Havana, Cuba - Kempinski, Bacardi, Cuban Cigars & Hemingway - another dream comes true! - August 2018

[El Presidente]

 

I don't know why....but the trevails put a smile on my face. People really have no idea what to expect 

 

 

Ever since I saw the New Year's Eve scene in 'The Godfather Part II' I have been fascinated by Havana, meeting members of the Bacardi family, when I lived in Bermuda, & being given Cuban cigars by a member of the Qatari Royal Family,  who I mentored while living in Doha, meant I had to see Cuba.

Living in the Caribbean for the last 18 months gave me this chance and the Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinsk La Habana opening in 2017, with its infinity rooftop pool with views of the Art Deco Bacardi tower, "sealed the deal", another www.sifrew.com dream came true!!!!

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https://www.sifrew.com/travel-luxury/havana-cuba-kempinski-bacardi-cuban-cigars-hemingway-another-dream-comes-true-august-2018

[hedgeybaby]

My heart bleeds for him.

[Nino]

1 hour ago, El Presidente said:

 

I don't know why....but the trevails put a smile on my face. People really have no idea what to expect 

 

 

Same here Rob - big grin on my face reading his "luxury adventures"..... ?

So happy Havana finally has a nice Ghetto for the rich and curiosly ignorant curious - if they stay at the Kempisnki, only frequent La Guarida and La Floridita, get all these "luxury" problems mentioned and never cross over to Miramar I am a happy camper .... ???

BTW : I am 100% certain it was the Cheeseburger that gave him Fidel's revenge quick-stepping to the john ... most certain the staff replaced his meat with "picadillo de soya" .... ?

 

[dshapiro]

Worst luxury blogger ever. 

[bpm32]

This has to be a parody blog, right? The guy is carrying around a bunch of stuffed animals and taking pictures of them.

[Cigar Surgeon]

I face palmed through the entire article.

[oliverdst]

I love when he says he gifts staff with his blog hats.

[Ken Gargett]

52 minutes ago, oliverdst said:

I love when he says he gifts staff with his blog hats.

hey, i remember rob arriving in havana with about 50 FOH caps. you reckon he'd give one to any of his mates? mind you, we would have just given them away.

i hate criticising anyone trying to write because i know it isn't easy but i have no idea if that was serious or a pisstake. one suspects the former, but hopes for the latter. 

sorry but anyone who promotes his blog by saying he met cherie blair is beyond desperate for attention. who gives a crap. one suspects that ms blair has never blogged about meeting si. 

he lost me when he was critical of his welcome gifts. what a self-entitled wannabee. seriously, put your trousers back on and move on.

but then the stories of him thinking of people in lebanon. am i the only one that has no idea what on earth that was about?

the final and ultimate nail in the coffin - shoving wads of cucumber in your veuve. he should be banned from ever drinking champagne again. 

the real problem with this bloke is not his desperate need for attention so much as the absurdity of him doing travel.

he has gone to a foreign country, as a travel writer (understandable for joe public), and not had a clue about things like the banking system. is he serious? and in a third world country, has been drinking the water. and winders why he gets sick? what an imbecile. 

 

[bpm32]

In the “About” section he mentions he sends the hotels “pre-complaint” letters, basically letting them know how to avoid problems during his upcoming stay.?

[Ken Gargett]

1 minute ago, bpm32 said:

In the “About” section he mentions he sends the hotels “pre-complaint” letters, basically letting them know how to avoid problems during his upcoming stay.?

in which case, he might be the ultimate tosser this planet has ever seen. 

if i ran a hotel and got one of those, oh the fun i'd have. 

[JGD]

26 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

 

he has gone to a foreign country, as a travel writer (understandable for joe public), and not had a clue about things like the banking system. is he serious? and in a third world country, has been drinking the water. and winders why he gets sick? what an imbecile. 

 

This is exactly what I was thinking. It really makes you wonder exactly how much traveling he has done! 

[Puros Y Vino]

That was not a great read. 

[oliverdst]

@Ken Gargett lol

Rob´s hats sure were more like a kind gesture.

The ass from the article just wants to promote (?) his blog to couldnt-care-less workers who just expect a good tip from anyone staying in Kempinski.

[oliverdst]

I dont know why but this story reminds me this one:

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/travellers-stories/mans-awesome-hotel-letter/news-story/4e2e7501239e4da5bf9a2c7284ae77ed

 

[Puros Y Vino]

59 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

in which case, he might be the ultimate tosser this planet has ever seen. 

if i ran a hotel and got one of those, oh the fun i'd have. 

For sure. It'd be a list what "to do" for this particular "guest".

 

[Derboesekoenig]

I couldn't even finish reading this. What an ignorant asshat. I hope I never run into him anywhere. 

[chris12381]

"...but the boarding staff were angrily brusk." 

Not just brusk but angrily so?  He's just off on the wrong foot, isn't he? 

I can just see him thinking, as he sits in seat 1A, "Things just have to improve for me when I land in Havana.  One knows I simply cannot tolerate  lines at Customs or Passport Control."