Located right in the centre of madrid where plaza de santo domingo meets the gran via the main shopping boulevard in madrid some 25m from puerta del sol which is a great starting point for discovering the major places of interest the city has to offer the royal theatre the royal palace the cathedral are a 5 minute walk away and a 10 minute walk form 3 of madrids most important museums el prado the thyssen bornemisza and the reina sofia the hotels building dates back to the beginning