Joss K.
Yelp
This is indeed as good as it gets, in my perhaps not-so-humble opinion. Set in a palace in the middle of leafy Recoleta, you will be in the world's greatest hands while enjoying top-notch service, friendly staff, exquisite gardens, and a relaxing spa.
Breakfast, served in Gioia or Piano Nobile, was a perfectly enjoyable buffet spread of fresh fruits (nearly a dozen each day!), smoked meats, cheeses, yogurts, cereals, a pastry counter, eggs, hot vegetables, and breakfast meats, deliciously fresh juices, Nespresso coffee service, and a wide variety of tea. On top of that, you can order a la carte egg dishes--I highly recommend the poached eggs, which are like liquid gold at Park Hyatts worldwide.
Piano Nobile is a must for drinks (the lavender revenge is to die for, quite literally), lunch in the sunshine, or afternoon tea. Do get coffee service as it comes with an elegant array of macarons--just enough sweet to finish a meal or sitting. One can opt to sit inside an airy room, in the library, or on the terrace overlooking the terraced gardens with a cascading modernist water feature. Everything was manicured beautifully, but also felt welcoming and relaxing--a sumptuous blend of formal and informal moments. The Luigo Bosco savignon blanc and the Zapata Angelica chardonnay, both from Mendoza, are wonderfully drinkable afternoon wines. Trust me, my boyfriend and I know all about this. ;)
We did not have the occasion to try dinner service at the hotel, outside of room service on January 1st when we were recovering from an exquisite 5-hour, 7-course dinner the night before. Room service was prompt, spot on, and very reasonably priced. In fact, even if the rooms can get quite pricey, the hotel is reasonable in every other way. If you are a Hyatt Gold Passport member with points to spend, the cash + points is far and away the best approach and it has to be one of the best values in the company worldwide.
Our suite came with butler service and our main butler, Pilar, was terrific. Also, the entire concierge team went above and beyond, making just perfect restaurant recommendations from an award-winning Latin American restaurant (iLatina, another review coming for that...) to local seafood and steak houses. You will not go hungry; au contraire, you will need to head to the gym to work off the daily overindulgences in delicious good and wines of the region.
The spa was a perfect relaxing place to enjoy a workout, swim laps in the indoor pool, and enjoy the sauna and whirlpool areas. Try the herbal tea infusions as well. And the staff, oh the staff at the spa and throughout the hotel were marvelous. Truly marvelous.
In a word this hotel is perfection. Fresh off the plane, it is already time to plan a return visit. Thank you Park Hyatt-Palacio Duhau for making a truly remarkable end to 2015 and beginning to 2016.