Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires

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Palacio Duhau
Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
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Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
General information
Architectural style Neoclassical
Address Avenida Alvear 1661
Opened1934;89 years ago (1934) [1]
Renovated2006 [1]
Owner Hyatt
Design and construction
Architect(s)Leon Dourge [2]
Other information
Number of rooms165
Number of restaurants2
Number of bars1
Website
palacioduhauexperience.com

The Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a five star hotel located in the city's Recoleta section. [3] Originally opened in 1934, the palace has been operated by multinational hospitality company Hyatt since 2006. [2] The palace was declared national historic landmark in 2002. [4] [5]

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Overview

The original building c. 1898. It would be later demolished to build the current palace. Archivo General de la Nacion Argentina 1890 aprox Buenos Aires. Avenida Alvear, Palacio Duhau.jpg
The original building c. 1898. It would be later demolished to build the current palace.

The original building was built on an Alvear Avenue lot belonging to Teodoro de Bary and designed by architect Carlos Nordmann in 1898. [6] [7] Built over a bluff, the lot behind the house remained unimproved until the City Parks Commissioner, noted urbanist Charles Thays, was hired by the family to landscape and Piveau Gratias the property, in 1913. [8]

The property was demolished and the remaining land, sold to the Duhau brothers in late 1920s. The Duhaus –prominent landowners– commissioned French architect León Dourge for the design of a new residence, [2] [9] Dourge was assisted by architect Carlos Ryder and engineer Carlos Hume. [1] Inspired in the Château du Marais (in Le Val-Saint-Germain, near Paris), the resulting Neoclassical palace and its guesthouse were completed in 1934. [8] [1]

Main facade of the palace after its inauguration as hotel, 2006 Palacioduhau.JPG
Main facade of the palace after its inauguration as hotel, 2006

The palace was used as residence between 1934 and 1995, when the Duhau heirs decided to sell the property to a business. Nevertheless the palace remained closed until 2000, when it started to be restored. [1] In 2002, local developer Juan Scalesciani purchased the property and secured a partnership with the Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The Chicago-based hotelier planned a Park Hyatt to replace the Retiro-area highrise sold to the Four Seasons Hotels in 2002. [8]

Following a US$74 million investment and numerous delays over privacy concerns regarding the neighboring Vatican nunciature, the "Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires" was opened on July 12, 2006. The palace itself, which preserves most of its original work including its distinctive red marble flooring, houses 11 rooms and 12 of the establishment's premium suites. The new annex, constructed at the opposite, eastern end of the gardens, houses the remaining 115 rooms and 27 suites. [10] The hotel also includes two restaurants, bar and tea rooms.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Palacio Duhau: el edificio inspirado en un chateau francés que pasó de residencia familiar a hotel de lujo by Mauricio Giambartolomei at La Nación- 10 Sep 2018
  2. 1 2 3 Un palacio con historia on Clarín, 20 Oct 2001
  3. ↑ Clarín: Palacio cinco estrellas (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ El lujoso Palacio Duhau
  5. ↑ En dos meses abre el lujoso hotel donde está el palacio Duhau, La Razón. 12 Apr 2006
  6. ↑ Palacio Duhau. El estilo de un palacio histórico on Noticias Recoleta, 25 Oct 2021
  7. ↑ Palacio Duhau at Buenosaireshistoria.org
  8. 1 2 3 Clarín: Historia de una mansión (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Nuevo distrito de moda: la avenida Alvear se reinventa con un plan de puesta en valor como epicentro del estilo y el lujo on Diario de Cultura, 4 Dec 2022
  10. ↑ Clarín: El Hyatt abrió sus puertas (in Spanish)

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