AI in event planning, visitor levies, and more
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The Riu Plaza will open next Summer as a 4* hotel. It is located on the Grand Via in the heart of the city centre of Madrid, in what was the Edificio España” building. The transfer from the airport is about 30 minutes and the hotel 20 metres from the Plaza España underground station.
Two floors of the hotel have been designed for 18 conference rooms, with flexible walls, the largest room has capacity for 800 people in theatre style.
This hotel will have 589 bedrooms and suites, several bars and restaurants. The top floors will be one of the hotel’s greatest attractions with a sky bar, roof terrace and swimming pool which have panoramic views of the city.