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Sheraton Lima Historic Center
Lima, Peru · Sheraton · Accessible Luxury
On March 1, 1973, Peru's first foreign-chain hotel, and its first five-star, opened on the site of the Panóptico, the Lima penitentiary that stood there from 1862 to 1961. Ricardo Jaxa-Malachowski and Edward Durell Stone raised twenty floors and 431 rooms at Paseo de la República 170, with a mirrored lobby and an outdoor pool. In August 2022 the house took the name Sheraton Lima Historic Center.
- Opened 1973
- Neighborhood: Cercado de Lima
- Rooms from 344 sq ft (32 m²)
- Architect: Ricardo Jaxa-Malachowski Benavides and Edward Durell Stone
About Sheraton Lima Historic Center
- On February 5, 1975, during the Limazo riots, fire damaged the Sheraton and the neighboring Lima Tower of the Civic Center, on Paseo de los Héroes Navales.
- Work started in September 1970. The opening house had a mirrored lobby, red carpets, an outdoor pool, and 431 rooms on 20 floors.
- Limeños passed around a rumor that men executed at the old Panóptico haunted the new columns at night. The hotel opened anyway, on March 1, 1973.
- In August 2022 the hotel dropped Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center and took the name Sheraton Lima Historic Center.
- Early guests named in the Lima press include Celia Cruz, Miguel Bosé, Lupita Ferrer, and José Luis Rodríguez.
History
The Panóptico, Lima's penitentiary, occupied this ground from 1862 to 1961. Sheraton began construction in September 1970 on the south side of the Civic Center, to plans by the Peruvian architect Ricardo Jaxa-Malachowski Benavides and the American architect Edward Durell Stone. The hotel opened on March 1, 1973, as the Sheraton Lima Hotel, with 20 floors and 431 rooms, a mirrored lobby, and an outdoor pool. El Comercio, marking 40 years, called it the first hotel of a foreign chain in Peru and a five-star house. On February 5, 1975, during the Limazo, fire damaged the hotel and the neighboring Lima Tower. In August 2022 the name became Sheraton Lima Historic Center. The opening count was 431 rooms.
Restaurants and bars
- Barbarian — Restaurant
Amenities
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Non-smoking rooms
- Fitness center
- Room service
- Parking
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Internet
- Restaurant
- Bar
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