The Canadian group Blue Diamond will add the historic Hotel Inglaterra, in Havana, to its operations in Cuba starting next November. The news was announced last week by the company’s communication director on the island, Miguel García Núñez, in statements to Radio Havana Cuba.
García Núñez added that in September, the hotel company will reopen the Regis, also in the capital, with the Mystique seal and aimed at the “adult segment.”
The Inglaterra, located in front of the Central Park, a few steps from the Capitol and the Alicia Alonso Grand Theater, is the oldest hotel in the country, almost 147 years old, and has been declared a World Heritage Site and a National Monument.
In 2018, the Marriott chain published that would be done with his management, but finally the operation did not materialize. The American, who thanks to thaw Barack Obama’s diplomat signed an agreement with the Cuban government to manage the Four Points by Sheraton in the capital, left the Island in 2020after then President Donald Trump revoked his license.
Facing the withdrawal from Cuba of large foreign tourist conglomerates, contrasts the expansion of Blue Diamond, which was recently granted the exclusive administration of Cayo Largo del Sur
In fact, in contrast to the withdrawal from Cuba of large foreign tourist conglomerates, the expansion of Blue Diamond contrasts, which was recently granted the exclusive administration of Cayo Largo del Sur.
On July 18, the Canadian firm reported that reopen the Paseo del Prado hotel, under the name of Royalton Habana, on August 1. It was a surprise, since the establishment, one of the most luxurious in the Cuban capital, was managed, together with the state-owned Grupo Gaviota, by Accor.
Asked by this newspaper, the French group limited itself to confirming by email that it would not operate the establishment from August 1, without offering any reason. After an expensive remodel, published in December 2019the hotel was closed as part of the measures imposed to contain the covid-19 pandemic.
In your July statementBlue Diamond did not detail whether it had redesigned the interior, simply announcing that it would provide “stunning views from inside and out,” thanks to “its modern look, as well as the views afforded by the rooms, its three restaurants and bars, and the rooftop infinity pool that overlooks the Bay of Havana and the Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta.”
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