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OPPOSITE PAGE: A former private hospital has been converted into the Pulitzer Hotel. ABOVE: Bedrooms combined dark wood casegoods and ﬂooring
with white leather furnishings ABOVE RIGHT: The lobby combines modern art with South East Asian inﬂuences
your room with bags following. “Of course the design Spanish supplier Pepe Peñalver. Rosa-Violan for Contemporain Studio surround Iroko
of the hotel is a highlight and makes us unique in As a former private hospital, the building clearly wood tables draped with linen clothes. Atmospheric
the city,” explains affable GM Maritxell Bañon, “but provided some challenging space planning issues lighting comes from oversized, cylindrical dark brown
the high levels of service are the most important to and in keeping with Rome, bathrooms are modest. pendant lampshades, mosaic patterned shades and
us.” At 83 rooms the Pulitzer is far from boutique yet Even those in Junior suites that somehow manage burnished chrome, Anglepoise-style lamps. The menu
delivers well with friendly, personable service. to incorporate a bidet and tub are cramped. This is is a combination of Catalan and Italian dishes and
The interior design displays similar levels of detail not helped by poor lighting at the mirror and sharp breakfast is a treat – it’s not often you’ll have the
and quality. Leather door pulls, small leather pouches cornered basins without overflows and therefore no choice of pizza and pastries.
on the swing-back doors of the desk armoire, bright plug. Off the lobby with its Eastern vases and artefacts
chrome studwork on the white leather headboards Better use is made of the semi-basement Visit is the Visit cocktail bar. This airy lounge space is
and unique art pieces in every room typify the restaurant. The predominantly white volume accessed through double doors with heavy dark wood
attentiveness. The materials used are “noble” with is flooded with brightness from the light well architrave that is typical of the hotel. White linen
tropical woods, marble, mother of pearl, linen curtains, beyond the high, curtained windows. White leather curtains and white leather sofas give on to slate slabs
merino wool and silk carpets. Soft furnishings are by banquettes and Stant chairs, piped with black, by on wrought-iron frames and low Balinese carved
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