Hotel Saratoga

Hotel Saratoga
Hotel Saratoga, before the 2022 explosion that largely destroyed it
Map
Former namesHotel Alcazar
General information
StatusClosed
TypeCommercial
Architectural stylePostmodern
AddressPaseo del Prado No. 603
Town or cityHavana
CountryCuba
Coordinates23°08′01″N 82°21′29″W / 23.13361°N 82.35806°W / 23.13361; -82.35806
Completed1888
Opened2005
Renovated1933
ClosedApril 2020
OwnerRevolutionary government
LandlordEmpresa Mixta Hotel Saratoga S.A.
Height
Architectural33 meters (108 ft)[1]
Roof27 meters (89 ft)
Top floor24 meters (79 ft)
Technical details
Structural systemReinforced concrete
Floor count13[1][2]
Lifts/elevators4
Grounds1,132 square metres (12,180 sq ft)
Website
www.hotel-saratoga.com

The Hotel Saratoga was a historic hotel located on the Paseo del Prado, in Old Havana near the Fuente de la India. Built in 1880 as a warehouse, it was remodeled into a hotel in 1933. It was further remodeled in 2005 and reopened as a luxury hotel.[3] The hotel was largely destroyed by a gas explosion on 6 May 2022, which killed forty-seven people.[4]

  1. ^ a b cross section hotel Saratoga
  2. ^ Ziomara Lamelas (08 october 2017), "Recuerdos y Nostalgias de Cuba".
  3. ^ Iglesias Sánchez, Zenaida (6 May 2022) [2018-03-05]. "Edificio en la esquina de Paseo del Prado y Dragones: Hotel "Saratoga"" [Building on the corner of Paseo del Prado and Dragones: Hotel "Saratoga"]. Habana Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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