Hotel Ambos Mundos

CA3
General sightseeing
Architectural style: Eclectic
CA Ranking: 3
Admission: Free
Obispo #153, esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja
Also included in Hemingway section
  • This 1920s eclectic hotel is best known for being described by Hemingway as “a good place to write.” He stayed here during the 1930s and this is where he wrote his chronicles on fishing and the first chapters of For Whom the Bell Tolls. His room, No. 511, is maintained as if the author had never checked out and is a sort of mini museum featuring the writer’s desk and authentic furniture from the period

     

    
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