Uniquely located on the Plaza de Colón, the Hotel Fénix, a Gran Melia is a reference of the finest in the city´s hotel industry, and member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Its magnificent location in the exclusive Salamanca neighborhood, in the heart of the financial district and surrounded by the famous streets of Serrano, Velázquez, and on the Paseo of la Castellana, allows our guests to easily reach the city´s most emblematic attractions. It is only a 10 minutes walk from the most important museums of the city: the Prado, the Reina Sofía and the Thyssen. Since its opening in 1953 the Hotel has welcomed the most prestigious guests including the Beatles on their only visit to the city. Always an example of unsurpassed attention to its guests, currently it incorporates the most contemporary form of understanding the guest´s experience with all of the Spanish charisma. New additions and exclusive spaces dedicated to the most discerning guests such as the new Red Level Lounge. Offering a mix of sensations and emotions with the Aduana Restaurant, an exquisite contemporary cuisine accented by traditional ingredients of the Spanish culture, while the cocktail bar envelops the Hotel´s Lobby in sophistication and essence, making it one of the world´s most outstanding bars and social reference points and the THAI Room wellness evoke an authentic Asian wellbeing. Its famous Suites, with their own terrace and whirlpool in the center of Madrid makes the Hotel Fénix a landmark of the city.