Caracas: Hotel Gran Meliá Caracas (4 Star Hotel)

Address: Ave casanova calle el recreo , Caracas 1050, Venezuela
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Lonely Planet Review

Caracas' largest and most luxurious hotel, the Gran Meliá stands in stark contrast to its blighted surroundings. Entering off the trashy, chaotic streets of Sabana Grande, it's like walking onto a movie set. Less than a decade old, the hotel nevertheless cultivates a classic elegance - no postmodern posturing here.

The 432-room Gran Meliá, flanked by two additional towers of guest apartments, has about everything you could wish for, including a huge fitness centre and no fewer than five restaurants. The grand lobby is an extravagant blur of chandeliers, statuary and Oriental tapestries on marble floors, all aimed at the classy corporate traveller. An old-world warmth permeates the guest rooms as well, with carved-wood headboards, brocade curtains and fine antique-style furniture. Bathrooms combine class with modern convenience, featuring gold-framed mirrors, Jacuzzi baths and hairdryers. Added luxuries include bathrobes and slippers and a pillow menu. Skyscrapers ring the recently refurbished lower-deck pool, complete with fountain. Another pool, as well as a sauna, a couple of Jacuzzis and dozens of work-out machines keep guests active in the fabulous fitness centre.