Chalé Mompó (Hotel Kazar)
A striking neo-Mudéjar mansion built in 1925 for the Mompó family, with touches of Valencian modernisme. It is crowned by two minarets and draws on the palaces of North Africa and the Middle East, an architectural rarity in central Ontinyent. Today it is a hotel, but its façade can be admired from the street.
Right in the centre of Ontinyent you spot something unexpected: two minarets rising above the rooftops. They belong to the Chalé Mompó, a neo-Mudéjar mansion built in 1925 for the Mompó family and now turned into the Hotel Kazar.
Some context
The design draws on the palaces of North Africa and the Middle East, with touches of the Valencian modernisme that was in fashion in those years. The result is an architectural oddity rarely found in an inland town like this one.
How to see it
As it is now a hotel, you cannot freely tour the inside, but its façade is easy to admire from the street, and it is one of the most recognisable sights in the town. It fits nicely into a walk linking modernisme and the old quarter, near the Pont Vell bridge.
Frequently asked questions
Can you visit the inside of the Chalé Mompó?
As it is now the Hotel Kazar, you cannot freely tour the interior, but its façade can be admired without trouble from the street.
What style and age is the Chalé Mompó?
It is a Neo-Mudéjar mansion built in 1925 for the Mompó family, with touches of Valencian Modernism, crowned by two minarets.
What makes the Chalé Mompó special?
It draws on the palaces of North Africa and the Near East, an architectural rarity in an inland town and one of Ontinyent's most recognisable sights.
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