Cuba and Spain Work Together to Open Luxury Hotel in Varadero

Cuba and Spain Work Together to Open Luxury Hotel in Varadero / 14ymedio
Posted on January 1, 2016

14ymedio, Havana, 31 December 2015 — The powerful Gaviota Group, managed
by Cuba's Ministry of the Armed Forces, opened the five-star Ocean Vista
Azul Hotel this year-end, which it will operate jointly with the Spanish
H10 hotel chain. Construction of the 470-room building took 21 months.

The lobby is the highlight of the hotel, opening directly on the sea.
Much of the furniture was made in Cuba, according to a representative
from the constructure company.

In Cuba, the Spanish H10 chain manages the Ocean Varadero El Patriarcha
Hotel, and the H10 Habana Panoramo Hotel. The company expects to open
the five-star Ocean Casa del Mar resort in Cayo Santa Maria at the
beginning of 2016.

The Gaviota Group, leader of the Cuban tourist industry, reports an
annual growth of 12% in hotel capacity and in vacationers staying in its
facilities. The chain manages more than 24,000 rooms throughout the
country, and expects to reach 50,000 by 2020.

Throughout 2016, it will build several hotels in Varadero, including the
Conchas 1, with over 800 rooms, adjacent to the Ocean Vista Azul. In
addition, the giant 12-story Playa Azul will be built, and will be the
second largest spa hotel in the country, surpassed only by the 14-floor
Blau Varadero.

Throughout 2015, according to the latest official statistics, Varadero
hosted a historic record number of visitors, with over 1.3 million
vacationers, a significant jump compared to 1.2 million of the previous
year.

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