The Panorama Hospitality Group has announced the launch of MET Hotel, which will open its doors in January 2022 in Calacoto, one of La Paz, Bolivia’s trendiest neighborhoods. At an elevation of 11,975 feet above sea level, La Paz is known as “the city that touches the clouds” and is the gateway to the Salar de Uyuni salt flats and the Bolivian wine country.
MET Hotel is a design partnership between New York-based hospitality design firm Los Designers and Bolivian architect Ivan Valdez, who has worked with the late Zaha Hadid Architects in London. Overlooking the Andes Mountains, the hotel is centrally located to Mi Teleférico, an aerial cable car that offers views of the city. The property has 76 bedrooms comprising one penthouse suite and 75 rooms, ranging from standard to deluxe and includes Dominga Restaurant, a spa with a 24-hour fitness center, indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, outdoor relaxation garden, and event space that can host up to 200 people.
The MET Penthouse is a two-room suite with panoramic views over La Paz and a robust art collection featuring local artists. All rooms will have such accent décor pieces as pillows that have weavings from the Jalq'a culture in Southern Bolivia and bedroom rug patterns that take inspiration from local historic textiles from Tiwanaku, an ancient city and sacred site consisting of former pyramids and enclosures, gateways and monuments located in western Bolivia near the southeast shore of Lake Titicaca.
The lobby draws inspiration from the local ruins of Pumapunku and Tiwanaku with its layered concrete walls shaped like cut geometric stones. Good to know: Conscious hospitality is part of MET’s DNA; the hotel avoids single-use paper and plastic items, generates its own energy through solar panels, and uses rainwater and groundwater to every extent possible.
At the all-day dining destination, Dominga, a reservation for the restaurant’s chef table is highly recommended. The restaurant serves local fare with a modern twist, such as Paiche fish carpaccio, served with Amazonian vinaigrette and marraqueta crostini. Meals can be paired with a fine vintage from its wine cellar. Additionally, the bar allows guests a space to indulge in local wines and spirits and includes the world’s largest collection of singani, Bolivia’s national liquor. Met Hotel will also have a rooftop bar named Azotea, offering views and craft cocktails.
Visit www.metlapaz.com.
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