The Madrid EDITION
When you book The Madrid EDITION in Spain through our Marriott STARS partnership, your stay includes daily breakfast for two and a $100 USD hotel credit once per stay. You also receive a room upgrade when available. No premium credit card or membership needed: request a quote and our advisor books it at the same rate as booking direct. Plus, for a limited time, a complimentary night is included with your stay.
Special Offer: 3rd night free
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Exclusive Booking Perks
These perks are included with your stay at the same rate as booking direct with the hotel.
- Personalized and customized amenity
- Complimentary breakfast daily for two guests per room
- All STARS hotels offer a hotel credit valued at $100 USD (once per stay)
- Early check-in and late check-out (when available)
- Complimentary upgrade (if available at check-in)
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- Excellent location
- Comfortable rooms
- Friendly staff
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- Room lighting not sufficient for makeup
Location
EDITION brings Ian Schrager's culturally engaged vision to the Spanish capital, where lobby energy and design-forward sensibility meet a city that operates on its own clock. Madrid hums with a particular confidence: late dinners, later nights, a refusal to rush. The hotel sits in Barrio de los Austrias, the historic heart shaped by Habsburg rule, where narrow medieval lanes open onto grand plazas. The primitive walled core dates to the late 9th century under Moorish control; Christian conquest in the 11th century set the stage for Madrid's eventual rise as the permanent seat of the Hispanic Monarchy in 1561. Today, this quarter balances monuments with lived-in vitality.
The Manzanares River cuts through the cityscape to the west. Plaza Mayor, a Habsburg-era arcaded square, anchors the neighbourhood three minutes on foot. The Royal Palace looms just beyond. Mercado de San Miguel, a Belle Époque iron-and-glass market hall, stands 300 metres away.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport lies 14 kilometres northeast; the metro connects directly to central stations.
The property's food and beverage concepts channel Schrager's focus on social energy and nightlife, though for Michelin ambition, venture beyond. Paco Roncero holds two stars half a kilometre away, where the chef's restless creativity unfolds in an avant-garde dining room. Deessa, also two-starred, operates 1.1 kilometres north at the Mandarin Oriental Ritz, delivering inventive tasting menus. For three-star theatre, book DiverXO 4.8 kilometres out: Dabiz Muñoz's irreverent plates include "Galician lobster waking up on the beaches of Goa" and "drunken crabs partying in Jerez". Walk to Mercado de San Miguel for conservas, jamón, and vermouth poured over marble counters.
The Paseo del Prado, two kilometres east, earned UNESCO recognition in 2021 as a landscape of arts and sciences; the tree-lined avenue has anchored Madrid's cultural identity since the 16th century. Don't miss the Prado's Velázquez halls or the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection nearby.
Summer scorches: July and August push past 32°C, the sun unrelenting, the city slowing to siesta rhythm. Madrileños flee for the coast; those who remain retreat indoors until evening cools the terraces. Spring and autumn offer the sweetest light: April through June and September through October deliver mild days, jasmine in the air, café tables full by midmorning.
Winter turns sharp but rarely brutal, highs around 10°C, occasional frost at dawn. December through February see the most rain, skies pewter over the terracotta rooftops.
May remains ideal for walking the historic centre, when jacarandas bloom and temperatures hover near 20°C without the crush of peak summer.
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