Meeting and seminar rooms in Madrid

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Venue	Area	Maximum capacity	Rooms
Casa de América · Palacio de Linares	Cibeles · Paseo de Recoletos	400	5
COAM · Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid	Chueca	370	17
Palacio de Santoña	Barrio de las Letras	370
Ateneo de Madrid	Barrio de las Letras	341	10
Espacio Rastro Madrid Part of the Marca Condal venue selection	La Latina · Embajadores	300
Euroforum Campus Escorial · Palacio de los Infantes Part of the Marca Condal venue selection	San Lorenzo de El Escorial · Sierra de Guadarrama	300	35
Espacio Bertelsmann	Retiro (calle O'Donnell)	200

Figures from official sources, checked in 2026.

What makes a good meeting room?

A meeting room works when nobody thinks about it. To achieve that we always check the same things: natural light, good ventilation and a steady temperature, acoustics without echo, a screen visible from every seat, reliable wifi with enough capacity, sockets near the tables, a coffee area that does not interrupt the session and a spare room for calls or working groups. If the meeting is hybrid, we add cameras, room microphones and a technician.

How to choose the room

Capacity in the real set-up. A room for 100 theatre-style takes about 50 classroom-style and about 30 in a U-shape.
Location. Close to the hotel or the station the group arrives at. In Madrid, the area makes a big difference to journey times.
Format. Presentation, discussion, group work or computer-based training.
Atmosphere. A business hotel conveys efficiency; a palace or a cultural centre, something else.
Included services. AV, coffee breaks, lunch and staff, or just the space.

Usual rules at cultural and historic venues

Cultural and historic venues in central Madrid have their own rules: timings tied to their programme, set-up restrictions, approved caterers and, sometimes, conditions on how the event may be communicated. We check all this before proposing them, so the programme fits those rules.

Meeting and seminar rooms compared

Venue	Area	Rooms	Published capacities
Palacio Municipal de IFEMA	Campo de las Naciones	32	20 to 350 people per room
Meliá Castilla	Cuzco	Auditorium and breakout rooms	Auditorium of 511 theatre-style; additional rooms of up to 130
NH Collection Eurobuilding	Chamartín	More than 30 rooms	Rooms of up to 700 theatre-style
Casino de Madrid	Calle de Alcalá	5 rooms	90 to 300 theatre-style; 40 to 150 classroom-style
Casa de América	Plaza de Cibeles	Rooms in the Palacio de Linares	On request, by room
Círculo de Bellas Artes	Calle de Alcalá	Rooms, theatre and rooftop	On request, by room

Data from the Madrid Convention Bureau venue pages and from each venue, reviewed in October 2026. Where a capacity is not reliably published, we do not give it.

Unique venues with meeting rooms

For leadership meetings or creative sessions, some cultural venues combine meeting rooms with spaces for lunch or dinner. Casa de América occupies the Palacio de Linares, a 19th-century building facing Cibeles; the Círculo de Bellas Artes is in a building by Antonio Palacios opened in 1926, with a rooftop above the Calle de Alcalá. More options under unique venues and in the guide unique venues in Madrid by capacity.

How we organise it

We request availability with a common brief, compare rates and terms, arrange the visit if you need one and coordinate AV, coffee breaks, lunch, materials and accommodation. On the day of the meeting, someone from our team is in the room. We explain it in detail under meetings and seminars.

Need a room for a meeting? Write to us with dates and numbers and we will send you options within 24 business hours.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I hold a seminar for 300 people in Madrid?

At the Palacio Municipal de IFEMA, whose rooms take groups of up to 350 people, or in the auditorium of a convention hotel, such as the one at the Meliá Castilla, with 511 seats theatre-style according to the Madrid Convention Bureau. If you want a more cultural setting, some venues in the centre have rooms for 250 to 300 people theatre-style.

Where can I hold a leadership meeting in the centre?

In private rooms at historic venues, such as the Casino de Madrid, with rooms for 90 to 300 people theatre-style, or in cultural venues such as Casa de América or the Círculo de Bellas Artes. For very small groups, also in hotels in the centre.

Is a hotel meeting room or an external venue better?

A hotel meeting room is the most practical choice if attendees are staying there or the meeting lasts several days. An external venue changes the atmosphere and helps with leadership or creative sessions. We often combine the two: accommodation and plenary at the hotel, and one session or the dinner elsewhere.

What does room hire usually include?

It depends on the venue. Hotels usually offer a day delegate rate that includes the room, basic equipment, coffee breaks and lunch. Cultural and historic venues hire out the space and everything else is contracted separately, sometimes with approved suppliers. We compare them for you.

Can you organise parallel sessions?

Yes. For seminars with several working groups, we look for venues with adjoining, well-signposted rooms, and we coordinate AV, timings and staff in each room.

Are these venues your partners?

No. They are venues we select for their capacity and their fit with company meetings. We have no commercial agreements with them, and we propose whichever best suits each case.

Tell us about your event

We reply with a proposal within 24 business hours. No obligation.

We send a proposal within 24 business hours.
ECM is part of MC Group and specialises in corporate events, congresses and MICE in Madrid, where the team has organised more than 100 corporate events.

Tell us about your event

We reply with a proposal within 24 business hours. No obligation.