Cuban Mobster Hotel Photo

Where: Paseo Y Malecon, Havana, Cuba

6/22/2005 at 12:16 PM
Tags: Hotels

Amy, of NewYorkology fame, sent us the above snapshot of the legendary Riviera Hotel in Cuba. Turns out she visited the joint at the turn of the century, back when the Yankees were still winning World Series titles, and Cuba was Cuba.

She says of her February 2000 visit:

Indeed it looked like it was entirely unchanged from the '50s. It did smell a little musty, but not too bad. And I think the power would go out n some floors for a few hours at a time. But the view was stunning and that pool was just over the top.

This is definitely a hotel with tons of "potential," and could become a great property with the right type of renovations and service improvements, so don't screw it up Accor, or you could find a horse head on your pillow.

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