The garden of the Hotel Santo Mauro, former residence of the influential Duke of Santo Mauro, it is a beauty. Not only does he continue to keep his aristocratic personality in full historical Center , but you will fall in love from the moment you set foot. For this season they have given him a touch "thug" to its liquid and solid gastronomy and its day and night atmosphere. You dare?
And we like everything about this urban oasis! its music, the menu, the spectacular garden signed by the landscaper Fernando Valero… and its opening hours: non-stop open, every day, from one to twelve at night, becoming the perfect place to eat, dine or practice the after-work necessary now that the days are longer. Can you imagine after an arduous day of work, relaxing on the terrace of the Santo Mauro cocktail in hand? -Y what cocktails!
When you access this luxury natural environment –now you can also do it through the central street of Almagro– suddenly you literally feel enveloped by the aromas, the murmur of the fountain and the freshness of a secluded garden of enormous natural beauty, elegant, comfortable... A kind of watercolor.
Relax, breathe, enjoy... Foodies will be able to test the original letter from La Biblioteca Gresca, The hotel restaurant. Try the natural oysters or grilled –absolutely recommended–, the cod fish or the famous Iberian loin bikinis and Comté cheese, by chef Rafa Peña, at the helm of the kitchen, or mushroom, Comté and egg yolk brioches. Essentials.
Harmonize all these delicacies with a wine, because the wine list is also second to none: an interesting selection of wines conventional and natural and let yourself be carried away by the music of the playlist designed for the Santo Mauro terrace by the composer and performer Lucas Vidal creating a elegant sound atmosphere, with a different point, which is transformed as the hours go by.
because when evening falls, the new terrace kiosk del Santo Mauro also inspires. In this environment full of violets, magnolias, ferns and Jurassic cycads, rhododendrons, azaleas, horse chestnut olive trees, lemon trees, rose bushes and jasmine... cocktail menu could not be less.
If you are more into classic cocktails, here they prepare the Manhattan like nobody else, whiskey sour, Negroni, Margarita, Gin Fizz, Cosmopolitan, Old Fashioned and Apperol Spritz. And if you like more multisensory experiences put yourself in the hands of these cocktail masters and taste their Old Chamberi, Lady Provence, From Madrid to Heaven, Tea Time, Bloody Sherry, Come on, Santo Mauro Spritz... or the casilda cocktail, the star of the card.
Y when the night begins to come, the lighting highlights the color of the plants, a play of backlighting that gradually reveals the mystery of that garden secret in the heart of Madrid. In centennial chestnut trees, the light filters through the leaves, highlighting the most golden tones and the music creates a lounge atmosphere very well done.
But if you want to know which is the best plan, the most exclusive plan… Have dinner at the private and hidden table in the garden –preserving privacy surrounded by this orchard– . Forgetting stress and rushing here is easy, in this paradise where that mythical phrase of the most traditional Madrid is true –like this hotel–: From Madrid to the sky.