"What do Spain and Sweden have in common? Not much, actually. Perhaps that’s what makes the concept of NH Collection Madrid Suecia so intriguing. The hotel, located in a grand building just off the Gran Vía, was originally opened by the Swedish royal family in 1956. The architecture was Spanish, but the design sensibility was Scandinavian. It was an unlikely combination that worked well: Ernest Hemingway and Che Guevara both stayed here." - Tablet Hotels