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