The Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a five star hotel located in the city's Recoleta section. Originally opened in 1934, the palace has been operated by multinational hospitality company Hyatt since 2006. The palace was declared national historic landmark in 2002.
12-488: The original building was built on an Alvear Avenue lot belonging to Teodoro de Bary and designed by architect Carlos Nordmann in 1898. 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. The property was demolished and the remaining land, sold to
24-877: A few international brands have chosen to stay such as Calvin Klein , Salvatore Ferragamo and Zara . The avenue is also known for its northern end, site of the Recoleta Cemetery , a national historic site . 34°35′21″S 58°23′13″W / 34.58917°S 58.38694°W / -34.58917; -58.38694 Alvear Palace Hotel The Alvear Palace Hotel is a luxury hotel in Avenida Alvear in Recoleta , an upscale neighbourhood in Buenos Aires , Argentina . It opened in 1932 and, after extensive refurbishment, reopened in 1994. The hotel
36-512: The Four Seasons Hotels in 2002. 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
48-557: The Plazoleta Carlos Pellegrini to Alvear Plaza . The avenue is famous not only for the most exclusive representatives of haute couture , but also for its numerous demi-palaces and extensive presence of the French academy architecture that was so much in vogue in uptown Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century. The Buenos Aires Legislature approved the bill to declare it as a Historic Protection Area. A study by
60-586: The Duhau brothers in late 1920s. The Duhaus –prominent landowners– commissioned French architect León Dourge for the design of a new residence, Dourge was assisted by architect Carlos Ryder and engineer Carlos Hume. Inspired by the Château du Marais [ fr ] (in Le Val-Saint-Germain , near Paris ), the resulting Neoclassical palace and its guesthouse were completed in 1934. The palace
72-653: The U.S. television network NBC , placed it among the world's five most distinguished avenues. The avenue was begun in 1885 on the initiative of Mayor Torcuato de Alvear , whose tenure is remembered for its ambitious urbanism projects patterned after those used by Baron Haussmann in Paris . The Ortiz Basualdo Palace (today the French Embassy) and the Pereda Palace (the Brazilian Embassy) are
84-410: The avenue, specifically Emporio Armani , Valentino , Louis Vuitton , and Ermenegildo Zegna , have left the country due to government's import restrictions which severely hindered the import of foreign goods. Near the avenue stands Patio Bullrich , which also used to house numerous international high end shops such as Carolina Herrera , Kenzo , and Tiffany & Co. Under import restrictions, only
96-966: The most famous among Avenida Alvear's many examples of Belle Époque architecture. Other well-known buildings include the Tudor Revival Hume House (the Secretariat of Culture and the oldest of the avenue's mansions), the Duhau Palace (converted into the Park Hyatt Buenos Aires hotel), the Fernández Anchorena Palace (today the Apostolic Nunciature ), and the Alvear Palace Hotel , which dates from 1932. Many designer brands which used to be located throughout
108-443: The opposite, eastern end of the gardens, houses the remaining 115 rooms and 27 suites. The hotel also includes two restaurants, bar and tea rooms. 34°35′21″S 58°23′10″W / 34.58917°S 58.38611°W / -34.58917; -58.38611 Avenida Alvear Avenida Alvear is an upscale thoroughfare in Buenos Aires , Argentina . Located in the neighbourhood of Recoleta , it extends for seven blocks, from
120-399: Was built by Buenos Aires businessman and socialite Dr. Rafael de Miero, who had been to Paris in the early 1920s and wanted to bring a comparably grand Belle Epoque hotel to his then-flourishing hometown. He bought and demolished a large house on the corner of Avenida Alvear and Ayacucho in 1922, which began the decade-long on-again, off-again project, which finally opened in 1932. A success, it
132-572: Was expanded in 1940, consuming another old mansion on Avenida Alvear. In 1970, ownership passed to the 26-year-old Andreas von Salm-Kyrburg Wernitz, Duke of Hornes, Spanish cousin of King Juan Carlos I , who presided over the hotel's slow decline as a result of labour disputes and a general Argentinian economic stagnation . With bankruptcy threatening, in 1978, Wernitz sold the hotel to the Aragon Hotel Group, and since 1984, it's been part of David Sutton Dabbah's Alvear Luxury Hotels. It
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#1732797416044144-545: 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. 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
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