In The Godfather Part II, Michael Corleone stays at Havana’s Hotel Capri.
The Hotel Capri serves as a setting during the film’s Cuba storyline, which takes place around New Year’s Eve in 1958. Michael travels to Havana to discuss a business investment while the Cuban Revolution threatens the Batista government.
The hotel scenes place Michael among American businessmen, casino operators, and political figures. They also contrast his organized criminal empire with the instability surrounding Havana as revolutionary forces advance.
Viewers sometimes confuse the Hotel Capri with Havana’s Hotel Nacional, another famous Cuban hotel that appears in historical accounts of the era. The film specifically identifies Michael’s lodging as the Hotel Capri.