 1851 by Matías Laviña for the sixth Duke of Granada de Ega, and raised by a storey later. Its terrace and garden look onto the Calle de la Bola.
Velázquez
The decoration is inspired by the painter of Las Meninas, and reproductions of his paintings hang in the public rooms.
On the roof
The roof has a pool and a sun terrace, with the domes and towers of old Madrid around it.
Near the palace and the opera
The Royal Palace, the Teatro Real and the Plaza de Oriente are a few minutes' walk, and the Gran Vía is at the top of the hill.
What it has
- Rooftop pool
- Sun terrace
- Restaurants
- Garden
Where Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá is
Address
Cuesta de Santo Domingo 528013 Madrid, Spain
Nearest metro
Ópera, on lines 2 and 5, about five minutes away
Museums and sights nearby
- Royal Palace of Madrid450 m
- Plaza Mayor500 m
- Temple of Debod850 m
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum1.3 km
- Museo Nacional del Prado1.6 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
From the Ambassador to the Gran Meliá
Between 1985 and 1987 the palace was made into a hotel, the Tryp Ambassador. Its interiors were lost and only its front was kept.
Meliá rebuilt it again and opened it as a five-star hotel on 1 December 2016, the year of the company's sixtieth anniversary.
Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá: common questions
- Where is Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá?
- At Cuesta de Santo Domingo 5, in the Centro district of Madrid. The nearest metro station is Ópera, on lines 2 and 5, about five minutes away.
- Which museums and sights are near Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá?
- Royal Palace of Madrid is 450 m away, Plaza Mayor is 500 m away, Temple of Debod is 850 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá have a swimming pool?
- Yes. It has A pool on the roof.
- When did Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá open?
- In 2016, under this name: the palace had been a hotel since the 1980s. It has rooms and suites in a palace of the nineteenth century.
What visitors say about Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá
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Tickets and tours near Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá
Things to do near Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 15Take the guided tour of the Descalzas Reales convent300 m awayChurch, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 2Walk through the state rooms of the Royal Palace450 m awayMonument, 1.5 to 3 hours, ticket
- 6Walk from the Plaza Mayor through Habsburg Madrid500 m awayWalk, 1 to 2.5 hours, free
- 12Walk the Gran Vía and stand at Kilometre Zero in the Puerta del Sol600 m awayWalk, 1 to 2 hours, free
Where to eat near Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Madrid. Distances are in a straight line.
- Taberna La Bola4.2Tavern, Ópera50 m away
- Chocolatería San Ginés4.3Chocolate shop, Puerta del Sol400 m away
- Casa Labra4.3Tavern, Puerta del Sol500 m away
- La Mallorquina4.1Pastry shop and café, Puerta del Sol550 m away
Artists to see near Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, 1.3 km away
Museo Nacional del Prado, 1.6 km away
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