Impact Hub Madrid
A coworking and community hub for people building social and environmental projects, with events, incubators and a network of changemakers. A window into Madrid’s lively social-enterprise scene.
Madrid
El Fogon Verde
A worker-owned cooperative restaurant built on agroecology, sourcing from local eco-friendly producers and run by assembly with equal pay, including members who came to Madrid as migrants. Good, honest food that supports a fairer food system.
Robin Hood Restaurant
A restaurant with a twist, run by the charity Mensajeros de la Paz: paying diners at lunch fund a proper sit-down dinner, served with waiters and tablecloths, for people experiencing homelessness at night. Eat well, and do genuine good.
Generator Madrid
A design hostel near Gran Via with dorms, private rooms and a sociable bar, the easy and affordable base for younger travellers who want to be central and meet people.
Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques
A refined five-star in a restored 19th-century palace near the Royal Palace and Opera, with a Velazquez-inspired look, a lovely garden and a rooftop pool. Elegant, calm and central.
7 Islas Hotel
A warm, design-led boutique on the edge of Malasana, themed around the Canary Islands, with a good restaurant and a relaxed, local feel just off the Gran Via. A characterful mid-range base.
Dear Hotel Madrid
A smart modern hotel right on the Gran Via, best known for its rooftop pool and terrace bar with cracking views over the boulevard and the Royal Palace. Central and great value for the location.
The Hat Madrid
A chic budget boutique (part hostel, part hotel) tucked behind Plaza Mayor, with clean, stylish rooms and a lovely rooftop terrace bar. Excellent value in the very heart of old Madrid.
Room Mate Alba
A cheerful, colourful design hotel from the Room Mate group, moments from Puerta del Sol and the tapas of Huertas. Friendly, well priced and bang in the centre.
Only YOU Hotel Atocha
A stylish, sociable design hotel near Atocha and the museum mile, with handsome rooms, a buzzy lobby-bar and a rooftop. Comfortable, contemporary and well placed for the art triangle.