The Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower is the subject of a bitter legal dispute over the management of the luxury five-star property. Univision visited Panama City to check out the distinctive sail-shaped design of the hotel, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
The Trump name comes off a sign at the entrance to the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower, where a dispute is ongoing for control of the hotel's management.
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Orestes Fintiklis, the Cyprus-born ounder of Ithaca Capital, the majority owner of the hotel, plays a Greek folktune on a piano in the hotel lobby after declaring victory in the management battle, March 5, 2018. Photo by Reuters.
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Trump security guards block access to the hotel offices in Panama, to the frustration of the hotel's majority owner Orestes Fintiklis, founder of Ithaca Capital Investments. A judge later evicted the Trump Organization from management of the hotel. March 5, 2018.
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A large wood sculpture, titled 'Big Foot' by French-Israeli artist Idan Zareski in the lobby of Trump's Panama hotel. "Bigfoot, a peaceful individual with big feet, bares witness to human foolishness," according to the online art gallery Saatchi Art.
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The lobby of Trump's Panama hotel is dominated by a large wood sculpture titled 'Big Foot,' by French-Israeli artist Idan Zareski. "It carries the odors of mass deportation, forced labor, slavery and abuse that countless cultures have suffered through history," according to the online art gallery Saatchi Art.
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The view overlooking the Pacific coast from the 31st floor of the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower in Panama.
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The Trump hotel's distinctive sail-like design can be seen (just right of center) from the air as airplanes come in to land at Panama International Airport.
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The Trump International Hotel & Tower's distinctive sail-like design (far left) stands out on the Panama City skyline. Seen here on the main road entering the city from the international airport.
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One of two infinity pools at the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower in Panama overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Mouthwash and soap bear Trump's name in the hotel rooms.
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Numerous items in the rooms are adorned with Trump's name, from bathrobes to soap and mouthwash. The bathrobe is available for purchase.
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Even the hotel's bottled water bears the Trump name. The bottles came in handy this week after water to the hotel was cut off Wednesday. It came back Thursday, then was cut again Thursday afternoon. Hotel staff gave out extra bottles.
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On Wednesday and Thursday the water supply at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Panama was interrupted. Guests were delivered cases of Trump branded bottled water to wash with.
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Rooms at Trump's Panama hotel are elegantly furnished and a bath tub is positoned in the middle of the room.
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Almost everything bears the Trump name. But for how much longer?
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The Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower was designed by a Colombian architect and built by a German engineering firm.
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The Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower (on left with lights) at night.
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Moon rising over the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower (on left with lights).
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Trump hotel management security guards at the entrance to the administration office. Earlier this week a scuffle ensued when guards refused to let the hotel owners enter the offices to obtain financial records.
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Police in the elevator at the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower on Wednesday accompany a judge looking into a dispute between the hotel's owners and the Trump management team.
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Model souvenirs of Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower on sale in the gift shop for $8.
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The view from the 14th floor hotel lobby restaurant at Trump Ocean Clun, Panama. Photo by David Adams/Univision
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A street view of the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower in Panama.
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The Trump hotel magazine includes a welcome note from two of President Trump's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. "Happy travels and we hope to see you very soon," they write.
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The rental office at Trump Ocean Club offers luxury apartments for prices varying from $900,000 to $400,000. Rents go for as low as $1,600 a month for a one bed loft.
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Trump Hotels continues to offer rooms at the hotel which it no longer manages in Panama. But it is unable to take reservations.
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Owners have given the former Trump International hotel a new name: The Bahia Grande Panama
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Ithaca Capital is seeking $15 million in damages for the alleged mismangement of the hotel. Trump has countersued for $150 million.
