Starwood Hotels on Tuesday took over management of a luxury hotel in central Havana, becoming the first big American hospitality chain with a presence on the island since the Cuban Revolution a half-century ago. The newly-rechristened Cuba Four Points by Sheraton on Havana’s Quinta Avenida — a hotel owned by the Cuban military — now […]The post Cuba Four Points by Sheraton on Havana’s Quinta Avenida Opens appeared first on Pursuitist.

Starwood Hotels on Tuesday took over management of a luxury hotel in central Havana, becoming the first big American hospitality chain with a presence on the island since the Cuban Revolution a half-century ago.The newly-rechristened Cuba Four Points by Sheraton on Havana’s Quinta Avenida — a hotel owned by the Cuban military — now will be managed by the American hospitality giant.Located in Havana’s Miramar district, the posh hotel — formerly known as the Quinta Avenida hotel — has rooms available from $246 per night, according to its website.Management of the hotel under the Starwood banner is a point of pride, said Jorge Giannattasio, who oversees the company’s Latin American properties.“It’s a unique moment, a special moment” to be the first US-based hotel company in 55 years to locate in Cuba, Giannattasio said at a ceremony late Tuesday marking the re-opening of the newly-refurbished, 186-room hotel.One of the world’s leading hospitality compan...