RIU Plaza España opens the terrace you won't want to leave all summer.
In today's hectic and chaotic pace of life, social media seems to dictate which sites will rise to popularity and which will be relegated to the bottom rung of the pyramid of fame. The cover letter must be impeccable and the hotel chain RIU Hotels & Resorts has known how to play theirs well.
**RIU has landed in Madrid ** stomping and big, literally, because it has been located in the Spain Building in the capital, one of the most emblematic places in the city, one of those that make you look up when you walk through the door. It is not only his first hotel in Madrid, but the first of its RIU Plaza urban line in the country.
The glass walkway is the link between both parts of the RIU terrace.
FOR ALL THE HIGH
And now, let's get to the point. To what is going to have you glued to the camera of your mobile while you are between those four walls. You enter the elevator, you go to the last floor (27 in total) and the doors open to the 360º Rooftop Bar, the terrace where you want to spend the summer . The data? It is open to the public , without the need to stay at the hotel.
The name is not casual, nothing is in this place. The terrace goes all the way around the hotel so as not to miss a detail of Madrid. Suddenly, you come across views that will surely take your breath away, and that is from up there you can admire the whole city . If that doesn't seem like enough, you can always go to the viewpoint, a little higher up. Yes, you can still go higher.
The RIU Plaza España has been located in one of the most historic buildings in the city.
A set of chairs and armchairs, with small tables, in neutral tones, sprinkled with the green of the plants, decorate what is the most contemporary space in the hotel . And when you get ready to surround it, you find the key to success, the reason for those 360 degrees. Both halves are joined by a glass walkway that, beware, is not suitable for those who are afraid of heights.
The two parts of the terrace are connected by a transparent glass floor that, looking down, makes even the bravest vertigo . Your first instinct is to grab on even knowing you won't fall, but the mind plays tricks on you. When you are able to perceive that you are not running any risk, that is when you can appreciate how impressive this construction is.
117 meter drop below your feet that make the first click! from your camera is a photograph that makes it look like you are flying over the city. And it really is what you're doing. Once you have enjoyed your moment of glory, with its corresponding selfies, sit down to enjoy a drink while you get lost in the immensity of Madrid.
The decoration makes the 360º Rooftop Bar the most contemporary space in the hotel.
A JOURNEY TO THE PAST
The Rooftop Bar is the highlight, but not the only one. Next stop, plant number 26, or 25? And it is that there is no 13th floor , is not nonsense. The RIU does not gamble with bad luck. There are also no black cats, no broken mirrors... the superstitious are safe.
You night owls will find your sanctuary here. From Madrid to Heaven is a covered music bar in which you will want to spend all your nights. Inspired by the Movida Madrileña is, next to the terrace, one of the most modern spaces in the hotel.
Pop culture is present in every corner of the music bar De Madrid Al Cielo.
Multiple references to pop and light tiles that twinkle and change color help to keep everything in tune with the chosen theme. You can access in two ways: by Madrid or by Cielo . There will always be two paths in your hands, because the RIU is completely symmetrical.
THE HOTEL
Two years have been necessary for the building, which was inaugurated in 1953, to shine again with a new face, adapted to the 21st century . A wash of image, but not of spirit because the project has gone to great lengths to preserve the essence of the place . For this reason, the RIU decoration team has ensured that the spaces breathe an atmosphere reminiscent of the 50s.
Those lucky enough to be staying at the RIU Plaza Spain , they will be able to soak up all the advantages of the hotel. A private pool, gym, another terrace for events (with just a few days of life they already have more than a hundred scheduled), they are some of the most special spaces.
And it is that 585 rooms They go a long way. Furthermore, they have the largest conference room in the center of Madrid . Any event that comes to your mind can be made possible by RIU, because it has the capacity to 1,500 people.
When you return to the ground floor, to put your feet on the ground, you can appreciate small details that show the respect that has been shown to the old building. An old elevator converted into a cabin, the marble, the bas-reliefs... they are still present and forming part of that charm that seems to surround this hotel. What are you waiting for to have Madrid at your feet?
Paying attention, multiple elements of the old building can be found in the new RIU.