In the 88-room hotel, located in the famous Barrio de las Letras in a former 19-century building, Hotel Axel Madrid is a colorful, inventive space that celebrates liberty and diversity through a bohemian lens, thanks to an avant-garde and bold design from Barcelona firm El Equipo Creativo.
Hotel Axel Madrid
Hotel Axel Madrid
Hotel Axel Madrid
Located in a former 19th-century building, the 88-room Hotel Axel Madrid—part of the Axel hotel chain aimed at the LGBTQ community—celebrates liberty and diversity with brightly lit posters featuring cinematic and musical references to Movida Madrileña at the entrance, thanks to a design by Barcelona firm El Equipo Creativo.
Hotel Axel Madrid
Original noble rooms on the first floor are decorated with golden details on the walls and coffered ceilings.
Hotel Axel Madrid
The noble room lounge areas boasts light wood floors and mannequins that welcome guests to the carefree and festive atmosphere.
Hotel Axel Madrid
Some of these noble rooms have been converted into suites, where gold shows up again, complementing rich blue accents.
Hotel Axel Madrid
New guestrooms reference bull fights with two large curtains, one nodding to the color of a bullfighter’s cape in a bright fuchsia and the other featuring a translucent black texture like a mantilla.
Hotel Axel Madrid
A neon light spelling “Kiki” completes the playful setting in the guestrooms.
Hotel Axel Madrid
The focal point of the colorful Las Chicas, Los Chicos y los Maniquís restaurant are two large red bars that function as buffet tables during breakfast and as snack and beer bars for the rest of the day.
Hotel Axel Madrid
Distinct colors and bold graphics in the restaurant refer to the visual universe created by Spanish movie director Pedro Almodóvar.
Hotel Axel Madrid
To pay homage to Madrid storefronts, which boast large window advertisements, El Equipo Creativo filled the space with luminous posters that juxtapose distinct graphic elements.
Hotel Axel Madrid
In the lower part of the hotel, the restaurant has three small interconnected dining rooms, including one awash in pink with textile-clad walls, a reference the noble rooms of 19th-century palatial homes.
Hotel Axel Madrid
Below the building is the underground Bala Perdida (translated to lost bullet) nightclub, comprising two vaulted spaces covered in brick.
Hotel Axel Madrid
At the axis of the two vaults in Bala Perdida are two dynamic LED lamps that change speed and color based on the different scenes of the venue—a highlight of the space.