
{"id":295067,"date":"2024-01-22T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=295067"},"modified":"2024-01-22T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:00:55","slug":"havanas-hotels-between-splendor-and-ruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/digital-channel\/gallery\/havanas-hotels-between-splendor-and-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"Havana\u2019s hotels, between splendor and ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/havana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Havana<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s former hotels are a portrait of what the city is today. They all had their years of glory, their time of sequins and brilliance, but for many of them, those times are just a remote memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others, on the other hand, have persevered or even been reborn after being struck by oblivion and apathy.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295079\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295079\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Telegrafo_otm_1_11-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The famous Tel\u00e9grafo Hotel was owned by Guillermo del Toro and Pilar Somohano, also owners of the Miramar Hotel. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havana\u2019s former hotels have witnessed decades and decades of changes and storms, literal and metaphorical. And many have not emerged well from those shocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some, not a few, no longer exist. They are a hole in the landscape, a crack in memory. They became lots or parking lots, vacant lots, and some, for the good of the city, into other buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295074\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295074\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Pasaje_otm_1_31-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Place where the Pasaje Hotel was located; it was the first to be built for the Havana hotel industry. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295075\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a style=\"font-weight: 600; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-295075 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Regina_otm_1_10-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this place was the Hotel Regina, which was one of the most luxurious and tallest in the capital during 1920. It was demolished in 2013. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295077\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295077\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-San-Carlos_otm_1_43-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where there is a parking lot today, the San Carlos Hotel was formerly located. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some are still standing, miraculously. They are weak, uninhabited ruins, or, in more than one case, they should be, although brave and needy people defy fate within their ruined walls.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295080\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295080\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Alamac_otm_1_66-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abandoned building where the Alamac Hotel was located, which was one of the most luxurious, located on Galiano Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295078\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295078\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Surf_otm_1_22-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deplorable state of the building where the Surf Hotel was, people are still living there. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several struggle to maintain their usefulness, even when there is little left to show for the splendor of yesteryear. Thus, even propped up, they house families and even private, official or furtive businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295071\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295071\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-la-Union_otm_1_53-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former La Uni\u00f3n Hotel, where Federico Garcia Lorca stayed. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295072\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295072\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-La-Perla-de-Cuba_otm_1_11-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The old Perla de Cuba Hotel is a residential building with a dilapidated appearance. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more fortunate are still hotels. Even having gone through dark times, they have managed to continue receiving guests and even to be heritage symbols of Havana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The famous and colorful classic cars are parked outside, waiting for tourists, and in its bars, mojitos and traditional son reign supreme.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295070\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295070\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Inglatera_otm_1_17-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inglaterra Hotel, one of the oldest hotels in Cuba. In addition, it is a National Monument. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295081\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295081\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Plaza_otm_2_88-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before the Plaza Hotel was built and expanded, the headquarters of the Diario de la Marina newspaper was located here. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such are the contrasts of the Cuban capital, with its former hotels as protagonists. Theirs is a story of flourishing times and metamorphosis, of collapse and rebirth, which we approach this Sunday through the lens of Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295073\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295073\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Monserrat_otm_1_100-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas lived in the Monserrat Hotel. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295076\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295076\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Royal-Palm_otm_1_5-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former Royal Palm Hotel was a building designed by architect Horacio Navarrete in 1926. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295082\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295082\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-New-York_otm_1_16-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Nueva York Hotel, from luxury to destruction. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295087\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295087\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Sevilla_otm_1_6-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sevilla Hotel belonged to the Sevilla Biltmore Contractor Company, owned by Amleto Battisti Lora. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295088\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295088\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Ritz_otm_1_16-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Havana had its Ritz Hotel. It was located at the intersection of Neptuno and Perseverancia streets. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295089\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295089\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel_Astor-otm_1_31-2-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former Astor Hotel was one of the tallest buildings in Havana in 1920: Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295084\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295084\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hoteles-Roosevelt_otm_1_41-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Roosevelt Hotel, twin of the Astor. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295085\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295085\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-El-Jerezan_otm_1_2-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former El Jerezano Hotel, in Mudejar style, is a residential building in very poor condition. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295086\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295086\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hotel-Bristol_otm_1_25-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Bristol Hotel, it was considered a first-class hotel, but not luxury. 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