A breakfast overlooking the garden.
**Hotel Mercure Madrid Santo Domingo (Madrid) **
San Bernardo Street, 1. 91 547 98 00
Never before has having a view of the patio been so requested. At the Hotel Mercure Madrid Santo Domingo, its guests do not want a view of the outside, but of the patio where there is a hanging garden of 25 meters high , recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in the world. Inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in its 844 m2 of surface it houses more than 200 plant species arranged by levels on one side and the other of a 20 meter high waterfall. Designed by Félix González Vela, this green lung absorbs 25,000 kg of carbon dioxide per year and generates the amount of oxygen consumed by about 200 people a day. Thanks to this garden, the environment is less polluted and quieter, since the luxuriance of the vegetation serves as noise insulation. The prices per room are from 100 euros, although the garden can be visited for free.
The largest hanging garden in the heart of Madrid
**Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel (Barcelona) **
Plaza Europa, 50 - 52 L´Hospitalet de Llobregat, 93 261 80 00
Opened in August 2012, the Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel is in itself a true tropical paradise. The entire hotel is integrated into a spectacular vertical garden where 293 palm trees of 10 different types and more than 30 plant species from the five continents coexist. On the facade, on the roof, in the hotel atrium, in the panoramic restaurant and even in the suites. Plants sneak into every corner of this hotel where, without a doubt, the palm tree is the great protagonist. Another attraction of this luxurious accommodation is the lighting design, designed so that the palm trees and the rest of the leaves cast shadows. Rates per night from 110 euros.
A hotel converted into a tropical garden
**Hotel Pershing Hall (Paris) **
49 Rue Pierre Charron, 33 1 58 36 58 00
Located very close to the Champs-Elysées, the Pershing Hall Hotel is a jewel of 18th-century imperial architecture with a secret inside: a 30 meter high garden with more than 300 species of plants . A space full of color that gives this luxurious hotel in the center of Paris one more incentive to visit it. All its suites enjoy views of this peculiar vertical jungle that includes plants from the Philippines, the Himalayas and the Amazon . The famous French botanist and landscaper Patrick Blanc has been the one who has designed this work of natural art. To enjoy it, sleeping in one of its suites costs from 300 euros per night.
A plant wall 30 meters high.
**Athenaeum Hotel (London) **
116 Piccadilly, 44 (0) 20 7499 3464
More of 12,000 plants of 260 species different forms the living facade of the Hotel Athenaeum, eight stories high. Located in the luxurious London neighborhood of Mayfair, very close to Buckingham Palace, this five stars it is easily recognizable by its leafy vegetation cover that stands out among the rest of the brick buildings. Like the Hotel Pershing Hall in Paris, the garden of the Athenaeum is the work of patrick white . The hotel also offers beautiful views over the Royal Parks of London . Sleeping one night in one of the suites of this hotel, where the vertical garden slips through the windows, costs from 300 euros (600 euros if it is an apartment).
The greenest facade in all of London.
**Icon Hotel (Hong Kong) **
17 Science Museum Road, (852) 3400 1000
The Green cafeteria at the Icon Hotel in Hong Kong is the most photographed by tourists who visit this accommodation. The fault lies with a huge design hanging garden that more than two stories tall . Its curved shapes and subtly placed plants offer us a pleasant view while having breakfast or having tea. From the hotel lobby, it is possible to see part of this beautiful garden while we check in at the counter to access one of its 26 modern suites . Another work by the French botanist Patrick Blanc who has already become the icon of the hotel. Sleeping in one of its suites costs from 200 euros per night.
The best interior landscape for breakfast.
**Hotel Byblos (Saint Tropez) **
Avenue Paul Signac, 33 (0) 4 94 56 68 00
The Byblos Hotel in Saint Tropez is another accommodation that has joined the trend of planting an unusual garden. Located in the hotel lobby, a large green wall full of plants and different types of flowers decorates the facade of the entrance. Without a doubt, the best of welcomes for the guests of this lodging of five stars who visit this beautiful French town.
A vertical garden welcomes us.