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Hotel Ritz (Madrid) Plaza de la Lealtad, 5 28014 Madrid Spain |
| Description |
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| While always conserving its own individual style, the Ritz has yet moved with the times and, year after year, improvements have been made to continue to provide the best possible service as well as outstanding facilities. |
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| History | |
| Early in the 20th century, King Alfonso
XIII returned from his travels in Europe with his mind filled with
memories of the roses and mirrors that decorated the Royal Palaces
of the wonderful cities he had visited. The young King had been royally
entertained throughout the Old World -- a procession of fountains,
parks, royal suites, blue skies -- and had brought back with him new
ideas and projects for his capital.
Madrid had always been a city of an intense vitality, noble buildings, wide and brilliant "plazas", and exquisite gardens but, somehow, it lacked something. The King was the first to realise how much his capital would gain by the addition of a hotel of the same category as the Ritz in Paris or the Carlton in London, and he wasted no time in putting his ideas into practice. He truly believed Madrid should provide something really exceptional; a hotel to satisfy the tastes of the most distinguished and discerning among this ever increasing new type of traveller, then, only just beginning to be called tourists. The formal opening of the new hotel took place on October 2nd 1910,
being present the King and other members of the Royal Family. |
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| Recreation | |
| Located on the mezzanine, the fitness
centre is equipped with: treadmills, step machine, rowing machine,
stationary bicycle, free weights, musculation machinery, televisions
with satellite stations, radio and daily newspapers.
Access is complimentary for guests. Sauna, massage, sun-bed and
facials can also be enjoyed at additional charge.This centre is
the best antidote to a busy working schedule. |
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| Guest Rooms | |
| Keeping up its tradition, the Ritz has adapted to progress by offering the latest technological advances in every room. Each of the 167 rooms and suites at the Ritz have been individually designed and include the following features: two line phones (bathroom and bedroom), computer and facsimile hook-ups, voice mail, satellite interactive TV with all news channels, in-house videos, bathroom amenities, hair dryer, bathrobe, slippers, embroidered linen sheets, mini-bar, electronic safe and daily turndown service. |
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| Gastronomy | |
| Ten years ago the Ritz Hotel Madrid
bet on the traditional Spanish cuisine. There is a daily menu, which
includes the most popular Spanish specialities, such us the Madrilenian
Cocido (some say the best in town) that is served Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Ritz Buffet breakfast (voted Best Hotel Breakfast in 1998 in Spain)
is the best way to start a day in Madrid. The Ritz Brunch on Sundays,
with over 30 different dishes, a children corner and a large dessert
choice is a "must".
Traditional English Tea is served every day in the lobby and offers
six different kind of teas, scones, finger sandwiches and tarts.
The Ritz Gastronomic Weeks, celebrated once every two months, bring
the best of Spanish Regional cuisine in co-operation with famous
restaurateurs.The highly acclaimed Goya Restaurant offers a wide
selection of international cuisine as well as Spanish Specialities.
In spring and summer the Ritz Terrace and Gardens are the meeting
point in Madrid for lunch, dinner or simply taste typical Spanish
tapas. |
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| Location | |
| Just above the famous Paseo del Prado rises Europe's most aristocratic and dignified hotel: the Ritz. It stands between two beautiful plazas: La Lealtad, filled with green elms and old magnolia trees surrounding an obelisk, and Neptuno, dominated by the exquisite fountain above the waters of which rise the mythological horses of Neptune's chariot. |
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