Contrasted with the classical atmosphere of Turin, Le Méridien Turin Art+Tech blends the old and the new to render a vibe all its own. Designed by the celebrated architect Renzo Piano, the ultra-modern hotel integrates past and future by combining modern architecture with the newly refurbished Lingotto Fiat plant.Named for the Celtic tribe that founded the city more than 2,000 years ago—the Taurini Gauls—Turin was the first capital of a unified Italy. Today, it retains the glorious architectural fame it achieved during the Baroque period in the 1700s.Guest rooms have been crafted by famed contemporary designers. Sunlight pours into spacious, high-ceilinged guest rooms furnished with plasma screen TVs and powerful multi-jet showers. Offering a taste of the future, the airy Art+Café serves the latest in modern cuisine.
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Le Meridien Lingotto Art + Tech is part of the Lingotto Centre, formerly the 1920s Fiat Lingotto car plant which gained notoriety as the set of The Italian Job's car chase scene. Located four kilometres from the centre of Turin, the site was transformed in 1995 by Renzo Piano, renowned architect of the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and is now an eclectic minimalist architectural dream. The 142 air-conditioned guestrooms of the hotel are airy loft-style rooms with large window walls, ultra modern decor and Italian designer furnishings. The freestanding showers and beds are exclusively designed by T70 of Milan and beds have 39cm deep mattresses. All guestrooms feature 30-inch plasma screen televisions, bathrobes, designer toiletries, bathroom telephones, high-speed Internet access (fee), minibars and voicemail. Guests can marvel at the hotel's stunning architecture with its vast atrium where the clean minimalist lines of glass and steel contrast with warm, cherry wood panelling and glass elevators. The restaurant Art + Cafe is open for breakfast and dinner (bar open all day) serving fusion dishes and Italian specialities in a striking setting which is actually suspended in the air. Jogging enthusiasts can take in the views from the rooftop running track. Business guests have access to meeting rooms with audio-visual equipment, computer rental as well as a range of business services and wi-fi in public areas. Drivers can appreciate the valet parking (surcharge) and a limo service is also available. Part of the Lingotto Centre, the hotel offers direct access to boutique shopping,cafes,multiplex cinema, museums and an art gallery, the Giovanni e Marella Agnelli Picture Gallery. The Egyptian Museum, home 30,000 ancient objects including the statue of Ramses II, is four kilometres away, as is the much visited Church and Museum of the Holy Shroud. Turin Dora railway station is also four kilometres from the hotel and Turin Airport(TRN) is approximately 35 minutes by car at a distance of 30 kilometres. A railway links the airport to Turin's GTT Dora Railway Station; departures are every 30 minutes from the station; a few meters from the air terminal. Taxis to the city centre charge around 45 EUR and take approximately 30 minutes and are available at Ground Floor, level zero.
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