New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Madrid is the city whose citizens never sleep. Plan to stay out late and enjoy the nightlife, which is not hard to miss anywhere between La Castellana and la plaza Mayor. The best situated hotel is the Ritz with the Retiro park just to the east, the museo del prado immediately to the south, the best shopping area along Calle Serrano to the north and easy walking distance to the plaza mayor and the royal palace to the west. Other luxury hotel  more...