From Aduana, its seventh-floor restaurant, Gran Meliá Fénix looks out over Madrid’s Salamanca district—a useful introduction to the neighborhood around it. Calle Serrano’s shops and the Paseo de la Castellana are close by, with the National Archaeological Museum among the nearby cultural stops. Inside, neoclassical rooms establish the hotel’s formal character, while Balmoral carries that mood into a bar serving cocktails, traditional tapas, and Mediterranean dishes. Dining is a particular draw: Zuma adds contemporary Japanese cooking, a robata grill, and a sushi bar. For a more private view of the city, select RedLevel accommodations have terraces with outdoor whirlpools.
John Lennon used to visit Barcelona frequently. During their stay in Madrid—just one night—the Beatles stayed at Madrid's Hotel FénixJohn Lennon visitaba asiduamente Barcelona. Durante su estancia en Madrid -una sola noche- los Beatles se alojaron en el madrileño Hotel Fénix
Afternoon tea beneath The Palm Court’s soaring stained-glass dome gives The Plaza Hotel its clearest expression: formal, theatrical, and deeply attached to New York tradition. Architect Thierry Despont’s renovation drew on nearby Central Park, bringing ceiling-high palms, trellis details, and cane-accented furnishings into a room that has been part of the hotel since 1907. Outside, Fifth Avenue meets Central Park South; inside, restored reception rooms and elaborate guest-room finishes sustain the sense of occasion. The 282 rooms and suites include guest rooms with sitting areas, mosaic bathroom floors, and gold-plated Sherle Wagner fixtures, while the Legacy Suites introduce commissioned art and a more contemporary residential style. It’s a hotel whose public spaces deserve as much attention as its bedrooms.
The Plaza ... the favorite hotel for years of world leaders and Hollywood legends, such as John Lennon and Marlene Dietrich.The Plaza ... el hotel predilecto de líderes mundiales y leyendas de Hollywood desde hace años, como John Lennon y Marlene Dietrich.
Maxfield Parrish’s Old King Cole mural has presided over drinks at The St. Regis New York since 1932, giving its namesake bar a place in the hotel’s story as memorable as its Fifth Avenue address. That sense of continuity runs through this hotel founded by John Jacob Astor IV: butlers still unpack luggage and deliver morning coffee, while La Maisonette takes its design cues from the original 1910s breakfast room. Guest rooms bring jewel-toned textiles, polished brass and marble into the residential interiors. At Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, near MoMA and Central Park, the hotel makes a distinctive base for Manhattan, with afternoon tea and a Red Snapper at the King Cole Bar providing reasons to linger indoors.
Three restaurants sharing six Michelin stars make dining central to the identity of Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris. Christian Le Squer’s modern French cooking at Le Cinq anchors the lineup, while Le George takes an Italian-Mediterranean direction and L’Orangerie serves seasonal menus beneath a glass canopy overlooking the marble courtyard. The setting carries equal weight: a 1928 Art Deco landmark in the Golden Triangle, just off the Champs-Élysées. Inside, La Galerie’s collection of 19th-century art and the Parisian Suites’ classical or Empire-style works give the hotel a distinctly formal character. Some suites open onto terraces with Eiffel Tower views, adding a broader Paris panorama to a stay centered on art and the table.
