Havana Club Fidel

[Drafi]

When looking from the Skytrain down towards sukhumvit soi 7/1 there is a sign at the top of the Star Inn reading "Havana Club Fidel".

Does anyone know why this sign is there? Looks rather strange in this part of the world.

[mrtoad]

No idea, but I know the sign you mean.

Maybe it's a smoking joint, would be in the right location.

[Amethyst]

Maybe Mr Castro owns this club .hehehe

[Ulysses G.]

I've always wondered about this place.

[fm2002]

In the lobby of the Star Hotel is a small cigar bar. Actually nice selection of Cuban cigars. Not sure how the recent smoking ban has affected them ?

[joebuzzard]

They do have a nice selection of cigars. I was out late a few weeks back and in the mood for a cigar or two to take home and remembered they had some Cubans, so I dropped in. They had a buy 3 get 1 free deal going on. Trouble is, their nice-sized Bolivars and Cohibas were a bit moldy from being over humidified, and a bit too pricey.

They had some smaller Punch and Romeo Julietas that were okay though.

And, no, you can't buy three of the cheaper ones and then get a free Cohiba. Not unless you are ready to grapple with the large ladyboy bartender-hostess.

For smoking your cigar, there's an outdoor area, but because the smoking ban only seems to be spottily observed and enforced, you could probably light up inside if you want.

[chivo]

For a moment I thought it was a news headline announcing Fidel had been clubbed by the population of Havana...

yikes...