Sancti Spíritus Zaza Hotel recovers its Building

Sancti Spíritus Zaza Hotel recovers its Building

It was the summer of 1981 when Ramon and Esperanza enjoyed their honeymoon at the Zaza Hotel in Sancti Spiritus, a facility that, despite having been inaugurated five years earlier, already stood out in the whole country for the quality of its service, the affability of its workers and a dreamlike landscape.

But time passed with its usual inattention and almost 30 years later, this Havana-based couple returned to the Zaza to celebrate their pearl wedding anniversary, but found nothing but abandonment and decadence in this jewel, although the workers of the place took great pains to provide the same professional treatment of yesteryear.

I met them there on a hot June morning, months before the COVID pandemic broke out, and the cracked walls welcomed us along with the poor state of the ceilings and floors. They, dumbfounded, repeated the same question asked by the people: How is this possible? Even today, few people understand.

The construction used in the construction of the building was representative of the 70s of the last century and had proven to be faster, sustainable and efficient, to the point that its use was not only exclusive to tourist facilities, but also materialized in the creation of country schools, shopping centers, children’s circles, and even hospitals, according to Roberto Vitlloch Fernandez, director of the City Conservator’s Office.

According to the architect and master in Restoration of the Built Heritage, this system was so good that it was an innovation for the problems the country had at the time. “It is not for nothing that the Zaza Hotel is part of the historical-architectural trajectory of the nation and evidences the value of architecture in the Revolution,” he said in an interview granted to the Escambray newspaper.

Located a few kilometers from the capital city, the Zaza is one of the most emblematic buildings in central Cuba and despite the high degree of abandonment it suffered for years, it still preserves most of its original features.

“To rescue this place is to bet on the enjoyment of the people of Sancti Spíritus, especially because it can promote various recreational options thanks to the surrounding environment, which is one of its main attractions,” Vitlloch Fernández told the local press.

To think that only the passage of time and the lack of maintenance were responsible for the deterioration of the Hotel’s infrastructure and its devaluation could be naïve for many readers.

Why was this facility not given the importance it deserved? Was there a lack of strategic foresight? Was it perhaps necessary to prioritize at all times the tourist pole of Trinidad and not some facilities in the municipality of Sancti Spíritus, although they were also profitable?

For many, these questions have been partially left behind, while the Zaza undergoes the biggest remodeling in its history. The objective is quite clear: to recover its splendor and adapt it to the demands of today’s tourist market.

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