Castro himself set up shop for a time in the nearby Havana Hilton, later redubbed the Habana Libre.Most of the mafia bosses fled Cuba ??? out millions of dollars in lost revenue and investments.The Capri operated as a state-run hotel for decades and at times hosted a different sort of celebrity guest, people such as Cuban crooner Omara Portuondo and left-wing Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti.