• Awards These are the 10 best hotels in Spain of 2021

  • Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's most 'boutique' side: this is his new hotel on Gran Vía

The great

Ava Gardner

not only put on her boots with what was the

hotel's most typical dish,

cocido, but also enjoyed the

croissants

that came out every morning from the oven of her own patisserie, the

cocktails

that were exclusively prepared for her at the bar and especially at the rooftop pool, located on the top floor, the tenth.

Because to see where he was going to find views of Madrid like those of the Emperor, the

historic hotel on Gran Vía

built in 1947 that gave so many days (and nights) of glory to the protagonist of

Mogambo.

Already

Ernest Hemingway, Gary Cooper or Sofia Loren,

other characters that have paraded here.

The best views

That same 360º panorama will be available again from tomorrow, when its

beach club

reopens

, located on the 1,000 square meter terrace. The pool is still there, with a Spanish record included: it is

the largest on a

raised

roof terrace

in all of Madrid thanks to its 14 meters long by six meters wide plus 2.80 meters deep.

Access is free for guests

, while anyone who wants to enjoy it can do so

from Monday to Sunday

from 10:00 to 21:00 for 50 euros (weekdays) and 63 (weekends), with a glass of champagne included.

The roof, whose design has been carried out by the interior designer

Nacho García de Vinuesa

, has a solarium,

chill out

, Balinese beds, 120 sun loungers and a

snack bar

with a menu based on hamburgers, salads, pokes, pizzas or sandwiches, in addition to lockers and changing room.

The configuration of the space, yes, has changed compared to other years to comply with anti-covid regulations.

Weddings and video clip recording

We must add the second jewel in the crown after the pool, the

Sky Bar,

with an offer of more than

300 spirits

and signature cocktails.

"From eight o'clock it will be open to the general public to enjoy

dj sessions

and other surprises," says Pilar Lancha, the hotel's commercial director.

"There are many terraces in Madrid, but none with a

beach club

in such an exclusive and

cool environment

and with a swimming pool like that for bathing. It even had a diving board when it was built!", He adds.

View of the jewel in the crown of the Madrid hotel.

That was 74 years ago.

The architects

Julián and Joaquín Otamendi

signed the project

,

the latter also author

of the Post Office building

in the Plaza de Cibeles, current headquarters of the City Council.

Already then they conceived a revolutionary work.

Hence the pool seems to float over Madrid.

Detail of the beach club of the Gran Vía hotel.

For a reason, it is one of

Alaska's

favorite hotels

and Mario Vaquerizo,

who even got married on the roof.

The singer

Ariel Rot and The Cabriolets

also chose him to record the video clip for

When you come to Madrid

, a version of the classic chotis that starred in a tourism campaign in the capital.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • tourism

  • Madrid

  • Swimming pools

PESTANA CR7 GRAN VÍAThe most 'boutique' side of Cristiano Ronaldo: this is the new hotel of the Portuguese star on Madrid's Gran Vía

LuxuryFive impressive hotel pools where bathing is the least important thing

The best cabins in the trees in Spain to sleep in the middle of nature

See links of interest

  • Work calendar

  • Home THE WORLD TODAY

  • Best Universities

  • Rafa Nadal - Diego Schwartzman, live

  • Lenovo Tenerife - Barça