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Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina · Park Hyatt · Grand Luxury
French architect León Dourge finished the Neoclassical Palacio Duhau in 1934 for the landowning Duhau brothers, modelling it on the Château du Marais near Paris, with gardens rooted in earlier Charles Thays landscaping. Declared a national historic landmark in 2002, it opened as Park Hyatt Buenos Aires on 12 July 2006 after a $74 million restoration delayed by privacy concerns next to the Vatican nunciature. The palace keeps its red marble floors for 23 key suites while a garden annex holds the remaining rooms on Avenida Alvear.
- 165 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: Recoleta
- Rooms from 431 sq ft (40 m²)
- Architect: León Dourge
- Interiors: Caparra, Entelman & Petrocchi Studio
About Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
- Léon Dourge modelled the 1934 palace on the Château du Marais near Paris for the Duhau family residence.
- Urbanist Charles Thays landscaped the bluff lot in 1913 for the earlier de Bary house that stood before the palace.
- Construction delays stemmed partly from privacy concerns regarding the neighboring Vatican nunciature.
- Condé Nast Traveler readers ranked it the number-one hotel in South America in 2024.
History
Charles Thays landscaped the Recoleta bluff in 1913 for the de Bary house that stood before the palace. French architect León Dourge finished the Neoclassical Palacio Duhau in 1934 for the landowning Duhau brothers, modelling it on the Château du Marais near Paris, with red marble floors and oak panels. Luis Duhau, a government minister, had commissioned the late-1920s campaign. The family lived here until 1995.
Declared a national historic landmark in 2002, the palace was bought by a local developer in partnership with Hyatt. A 74-million-dollar restoration, delayed in part by privacy concerns next to the Vatican nunciature, added a garden annex. Park Hyatt Buenos Aires opened on 12 July 2006: twenty-three key suites in the palace and the remaining rooms across the garden on Avenida Alvear.
Condé Nast Traveler readers ranked it the number-one hotel in South America in 2024. The Duhau house still reads as a 1934 residence that took a hotel annex.
The setting
Sitting on Avenida Alvear 1661 in Recoleta, Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires occupies a neoclassical palace commissioned in the late 1920s by government minister Luis Duhau and completed in 1934 by French architect Léon Dourge, inspired by the Château du Marais near Paris. The avenue is Buenos Aires’ answer to the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, flanked by Belle Époque mansions, the French and Brazilian embassies, and high-end boutiques. Recoleta Cemetery is a ten-minute walk and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes thirteen minutes on foot, while the celebrated El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop lies seventeen minutes away — anchoring the hotel in the city’s most storied luxury corridor. 3 km from presidential palace Casa Rosada.
Restaurants and bars
- Duhau Restaurante & Vinoteca — Restaurant · Argentine
- Gioia Cocina Botánica — Restaurant · Italian
- Los Salones del Piano Nobile — Café
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center
- Gardens
- Art gallery
- Butler service
- Pet-friendly
- Sauna
- Hot tub
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- #1 Hotel in South America, Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice (2024)
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