Hotel Nacional de Cuba

The Hotel Nacional de Cuba

The Havana audio-guided tour presents you with the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, a palace easily identifiable by its architecture, whose reputation crosses the generations of travel guides.

A palace laden with history

Opened in 1930, on the site of the former fort of Santa Clara of the eighteenth century, the hotel embodies the refinement and the luxury of the Cuba of the 1930s. Its standing earned it the welcome of great personalities of the arts, sciences and politics, such as Frank Sinatra, Winston Churchill or Alexander Fleming. In 1946, it was the scene of a famous meeting that inspired cinema. Listed as a national monument in 1988, it was inscribed on the Memory of the World register of UNESCO in 2008 for its historical archives.

What there is to see

The hotel impresses with its elegant architecture, its gardens dominating the Malecón and the sea, and its timeless atmosphere. Its terraces and its lounges, laden with memories of the personalities who frequented them, can be discovered during a break. It is a monument in its own right of the history of Havana.

Practical information

The Hotel Nacional de Cuba stands on a height dominating the Malecón, in the Vedado district, in Havana. A hotel establishment in activity, its gardens and terraces are generally accessible to visitors; it is advisable to respect the tranquillity of the place and to check the conditions of access.

When did the Hotel Nacional de Cuba open?

In 1930, on the site of the former fort of Santa Clara; it embodies the luxury of the Cuba of the 1930s.

What personalities has the Hotel Nacional welcomed?

Great figures of the arts, sciences and politics, such as Frank Sinatra, Winston Churchill or Alexander Fleming.