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Hotel Plaza Grande
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador · Independent · Core Luxury
Fifteen suites on Plaza de la Independencia: Hotel Plaza Grande, in Quito's 1930 Palacio de Pizarro by Antonino Russo. It opened in 1943 as the Majestic, later served as a bank and as city offices, and came back in 2007 facing the Carondelet Palace. You sleep on the plaza, then walk to La Compañía.
- 15 rooms
- Opened 1943
- Neighborhood: Centro Histórico
- Rooms from 409 sq ft (38 m²)
- Architect: Antonino Russo
About Hotel Plaza Grande
- Fifteen suites on the north side of Plaza de la Independencia, Quito, facing Carondelet Palace. Reopened 2007 after a restoration. Three restaurants.
- Antonino Russo heightened the house to five storeys in 1930, then the city's first building taller than two floors. Majestic Hotel 1943 to 1960, later a bank and municipal offices.
- The house faces the Carondelet Palace from the north side of Plaza de la Independencia. Antonino Russo was the architect.
- Entry-level rooms start at 409 sq ft (38 m²).
History
Hotel Plaza Grande occupies the Palace of Pizarro (Palacio de Pizarro), a landmark mansion on the north side of Quito's Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande) in the historic centre, next to the Archbishop's Palace and facing the Carondelet (Government) Palace. The site was first allotted in 1534 to conquistador Francisco Pizarro, and a colonial mansion long stood there. In 1930 the Andino family and the Italian architect Antonino Russo transformed and heightened the building to five storeys with distinctive Eclectic-style ornamentation — making it the first building in Quito taller than two storeys.
Between 1943 and 1960 the palace opened as the Majestic Hotel, the city's first grand luxury hotel and the glamorous gathering place of Quito's elite during the belle époque. It later closed and served as a bank (1962–1970) and then municipal administrative offices. In 2005 a group of hoteliers (linked to the Swissôtel Quito) took over the building under a lease, undertaking a roughly US$10 million restoration, and it reopened as the boutique Hotel Plaza Grande in 2007 with 15 exclusive suites and three restaurants.
The setting
Plaza de la Independencia, Quito's Centro Histórico, north side, facing the Carondelet Palace.
Restaurants and bars
- La Belle Epoque — Restaurant
- El Claustro — Restaurant
Amenities
- Balcony with views of the colonial city (Salón San Francisco)
- Social events: weddings
- Corporate events
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