#cigarslounge

[123emarket-blog]

Hotel Raquel

Hotel Raquel: Cigar Friendly Hotels

Originally built in 1905 for offices, fabric’s storage and deposit purposes, the building the hotel currently occupies reached three years later its current appearance, and by 1912 their dwellers had consolidated as a fabrics-importing company. Inspired in the art noveau style, Hotel Raquel seduces by its combination of beauty and sensuality typical of this ambience. Its biblical name and some of its spaces makes one remind of the Hebrew culture, present in several details of the decoration. The painstaking design highlights in all corners of the 25 rooms hotel, decorated with pictures from prestigious Cuban artists. An impressive skylight ceiling provides a special touch to this stopover, located near the Old and San Francisco squares. The restaurant Jardín del Edén offers dishes performed according to the traditional Hebrew culture, something that makes it unique in the country for this specialty. Adjacent to the restaurant is the lobby bar Lejaim, a Hebrew word alluding to a toast to life. Elements from the Hebrew tradition, such as de David stars and the Menorah, the sacred 7 arms candelabra, feature the Jardín del Edén decoration, where blue color prevails, thematic in the Hebrew culture

Hotel Raquel Gallery:

Hotel Raquel location:

The Raquel Hotel is located close to the squares Vieja and San Francisco The Raquel Hotel is perfect to learn about the Hebrew culture that is present in the Hotel decoration. Address: Calle Amargura, esquina a San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja Phone: [phone] Fax:[phone] E-mail: [email protected]

Hotel Raquel Cuban Tours:

City Tours Havana (no lunch) Hotel pick-up in air-conditioned bus according to schedule. Panoramic tour of city attractions, including the Historic District, declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, as well as modern Havana. Attractions: Presidential Palace, Central Park, Capitolio, Floridita bar-restaurant, La Bodeguita del Medio bar-restaurant, Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Malecón, Havana University and Plaza de la Revolución. Stop for photos and videos. Visit to the viewpoint at the Great Historic Military Park Morro-Cabaña, outdoor area. Valle de Viñales Hotel pick-up in air-conditioned bus according to schedule. Brief stop at Las Barrigonas ranch, surrounded by typical peasant farmer houses and tobacco plantations. View of tobacco production during tour. Walk through the Valle de Viñales National Park, declared Protected Cultural Landscape by UNESCO and National Natural Monument. Highlights include the beauty of its mogote-mountains with rounded peaks and numerous interesting caves. Visit to the Mural of Prehistory, 120 meters of art on the wall of a mogote named Pita, with 12 works showing the evolution of men and animals in the Sierra de los Órganos. Visit to a viewpoint for jasmine plants in the Valle de Viñales. Creole lunch in a local restaurant accompanied by traditional local music. Transfer to the Indio Cave and boat ride along the underground river. Return to hotels in Havana. Frequency: Tuesday and Thursday (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Minimum: 10 people) Net rates (USD per person) Tours Days available Adults Children Valle de Viñales Tuesday and Thursday 48 36 City Tours Havana (no lunch) Daily 16 12   TOUR MIRAMAR OLD HAVANA City Tours Havana 9:00/14:00 9:30/14:30 Valle de Viñales 8:00 7:30     Read the full article

[123emarket-blog]

Hotel Telégrafo

Hotel Telégrafo

Hotel Telégrafo Cigar Friendly Hotel in Cuba was founded in 1860, then sited at the Amistad Street. Around 1888 it moved into its definitive location at the populous corner of the Prado Avenue and the Neptuno Street, a place known in Havana simply as “Prado y Neptuno”. Totally rebuilt in 1911, it was considered by the press of the time as the most modern hotel in town, in addition to its classification among the eleven best hotels in Latin America. Towards 1914, all its rooms as well as the restaurant boasted of having phones offering the guests with the possibility to make national and international calls, and in an epoch when even public toilets were a rare and luxurious novelty, this hotel offered them already, and their staff used to speak several languages. Nowadays, El Telégrafo invites their guests to contemplate Havana’s heart from its 63 comfortable rooms, wholly modernized and equipped, while at the first floor the interior rooms keep traces of their original walls. At the inner patio, elements of recent design and a majestic mural contrast with the original bricks of the arcades giving way to a restaurant specialized in international cookery. This restaurant has an extension into the famous Acera del Louvre, where the visitor can attend working breakfasts, lunches, dinners for groups and other festive ceremonies.

Hotel Telégrafo Gallery:

Hotel Telégrafo location:

The Hotel Telégrafo is located on the crowded corner of Prado and Neptuno. From here we invite you to contemplate the heart of Havana, a curious space with much history to tell. Address: Prado núm. 408, esquina a Neptuno, La Habana Vieja Phone: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]

Hotel Telégrafo Cuban Tours:

City Tours Havana (no lunch) Hotel pick-up in air-conditioned bus according to schedule. Panoramic tour of city attractions, including the Historic District, declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, as well as modern Havana. Attractions: Presidential Palace, Central Park, Capitolio, Floridita bar-restaurant, La Bodeguita del Medio bar-restaurant, Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Malecón, Havana University and Plaza de la Revolución. Stop for photos and videos. Visit to the viewpoint at the Great Historic Military Park Morro-Cabaña, outdoor area. Valle de Viñales Hotel pick-up in air-conditioned bus according to schedule. Brief stop at Las Barrigonas ranch, surrounded by typical peasant farmer houses and tobacco plantations. View of tobacco production during tour. Walk through the Valle de Viñales National Park, declared Protected Cultural Landscape by UNESCO and National Natural Monument. Highlights include the beauty of its mogote-mountains with rounded peaks and numerous interesting caves. Visit to the Mural of Prehistory, 120 meters of art on the wall of a mogote named Pita, with 12 works showing the evolution of men and animals in the Sierra de los Órganos. Visit to a viewpoint for jasmine plants in the Valle de Viñales. Creole lunch in a local restaurant accompanied by traditional local music. Transfer to the Indio Cave and boat ride along the underground river. Return to hotels in Havana. Frequency: Tuesday and Thursday (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Minimum: 10 people) Net rates (USD per person) Tours Days available Adults Children Valle de Viñales Tuesday and Thursday 48 36 City Tours Havana (no lunch) Daily 16 12   TOUR MIRAMAR OLD HAVANA City Tours Havana 9:00/14:00 9:30/14:30 Valle de Viñales 8:00 7:30   Read the full article

[paul2258]

#cigarslounge #smokenjoes (at 2nd Street Cigar Lounge)