travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Casa Lucia

Hotel Casa Lucia travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This art-deco hotel, part of Spain's Melia Collection brand of luxury hotels (similar to The Luxury Collection from Marriott), is in the heart of Recoleta making it a mostly tourist-focused hotel. From here, walking to the best cafes, galleries, shops and even the Floreria Atlantico are all just a few minutes from the front door.

The hotel towers 20 floors above Recoleta and was once the tallest building on the continent. Its century-old history is eviden...