H10 Puerta de Alcalá, Spain

• Marvellous Madrid: With its bustling plazas and a selection of the world’s best museums, the real Madrid offers much more than football. Head to H10 Puerta de Alcalá in the Spanish capital’s hip Salamanca district; the hotel is a cool mix of contemporary design and boasts a stylish rooftop offering heavenly panoramic views and a swimming pool.

• Laid-back living: Complementing the neighbouring designer boutiques, H10 Puerta de Alcalá’s Classic Double rooms are an elegant and contemporary mix of wooden floors, cool artwork and crisp white sheets. With your comfort in mind, flatscreen TVs and pillow menus are just some of the added extras. These rooms offer views over Calle de Alcalá.

• Drinks with a view: Contemporary design and Mediterranean flavours set the tone of the restaurant and bar at H10 Puerta de Alcalá. You can start your day right with a full buffet breakfast, before making the most of the views from the lounge bar’s picture windows or enjoying cocktails up on the eighth-floor terrace at sunset.

How to get there

Príncipe de Vergara metro station is just 120 metres from the hotel and connects you to metro lines two and nine, while Retiro metro station is a six-minute walk away, serving line two. Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport is a 15-minute drive from the hotel, or a half-hour journey via public transport - take line eight from the airport, and change at Colombia to line nine.

Good to know

Please note that the terrace can sometimes be busy in the summer, owing to private events. The pool also opens seasonally in the summer.

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Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.