H AVA N A MAKEOVER

All eyes are on Havana as a flotilla of cruise ships sails towards the Cuban capital and a wave of luxury hotel groups rush to restore heritage properties in the city. In Habana Vieja, the storied Hotel Inglaterra and Hotel Santa Isabel, both grande dame landmarks, are destined for the Starwood Luxury Collection, while Hotel Quinta Avenida Habana in the Miramar District is set to become a Four Points by Sheraton. The city’s most lavish restoration will be the 19th-century Manzana de Gómez building, reopening this northern spring as the sleek 246-room (and rather wordy) Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana. A former European-style shopping arcade in the heart of the old city, the hotel will have a rooftop swimming pool and spa. starwoodhotels.com; kempinski.com