Casa Faraona Luxury Residences, MadridCasa Faraona Luxury Residences in Madrid, Spain has a corrected score of 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 9 of 278 hotels we score in Madrid. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.5 before correction: Booking.com 4.3, Tripadvisor 4.1, Google 5.0. Rooms from about $491 a night (cached, not a live quote).Casa Faraona Luxury Residences is a recently renovated aparthotel on Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid's Salamanca district, directly facing the Puerta de Alcalá. It offers eight air-conditioned suites between 60 and 250 square metres, each with a private entrance, one or more bedrooms, a living area and a bathroom with walk-in shower. Guests also get a terrace with city views, a bar, a restaurant, room service and in-room Wi-Fi, and Gran Vía is under a kilometre away. It suits travellers wanting apartment-style space in a central, upmarket neighbourhood. One drawback is that reception only operates limited hours, so late arrivals should plan ahead.What stands out

Central location opposite Puerta de Alcalá

Spacious suites up to 250 square metres

Terrace with city views

High guest review scores

Watch out for

Reception has limited opening hours

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