Hotel Pyrénées

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Hotel Pyrénées
Hotel Pyrenees in May 2016.jpg
General information
Location Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Coordinates 42°30′26.7″N1°31′10.7″E / 42.507417°N 1.519639°E / 42.507417; 1.519639 Coordinates: 42°30′26.7″N1°31′10.7″E / 42.507417°N 1.519639°E / 42.507417; 1.519639
Opening 1940
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Number of rooms 70

Hotel Pyrénées is a four-star hotel in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Built in 1940, Lonely Planet describes it as being "one of Andorra's few venerable buildings" and containing "haunting old photographs of Andorra in its restaurant". [1] It originally went under the Catalan name "Pirinec" and had 36 rooms but today it has 70 rooms.

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References

  1. Berkmoes, Ryan Ver; Berry, Oliver; Cole, Geert; Else, David (1 September 2009). Western Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 39. ISBN   978-1-74104-917-6 . Retrieved 6 April 2011.