Hotel Abalu is a contemporary boutique hotel in central Madrid, a short walk from the Gran Via. It's perfectly placed for the best of the city's shopping and sightseeing and boasts design-led interiors by Luis Delgado that belie its purse-friendly prices. A wealth of trendy restaurants, bars and museums lie in close proximity, making the Abalu a great choice for leisure and business travellers.

The facilities

Minimal facilities here; in the true spirit of a boutique hotel, the focus is entirely on those gorgeous bedrooms. There's no restaurant, but plenty of dining options in the surrounding streets (be sure to ask staff for recommendations). There is a trendy bar area for evening cocktails, and in-room spa treatments can be provided on request.

The rooms

All of the Hotel Abalu's 17 guestrooms is clean-lined and contemporary in style, individually decorated in keeping with the bijou feel of its communal areas. Well-appointed, each comes with air-conditioning, a flat-screen television, DVD player and per-per-view movies. Many rooms have funky design features, like private hot tubs or - for the brave - showers placed inside the bedrooms.