Seven years have been necessary to see one of the most iconic hotels of Luxembourg City to come back : Hotel Alfa, a majestic Art Deco building, catches the eye as soon as a traveler leaves Luxembourg main rail station. A renaissance which is now part of the Marriott Group which turned the historical property into its exclusive brand’s entry in Luxembourg,
Hotel Alfa offers the intricate details of its unique Art Deco facade since 1931, the year of its opening. The Brasserie Alfa with its magnificent painting is part of the guest’s experience, while the building has been listed as a national monument since 1991. It took actually seven years to completely restore the iconic hotel which Marriott is now managing. “All of our 153 rooms, including our 31 suites, bear its own character,” tells Pierre Dorrell, Director of Sales and Marketing of the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa.
Art Deco is Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa DNA
Designed by the interior architecture firm Iria Degen Interiors, the Luxembourg Marriott reinterpreted all the details of the Art Deco building in a timeless contemporary style. Petrol blue, beige, brown, and dark green colors match the hotel’s paintings, the stain-glassed windows or the rosewood furniture.
Everywhere, the zigzag motifs of the facade, are a recurring theme, seamlessly integrated throughout the interior in various forms, from the new natural stone flooring of the brasserie, the tiles, wallpapers, and textiles.
” The zigzag motifs highlighted by circles and by the arches are our way to pay homage to the architect and the first owners of the Hotel Alfa,” adds Pierre Dorrell, who is also a passionate of art, history and photography.
Art Deco is also to be admired at the Brasserie Alfa, the hotel’s restaurant. The original floor tiles, the painting of Luxembourg artist Julien Lefèvre -in fact the owner’s son Alfred Lefèvre, the tin-framed mirrors and the Art Deco lighting is a perfect setting for the Brasserie’s menus inspired by French tradition with a local touch.
A perfect setting for MICE organisers
Not only the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa brings back the splendors of Art Deco to its guests, it is also an ideal place to stay for MICE organizers.
“We have the best possible location in Luxembourg City, just facing the main rail station and next to the tramway line which serves the city center, the European district with the two conference and exhibitions venues – LuxExpo and European Convention Center Luxembourg as well as the airport. Basically, 45 minutes after landing at Luxembourg airport, you can relax in your bed room!” adds Dorrell.
The Marriott property has two meeting spaces on the ground floor integrated to the Brasserie, five meeting rooms and one boardroom on the first floor.
The hotel can accommodate conferences up to 150 participants -when combining the Churchill meeting room with the Charlotte ballroom.
Meeting rooms on the first floor all providing daylight through large windows but also high-speed Wi-Fi, and flexible room configurations. Nothing of the surprise that history and arts are also part of the conference facilities.
“We always generate enthusiasm and surprise when a meeting takes place in the Bradley meeting room,” describes Dorrell. Once the door to the meeting room opens, the venue indeed reveals a mural covering an entire wall, which tells the story of Luxembourg. The Bradley room can accommodate up to 64 participants when combined with nearby Patton meeting room.
With its gold shades, bright colors and majestic-style theme, the Bradley room is like a “crowning” feature of a conference at the Luxembourg Marriott Hotel Alfa. Like the hotel itself which is the best introduction to Luxembourg City and the Grand Duchy…
