Starwood Hotels & Resorts has opened the Four Points Havana – a historic milestone that makes it the first US-based hospitality company to enter Cuba since Fidel Castro took control in 1959.

Owned by Grupo Hotelero Gaviotaand and managed by Starwood, the Four Points Havana includes 186 bedrooms, a 24-hour fitness centre and a full-service spa.

The spa features two massage cabins, a Scottish shower, sauna and steam room, and offers treatments featuring local Cuban honey and eucalyptus.

The hotel, which was previously the Quinta Avenida, is located in Havana’s Miramar district, a business and financial centre that houses many international embassies.

Iconic Hotel Inglaterra, first opened in 1875, will join The Luxury Collection later this year.

“We are thrilled to once again be pioneers with our groundbreaking entry into Cuba, offering our guests a way to stay with Starwood in this sought-after destination,” said Jorge Giannattasio, Starwood’s senior vice president and chief of Latin America operations.