Cuba - A Place Where Celebrities Feel At Home

If you were a celebrity, what would be your favoritecelebrity while staying in those hotels, in their Halls of
spot to spend some time? Probably a place whereFame. I highly recommend going to the Hall of Fame
you would find good service without being disturbedof The Nacional de Cuba Hotel, a very special place
and followed by the press or the paparazzi. That'swith an exquisite decoration with celebrities' pictures
where Cuba comes instantly to mind, a place whereon the walls who have been to Cuba over the last
public figures can walk the streets freely and enjoyhalf century, where you can enjoy live music while
the warmth welcome of its friendly people and theordering some of the Cuban most recognized drinks,
natural beauty of its landscapes; making thisand you can play your favorite songs in the jukebox.
Caribbean island a privileged site to celebrities.Everything is arranged to provide pleasure.
Many international well-known personalities have beenAnd once these personalities select their lodgings,
interested in Cuba, its culture, its people, its beaches,what do they do in Cuba? Well, many of the cinema
its famous drinks or its fine cigars since the earlyicons like to go to Havana for the International
1930's. Actors, film directors, models, fashionFestival of New Latin American Film, like actor Danny
designers, singers, writers, cosmonauts, sports stars,Glover and singer Harry Belafonte; also Kevin Costner
kings and queens, princes and princess, presidentsvisited Havana for the premiere of "Thirteen Days",
and ministers, and other political figures, they all areas did Steven Soderbergh and Benicio del Torro for
paying attention to this island."Traffic". Notorious personalities love the Caribbean
But what are they doing while staying in Cuba? Well,rhythm, so when they come to Cuba they just want
first is where to stay. While celebrities are staying into improve their dance moves by taking salsa
Havana, Cuba's capital, the popular Cuba hotelslessons, so it's the case of Sting, who had been
choices are The Nacional de Cuba Hotel (also knownbrushing up on his salsa dancing in Havana's National
as the hotel of the famous), the MeliáBallet School.
Cohíba Hotel and the Tryp Habana LibreThe International Habano's Festival is the most
Hotel; all of them are five stars category hotels, witheagerly-awaited event for all famous cigar lovers
great views of this fascinating city, comfortablewho are fond of the Cuban premium brands. For
rooms and cuisine where you can taste the highestevery eminent cigar smoker like Jack Nicholson,
standards of international and Cuban food in any ofArnold Schwarzenegger or Jeremy Irons, who share
its restaurants.the passion for the Habanos, the Festival has several
While movie stars like Kevin Costner, Johnny Depp,wonderful treats. Even the British actor Jeremy Irons
Robert Redford and Pierce Brosnan, filmmakershas been awarded with the Prize Habanos 2005 in
Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg, andthe category of Communication for his contribution
models Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss prefer theto the diffusion of the culture of the Habanos around
refined elegance and majestic comfort of thethe world.
Nacional; the Spanish royalty and famous actors likeFurthermore, many world famous musicians have
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner chose the centric Habanacome to Cuba to play! So is the case of Air Supply,
Libre. The great fashion designer Giorgio Armani, thePeter Frampton, rock bands Audioslave and Manic
popular Spanish singers Miguel Bosé and JoanStreet Preachers, and Sting from the popular band
Manuel Serrat, and acclaimed actors like GeneThe Police, who were overwhelmed by the Cuban
Hackman and Jeremy Irons are among the mostculture, art and musicality. Moreover, political leaders,
distinguish visitors of The Meliá Cohíbaintellectuals and celebrities from the arts are visiting
Hotel.Havana for several events like the Non-Aligned
Any tourist can see the pictures of his favoriteMovement (NOAL), among other political exchanges.