A word about the hotel

 This is a link to the Hotel Sevilla that we stayed at during our little week end.  This is a nice web site, I wish I had better words for the actual experience.  I will say that I did  not expect to walk into an upgraded luxurious hotel or room.  I did expect somewhat dated furnishings.  When checking in I was issued a key to a room on the first floor, I went to the room and  thought oh no, it was not what I expected, in a bad way.  Then I went to the window and the view was of a wall.  Now, let me explain one small thing, when I filled out the application for Insight Cuba I checked the boxes, since I considered this a one time thing, for an upgraded hotel and an upgraded room.  All of us where staying at the same hotel, it seemed very coincidental that  all 14 people had picked the same upgraded hotel option.  But, the room I was issued was not the upgraded room.  So I went back to reception and after a brief explanation I was issued a key for a room on the eighth floor.  Well, it did have a view, but the stench, and that is what is was is, stench, of mildew would knock you over.   I lived in south Texas for several years, I know the smell of mildew and I am not talking a faint whiff of mold, I mean the kind of odor that makes you blink your eyes twice and pull back your head.  It was not that much different that the first room that was offered, so I just thought that it was about as good as it was going to get.