Hotel Yara (Matanzas)

Yara Hotel. Old hotel located in the Historic Center of the City of Matanzas, which owes its name to the nickname with which Josefa Luz Carballo Benet was known, for having been born on October 10, 1901 and being the wife of Casimiro Arganza, his former owner. Summary [ hide ] 1 Historical data 1 Intervention by the revolutionary government 2 Features 3 Reconstruction Plans 4 References 5 Sources Historical … Read more

Hotel Plaza (Havana)

Hotel Plaza. It was a residential building, headquarters of the newspaper “La Marina” and the “Hotel La Leal”. Summary [ hide ] 1 Location 2 Construction 3 Actualidad 4 Personalities who were hotel guests 5 References 6 Fountains Location The Hotel Plaza, in Havana , is located at Calle Zulueta No. 267, between Virtudes and Neptuno, on one of the corners of Parque Central. Building … Read more

Hotel Passage (Havana)

Hotel Passage . First hotel equipped on the Island of Cuba with a hydraulic elevator. Summary [ hide ] 1 Construction 2 Description 3 Actualidad 4 Sources Building The “Pasaje” hotel was a two-story building built around 1871 by the Zequeira and Zequeira family on what is called Paseo de Martí or Paseo del Prado. It was the first hotel facility built especially for this purpose, since it … Read more

O’Farrill Palace Hotel

O’Farrill Palace Hotel. Located on the corners of Calle Cuba and Calle Chacón, very close to the entrance to the Bay of Havana and the Plaza de la Catedral , in Old Havana, a World Heritage Site . Summary [ hide ] 1 History 1 Its beginnings 2 Features 3 Arquitectura 4 Sources History The beginning The name of the facility is inspired by the surname O’Farrill, belonging to … Read more