Four Seasons Canalejas Madrid, Spain

Number of rooms: The 200 rooms include 39 suites, some on two levels and some with step-out balconies or spacious private terraces. The design is contemporary, overlaid with the depth of history.

Food & Beverage: There are four restaurants and bars, including Dani on the rooftop by chef Dani García, serving traditional Andalusian cuisine.

For those looking for the atmosphere of a cocktail bar, Isa offers mixology at the forefront of current international trends, coupled with Asian tapas.

Meeting space: The setting creates a stylish and memorable destination for business meetings, product launches, weddings, and gala parties, hosting up to 350 guests. The hotel offers 1,700 m2 (18,300 sq. ft.) of spaces across nine venues on the second floor, all with natural light and views across the city. Space includes two ballrooms with pre-function spaces, an open-air courtyard, and four versatile meeting rooms.

Wellness and Private Club: Four Seasons Madrid features a four-level spa and a sun-splashed 14-metres pool, creating an unbeatable experience for Madrileños and international guests.

Opening year: 2020 (originally built in 1887)

Four Seasons Canalejas – Some Key Highlights, Strategy & Improvements

Global Asset Solutions team is working hand in hand with Four Seasons local executive team and pooling everyone’s experience to continue the significant progression of this new upper luxury asset in the city of Madrid.

Madrid’s upper luxury market is re-shaping over the last year with a high number of new upper luxury properties, and the key focus of our Asset Management role is to anchor Four Seasons Madrid in this market and strengthen its rate position through strong revenue management and adaptability to new segmentations.

GAS team performs monthly detailed quantitative analysis of all operating data and full-year forecasts with a strong emphasis on Sales & Marketing strategies. The objectives of these are not only to assess the previous months but better plan what is coming and react proactively to the macro-economic changes in the market. Coordinate and facilitate/streamline reporting procedure and application of new reporting to understand better the variances introduced to the global Four Season’s reporting.
Detailed monthly assessment of Food & Beverage flow-through by reviewing productivity, menu engineering but also adapting to the Madrid local clientele requirements in a highly competitive market for Food choices.
Constant communication with the ownership entity to ensure their investment goals are met while continuously improving the product and remaining leaders in our competitive set. The ultimate shared ambition with ownership is to position the hotel as the best luxury hotel in Europe in the coming years.
Post-opening construction cost and CapEx procedures. Our team simplified the CapEx approval procedure by having a clear view of the product’s necessities and by filtering the hotel’s requests following some precise and strict guidelines.
Improve productivity. A detailed report that is easy to fill out has been put in place and enables the management and the Owner to immediately identify all opportunities to reduce the payroll costs and improve profitability in each area.

Four Seasons Madrid is the first Four Seasons in Spain, so Global Asset Solutions’ local knowledge ensures all compliance for the ownership group.

Four Seasons Canalejas Madrid, Spain

The core of the Four Seasons Madrid was built between 1887 and 1891 by Spanish architect José Grases Riera to serve as the headquarters of La Equitativa insurance company. The building was known as the Palace of La Equitativa and was declared a cultural heritage monument in 2012.

In 2013 restoration began on this historic property, highlighting almost 4,000 original features, including intricate stone floors, fireplaces, original bank teller counters, and a 14-tonne safe.

The hotel’s central location – between Puerta del Sol and Plaza de Cibeles – also means easy access to the best dining, shopping, art, museums, and entertainment, all just a short 25-minute drive from Madrid Barajas International Airport.

For those wishing to experience a fully inclusive stay, the rooftop dining by Spanish celebrity chef Dani García is just one of the options, which means that Four Seasons is bringing a new level of luxury and service to Madrid.