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Hotel Habana Libre, biography of a giant

Which person visiting the Cuban capital, it would not notice the presence of the hotel Habana Libre in the appearance of the city? Its imposing structure, built on top of a hill, leads one of the representative areas of the Cuban capital, La Rampa. The Location is perhaps its most distinctive feature. But it also has some other subtle details: the light, the problems when the sun hits the facade and the peculiar nature of the Representation of the best Cuban picture writing. Although it is not as the symbol of the hotels in Cuba, condition of the hotel is done Nacional, it is one of the best known in Cuba.

The current Hotel Habana Libre, on 19 March 1958 after three years of construction established at a cost of $ 24 million. It then had 630 rooms distributed in 30 floors, and in this moment one of the highest building in Latin America. On opening day, the American company Hilton, where the management was for the next 20 years, confided tried to impress the visitors. At the main entrance, the expensive cars have been accepted by high bouncer that also burns up to their side shaven and wore suits with helmets impressive in colorful fabric wrapped suggestive of extension springs, elegant ties, colorful fabric cleaning belts, shoes, improving all the good-looking young men have chosen to do the job.

The Hilton owner wanted to win from start to do things well from the start. With the concession to the famous Hilton Hotels Corporation, owner of the proposed services of the hotel with the presence of American assure tourism, they did for a few months.

The Havana Hilton was an old project of Dr. Mario Lazo, a successful lawyer of Havana society at that time. Lazo stimulated was built with the signing by Hilton in the year 1948 with the Government of Puerto Rico to a hotel in San Juan. This would benefit the government with two-thirds of the profits. So he tried to do business with American society, but he found no support among the Cuban powerful people at the end of the 40s. Then he tried to deal with the government, with independent organizations, and even with the sugar industry Retirement Funds but he could not seal the deal. The project was set aside for a while held. But, as was expected, and because of the position that the Cuban tourist destination in the U.S. market under the project was revived finding financial support in the retirement funds and Social Affairs of the catering staff.

At first, we thought the hotel in a different place to build than it is today. The first project is in Centro Habana municipality, closer to the old center of town. But the owner finds that La Rampa: the city was in the area known as the Vedado and they decided it in his commercial center of town is growing. The first stone was laid in 1955 in an area that was uninhabited particularly within established the precious area, where there was already stored, the most prominent organizations Offices, banks, the main radio and television stations in the country, and some other hotels like the St. John's, Capri and the National Hotel.

The Habana Hilton began in the favor of tourists are spending their holidays in Cuba interested. But the success did not last much. Ten months after the opening triumph, revolutionary Process, which was going at the same time on the island, and so the fighting began between the government and the Cuban American companies do business with him. In the first years of the Cuban Revolution were that Hilton managers do mass layoffs and demanded money for the Cuban government under the pretext that the hotel was in bankruptcy. Thus gave It always bound problems with the costs and the salary of workers, threatening layoffs and the prohibition of entry of tourists into the country. The last thing was a latent threat by the influence of the hotel industry in the world. The amount to be asked Hilton to the Government was of two million pesos in a position to support him, and to keep the hotel opened. The revolutionary government to avoid the conflict and layoffs, the credit was for the company.

After the first few days of the revolution and during three months was the Continental suite in room 2324 of Fidel Castro as the headquarters of the revolution, where he delivered to the hotel press conferences and international personalities who wanted to meet and to talk with the Cuban leader dressed. Another direct connection between the hotel and the revolutionary process was the presence in two of the hotel Floors of the first diplomatic representative of the Soviet Union on the island. The situation between Hilton and the Revolutionary Government was every day more difficult. The relationship between the management to kill the hotel and an attempt to Fidel Castro has been demonstrated. Finally, on 11 June 1960, took the revolutionary government control over the hotel and changed their name as it is today, Hotel Habana Libre.

After its nationalization and the turn around the country, which meant, among other things, the closure of the casino experienced in hotels and betting in general, the hotel had to the sudden loss of their tourist attraction that it did not recover until the mid-'70s, again with the Visited by tourists from Canada and face the former Socialists, in particular. The facilities were changed a little, and some names were changed, for example, the luxury Casino was The Ambassadors' Hall and the restaurant Trader Vick's, El Polinesio. During this time recovered to the hotel around 1974 and because of its wonderful facilities, it was the host of the most important national and international events that took place in Cuba.

Important personalities in the hotel since its opening in addition to the directly with the Cuban government in connection when the headquarters stayed. Among them, visiting president of the island, Valentina Tereskova, the world's first female cosmonaut, Elizabeth (Liz) Taylor, Terry Moore, Sara Montiel, Spanish singer, famous Mexican film begins Dolores del Rio, Arturo de Cordova, Mario Moreno Cantinflas as, Pedro Rico the wonderful Spanish singer and now Matt Damon and Naomy Campbell, among many other American glamorous world famous personalities who have visited the hotel, almost stealthily, violates the U.S. government restrictions related to the embargo.

experienced in the 90 years, due to the prosperity of tourism in Cuba were three hotel groups created: Gran Caribe, Horizontes hotels and Isla Azul, the last for the national tourism. Hotel Habana Libre was carried out by the Gran Caribe Group collaborative work managed with Spain and the guitar Hotels Group. Later, the administration passed to the Spanish group, Tryp Hotels has carried out a renovation of facilities to enable the match requirements of the current tourist market.

The new Hotel Habana Libre opened in December 1997 with the most representative works of the Cuban Fine Arts and Crafts completely restored, as that one placed by Alfredo Sosabravo at the entrance of the buffet restaurant. It is also available in the lobby, the beautiful Clepsidra, the work of the famous Cuban artist Rita Longa.

Today it is still the most representative hotel in the city with its 550 rooms, 7 suites and 31 junior suites and Non smoking Room. Among their offerings are three very good restaurants: El Polinesio, and El Caribe Barracon, two fast food restaurants: La Rampa cafeteria and buffet restaurant. Three Bars: El Patio, Siboney and Las Antillas. The hotel also offers other services: Business Center, a modern commercial gallery in the lobby, meeting rooms with capacity for two thousand People, a beauty salon and hair salon, bank, swimming pool, car park with space for two hundred vehicles, laundry service. At the 25th Floor, the Panorama Room Sierra Maestra and the disco-cabaret Turquino provided with a retractable roof with a splendid viewpoint over the Cuban Caribbean.

Hotel Habana Libre, a giant under the Havana hotels waiting for you, if you choose Cuba The purpose of your trip to the Caribbean.

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