* Jaume Ferrer, Kempinski Hotels Gran Manzana, Havana, Cuba

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Well, you're listening to Michael Patrick Shields, and I'm glad
you are. And you might ask where in the world
is he Now, I'm at a Kempinsky hotel and I
want to introduce you what Kempinski means with Yama Ferraro,
who is a general manager who is from the Catalan
version of area of Spain. But where do we find ourselves? Well?

Speaker 2 (00:20):
Nice having this agree with you, it's a place of
having you here in us, in Havana, in the Kampinski Manzana.
I'm so glad to have the opportunity of explaining a
little bit more about our Cuban and actuality. Not because
I think we are going through a lot of movements
right now, and I think it's a good place to

(00:42):
be at the moment.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Here we are at Kempinski Grand Manzana and Havana Cuba
Delta Airlines. It was a three hundred dollars round trip
from Miami, very easy, and you can connect and you
can come to Cuba. Despite what you may have heard,
there are ways to do it and it's not lost
on me and my span is very limited. But Grand
Mansana for any Americans who might be coming. The best

(01:04):
campaign Ski means.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
Well, Kempinski means luxury. But the Grand Mansana, the Gramnzana,
it's the property that used to be one of the
most important places for the revolution because it was one
of the last buildings that were active during the period.

(01:27):
So they before we used to be in a school,
also a shopping gallery and now it has become the
best hotel of the country.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
And the name Grand Manzana in link English translates to
big couple. You can stay in a big Apple hotel
in Havana, Cuba and Central Park.

Speaker 2 (01:49):
That's actually you are in the central part next to
the Capitolio in front of the England Hotel.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
So you will feel like a home before we go.
If you want to mind, just sort of give us
what you see in this balcony and the cigar lounge
that you have. You're beautiful overlooking what.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
Well from the second lounge, you will overlook the Capitolio
b which is an impressive building here next to the
Central Park, which also can be seen from from from
the balcony of the Sea Lounge, and together you can
see all the classic cars colorful that are maybe the

(02:28):
most iconic thing in in Havana. The American classic cars
that you can use them to do a tour around
the city and and to visit the most beautiful spots
of the Abban.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
I mean, we're looking at red, pink, yellow, aquamarine, purple.
These are Cadillacs, bux Chevrolets from days gone by, and
it's just gorgeous like eye candy. And then the Central
Park and then the Capitol Building, which looks suspiciously similar
to the American Capitol Building, but it's just a little
bit taller, as I understand. If by legend and you

(03:06):
can hear all of this going on, and very soon
from now you would have live music on the roof
of the Kempinski Grand Manzana and a pool overlooking at
all here in central Havanah. Grazka Samigo.

Speaker 2 (03:18):
Thank you very much, Gladia Zadlos, Thank you for the interview.
Thank you for coming to dou Havana to spend time
and to be able to see with your eyes that
the gua it's alive and we are providing luxury in
this in this area of the of the global Mohito. Yeah,

(03:39):
let's see to Mochito.