Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Address | Avenida Alvear 1661 |
Opened | 1934[1] |
Renovated | 2006 [1] |
Owner | Hyatt |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Leon Dourge [2] |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 165 |
Number of restaurants | 2 |
Number of bars | 1 |
Website | |
palacioduhauexperience.com |
The Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a
Overview
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The original building was built on an
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]
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.
Following a US$74 million investment and numerous delays over privacy concerns regarding the neighboring
Notable guests
In popular culture
- The hotel featured in the 2015 film Focus.
References
- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ a b c Un palacio con historia on Clarín, 20 Oct 2001
- ^ Clarín: Palacio cinco estrellas (in Spanish)
- ^ El lujoso Palacio Duhau
- ^ En dos meses abre el lujoso hotel donde está el palacio Duhau, La Razón. 12 Apr 2006
- ^ Palacio Duhau. El estilo de un palacio histórico on Noticias Recoleta, 25 Oct 2021
- ^ Palacio Duhau at Buenosaireshistoria.org
- ^ a b c Clarín: Historia de una mansión (in Spanish)
- ^ 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
- ^ Clarín: El Hyatt abrió sus puertas (in Spanish)
External links
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- Official website
- Palacio Duhau at Hyatt.com