The Palacio de Fernán Núñez rents rooms and a garden to companies, institutions and private clients for cultural, corporate, commercial and private events. Its official events page names meetings, dinners, photo shoots, film shoots, courses and conferences among the uses. Capacities run from 12 guests in the smallest room to 180 in theatre layout, and the palace stands at Calle Santa Isabel 44 in central Madrid.
Seminars and company events
The palace runs a dedicated private events service for businesses. The main working room is the Salón de Actos, 156 m2 (21.9 x 7.1 m), which takes 180 people in theatre layout, 90 in school layout and 120 at banquet tables. The covered Patio Rosa, 117 m2, publishes the same four figures, so a plenary session and a standing reception can share the ground floor.
For breakout groups, the Salón de Baile (94 m2) seats 80 theatre style or 40 in school layout. The Salón Isabelino (58 m2) has the same figures, and the Salón de Columnas (73 m2) takes 60 in theatre layout or 30 in school layout. A board meeting or a workshop of 12 to 30 people fits in the Salón Rojo (39 m2) or the Cuarto de los Niños (29 m2).
Rooms and capacities
The official capacity table gives cocktail, banquet, school and theatre figures for each space.
The Galería, a long room of 164 m2 (36.4 x 4.5 m), holds 140 for a cocktail, 110 seated at banquet tables and 60 in school layout. The Comedor de Gala (70 m2) is set for 22 guests in every layout, which suits a small executive dinner. The Salón de Retratos (61 m2) takes 60 for a cocktail and 45 at banquet tables.
The Salón Rosa (48 m2) holds 50 for a cocktail and 40 at banquet tables. The Salón Amarillo (35 m2) holds 40 standing and 30 seated. The Logia (64 m2) takes 60 standing, and the garden (176 m2) takes 100 for an open-air cocktail. A 85 m2 entrance hall completes the list but is not given a capacity.
Catering
The events pages describe the spaces and their capacities and invite organisers to write for information and bookings. They do not describe an in-house caterer, so ask the palace which catering arrangement applies before you plan a menu.
History and setting
The palace is one of the best-preserved nineteenth-century palaces in Madrid. It belongs to the Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles, which also runs the Railway Museum, and it is open to visitors outside events. It sits at the southern corner of the triangle formed by the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía museums, a useful pairing for a day that mixes a working session with a cultural visit.
Getting there
The address is Calle Santa Isabel 44, 28012 Madrid, in the center of the city. Atocha station, with long-distance and commuter trains, is a short walk away. Madrid-Barajas airport connects by metro and commuter rail.
