Madrid is buzzing with change. Turn a corner in the Spanish capital and chances are you?ll see renovation or new construction in full swing. Barcelona no longer seems to be at the heart of new openings; instead Madrid is increasingly the Spanish destination for style-hunters and hotel-gurus.
BLESS Madrid Hotel, which opening its doors in January, is the latest luxury property to arrive in Madrid, and of course, we were there, writes Andrew Forbes.

Overview
The BLESS Madrid Hotel (member of Leading Hotels of the World) is the flagship of a new collection of properties from Palladium Hotel Group. BLESS will include urban, as well as resort properties (BLESS Ibiza opens this summer).
BLESS Madrid has 111 rooms and suites; striking interior design by Lázaro Rosa-Violán; cuisine by celebrated Spanish chef, Martin Berasategui, including his new Etxeko Madrid restaurant; spacious guest rooms and suites with bespoke ?blessed beds?; Magness Soulful Spa; and Fitnic Power Gym.
There are alluring public places to meet and share good times including the Versus Lively Lounge, a buzzing lobby bar & restaurant: the Fetén Clandestine Bar, in the basement, complete with bowling alley; and the Picos Pardos Sky Lounge which is scheduled to open this summer.

Hedonistic Luxury
The pursuit of happiness is at the heart of the hedonistic luxury philosophy of BLESS Collection Hotels. I met the marketing manager who described the philosophy of this new collection of upscale boutique hotels,...