Must-see hotels in Havana

  • Hotel Iberostar Parque Central

    Havana

    For over two decades the Iberostar Parque Central has been Havana's most consistent international-standard hotel, despite newer competition, with service…

  • Malecón 663

    Havana

    A work of creative genius on the Malecón, this French-run hotel is a whimsical mélange of art, recycling, comfort and sophistication. The four rooms are…

  • Casa 1932

    Havana

    Every piece of furniture has a story to tell at the carefully curated home of Luís Miguel, a cool connoisseur of art deco who offers his house as both…

  • Hostal Peregrino Consulado

    Havana

    Pediatrician Julio Roque and his wife, Elsa, have expanded their formerly two-room casa particular into a web of accommodations. The HQ, Hostal Peregrino,…

  • Iberostar Grand Packard Hotel

    Havana

    An infinity pool overlooking the harbor is just one highlight of this 321-room hotel, centrally located at the entrance to the bay. Accommodation is…

  • Hotel Meliá Habana

    Havana

    A little brutal from the outside but beautiful within, Miramar's Hotel Meliá Habana is one of the city's best-run and best-equipped accommodations options…

  • Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski

    Havana

    Swiss hotel chain Kempinski runs this self-proclaimed 5½-star hotel in the heart of Old Havana. Covering the entire block, the luxurious property features…

  • Hotel Palacio Cueto

    Habana Vieja

    After interminable renovations, Havana’s finest art nouveau building once again hosts a hotel. Before you even go inside you can award five stars for the…

  • Hotel Sevilla

    Havana

    Al Capone once hired out the whole 6th floor, Graham Greene used room 501 as a setting for Our Man in Havana, and the Mafia requisitioned the place as…

  • Hostal Conde de Villanueva

    Habana Vieja

    Restored under the watchful eye of the City Historian in the late 1990s, the former residence of the Count of Villanueva, a 19th-century railway-building…

  • Hotel Saratoga

    Havana

    The mint-green Saratoga is an architectural work of art that stands imposingly at the intersection of Paseo de Martí and Dragones, with fantastic views…

  • Hotel Los Frailes

    Habana Vieja

    There's nothing austere about Los Frailes (The Friars), despite the monastic theme (staff wear hooded robes), inspired by the nearby San Francisco de Asís…

  • Duplex Cervantes

    Havana

    Two fully renovated, tastefully minimalist duplex apartments, one with two bedrooms, the other with three, are on offer here. Both apartments have…

  • Hostal El Encinar

    Habana Vieja

    This outpost of Centro Habana's popular Hostal Peregrino is like a little hotel for independent travelers. Eight rooms, all with private bathroom,…

  • Hotel Telégrafo

    Havana

    This bold royal-blue beauty at the northwestern corner of Parque Central juxtaposes old-style architectural features (the original building dates to 1888)…

  • Hostal La Maestranza

    Habana Vieja

    One of several emerging private hotels in Habana Vieja, the Maestranza enjoys an excellent location practically opposite the cathedral. Five rooms and one…

  • Hostal Neptuno 1915

    Havana

    Giving little away at street level, this new private accommodations is an island of tranquility amid the Centro Habana maelstrom. Seven delightful rooms,…

  • Hotel Terral

    Havana

    A boutique hotel on Havana’s semi-ruined sea drive, the Terral looks across the water at Florida and compares notes. Despite being built (and run) by the…

  • Greenhouse

    Habana Vieja

    A fabulous Old Town casa run by Eugenio and Fabio, who have added superb design features to their huge colonial home. Check out the terrace fountain and…

  • Penthouse Plaza Vieja

    Habana Vieja

    A private penthouse in a historic central square – this place would cost thousands anywhere else, but in Havana you can still bag it for as little as CUC…

  • Each room has a private bathroom at Casa Castellón, Old Havana.

    Casa Castellón

    Havana

    Super-helpful Kenia Castellón runs two similar boutique-style apartments in a 1950s building. Tucked between Paseo de Martí promenade and the Museo de la…

  • H10 Habana Panorama

    Havana

    This flashy 'glass cathedral' on Playa's still-developing hotel strip is effectively a self-contained resort, which has its advantages when you're this…

  • Hotel Palacio O'Farrill

    Habana Vieja

    Not an Irish joke but one of Havana's more impressive period hotels, the Hotel Palacio O'Farrill is a staggeringly beautiful colonial palace that once…

  • Hotel Florida

    Habana Vieja

    The Hotel Florida presents a typical Havana conundrum. The building is an architectural extravaganza constructed in the purest colonial style, with arches…

  • Hostal Las Maletas

    Habana Vieja

    A good place to rest your maletas (suitcases) for a while, this private ‘hostal’ has all the classic Habana Vieja calling cards: high ceilings, spiral…

  • Hotel Raquel

    Habana Vieja

    A beauty of a building and one of the few genuine art nouveau structures in Havana, the Raquel induces historical hallucinations with its grandiose…

  • Hotel el Bosque

    Havana

    El Bosque is part of the state-run Kohly-Bosque complejo (complex). Clean and friendly, it lies on the banks of the Río Almendares, surrounded by the…

  • Hotel Ambos Mundos

    Habana Vieja

    This pastel-pink Havana institution was Hemingway's hotel of choice before he bought a house in Havana in 1939 (he's said to have penned his seminal…

  • La Casa de Concordia

    Havana

    A casa particular in one of Centro Habana’s arterial streets, this place has grown to take on minihotel proportions. It now has 11 rooms, but you’ll still…

  • Hotel Inglaterra

    Havana

    There's no doubt that the Inglaterra is a Havana icon: it's the city's oldest hotel, where José Martí once stayed the night. But while the tiled Moorish…

  • Bravo Club Hotel Arenal

    Habana del Este

    The Arenal is undoubtedly Playas del Este's best hotel and the nearest decent all-inclusive resort to Havana. Situated by a small lagoon with boardwalk…

  • Casa Azul Havana

    Habana Vieja

    In the Loma del Ángel, Habana Vieja’s emerging chic quarter, this white-and-blue house has an interesting mélange of rooms furnished with elegant side…

  • Casa Colonial Yadilis & Yoel

    Havana

    Marrying sharp professionalism and excellent service without compromising the warmth and generosity that make Cuba so special, this venerable…

  • Memories Miramar

    Havana

    This 427-room giant built in 2000 is one of Miramar's better hotels, roughly equivalent to a four-star place in Varadero. Rooms are large and comfortable,…

  • Hotel Santa Isabel

    Habana Vieja

    Considered one of Havana's finest hotels as well as one of its oldest (operations began in 1867), the Santa Isabel is housed in the Palacio de Los Condes…

  • Conde de Ricla Hostal

    Habana Vieja

    The Ricla (named for a Spanish count) is a seven-room family-run hotel with a to-die-for location at the corner of Plaza Vieja. Rooms are gleaming white,…

  • Hostal Valencia

    Habana Vieja

    Slap-bang in the historic core, Valencia is decked out like a Spanish posada (inn), with hanging vines, doorways big enough to ride a horse through and a…

  • Hotel Habana 612

    Habana Vieja

    A 12-room colonial-style hotel refashioned by the Office of the City Historian, this tasteful place overlays old chunky foundations with new minimalist…

  • Villa Teresa

    Havana

    This private rental option opposite the Hotel Copacabana in a conspicuously modern lily-white house looks as though it's just been towed in from the…

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