Hotel Nacional de Cuba
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Hotel Nacional de Cuba is a historic and iconic luxury hotel in Havana, renowned for its distinctive architecture, prominent hilltop location overlooking the sea, and long association with celebrities, politicians, and major events in Cuban history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hotel Nacional de Cuba canonical | 12 |
| gardens of Hotel Nacional de Cuba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T327335 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hotel Nacional de Cuba Context triple: [Malecón, hasViewOf, Hotel Nacional de Cuba]
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A.
Old Havana
Old Havana is the historic heart of Havana, Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.
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B.
Centro Habana
Centro Habana is a densely populated central district of Havana, Cuba, known for its historic architecture, vibrant street life, and proximity to many of the city’s major cultural landmarks.
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C.
Teatro Nacional de Cuba
Teatro Nacional de Cuba is a major performing arts venue in Havana renowned for its modernist architecture and role as a central stage for Cuban theater, music, and dance.
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D.
Little Havana
Little Havana is a vibrant Miami neighborhood known as the cultural and political heart of the Cuban exile community, famous for its Latin music, food, and street life.
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E.
Malecón, Havana
Malecón, Havana is a famous seaside promenade and roadway stretching along Havana’s coastline, known as a social gathering place and iconic symbol of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hotel Nacional de Cuba Target entity description: Hotel Nacional de Cuba is a historic and iconic luxury hotel in Havana, renowned for its distinctive architecture, prominent hilltop location overlooking the sea, and long association with celebrities, politicians, and major events in Cuban history.
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A.
Old Havana
Old Havana is the historic heart of Havana, Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.
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B.
Centro Habana
Centro Habana is a densely populated central district of Havana, Cuba, known for its historic architecture, vibrant street life, and proximity to many of the city’s major cultural landmarks.
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C.
Teatro Nacional de Cuba
Teatro Nacional de Cuba is a major performing arts venue in Havana renowned for its modernist architecture and role as a central stage for Cuban theater, music, and dance.
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D.
Little Havana
Little Havana is a vibrant Miami neighborhood known as the cultural and political heart of the Cuban exile community, famous for its Latin music, food, and street life.
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E.
Malecón, Havana
Malecón, Havana is a famous seaside promenade and roadway stretching along Havana’s coastline, known as a social gathering place and iconic symbol of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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hotel ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| architect | McKim, Mead & White ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco elements
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Spanish Revival influences ⓘ eclectic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cuban Revolution era ⓘ |
| city |
Havana, Cuba
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surface form:
Havana
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| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| famousFor |
hosting celebrities
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political meetings ⓘ role in Cuban history ⓘ views over Havana and the sea ⓘ |
| hasBar |
Hall of Fame Bar
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Terrace bar ⓘ |
| hasCategory | luxury hotel ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Havana Conference
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surface form:
Havana Conference of 1946 (Mafia meeting)
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| hasFeature |
bunkers from Cuban Missile Crisis
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cabaret Parisien ⓘ central courtyard garden ⓘ conference rooms ⓘ executive floor ⓘ historic cannons ⓘ large front lawn ⓘ museum area ⓘ sea-view terraces ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ twin towers ⓘ |
| hasNotableGuest |
Ava Gardner
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Ernest Hemingway ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Lucky Luciano ⓘ Marlon Brando ⓘ Meyer Lansky ⓘ Nat King Cole ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| hasOnsiteMuseum |
Hall of Fame with photos of famous guests
ⓘ
exhibition on Cuban Missile Crisis bunkers ⓘ |
| hasRestaurant | Comedor de Aguiar ⓘ |
| hasView |
Havana Bay
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surface form:
Havana Harbor
Malecón ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vedado ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Taganana Hill ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms | around 450 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1930-12-30 ⓘ |
| operator | Gran Caribe hotel group ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Malecón
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surface form:
Havana seawall (Malecón)
Straits of Florida ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Cuban government
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surface form:
Cuban state
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| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Old Havana and its Fortification System World Heritage Site buffer zone ⓘ |
| usedAs |
luxury accommodation
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meeting place for foreign delegations ⓘ venue for international conferences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hotel Nacional de Cuba Description of subject: Hotel Nacional de Cuba is a historic and iconic luxury hotel in Havana, renowned for its distinctive architecture, prominent hilltop location overlooking the sea, and long association with celebrities, politicians, and major events in Cuban history.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vedado
this entity surface form:
gardens of Hotel Nacional de Cuba