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Frommer's Highly Recommended

A favorite with both international and business visitors, this first-rate modern hotel is situated between the Gran Vía and Sol, close to all the main shopping and a wide variety of bars, cafes, and eating spots. Recent sweeping renovations have left the rooms fully soundproofed and spotlessly equipped with comfortable wooden furnishing and pristine marble shower and bathrooms. Some pricier units have balconies overlooking the main drag where you can sip a sherry as you watch the traffic and crowds. The public-area decor may appeal to aficionados of post-movida kitsch (the movement, a renaissance of the arts after years of dictatorial creative repression) and admirers of movies by Pedro Almodóvar.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Madrid, 2nd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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