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Santo Mauro

Behind railings on the Calle de Zurbano, in the quiet streets above the Castellana, three buildings in the French manner stand in a garden of old chestnut trees. It is one of the few private palaces of Madrid's nineteenth century to survive whole.

Class
Five-star hotel
Opened
2021
Rooms
49 rooms and suites
Area
Almagro

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    What sets Santo Mauro apart

    1. A duke's palace

      The architect Juan Bautista Lázaro built it between 1889 and 1902 as the residence of the Duke of Santo Mauro. The ducal family still owns it.

    2. The garden

      Fountains and terraces under chestnut trees, closed off from the street, in a city with few private gardens.

    3. The duke's bedroom

      The bedroom of the duke is now the hotel's principal suite.

    4. Chamberí

      The hotel is in a residential quarter of the late nineteenth century, a short walk from the Paseo de la Castellana and the Sorolla Museum.

    What it has

    • Garden
    • Restaurant
    • Bar

    Where Santo Mauro is

    Address

    Calle de Zurbano 36
    28010 Madrid, Spain

    Nearest metro

    Rubén Darío, on line 5, or Alonso Martínez, on lines 4, 5 and 10, each about five minutes away

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    Built for a duke between 1889 and 1902

    The title of Duke of Santo Mauro was given in 1890 to Mariano Fernández de Henestrosa, for whom the palace was built in the years around it. It is three buildings in a single garden, in the style of a French town house.

    The palace was already a hotel, under another of the Marriott group's names, when in 2021 it took its present one after a renovation of its rooms, public spaces and gardens.

    Santo Mauro: common questions

    Where is Santo Mauro?
    At Calle de Zurbano 36, in the Chamberí district of Madrid. The nearest metro station is Rubén Darío, on line 5, or Alonso Martínez, on lines 4, 5 and 10, each about five minutes away.
    Which museums and sights are near Santo Mauro?
    Lázaro Galdiano Museum is 900 m away, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is 1.7 km away, Museo Nacional del Prado is 1.9 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does Santo Mauro have a swimming pool?
    No. Santo Mauro has no swimming pool.
    When did Santo Mauro open?
    In 2021, under this name: the palace was a hotel before. It has 49 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about Santo Mauro

    Rating from Google

    4.7

    1,383 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 17 October 2026.

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