Hotel Inglaterra

Hotel Inglaterra

General information
Location	Paseo del Prado #416 entre San Rafael and San Miguel Havana, Cuba
Opening	December 23, 1875
Owner	Gran Caribe
Management	Starwood Hotels
Technical details
Floor count	4
Other information
Number of rooms	83
Number of restaurants	2
Website
http://www.hotelinglaterra-cuba.com

Hotel Inglaterra is the oldest hotel in Cuba and one of the most classic hotels in Havana. It is located at Paseo del Prado #416 between San Rafael and San Miguel. It is set to reopen on January 31, 2017^[1] following a renovation and restoration as Inglaterra, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Operated by Starwood Hotels, it will become the first US-managed hotel since the Cuban Revolution.

History

The hotel opened on December 23, 1875. The two-story structure was owned by Manuel López and Urban González^[2] and was designed in the neoclassic style. A third floor was added in 1886.

Winston Churchill stayed there while visiting Cuba as a military observer during the Spanish-Cuban war in 1895.^[3]

The Inglaterra was renovated again in 1901, with the addition of electricity, telephones, private bathrooms in each room, and a telegraph link. The fourth floor was added in 1914. In the 1930s, the hotel was owned and operated by the Solés family. The general manager was Candido Solés.^[4]

On March 19, 2016, Starwood Hotels announced that the Inglaterra will become the first hotel managed by an American company in over 55 years when it joins The Luxury Collection division of Starwood in 2017, following renovations. Starwood received special authorization from the U.S. Treasury to operate the hotel.^[5]

Appearances in books and movies

Hotel Inglaterra appears in the Elmore Leonard novel Cuba Libre.

References

↑ http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/directory/hotels/all/list.html
↑ http://www.hotelinglaterracuba.com/hotel-inglaterra-cuba-history-facts.htm
↑ Churchill en la Guerra de Independencia de Cuba
↑ Manifest, U.S. Department of Labor Form 548 dated 4/13/1939
↑ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160319005015/en/Starwood-Hotels-Resorts-Announces-Groundbreaking-Expansion-Cuba

External links

Hotel Website

Landmarks and attractions in Havana

Commerce, government	Bacardi Building Coppelia (ice cream parlor) El Capitolio FOCSA Building Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital Lonja del Comercio building Manzana de Gómez Palacio de los Capitanes Generales Russian embassy Oriental Park Racetrack^† Tropicana Club

Education	ELAM (Latin American School of Medicine) University of Havana

Fortifications	La Cabaña Castillo de la Real Fuerza Castillo San Salvador de la Punta Morro Castle Castle del Príncipe Santa Clara Battery Torreón de la Chorrera

Hotels	Hotel Capri Hotel Habana Riviera Hotel Inglaterra Hotel Nacional de Cuba Hotel Sevilla Hotel Tryp Habana Libre Meliá Cohiba Hotel

Monuments	Central Railway Station Colón Necrópolis Fuente de la India El Templete José Martí Memorial USS Maine monument

Museums	Museo del Aire^† Museum of Decorative Arts Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana Museum of the Revolution Napoleon Museum

Natural	Almendares River Havana Harbor

Neighborhoods	Centro Habana Miramar Old Havana (La Habana Vieja) Vedado Others

Religious	Havana Cathedral Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis Christ of Havana

Streets, parks	Calle 23 ("La Rampa") John Lennon Park José Martí Anti-Imperialist Platform (Wall of Flags) Malecón Paseo del Prado Plaza de la Revolución Plaza Vieja

Theatres	Amadeo Roldán Theatre Gaia Gran Teatro de La Habana Hubert de Blanck Theater Karl Marx Theatre National Theatre of Cuba Teatro Miramar

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Coordinates: 23°08′15″N 82°21′34″W / 23.1374°N 82.3595°W / 23.1374; -82.3595

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