Madrid,“in residence”
Madrid reveals its elegance through places that balance grandeur with warmth.
For In Residence, we selected three addresses that reflect the city’s noble architecture, refined interiors, and discreet luxury — each offering a different facet of Madrid’s character.
Rosewood Villa Magna
Chosen for its modern Madrid sophistication.
Light-filled interiors, impeccable service, and a serene atmosphere right on Paseo de la Castellana — the polished, cosmopolitan side of the city.
Santo Mauro, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Selected for its aristocratic soul.
A former ducal palace surrounded by private gardens, rich woodwork, and salons that capture old Madrid’s grandeur with impeccable restraint.
Heritage Madrid Hotel
Included for its intimate, cultured elegance.
A smaller Relais & Châteaux property with refined taste, beautiful detailing, and a sense of quiet dignity — perfect for those who value discretion over spectacle.
Rosewood Villa Magna : An Urban Sanctuary
Paseo de la Castellana, 22
At Rosewood Villa Magna, Madrid reveals its most composed expression.
Set along the broad sweep of the Castellana, the hotel feels less like a conventional palace and more like a private residence — a contemporary manor where cosmopolitan life softens into quiet elegance. The entrance is discreet; the garden, unexpected; the atmosphere, unmistakably refined.
Its rooms and suites — from the serene Castellana rooms to the exceptional Royal Anglada House — unfold with a sculptural calm. Oak, marble, soft textiles, and bronze accents create a palette of warm restraint. Floor-to-ceiling windows invite the city in as a softened geometry of light. Everything here has weight, intention, and balance.
Beyond its beauty lies a deeper luxury: the sense of space. A private garden, a terrace where mornings stretch unhurried, and interiors that favour proportion over spectacle. Villa Magna is not a performance — it is a composition of comfort, modern craftsmanship, and the kind of quiet confidence that defines true urban luxury.
Rosewood Villa Magna is Madrid at its most poised: elegant, architectural, and profoundly serene.
“Elegance here is precision, calm, and the quiet art of service.”
…and so we stayed. In stillness, within the city’s pulse yet above its noise.
Mornings unfold with porcelain, warm pastries, and the quiet greenery of the hotel’s terrace., the softness of early light filtering through.
Service arrives as an understated ballet: intuitive, warm, and impeccably timed. Evenings shift gently into dining at AMÓS or Las Brasas de Castellana, where Spanish culinary heritage meets contemporary refinement.
Below the calm surfaces lies another sanctuary: Sense, A Rosewood Spa. A cocoon of silence shaped by Iberian botanicals, thermal rituals, and treatments that seem to slow the body into presence. It is a sanctuary within the sanctuary — where Madrid falls away entirely.
This is not grandeur, but refinement in the smallest gestures.
Rosewood Villa Magna is Madrid’s most whispered address: a modern urban refuge shaped by design, detail, and grace.
Santo Mauro, a Luxury Collection Hotel : A City-Palace Retreat
Calle de Zurbano, 36 — Chamberí
In the quiet residential streets of Chamberí stands Santo Mauro, a former 19th-century palace reborn as one of Madrid’s most refined addresses. Once the residence of the Duke of Santo Mauro, the hotel preserves its aristocratic soul: grand staircases, sculpted ceilings, and salons that feel more like private chambers than public rooms.
Its rooms and suites echo the intimacy of a noble house. Soft woods, deep textiles, marble bathrooms, and high windows that open onto either the district’s calm facades or the estate’s secluded garden. Everything is composed with elegance rather than ornament, creating a sense of quiet privilege.
Beyond the architecture lies the hotel’s true treasure: a private garden shaded by chestnut trees, where time slows and the city falls away. Santo Mauro is Madrid’s most unexpected retreat — an urban palace where heritage meets contemporary discretion.
Santo Mauro is not simply a stay, but an atmosphere: intimate, cultured, and quietly aristocratic.
“Here luxury is the art of withdrawing, into beauty, calm and the cultivated silence”
The cape found its rhythm here — moving through high-ceilinged salons, brushing past shelves of old volumes, settling effortlessly into the quiet dignity of the house.
Mornings unfold in the garden pavilion or beneath the carved wood of La Biblioteca, where light filters gently onto porcelain and polished tables. Service moves with the intimacy of a private estate, attentive without intrusion.
By evening, the palace exhales. Lanterns glow between tall chestnut trees, pathways soften into shadow, and one feels entirely at home in this small world of aristocratic calm — a refuge shaped by history, discretion, and grace.
Heritage Madrid Hotel : A Refined City Residence
Calle de Diego de León, 43 — Salamanca
Set within the quiet streets of the Salamanca district, Heritage Madrid stands like a cultivated city residence — intimate, impeccably designed, and quietly confident. Its Belle-Époque façade opens into salons dressed in deep blues, soft creams, gilded frames, and lacquered surfaces, creating an atmosphere that feels both cosmopolitan and intimately European.
Rooms and suites are composed with tailored precision: thick textiles, marble bathrooms, polished wood, and handcrafted detail. Nothing is loud; everything is considered. The palette is warm and elegant, shaped by artful lighting and thoughtful proportion, giving each space the feeling of a private townhouse rather than a conventional hotel.
A member of Relais & Châteaux, Heritage cultivates a spirit of discreet luxury — attentive service, refined dining, and an atmosphere that invites exhale. It is a residence for travellers who move lightly, quietly, with an eye for detail and a preference for intimacy over display.
Heritage Madrid is the city’s whispered address: elegant, cultured, and quietly radiant.
“A hotel that feels more like a private salon — intimate, polished, and exquisitely still”
—-The cape settled here with ease, finding comfort in the soft geometry of the rooms, the glow of lamplight against silk wallpaper, the hush of corridors that feel almost residential.
Breakfast becomes a gentle ritual: porcelain, linen, and the restrained elegance of a townhouse dining room. Service is attentive yet quiet, shaped by the rhythm of the Salamanca district — refined, composed, and gracious. As the day unfolds, the cape drifts through nearby streets, returning to Heritage’s calm embrace with a sense of belonging.
Evenings carry a serene intimacy. The hotel shifts into a cocoon of light and shadow, a place where the city’s energy fades and elegance takes the lead. Heritage Madrid is where the cape feels entirely at home — enveloped in softness, elevated by design, and held in the quiet confidence of a beautifully curated residence.
