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Vintage Hotel Nacional de Cuba Key

One Hotel Nacional de Cuba key, a 1940s to 1950s example for room 734 with a key ring, sold at an auction in Illinois on Jun 4, 2026 for $100 against an estimate of $75 to $150. Keys from before 1959 are rare, so each sale is useful evidence.

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Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana, 1950s postcard

Photo: H. S. Crocker Co., Public domain

Keys we’ve seen

Real examples, checked Nov 4, 2026.

Every price below is what we saw on the date shown. Prices change; check the live listing.

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Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Key and ring, room 734

HavanaCuba1940s to 1950s
Price variesSold: $100 realized at auction · Jun 4, 2026 · via Hibid auction house. Check the live listing.

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Opened 1930, high above Havana Bay.

The Hotel Nacional de Cuba is a Spanish eclectic style hotel on Taganana Hill, on the sea front of Havana's Vedado district. It opened in 1930.

Sources, read Nov 4, 2026: [W11]. See all hotel stories.

What to look for

Before you buy a Hotel Nacional key.

  • Pre-1959 Havana keys are scarce. Sold prices are the guide, not asking prices.
  • The one we saw was a key and ring, not a brass fob. Different style, different value.
  • Auctions can be a good source, but check fees and shipping before bidding.
  • Ask whether the era in the listing is the seller's guess or documented.

Not sure it’s genuine? Read how to spot a real one. Thinking of a gift? See the key from the hotel where you were married.