Seeing elegantly-dressed mannequins in the windows of IBEROSTAR Las Letras Hotel on Madrid's Gran Via, one might think it a high-quality fashion design center. With Madrid Fashion Week in full-swing, the hotel—as it does often to complement various city festivals—had risen to the occasion with an impressive display. Such shows of civic pride are just some of the pleasant surprises that await guests at this seven-floor, four-star hotel that sits just a five-minute stroll from Cibeles Square on the city's main avenue.

Sean Hillen

During an international media career spanning several decades in Europe and the US, Sean Hillen has worked for many leading publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Times London, The Daily Telegraph, Time magazine and The Irish Times Dublin, as well as at the United Nations Media Center in New York. Sean's travel writing for JustLuxe.com and worlditineraries.co has taken him across A...(Read More)