VP PLAZA ESPANA DESIGN, Madrid

VP Plaza España Design - A 5-star contemporary art hotel with rooftop pool, sky bar, and Plaza de España views

Located directly on Madrid's Plaza de España, this 214-room Madrid hotel features a 12th-floor Ginkgo Sky Bar offering 360-degree city views. VP Plaza España Design houses over 300 contemporary artworks, including a dramatic metal waterfall sculpture by Pere Gifre that flows from the rooftop pool to the courtyard. The property spans 15069.5 ft² of event space with natural lighting, including 6458.5 ft² of partitionable halls on the second floor. Guest rooms, positioned between the fourth and seventeenth floors, come equipped with flat-screen TVs, free WiFi, coffee makers, and private bathrooms with both showers and bathtubs. The ground-floor Botania restaurant features glass walls overlooking the square and serves seasonal dishes from Vietnamese salads to regional Sierra de Guadarrama beef. The hotel stands within 1640.4 ft of the Royal Palace and Temple of Debod, while multiple metro stations provide direct access to cultural landmarks.

Pros

LEED Gold certification for sustainable building practices and energy efficiency

Exclusive rooftop pool with transparent floor accessible only to hotel guests

On-site VP Biloba Spa offering facial and body treatments

Soundproofed rooms with city, plaza, or Temple of Debod views

Cons

1.5 miles distance to El Retiro Park and main museum district

Limited parking options due to central plaza location