The Blue Diamond cements itself as the second largest hotel in Cuba: behind the Melia

The Canadian businessmen of the Blue Diamond Hotel continue their progress in the Cuban tourism sector and already position themselves as the second hotel on the island, only behind the Spanish Melia chain, they assured from the special newspaper Reporter. This displaced some older ones like Iberostar.

According to This is With the Regency of a new hotel in the old Villa Tropico Mayabeque on the seaside of Zipacoa, now called Starfish Zipacoa, the Canadian hotel company solidifies itself as the second largest hotel company. Spanish Melia. Blue Diamond will take over this modernized facility starting November.

The northern company explained that the new hotel will be located between Havana and Varadero and will be renamed Starfish Zipacoa from its opening this year. Blue Diamond Resorts consolidated as Cuba’s second largest hotel chain, above Spanish Melia with 32 hotels and Iberostar with 19 hotels.

Blue diamond in Cuba

What does the old Villa Trópico offer? It is a 3-star facility that was managed by Gran Caribe Hotels until the time of the Northern takeover. It is located on the shores of Arroyo Bermejo and is surrounded by mountains. It has 154 rooms, 44 of which have balconies and 110 bungalows with terraces overlooking the sea or garden.

Blue Diamond Resorts launched a pioneering experience in Cuba at the end of 2022, taking over the management of Cayo Largo del Sur on Isla de la Juventud, thanks to a unique offer from the Cuban government, granting exclusivity of the destination to these northern businessmen. .

Thus, he added 11 hotels in Cayo Largo del Sur in one fell swoop. The agreement will last for 10 years. During that period, the aforementioned chain will operate a total of 1,348 rooms. The same hotel company has a partner with the airline Sunwing, which currently operates the most flights from Canada to Cuba.