The first United States-owned hotel opened in Cuba this week, the first one on the island since the 1959 revolution.
The opening of the Four Points in Sheraton, previously the Gaviota 5th Avenue Hotel, opened Tuesday in Havana, signaling another next step toward normalized relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Originally built in 2010, it has 186 rooms and is set in the scenic Miramar district. Numerous embassies are near by, according to Conde Nast Traveler, and it is a 15-minute drive from the Old City.
Bookings are already unavailable for several future dates, with rooms going for roughly $200 a night.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, which owns a range of hotel brands including the Westin, W Hotels and St. Regis, signed a multi-million deal with Cuba to also operate another hotel on the island. It will run the state owned Gran Caribe Inglaterra Hotel beginning Aug. 31.
“This is a historic moment,” Nancy Sarabia, the public relations manager for the hotel, told Reuters. She called the hotel “a symbol of brotherhood and collaboration.”
U.S. and Cuba restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015 after they were severed in 1961. Since relations thawed, Cuba welcomed 1.5 million tourists in the first four months of 2016.
