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Staying around Plaza de Oriente: metro, nightlife and hills
The short answer
Plaza de Oriente suits visitors who want a base close to the square, with Ópera metro 323 m away and only 1 mapped pub within 250 m of the anchor. Skip it if you want bars on the doorstep: the east sample maps 37 venues. The catch is a 64 m spread in sampled height, and every distance is an estimate, not a hotel route.
Quick facts
- Night-noise risk
- Low
- 1 bar, pub or club within 250 m
- Climb
- 64 m
- 594 to 658 m across 9 points
- Metro walk
- 6 min
- to Ópera
- Hotels mapped
- 22
- within 500 m in OpenStreetMap
Who it suits, who should skip it
Good for
- Visitors who want Ópera metro 323 m away, about a 6-minute walk from the anchor
- Travellers who prefer a low count of mapped venues: 1 pub within 250 m of the anchor
- Guests happy to compare 22 mapped hotels within 500 m before choosing a block
Skip it if
- You want bars at your door: the east sample maps 37 venues within 250 m
- You need metro line numbers: the source lists no lines for Ópera
- You need step-free route detail: the data gives a 64 m sampled range only
Where the mapped hotels sit around the square
Plaza de Oriente is the anchor, at 635 m above sea level, and the mapped hotels cluster mostly to its east and north rather than around the square itself. Central Palace Hostal is the nearest, 164 m away and about a 3-minute walk. Hotel Ópera is 275 m away, a 5-minute walk, with a listed address of Cuesta de Santo Domingo 2.
Hotel Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques is 311 m away, Hotel Meninas 331 m and Room Mate Mario Hotel 333 m, all about 6 minutes on foot. VP Plaza España Design is 499 m away, a 9-minute walk. OpenStreetMap lists 22 hotels within 500 m; names, addresses and attributes are as tagged there and are not verified.
Metro and walking times from the anchor
Ópera metro is 323 m from the anchor, about a 6-minute walk by our estimate: straight-line distance multiplied by 1.3, at 80 m a minute. This is an estimate from the square, not a routed journey from any hotel to the station. The source lists no metro lines, so check the network map for the line you need.
The mapped sights nearby are very close. The monument to the heroes of 2 May 1808 is 35 m away, Real Cocina de Palacio 54 m and Sancha de León 73 m, each a minute or two on foot. The context source supports location only, so it says nothing about opening hours or transport services.
Noise at night: what the map shows
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap maps no bars, 1 pub and no nightclubs, which is 1 venue in total and a low night-noise score on our scale. That scale counts mapped venues. It does not measure sound, and it cannot see street traffic, deliveries or events in the square.
The ring samples, each 400 m from the anchor, change the picture sharply. East maps 37 venues within 250 m, south-east 31, north-east 22 and south 19. North maps 3, west and north-west 1 each, and south-west 0. Most mapped hotels lie east or north of the anchor, towards the samples with higher counts.
Hills and walking around Plaza de Oriente
Sampled elevations around the anchor run from 594 m to 658 m, a 64 m spread. The west sample is lowest at 594 m and the south-east sample is highest at 658 m, while the anchor sits at 635 m. This is a sampled range, not a measured route climb, and it says nothing about step-free access.
Ópera metro is mapped at 646 m against 635 m at the anchor, so the two points differ in height, though the data cannot show how steep any street between them is. The east and north-east samples read 655 m and 657 m, and the north sample 627 m. Check the route to your hotel before travelling with heavy luggage.
Hotels mapped nearby
22 hotels are tagged in OpenStreetMap within 500 m of Plaza de Oriente; the nearest 12 are shown. Names, stars and addresses are exactly as tagged, nearest first.
Central Palace Hostal
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
164 m away, about 3 min on foot
Hotel Ópera
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de Santo Domingo 2 28013 Madrid
275 m away, about 5 min on foot
Hotel Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
311 m away, about 6 min on foot
Hotel Meninas
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Campomanes 7 28013 Madrid
331 m away, about 6 min on foot
Room Mate Mario Hotel
★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de Campomanes 4 28013 Madrid
333 m away, about 6 min on foot
Jardines de Sabatini
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de San Vicente 16 28008 Madrid
334 m away, about 6 min on foot
Hotel Príncipe Pío
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de San Vicente 14 28008 Madrid
368 m away, about 6 min on foot
Príncipe pío
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
375 m away, about 7 min on foot
Ocean Drive Madrid
★★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
376 m away, about 7 min on foot
Urban Hive
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
382 m away, about 7 min on foot
JC Rooms
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de Santo Domingo 16 28013 Madrid
395 m away, about 7 min on foot
JC Rooms Puerta del Sol
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle de la Flora 4 28013 Madrid
397 m away, about 7 min on foot
Where it is
The area this guide covers: The area within 500 m of the Plaza de Oriente anchor point, the radius used for listing hotels. It is a measured circle around the anchor, not an administrative or neighbourhood boundary. An editorial outline, not an official district line.
Nearby
Sights on foot
- A los héroes del 2 de mayo 1808
- Real Cocina de Palacio
- Ataúlfo
- Eurico
- Sancha de León
- Fernando I
- Suintila
- Leovigildo
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How these numbers were measured
| Sampled point | Venues within 250 m | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| Plaza de OrienteThe anchor: distances on this page start here | 10 bars, 1 pubs, 0 nightclubs | 635 m |
| North ring sample | 3 | 627 m |
| North-east ring sample | 22 | 657 m |
| East ring sample | 37 | 655 m |
| South-east ring sample | 31 | 658 m |
| South ring sample | 19 | 644 m |
| South-west ring sample | 0 | 619 m |
| West ring sample | 1 | 594 m |
| North-west ring sample | 1 | 622 m |
- Night-noise risk counts places tagged as bars, pubs and nightclubs in OpenStreetMap within 250 m: low under 8, medium from 8 or with any nightclub, high from 25 or with 3 nightclubs. It counts mapped venues; it does not measure sound.
- Walking times take the straight-line distance, add 30% for the street network and assume 80 m a minute, rounded up. They are estimates, not routes.
- Climb is the spread between the highest and the lowest sampled point in Copernicus DEM GLO-90 via the Open-Meteo Elevation API. Terrain models average the ground into cells, so a few metres either way are within their error.
- Searched on 13 Oct 2026: the metro within 1.2 km, hotels within 500 m. A place missing from OpenStreetMap is missing here too.
Questions and answers
How far is the metro from Plaza de Oriente?
Ópera metro is 323 m from the Plaza de Oriente anchor, about a 6-minute walk by our estimate of 1.3 times the straight line at 80 m a minute. It is not a routed walk from any particular hotel, and the source lists no lines.
Is Plaza de Oriente noisy at night?
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap maps 1 pub, no bars and no nightclubs, a low score on our scale. That counts mapped venues and does not measure sound. The east ring sample maps 37 venues, so the side you choose matters.
Which mapped hotel is nearest the square?
Central Palace Hostal is nearest at 164 m, about a 3-minute walk. Hotel Ópera follows at 275 m, a 5-minute walk. OpenStreetMap lists 22 hotels within 500 m; names and addresses are as tagged there and are not verified.
Is the area around Plaza de Oriente hilly?
Sampled heights run from 594 m to 658 m, a 64 m spread across the ring. That is a sampled range from an elevation dataset, not a route climb, so it cannot say how steep a given street is or whether a route is step-free.