Former names Hotel Nutibara Architect Paul Revere Williams | Country Colombia | |
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Location Plazuela Nutibara Calle 52A no. 50-46, Medellín, Colombia | ||
Nutibara Plaza Conference Hotel, previously known simply as Hotel Nutibara, is a Colombian hotel located in Medellín, Colombia specifically in the city center, adjacent to Berrío Park station and tourist sites such as the Museum of Antioquia, the Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, parks Berrío and Bolivar, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria.
Its name derives from a chief who inhabited the region, and name six of the lounges are related to Amerindian culture: Bochica, Tairona, Quimbaya, Katío, Bachué, and Nutabe.
The hotel's restaurant is La Orquídea.
History
Hotel Nutibara was designed by American architect Paul Williams, who was not well known in Medellín prior to this building. Plans for a hotel in central Medellín were proposed in 1937, and Hotel Nutibara was established in 1945.