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Line 1: {{Short description\|Historic hotel in Havana, Cuba}} ~~:''~~{{for \|the hotel in Algeciras ~~see [[~~\|Hotel Sevilla (Algeciras)~~]]''~~}} {{Infobox hotel \| hotel_name = ~~Hotel~~ Sevilla Habana Affiliated by Meliá \| image = Hotel Sevilla 1 (3215646714).jpg \| image_width = Line 12 ⟶ 13: \| architect = José Troya, Antonio Rodríguez and José Rodríguez, [[Schultze & Weaver]] \| operator = [[Meliá Hotels International]] \| owner = \| number_of_restaurants = Line 23 ⟶ 24: \| footnotes = }} [[File:Havana - Hotel Sevilla Biltmore.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The 1924 tower wing of the Hotel Sevilla-Biltmore, 1925]]▼ The '''~~Hotel~~ Sevilla Habana Affiliated by Meliá''' is a historic hotel in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]. ==History== ▲[[File:Havana - Hotel Sevilla Biltmore 1925.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The 1924 tower wing of the Hotel Sevilla-Biltmore, 1925]] The '''Hotel Sevilla''' opened on March 22, 1908.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://www.hotelsevillacuba.com/the-hotel-history\|title=hotel sevilla cuba - a Centennial Hotel in Old Havana city\|website=Hotelsevillacuba.com\|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> It was a four-story [[Moorish Revival architecture\|Moorish Revival]] structure, designed by architects Arellano y ~~Mendozaon~~Mendoza on, located on Calle Trocadero, next to the [[Paseo del Prado, Havana\|Paseo del Prado]], between the [[Malecón, Havana\|Malecón]] and [[Parque Central, Havana\|Parque Central]]. The Sevilla was bought by [[John McEntee Bowman]] and [[Charles Francis Flynn]] in 1919 and renamed the '''Hotel Sevilla-Biltmore'''. In 1924, [[Bowman-Biltmore Hotels]] constructed a huge ten-story tower wing, with a rooftop ballroom, designed by noted New York architects [[Schultze & Weaver]]. In 1939, the Sevilla-Biltmore was purchased by Italian-Uruguayan mobster [[Amleto Battisti y Lora]].<ref name="auto"/> Its casino was closely associated with Havana's [[Italian-American Mafia\|mafia]] network, being part-owned by [[Santo Trafficante, Jr.]] Mobs destroyed the Sevilla-Biltmore's casino on January 1, 1959, after [[Fulgencio Batista]] fled the country overnight as Fidel Castro's rebel army approached Havana. Amleto Battisti took refuge in the Uruguayan embassy.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0101.html Batista and Regime Flee Cuba; Castro Moving to Take Power; Mobs Riot and Loot in Havana], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 2, 1959</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://petermoruzzi.com/2011/12/09/family-feud-havana-vs-las-vegas-in-the-1950s-part-2/\|title=Family Feud: Havana vs. Las Vegas in the 1950s. Part 2\|first=Peter\|last=Moruzzi\|date=10 December 2011\|website=Petermouruzzi.com\|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> Line 33 ⟶ 35: The Sevilla-Biltmore was featured in [[Graham Greene]]'s novel ''[[Our Man in Havana]]'' as the location where the protagonist joins the [[British secret service]]. Today, the hotel is owned by the Cuban state-run Gran Caribe hotel group. The French [[AccorHotels\|Accor]] chain assumed management ~~of it~~ in 1996,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/havana-staying-it-was\|title=Havana staying as it was\|date=15 November 2016\|website=Otago Daily Times Online News\|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> first under their [[Sofitel]] division as the '''Hotel Sofitel Sevilla Havana''',<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ascecuba.org/asce_proceedings/the-role-of-the-united-states-in-the-cuban-economy/\|title=The Role of the United States in the Cuban Economy\|website=Ascecuba.org\|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> and ~~more recently~~later under their [[Mercure Hotels]] division as the '''Hotel Mercure Sevilla Havane'''. Accor announced plans in 2017 to renovate the Sevilla and transfer it to their boutique MGallery by Sofitel division.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cubatrade.org/blog/2017/1/29/cubas-1st-us-standard-based-five-star-hotel-is-about-to-open\|title=Cuba's 1st US Standard-Based 4-5 Star/4-5 Diamond Rated Hotel May Arrive In June\|website=U.S. - Cuba Trade and Economic Council, Inc.\|date=7 February 2017 \|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> However, Accor ceased management of the hotel on December 31, 2018. In 2023, the hotel joined the Spanish [[Meliá Hotels International]] chain<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4116290.html \| title=Meliá Starts a New Chapter in Cuba, Driven by the Island's Recovery, and Introduces New Lifestyle Experiences }}</ref> as '''Sevilla Habana Affiliated by Meliá'''. == In Popular Culture == The hotel is mentioned in [[The Godfather Part 2]], at a meeting between main mafia bosses in Havana.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkm5UOabXZk\|title=Meeting Between Michael Corleone And Hyman Roth - The Godfather 2 (1974)\|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal\|Cuba}} [[List of buildings in Havana]] ==References== Line 39 ⟶ 50: ==External links== [https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/cuba/havana/hotel-sevilla-habana-affiliated-by-melia Sevilla Habana Affiliated by Meliá official website] * [https://compass.fivecolleges.edu/collections/digital-photographic-archive-historic-havana/ Digital Photographic Archive of Historic Havana] * [http://www.hotelsevillacuba.com/ Hotel Sevilla fan website] * [http://www.cubaism.com/en/hotels/view/hotel-sevilla/275 Hotel Sevilla cubaism.com] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222040523/http://www.cubaism.com/en/hotels/view/hotel-sevilla/275 \|date=2018-02-22 }} {{Commons category}} {{EB1911 poster\|Havana}} {{Havana landmarks}} Line 52 ⟶ 67: [[Category:1908 establishments in Cuba\|Hotel Sevilla]] [[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1908]] [[Category:Nightclubs in Havana]] [[Category:20th-century architecture in Cuba]] {{NorthAm-hotel-struct-stub}}