Relais & Châteaux Hotel Orfila

The small XIX century palace was transformed into a hotel in 1999, respecting the majestic style of the era, at the same time as installing all the appropriate commodities for a luxuorious establishment from the end of the nineteenth century. Only a year after it opened, the hotel joined the Relais Chateaux Chain of hotels, a group of the most prestigious hotels in the world. The hotels belonging to the Relais Chateaux must have 4 or 5 stars and less than 100 rooms, and be outstanding their strict respect for the five concepts that define the philosophy of this hotel chain: character, courtesy, charm and cuisine. Mario Sandoval, 2 Michelin stars and executive chef of El Jardín de Orfila, delights diners with a gastronomic proposal based on recovering the tastes of traditional cuisine with the most avant-garde techniques and the care and selection of the best raw materials to ensure that each dish is exquisite, and each unique experience.Located in a quite exclusive residential area in the cultural and business centre of Madrid, this creates a framework for a different concept of the hotel business in the capital of Spain.