Gran Hotel Ingles Spain
Gran Hotel Ingles
Calle Echegaray 8. 28014 Madrid, Spain
HOTEL INFORMATION
Group
Hidden Away Hotels
Shareholders
Privately owned
Date of Creation
16 december 1886
Hotel General Manager
Miguel Ángel Doblado serves as the General Manager of the Five-Star, Gran Hotel Inglés in Madrid. Mr. Doblado has more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry and has held senior management positions in luxury hotels for the past 15 years, including Hotel Manager positions at IHG, Sheraton and a GM position at Madrid´s Only YOU Hotel.
Hotel Positioning
5- star luxury
GRAN HOTEL INGLES
History & Story
Gran Hotel Inglés is the oldest luxury hotel in the city; when it opened, a local newspaper praised the mere existence of “a lift, bathroom on each floor, lighting, steam heating and all of the advances that make life more comfortable.” Over the years, Gran Hotel has drawn writers, politicians, and even esteemed bullfighters. Restaurante Inglés became a meeting point for socialites, intellectuals and artists. It was a time of splendor that lasted well into the 1900’s. British writer Virginia Woolf stayed here, as did French painter Henri Matisse and tango legend Carlos Gardel. Ernest Hemingway´s favorite sherry bar, La Venencia, is directly across the Street.
Date Renewal
Restoring and renovating Gran Hotel Inglés was a labor of hoteliers Carmen Cordón and Ignacio Jimenez team whose mission is to discover and renovate one-of-a-kind historic lodgings in their native Spain. After a USD $20 million investment and long months of renovation by the Rockwell Group that included re-configuring the existing 72-room layout to create 48 spacious rooms and suites, the hotel reopened again in March 2018.
Main Strengths, Special Touch
Gran Hotel Inglés is in one of the most under-the-radar and convenient neighborhoods in town. Clients who stay in the hotel appreciate local authenticity. With the hotel’s age comes plenty of hospitality wisdom. The staff here welcome guests as if this were their own home.
Location
Gran Hotel Inglés lies in Barrio de las Letras. This is the city’s literary quarter, the heart of Madrid. Guests plunge into the seventeenth century, the Golden Age of Spanish Literature, the main Spanish authors, had their homes here – hence the name. Some of the streets in this neighbourhood pay tribute to this and other brilliant chapters of Spanish history, culture and art. It also boastcasts first class neighbors living in its surroundings: The Prado Museum, The Thyssen Museum, The Reina Sofía Arts Centre… This artistic spirit makes the neighborhood a very special place to be, and also marks it as the place with the best Madrid has to offer: the so-called Art strip, that leads to the Madrid de los Austrias-Plaza Mayor-Puerta del Sol, and it is also very close to the Alcalá-Gran Vía area, as well as Paseo de la Castellana, Colón and Serrano. It is the best place to enjoy one of its numerous cafés, its colourful outdoor terraces, as well as the exquisite national or international cuisine.
Key sites/activities in the area
Thyssen-Bomemisza Museum, Prado Museum,Plaza Mayor,Royal Palace, Almudena Cathedral, El Retiro Park.
HOTEL FEATURES
Accommodation
- Number of suites: 9
3 Junior Suite
50 sqm. Separate bedroom and living area looking onto hotel´s central courtyard. 2 x 2.20 m and twin beds available, complimentary shoe shining service, freestanding bathtub in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers, Handy telephones, High-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 3 people.
1 Suite Meller
50 sqm located in the upper floor of the hotel looking onto Barrio de Las Letras. Separate bedroom and living area. Private terrace with jacuzzi, 2 x 2.20 m beds, complimentary shoe shining service, freestanding bathtub in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers, Handy telephones, High-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 2 people.
4 Suite Echegaray
60 sqm looking out over Barrio de Las Letras and to interior hotel courtyard. Complimentary laundry service for three items, 2 x 2.20 m and twin beds available, complimentary shoe shining service, freestanding bathtub in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 4 people.
1 Presidential Suite
93 sqm located in the upper floor of the hotel with private terrace looking onto hotel’s central courtyard and Echegaray street. Separate bedroom, living room, working area, reading area, dining area, vintage bar, butler service on request, complimentary laundry service for three items, 2 x 2.20 m bed, complimentary shoe shining service, freestanding bathtub in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 4 people.
1 Royal Suite
125 sqm located in the upper floor of the hotel looking onto hotel’s central courtyard and Echegaray street. 2 private terraces, 2 separate bedrooms, large living room areas, dining room, vintage bar, butler service on request, complimentary laundry service for three items, 2 x 2.20 m bed and twin beds available , complimentary shoe shining service, freestanding bathtub in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 5 people.
- Number of Luxury rooms: 43
11 Deluxe
27 sqm. opened onto a light-filled courtyard. King and twin beds available, sitting area, bathrooms include rainfall showers, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 2 people.
8 Grand Deluxe
30 sqm looking onto hotel´s courtyard or facing Echegaray street. Freestanding bathtubs, bathrooms include rainfall showers, king and twin beds, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 2 people.
14 Preferential
33 sqm with balconies looking onto Echegaray Street. Freestanding bathtubs in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers, king and twin beds available, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 2 people.
7 Executive
36 sqm. Looking onto hotel´s courtyard. Freestanding bathtubs in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers, king and twin beds available, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 3 people
3 Premium
40 sqm. With open balconies opened to Echegaray Street. Freestanding bathtubs in room, bathrooms include rainfall showers king and twin beds, Handy telephones, high-speed Wi-Fi connection. Accommodates 3 people
- Number of rooms, (keys) in all: 48
Restaurants & Bars
CASA LOBO Restaurant: – designed to reflect the open dining rooms of the stately homes that once lined the street- stays active until late as local patrons. It’s a New York bistro kind of place, but with platters with Spanish taste.
LobByto: The amazing lobby bar is a must for pre-dinner cocktails and tapas galore. For a lighter fare guests can enjoy churros and chocolate offered every afternoon, or stop by for tapas paired with vermouth or a signature cocktail.
Wellness
Our Wellness area is branded with Sisley Paris, all spa treatments are offered using their products. Also, we offer all our guests, when they check-in, the possibility to privately book the jacuzzi at the Spa for about an hour, complimentary, based on availability, for a maximum of 2 guests per room.
- 2 massage rooms
- 1 Jacuzzi
- Fitness center with technogym equipment.
Corporate & Celebration Events
- Literary salon
- Virginia Woolf private rooms : 40 sqm. Can be used separately.
- Santa Ana + Angel meeting rooms : 90 sqm. Can be used separately.
- LobByto
Number of employees
70