| A few days after the end of the year 2000 the | | | | plenty of restaurants in the surroundings, |
| tourist company Habaguanex S.A. opened the | | | | also run by Habaguanex S.A. tourist company, |
| Palacio de San Miguel Hotel, a newly proposal | | | | dedicated to this branch in the old area of |
| for culture and intimacy lovers. | | | | the city, declared by UNESCO World Heritage. |
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| A building of eclectic style is located in a | | | | It may be that the best of the hotel is the |
| very appropriate space (Cuba St. and the | | | | lookout-terrace San Carlos with an excellent |
| corner of Peña Pobre, across the Havana's | | | | view to the ancient portion of Havana and the |
| seawall), where you will be able to see a | | | | bay that tend to be shelter for intellectuals |
| pleasant city view from, with handicraft | | | | when visiting this region. |
| artisans, colonial fortresses and the sea. | | | | |
| | | | With only 10 members of the staff, including |
| That is why, its management is convinced | | | | the management, the hotel is added to the |
| about the appeal of the facility, a truly | | | | efforts of giving this part of Cuba elite |
| Cuban feast for the senses. With an | | | | lodgings, with certain bohemian inspiration |
| incomparable beauty as to the detailed work | | | | demanded by many visitors. |
| of carpentry and iron forge, or simply a | | | | |
| great cleanliness of the rooms and halls. | | | | A façade of stones highlights in absolute |
| | | | harmony with ironwork, the white clay in the |
| The building was acquired in 1916 through an | | | | ceiling and marble plating in baseboards, |
| auction by Antonio San Miguel y Segala, born | | | | floors and banisters, a work that took two |
| in Spain and illustrious Cuban citizen | | | | years in order to function and rescue |
| dedicated to journalism and letters, who made | | | | original tainted glass showcased in the |
| his place a centre for intellectual | | | | place. |
| gatherings, as it is intended the hotel | | | | |
| currently to be. | | | | The guests are convinced of the relation |
| | | | between the opportunities of the place and |
| San Miguel was the director of the La Lucha | | | | the price is very attractive, along with the |
| newspaper and he was friend of patriots such | | | | comforts and the cultural plan offered. |
| as the General Antonio Maceo, known in the | | | | |
| revolutionary wars against the Spanish crown | | | | As a curiosity, each room and hotel hall |
| as the Titán de Bronce. | | | | feature original photographs of that ancient |
| | | | time period, from the collection of San |
| This Cuban lodging features 10 rooms | | | | Miguel, and a gathering place could be |
| perfectly equipped with air conditioning | | | | attractive for those who come to this place. |
| systems, private bathroom, satellite TV and | | | | |
| safe, and services such as fax, photocopy and | | | | Since the very moment somebody arrives to the |
| typing, babysitting, luggage locking and | | | | hotel, there is a sensation of arts and |
| parking lot. | | | | culture, with its marble stairs and the nice |
| | | | ways of the staff who carry inside the spirit |
| As to gastronomy, it counts on a breakfast | | | | of the hotel. A truly Cuban feast for the |
| room and a lobby bar, just because there are | | | | senses. |