travel42 Hotel Review: Starhotels Du Parc

Starhotels Du Parc travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located beside the Ducale Palace and Parma's sprawling take on Central Park (Parco Ducale) this business magnate lies on the west side of the river, about five-minutes' drive (a 20-minute walk) from the historic center.

It was once a chilly icehouse, it has since been converted into a landmark neo-art-nouveau palace. Under the aegis of Italy's prominent Starhotels chain, the five-story monolith with a postmodern exterior of glass and stucco, is one of th...