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Hotel Circulo Gran Vía is the Autograph Collection’s third hotel in Madrid, joining Hotel Palacio del Retiro and Hotel Santo Mauro.
Having undergone a multi-million euro renovation, the neo-classical building now boasts 71 guest rooms displaying the contents of “Memories of Gran Vía” – a photographic art exhibition comprising 175 pictures of historic Madrid – as well as a picturesque terrace, a fitness centre, an on-site restaurant, two bars, and three meeting spaces totalling 990 square feet. Also, onsite is Casino Gran Vía, one of Madrid’s best-known casinos.
Hotel Circulo Gran Vía is the Autograph Collection’s third hotel in Madrid, joining Hotel Palacio del Retiro and Hotel Santo Mauro.
A historic building on Madrid’s world-famous Gran Vía is now a boutique, adults-only hotel, according to Marriott International, which yesterday announced the new hotel’s membership in the Autograph Collection, its portfolio of more than 110 independent, one-of-a-kind hotels. The new hotel, Hotel Circulo Gran Vía, is the former home of Madrid’s Merchants and Industrialist’s Circle, a gentleman’s club. Built in the 1920s, it also was a meeting place for the city’s well-known literary society, the Bilis Club.
Having undergone a multi-million euro renovation, the neo-classical building now boasts 71 guest rooms displaying the contents of “Memories of Gran Vía” – a photographic art exhibition comprising 175 pictures of historic Madrid – as well as a picturesque terrace, a fitness centre, an on-site restaurant, two bars, and three meeting spaces totalling 990 square feet. Also, onsite is Casino Gran Vía, one of Madrid’s best-known casinos.
Hotel Circulo Gran Vía is the Autograph Collection’s third hotel in Madrid, joining Hotel Palacio del Retiro and Hotel Santo Mauro.

A historic building on Madrid’s world-famous Gran Vía is now a boutique, adults-only hotel, according to Marriott International, which yesterday announced the new hotel’s membership in the Autograph Collection, its portfolio of more than 110 independent, one-of-a-kind hotels. The new hotel, Hotel Circulo Gran Vía, is the former home of Madrid’s Merchants and Industrialist’s Circle, a gentleman’s club. Built in the 1920s, it also was a meeting place for the city’s well-known literary society, the Bilis Club.
Having undergone a multi-million euro renovation, the neo-classical building now boasts 71 guest rooms displaying the contents of “Memories of Gran Vía” – a photographic art exhibition comprising 175 pictures of historic Madrid – as well as a picturesque terrace, a fitness centre, an on-site restaurant, two bars, and three meeting spaces totalling 990 square feet. Also, onsite is Casino Gran Vía, one of Madrid’s best-known casinos.
Hotel Circulo Gran Vía is the Autograph Collection’s third hotel in Madrid, joining Hotel Palacio del Retiro and Hotel Santo Mauro.