Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá in Madrid hosts seminars, company receptions, private dinners and weddings. The largest setting, the combined Palacio + Opera hall, holds up to 250 people. Six event rooms, a 1,000 m² garden for outdoor events and a rooftop with a pool complete the offer. The hotel occupies a 19th-century palace with an Isabeline facade at Cuesta de Santo Domingo 5 and 7, between Plaza de Oriente and Gran Vía, in the Madrid de los Austrias district.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents its event offer as a set of rooms with natural light, a garden and a rooftop, all in one building in the center of Madrid. The six rooms run from a 34 m² space for 16 people to a combined hall of 340 m² for 250. For a board meeting or a workshop, La Fragua (16 people), Las Meninas (40) and Las Lanzas (50) suit small and mid-sized groups. For a plenary session, a product presentation or a client reception, Opera (140) and Palacio (160) offer larger floor areas, and the two can be joined as Palacio + Opera.
The hotel states that its events team designs each event to order. It also takes part in the Road to Net Zero Events programme, which measures the emissions linked to accommodation, meeting rooms and catering. The organiser receives the figures in the proposal and again at the end of the group, and can offset the footprint through the company's own program or leave it to Meliá Hotels International.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings and says each one is personalized in every detail. Ceremonies and receptions can use the indoor halls, the 1,000 m² garden or the rooftop. For a wedding dinner indoors, Palacio + Opera is the largest option at 250 people. Smaller celebrations fit in Palacio (160) or Opera (140).
Rooms and capacities
The capacities below are the maximum number of people the hotel states for each room. The website does not publish figures by layout (theatre, banquet, cabaret), so ask the hotel for the figure that matches your format. La Fragua: 16 people, 34 m², 7.82 x 4.36 m. Las Lanzas: 50 people, 94 m², 7.45 x 12.56 m. Las Meninas: 40 people, 104 m², 14.62 x 7.09 m. Opera: 140 people, 185 m², 18.63 x 9.95 m. Palacio: 160 people, 176 m², 17.7 x 9.95 m. Palacio + Opera: 250 people, 340 m², 34.2 x 9.95 m.
Accommodation
The hotel is rated five stars. Rooms start with the Deluxe Room at 25 m² with a patio view and continue through Premier, Supreme and family categories to suites under the RedLevel service. These include a Velázquez Penthouse Suite of 78 m², the Margarita Presidential Suite of 168 m², which has its own meeting room, and a Royal Suite of 203 m² with a terrace. The website does not give the total number of bedrooms.
Catering
The hotel runs two restaurants. Jardín de los Duques is in the former stables of the palace and offers three settings. Los Duques Grand Café serves Mediterranean and international dishes. Menus for events are not detailed online: the events team prepares them as part of the proposal.
History and setting
The building is a 19th-century palace in Isabeline style, converted into a hotel and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
Getting there
A metro station is 0.2 km away, the Royal Palace 0.55 km and the Prado Museum 1.8 km. The hotel lists parking, guarded and covered parking, valet parking, electric car charging, a shuttle service and an airport transfer, the latter at an extra fee.
