| Hotel Telégrafo | |
| Alternate Names: | Telégrafo Axel Hotel La Habana |
| Opened Date: | 1888 |
| Location: | Havana, La Habana Province, |
| Coordinates: | 23.1379°N -82.3594°W |
| Website: | www.axelhotels.com |
Hotel Telégrafo (en|Telegraph Hotel) is a historic hotel in Havana, Cuba. The Telégrafo is owned by the international hotel chain, Axel Hotels.
The Grand Hotel Telégrafo opened in 1860.[1] It was reestablished in 1888 on Paseo del Prado, near the National Capitol of Cuba, facing Parque Central in Havana, Cuba.[2]
In 1892, it was managed by Gonzalez & Giralt, Proprietors. In 1893, the Souvenir of the Grand Hotel Telégrafo was published by J.C. Prince.[3] Other Hotel Telegrafo locations existed in Sagua la Grande and Camajuaní.[4]
The 1902 International Sanitary Congress took place at the Hotel Telégrafo.[5]
In 1905, Guillermo Del Toro was the hotel's proprietor. The hotel hired interpreters as guides covering Havana, Marianao, and Matanzas for American visitors. The Café Helados de Paris (en|Paris Ice Cream Café) specializing in ice cream was connected to the hotel.[6]
By 1915, the old Hotel Telégrafo building was demolished, and a completely new one was constructed.[7] After new management and ownership took over in 1915, an expert chef directed the cuisine at Hotel Telégrafo.[8]
The hotel, a favorite in the late 19th century, was adversely affected by the Cuban Revolution of 1959. It was reconstructed in 2001 and reopened the following year.[9] [10]
After being acquired by the Spanish hotel chain Axel Hotels, it was renamed Telégrafo Axel Hotel La Habana. The former Telégrafo reopened in 2022 as the first state-run LBGTIQ+-friendly hotel.[11]