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A splendid location overlooking the country's most famous clock. The hotel has been open for just six months and already shows 90% occupancy. With 39 rooms and an investment of 20 million euros, the goal is to expand with another 26 rooms on the lower floor.
Read articleA boutique hotel with 39 rooms and a restaurant-cocktail bar overlooking the Royal Post Office. "Central" is an understatement. It was one of the first and most luxurious hotels in 19th-century Madrid, hosting writers such as Hans Christian Andersen, Henry Blackburn and Jorge Luis Borges.
Read articleLa Fonda de los Príncipes reopens nearly 165 years after its original inauguration, in the same place where each year symbolically begins anew for millions of people. In an ever-changing Puerta del Sol, the building recovers its name and its raison d'être.
Read articleLa Fonda de los Príncipes has 39 rooms, of which only 13 overlook Puerta del Sol. The building is listed as an Asset of Cultural Interest, making every detail — stairs, windows, shutters — a faithful replica of the 1861 original.
Read articleLa Fonda de los Príncipes reopens on the Night of Kings as the first great hotel of Puerta del Sol, driven by Alberto Gutiérrez, founder of Civitatis. In the coming months, Civitatis will collaborate with the hotel through exclusive activities that will strengthen the connection between accommodation and experience, highlighting the destination from a local and cultural perspective.
Read articleThe historic hotel La Fonda de los Príncipes will officially reopen its doors on January 5th, 2026, coinciding with the Night of Kings. After more than 18 months of renovation, the establishment recovers its original name and hotel vocation since 1861.
Read articleOne of Madrid's most historically linked hotels reopens its doors on January 5th, coinciding with the Night of Kings. La Fonda de los Príncipes, inaugurated in 1861, was conceived from its origins as accommodation and became one of the first great hotels in the centre of Madrid, consolidating Puerta del Sol as the capital's hotel hub in the 19th century.
Read articleMadrid recovers one of its architectural and tourist treasures on January 5th. After 18 months of renovation, La Fonda de los Príncipes will reopen at the iconic Puerta del Sol. The project, led by Alberto Gutiérrez, founder of Civitatis, aims to respect the 19th-century essence of the building while adapting it to the needs of today's traveller.
Read article"La Fonda de los Príncipes is not just accommodation — it is part of Madrid's history," declares Alberto Gutiérrez. "Recovering this space and reopening it on the Night of Kings, at a place as symbolic as Puerta del Sol, is a way of giving back to the city a place that has always been part of its life." The establishment, the only hotel at Puerta del Sol to maintain its function since the 19th century, thus opens a new chapter.
Read articleOne of Madrid's most iconic hotels will open its doors again on January 5th, coinciding with the Night of Kings. La Fonda de los Príncipes, a historic accommodation located right at Puerta del Sol, also consolidates its position as the only establishment in the enclave that has maintained its hotel function virtually uninterrupted since the 19th century.
Read articlePlus Ultra Global, owner of Civitatis, has acquired the former Hostal Americano, an establishment of great symbolic value located at Puerta del Sol. The deal, closed in June 2024, includes the third and fourth floors of the building housing the iconic 'Tío Pepe' sign. The new La Fonda de los Príncipes will strengthen Madrid's tourist offering, attracting visitors who seek charming accommodation in privileged locations.
Read articlePlus Ultra Global, owner of Civitatis, recovers the former Hostal Americano to restore the splendour of La Fonda de los Príncipes, one of the first hotels at Puerta del Sol. Illustrious guests included Jorge Luis Borges, who lived there with his family in 1920 and wrote his first ultraist poems. The establishment will reopen as an exclusive 39-room accommodation.
Read articlePlus Ultra Global, owner of Civitatis, has acquired the former Hostal Americano, a historic establishment located at Puerta del Sol in the building bearing the 'Tío Pepe' advertising sign. The company plans to reopen La Fonda de los Príncipes, 164 years after its inauguration in 1861, maintaining its name and essence as an exclusive 39-room accommodation.
Read articlePlus Ultra Global, owner of Civitatis, has acquired the third and fourth floors of the iconic building at Puerta del Sol 11, where the Hostal Americano was located. The goal is to reopen La Fonda de los Príncipes as an exclusive 39-room accommodation, recovering the historical legacy of the place, witness to such significant moments as the New Year's Eve countdown.
Read articleAlberto Gutiérrez, founder and CEO of Civitatis, acquires the former Hostal Americano at Puerta del Sol 11, the iconic building from which television channels broadcast New Year's Eve bells every 31st December. The plan is to restore its former glory and reopen as La Fonda de los Príncipes, 164 years after its original opening in 1861.
Read articlePlus Ultra Properties, the holding behind Civitatis, has purchased Hostal Americano occupying the third and fourth floors of number 11, Puerta del Sol. The deal, executed in June 2024, marks the return of La Fonda de los Príncipes, 164 years after its original opening. Alberto Gutiérrez hopes to open the establishment "by the end of this year".
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