HOTEL MENCEY - CALLE DOCTOR JOSE NAVEIRAS,40

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
- Arquitectura Civil y Doméstica. S.XX y Posterior -




It is located in the northern part of the Garc Park in Sanabria, located between the streets Dr Jos Naveiras in the west, Rambla de Santa Cruz in the south, Painter Jos Aguiar in the east-northeast and Francisco Guerrero Cazorla in the northwest. The project was presented and chosen by public tender in 1945, so that the neo-Canarian-style hotel was inaugurated in 1950, being carried out by the architect Enrique Rumeu de Armas, in order to replace the luxury hotel offer that he offered to the Hotel Quisisana, as it closed its doors, leaving the capital of Tenerife without accommodation for the social elite.

It should be noted that Francisco Franco himself and the head of the Canary Islands Economic Command, General Francisco Garc a-Esc mez, supported the initiative to build a five-star hotel in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This hotel work promoted the revitalization of tourism and the economy of the city. From the moment of its opening, on April 8, 1950, it became one of the most emblematic hotels of the island of Tenerife, without distinction and elegance through the service of an excellent staff, as well as facilities that for The time was very elitist, even for the island population it became a distinctive and symbolic element of the Canary Islands. Currently, the Mencey Hotel is part of the IBEROSTAR hotel chain, being renamed Grand Hotel Mencey, the company has been responsible for making the most recent renovations in the facilities.

On the other hand, the hotel is located within the urban space ...



HOTEL MENCEY - CALLE DOCTOR JOSE NAVEIRAS,40

It is a neo-Canarian style building that due to its aesthetic and functional characteristics quickly increased its prestige, even among the most demanding travelers. At first it had 80 rooms, although soon they became 128 and then more than double. The Rumeu de Armas project consists of integrating said building into the residential complex of Las Ramblas, which I got. As for the building, it has seven floors with ecological architectural elements, although the original only offered a basic square floor around a central courtyard and a height of two floors that faced the boulevard, also on the second floor it had a gallery to and in the upper area with a terrace.

Regarding the roof, they are made of gabled tiles. On the other hand, the gardens will be a fundamental element in the aesthetics of the building, which will have an aesthetic shape, even in the sixties the garden areas will increase even more.

CHANGES AND INTERVENTIONS

The Mencey Hotel has undergone several extensions or reforms since 1957 over its original structure, since its height increased to four floors, a front terrace and a curved area were also added.

However, at the end of the 90s, they closed at their doors for two years, due to a serious crisis in their management, and thanks to the rescue made by the Cabildo, owner of the same, managed to return to work. Even so, the integral rehabilitation of the hotel that was planned for 2007, will not start until 2009, coinciding with the lease agreement for ...



HOTEL MENCEY - CALLE DOCTOR JOSE NAVEIRAS,40

MUNICIPALITY Santa Cruz de Tenerife

AREA Historic Center

ADDRESS C / Doctor Jos Naveiras, 38, 38004 Santa Cruz de Tenerife



HOTEL MENCEY - CALLE DOCTOR JOSE NAVEIRAS,40

BIC Declaration: Decree 67, 2/4/2007
Opening: resolution, 4/4/2005

Category a: hist rico set.

PGOU: S / C, protection catalog.



HOTEL MENCEY - CALLE DOCTOR JOSE NAVEIRAS,40

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