Hotel Meliá

Hotel Meliá is a historic colonial style family owned and operated hotel located in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is the oldest continuously operating hotel in Puerto Rico. Hotel Meliá, which was founded over 60 years before the much larger Meliá Hotels International chain opened its first lodging facility, bears no relation to the multi-hotel chain headquartered in Spain.LocationThe colonial facade of Hotel Meliá is located across from Parque de Bombas in Plaza Las Delicias, Ponce's most iconic square in downtown Ponce. The 4-story structure has its main entrance on Cristina street but guest rooms face either Cristina street or Plaza Degetau. Rooms facing Plaza Degetau have full views of Parque de Bombas and the Ponce Cathedral. The hotel has a roof-top terrace breakfast area and a swimming pool. The first floor of the hotel on the side facing Plaza Degetau is occupied by King's Ice Cream.DesignThe hotel lobby, with its polished wood paneling, plush seating and marble floors is traditional of the hotel's long-recognized throwback elegance. The hotel has been called "reminiscent of Old World Spain'." Hotel Meliá Ponce's design was inspired by a small hotel in Barcelona, Spain. The tile on the second floor is similar to what is oftentimes seen in an Old World Spanish hotel. "The feeling of Europe is evident also in the layout of the property as one level up from the lobby there is an open air area...the architecture is a "unique mix of cultures with the Spanish influence reinvented”.

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