Resort Havana, the Cuban-inspired boutique lodge close to downtown’s Tobin Heart, will completely shut Monday, Oct. 20, the San Antonio Enterprise Journal studies.
“After7-r7-22 15 years of service, Resort Havana is anticipated to stop operations and shut on Oct. 20, 2025,” lodge Normal Supervisor Shane Hamilton mentioned in an e-mail obtained by the Enterprise Journal. Within the message, he added that the lodge’s “high precedence” is making certain a seamless transition for visitors and the lodge workers.
Resort Havana, 1015 Navarro St., could have a brand new proprietor after Oct. 20, in accordance with the e-mail, which didn’t determine the brand new possession group.
The Present reached out to Austin-based Bunkhouse Accommodations, which owns the 27-room River Stroll property, and acquired no response by press time.
Any lodge keep or occasion booked at Resort Havana following Oct. 20 has been canceled, the Enterprise Journal studies, citing the e-mail. Nevertheless, Hyatt is reportedly wanting into shifting occasions to the Thompson Resort San Antonio, situated close by at 115 Lexington Ave.
Again in June, famend San Antonio chef Jesse Kuykendall, revealed that Ocho, Resort Havana’s onsite restaurant had shut down. The chef mentioned the closure of the eatery and the lodge’s distinctive and dimly lit basement bar have been because of renovations deliberate for the positioning.
Grocer Edward Franz Melcher opened Resort Havana’s unique iteration in 1914, paying tribute to the Cuban capital with a Mediterranean-style design scheme and tropical shrubbery. In accordance with the lodge’s web site, lots of the bushes Melcher planted are nonetheless on the property to today.
Bunkhouse Accommodations restored the property in 2010 below the inventive eye of famous hotelier Liz Lambert, who now works with MML Hospitality.
Resort Havana nonetheless bears Lambert’s signature touches across the restored property together with Melcher’s unique designs. The constructing itself is listed within the Nationwide Registry of Historic Locations.
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