Royal Palm Hotel (Havana)

Royal Palm Hotel, Havana
General information
Location	Havana, La Habana Province,   Cuba
Coordinates	23°8′13.34″N82°21′39.17″W / 23.1370389°N 82.3608806°W / 23.1370389; -82.3608806
Opened	1923

Royal Palm Hotel (Spanish : Hotel Royal Palm) was a hotel formerly in Havana, Cuba.

History

The Royal Palm Hotel, situated at San Rafael and Industria, two blocks from Parque Central, was centrally located in Havana, Cuba. ^{[1] [2]}

Originally the Luis E. del Valle Building (Spanish : Edificio Luis. E. del Valle), it was sold to Wilbur E. Todgham, who renamed it the Hotel Royal Palm and took on its ownership as managing director. ^[3] Adjacent to Havana's Colón Park, it was a five-story, fireproof structure. ^[4]

Designed by Cuban architect Horacio Navarrete, ^[3] the Royal Palm had 200 rooms, all with private baths and telephones. ^[1]

Described as Havana's newest hotel in 1923, it was designed to cater to American visitors and English-speaking travelers, with all staff speaking both English and Spanish. ^[5]

By the mid-1920s, the hotel management conducted Royal Palm Sightseeing tours. ^[4]

The hotel was purchased in the 1930s by Pascual Morán Pérez, a Spanish-born businessman known for his success in Cuban hospitality. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Royal Palm Hotel (Havana), entrance

References

1. "Cuba económica y financiera - Volume 21". books.google.ca. 1946. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
2. Review of Reviews. (1930). United States: Review of Reviews..
3. "Royal Palm, en el corazón de La Habana, de hotel famoso a edificio multifamiliar". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
4. "Of Course You Are To Havana Before Returning North". The Miami Herald. March 10, 1925. p. 14.
5. "Going To Havana?". The Miami Herald. February 2, 1923. p. 28.

External links

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