Hotel Alba Caracas

The government took over this former Hilton in 2007, but it remains a five-star option in an unbeatable location – facing Parque Central and connected by a footbridge to the Teresa Carreño cultural complex. Its trump cards are a convenient location for museum hopping, lofty views of the concrete jungle from the top floors, tennis courts, a couple of pools and a state-of-the-art gym. Ironically enough, however, is it the socialist hotel that is one of the few in the city to charge for wi-fi, a whopping BsF17 per hour.