The Westin Palace Hotel Madrid was built in 1912, and enjoys a rather enviable situation in Madrid; it is in front of the Prado Museum, between the Thyssen Museum and the Parliament, right at the corner of Paseo la Castellana. This luxurious hotel in its eighty five years of existence has been host to many celebrities from all over the world. Needless to say, the place is absolutely palatial. The property occupies a whole block and although there are four hundred and forty bedrooms, you never really experience the feeling of being in an overly large hotel. Somehow the layout and decoration makes one feel as if simply walking through the corridors of a Palace. The name of the hotel was definitely well given. At the Palace Hotel you will find all the luxury one can dream of when travelling five stars and at the same time, on the street that run alongside and behind the hotel, a never ending variety of typical Madrid pubs, bars and restaurants, where you can spend an evening just going popping from one to another trying the different tapas, or maybe settle for a nice inexpensive restaurant serving typical Spanish food...the Palace Hotel, an unforgettable experience.