travel42 Hotel Review: Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques

Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This smart historic hotel has retooled for fans of contemporary fashions. Standing well above the Tryp Cibeles, it occupies the renovated mid-19th-century palace of the Dukes of Granada. It was also a Santo Domingo convent, although these days the bar and guest rooms see more playful activity.

This hotel is in an excellent location in the historic part of town near the Opera House and Royal Palace. It is part of Gran Melia, which is the chain's upscale level se...