Park Hyatt Villa Magna

Description:

• One of the finest hotels in Europe, the Park Hyatt is nine stories of rose-colored granite set behind a bank of pines and laurels on the city's most fashionable boulevard. It's an even finer choice than the Palace or Villa Real and is matched in luxury, ambience, and service only by the Ritz, whose age gives it a richer patina.

  Separated from the busy boulevard by a parklike garden with beautiful cedar trees, the hotel has contemporary lines. In contrast, its interior recaptures the style of Carlos IV, with paneled walls, marble floors, and bouquets of fresh flowers. Almost every film star shooting on location in Spain stays here, and heads of state and senior politicians also feature high among the regulars. As if to emphasize this diversity of clientele, both the fitness and business facilities are excellent. Rooms in this luxury palace are plush but dignified and decorated in Louis XVI, English Regency, or Italian Provincial style.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Very Highly Recommended 2009
•  Very Highly Recommended 2010

Other features:

There are eight suites that come with a lounge and access to adjoining rooms. The two extra-large Presidential Suites (200m2) each have two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a lounge. Presidential Suite II has a bathroom with a huge bathtub, water-jet shower and sauna, along with a grand piano in the lounge and a large terrace with panoramic views. Dogs are allowed by previous arrangement only.