The hidden waterfall in a hotel on Madrid's Gran Vía that you'll find in a hanging garden that was a Guinness World Record holder in 2011.

Just a few meters from the hustle and bustle of Madrid's Gran Vía , a building houses one of the most surprising and least-known corners of central Madrid . Few passersby imagine what lies behind its facade, where concrete coexists with lush vegetation .

Among Madrid's best-kept secrets lies a record-breaking green gem: a 20-meter vertical waterfall and a 1,000-square-meter hanging garden , housed in the Inhala Hotel Garden , right on San Bernardo Street, just a few steps from Gran Vía.

A natural oasis where there was once asphalt

What was once the Santo Domingo Hotel has been reborn as Inhala Hotel Garden , a pioneering project in urban sustainability. Its heart is a green wall designed by landscape designer Manuel Pasquín , which integrates more than 2,500 plants of 260 different species on a seven-story structure. This intervention earned him a Guinness World Record in 2011 as the world's largest hanging garden .

In this vertical urban ecosystem, the most striking feature is its closed-circuit waterfall , visible from various areas of the hotel, including rooms and the restaurant. This is an aesthetic solution, but also a functional one: it contributes to improving air quality and is estimated to reduce the surrounding carbon footprint by 1,250 tons of CO₂ over the next two years.

Sustainable tourism with local flavor

The experience is completed at the Inhala Terraza , a rooftop dining space with 360º views of downtown Madrid . There, visitors can enjoy a menu made with local ingredients and sustainable cooking practices, such as food recycling. Dishes include creamy cod rice , hake and shrimp croquettes , and local tomato salad .

The average price for an à la carte meal is around 30 euros , with a daily menu option for 28 euros . All this in a setting that combines design, nature, and environmental commitment, ideal for a revitalizing break without leaving the heart of the city.

A transformation with art and purpose

The hotel's renovation is not only ecological but also artistic. Rooms overlooking the interior courtyard offer a glimpse of a contemporary mural by artistMarina Díaz-Cordovés Verbo . Its vibrant colors and immersive shapes extend the effect of the hanging garden, reinforcing the hotel's identity as a space for well-being and reconnection with nature .

Located at 1 San Bernardo Street , just steps from Gran Vía, the Inhala Hotel Garden offers an unexpected escape from the city . A place where you can literally breathe a different kind of air.

The most convenient way to get there is by taking the Madrid Metro : you can get off at the Santo Domingo station (Line 2) , located directly opposite, or at Callao (Lines 3 and 5) , less than a five-minute walk away. It's also close to Plaza de España (Lines 3 and 10) and several bus lines.

An unexpected corner that redefines the concept of urban accommodation , where relaxation, nature, and art coexist just a few meters from one of the city's busiest arteries.