The hotel group Seagull, belonging to the military business conglomerate GAESA, will deliver the management of the hotel Torre K, located in the heart of Vedado, in Havana, to the Spanish company Iberostar.
The news emerged during the Destinos Gaviota tourist event, which is taking place from October 18 to 24 in Jardines del Rey, Camagüey, in the central-eastern part of Cuba, according to the digital site. Tourinews.
Built from scratch with entirely Cuban capital on the block where 23rd and K streets meet, the "new skyscraper," as he calls it Tourinews, has survived the successive crises and economic ups and downs that the country has gone through since 2018, the year in which its execution began.
The facility is 154 meters high and has 42 floors, with a total of 565 rooms. that will hold the five-star category. These conditions They position it at a higher height than the Tryp Habana Libre, located right in front.
The building is scheduled to open in 2024, although its first opening date was planned for April 2022. Its entry will mean the fourth hotel that the Spanish Iberostar will operate in the Cuban capital, along with another 19 hotels in the remaining main tourist destinations in the region. country, such as Varadero, Cayo Guillermo and Holguín.
During this time, Cubans have viewed with suspicion the construction of the also called "López-Calleja Tower" - alluding to the deceased ex-son-in-law of Raul Castro and former president of GAESA – who stands imposingly in the face of a Havana that is falling apart and the scarce investments in sectors such as health O the Agriculture that present deteriorating numbers and conditions in the country.
The architect Rafael Muñoz In 2022, he described the work undertaken by the Cuban regime as construction "in the usual way", or botchage, alluding to the presence of "dark spots."
"I am not going to talk now about everything we know, the disrespect for urban planning laws, the use of wrong materials, the contracting of foreign projects to the detriment of local professionals, the economic nonsense that it represents, but literally about 'the birth' Well, I saw this photo today and, as an architect, I have no choice but to point out the dark points of this construction," Muñoz expressed in his publication.
Referring to the "dark spots" that can be seen in the concrete, which in the jargon of the union are known as "cockroaches", Muñoz stated that these are "places to which, due to lack of vibration, the mass of concrete did not arrive and there were voids in its surface.
The architect Abel Tablada, who had the opportunity to take photographs from the imposing height of the building and share unique views of the capital, thanks to a visit by professors from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Havana, said in that "as architects, we have our criticisms [but] they are more focused on the investment process, the initial decisions, the lack of public competition and the little respect for the Commissions of experts that are in charge of ensuring compliance with urban regulations and the heritage and environmental values of the city".
Also the Cuban meteorologist Elier Pila Fariñas drew attention to the blinding brightness generated by the hotel's glass walls, which cause difficulties for drivers traveling on 23rd Street.
Ignoring these alerts, the Cuban government continues the execution of this work; a situation that is also marked by the drop in hotel occupancy in the country. The latest report of the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) at the end of August reported that Cuba had received 1,666,592 international tourists.
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However, at the Destinos Gaviota tourist event, the Cuban Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda, announced two new tourist destinations in Cayo Paredón and Cayo Cruz, he said. Tourinews.
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