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The Hotel Nacional de Cuba is a historic luxury hotel located on the Malecón in Havana, Cuba. It was designed by the famous New York firm McKim, Mead and White and features an eclectic mix of architectural styles. It opened in 1930, when Cuba was a prime travel destination for Americans, long before the embargo.
Among its first illustrious guests were artists, actors and writers such as Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Keaton, Jorge Negrete, Agustin Lara, Tyrone Power, Rómulo Gallegos, Errol Flynn, Marlon Brando and Ernest Hemingway. The hotel’s reputation as a deluxe host is backed by patrons such as Winston Churchill, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, scientist Alexander Flemming, and innumerable Ibero American Heads of State and European monarchs. Minnesota (United States) Governor Jesse Ventura stayed at the hotel while visiting Cuba on a trade mission in 2002.
In 1933, after Fulgencio Batista's September 4, 1933 coup against the transitional government, it was the residence of Sumner Welles and was the site of a bloody siege, which pitted the Cuban Army officers who had been instrumental in the overthrow of Gerardo Machado (August 12. 1933), against the non-commissioned officers and ranks of the Cuban army who supported Batista. Despite heavy losses due to the presence of the extremely accurate Cuban Olympic Rifle team, the Batista forces prevailed. A number of officers were shot on surrender.
In December 1946 it hosted an infamous mob summit, run by Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky and attended by Santo Trafficante, Frank Costello, Albert Anastasia, Vito Genovese and many others. It was memorably dramatized by Francis Ford Coppola in his film The Godfather Part II.
Pan Am's Intercontinental Hotels Corporation took over management of the hotel in 1955 and built a luxurious casino that was operated by Meyer Lansky and his brother Jake, with Wilbur Clark of Las Vegas's Desert Inn as the front man. The casino was closed by Castro in October 1960, nearly two years after the revolution.
After years of neglect due to the disappearance of Cuba's tourism following the Cuban revolution, the hotel was mainly used to accommodate diplomats and foreign government officials. After the collapse of the USSR the Cuban communist party soon reopened Cuba to tourists in search of monetary support. Despite its restoration during the 1990s the hotel no longer carries the status and impact it once did. But its remaining splendor and history serves as tangible remainder to Cuba's past times.
The hotel has been depicted in several films and is a popular photographed and painted landmark. The last scene of the 2001's movie Nada + (Nothing more) takes place in top of the Cascade Fountain in the Hotel grounds.
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Hotel Nacional de Cuba has a privileged location in the middle of Vedado, the center of Havana. It offers a great view of the Havana Harbour, the seawall and the city. |
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| Photos - Nacional De Cuba |
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| Details |
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Check In: |
2:00PM |
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Check Out: |
12:00PM |
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Year of Last Renovation: |
1996 |
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Floors: |
8 |
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Rooms: |
362 |
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Corridors: |
All Rooms Have Interior Corridors / Hallways |
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Meeting Rooms: |
4 |
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| Policies / Expenses |
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Cancellation: |
Any cancellations must be made directly with our agency, at least 48 hours before your due arrival date (unless otherwise stated in the booking). Failure to cancel your booking will result in the accommodation charging your credit / debit card for the fir |
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| Amenities - Nacional De Cuba |
- Air conditioning
- Alarm clock
- ATM
- Baby facilities in room
- Breakfast in room
- Car rental
- Central location
- Child facilities
- Clothes drying
- Complimentary breakfast
- Concierge service
- Conference facilities
- Currency exchange
- Dinner available
- Electronic key card
- Elevator
- Facilities for the disabled
- Fax available
- Fitness and health centre
- Games room
- Garage
- Grocery service
- Hairdryer available
- Handicap accessible
- Ironing facilities
- Laundry facilities
- Licensed bar
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- Mini bar
- Movies in room
- 24 hours opened
- Office or business center
- Office in room available
- Pets allowed
- Private bathroom in room
- Private car parking
- Private garden grounds
- Quiet location
- Radio in room
- Refrigerator
- Restaurant
- 24 hours room service
- Safe in rooms
- Self controlled heating/cooling system
- Shop
- Shower
- Shows or evening entertainment
- Solarium
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Telephone
- Telephone in all rooms
- Television
- Terrace
- TV room
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Pet Friendly?
Yes! Pets are allowed.
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| Airport Information - Nacional De Cuba |
The Hotel is located at 20 kilometers / 12.5 miles from Havana’s airport.
The best option to reach the hotel is taking a taxi from the airport. It will cost about 15/20 Cuban Convertible Pesos. Another way is renting a car in the airport; there are many agencies for this.
5 Kilometers / 3 miles from Inter-Provincial Bus Station and 8 kilometers / 5 miles from Train Station.
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