Apparently dancing flamenco for 30 minutes burns 157.5 calories (that extra half makes all the difference). And you use masses of calories, too, walking up and down the glorious gilded-rail staircase of the regal Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid in Spain. Cesar Ritz knew how to build palaces back in 1910 – the age of the building is written in gold on the building’s side, on Calle de Felipe IV, next to the Prado.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has reopened the Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid following a three-year restoration project of the 110-year old property.

Following a three-year renovation, Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid has confirmed that it will open next Spring, and has begun accepting reservations from 15 March 2021.