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Boutique lodging is the cure for an ailing hospital
Jessica Cassyle Carr www.alibi.com On Sept. 5, 1926, Albuquerque began weeklong festivities to mark the opening of the Santa Fe Hospital. Built in the Italianate architecture style, the facility was designated to treat employees of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company. In the ’40s the name was changed to the AT & SF [...]
Hotel Parq Central gets ready to party
Steve Ginsberg New Mexico Business Weekly November 16, 2010 What’s the antidote to a bad economy and a divisive political scene? A good party.Make that two good parties. That’s what David Oberstein and his partner Marc Bertram are planning this weekend for the grand opening of their Hotel Parq Central in EDo. On Friday, 500 of the [...]
Hotel Parq Central Opens in Historic Area of Albuquerque
csteadman November 13, 2010 blog.boycecom.com If you happen to be planning a trip to Albuquerque anytime soon, make plans to stay at the new Hotel Parq Central. Located in the historic Downtown area, the hotel is listed on National Register of Historic Places. The hotel’s design incorporates a chic, modern look.
Hotel Parq Central
Top 10 New U.S. Hotels
www.gayot.com November 14, 2010 It’s been a busy year for U.S. hotel openings. The latest New York properties alone could easily fill our top ten list, but we’ve branched out from the Big Apple to offer samplings from around the country. Among them, The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, actually changed the city’s skyline and took it (finally!) into the 21st-century, [...]
Beautiful Small Hotel in Downtown Albuquerque
Hugh47SaltLakeCity of Salt Lake City November 8, 2010 www.tripadvisor.com The Hotel Parq Central is a “just opened” small hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was fully remodeled from an old hospital with many of the motifys used from the original building opening in the early 1900′s. The room I stayed in was quiet and included [...]
Albuquerque Boutique Showcases a Renovation
Austin Statesman October 23, 2010 The Hotel Parq Central in Albuquerque, N.M., has an introductory rate of $139 to celebrate its opening after a restoration of the historic property that opened as Santa Fe Hospital in 1926. I’m told the renovation focused on keeping the building’s history (original clay tiles, 1926-era windows, a huge grand [...]
Hotel Parq Central
www.gayot.com November 2010 Historic architecture and contemporary comfort—just what the doctor ordered. Seeking a prescription for relaxation? Check into this boutique hotel in Albuquerque’s former Memorial Hospital, built in 1926. Outdoor spaces make it ideal for events, while personal touches give it the flavor of a B&B. Among the amenities are rooftop yoga, a fitness center, a hot [...]
5 hot new luxe boutique hotels
By Tracy E. Hopkins October 2010 amNewYork Instead of staying in a predictable hotel chain, spice up your next weekend getaway by staying at one of these new luxury boutique hotels that are loaded with amenities. For the history buff Hotel Parq Central True to its name, the grand, 74-room hotel in Albuquerque’s trendy EDo [...]