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…

  • Hotel Nacional

    Vedado

    The icing on the cake of Cuban hotels and a flagship of the government-run Gran Caribe chain, the neoclassical/neocolonial/art deco (call it eclectic)…

  • 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…

  • Casavana Cuba

    Vedado

    What started as a casa particular has morphed into a de facto private hotel of four-star quality. Spread over three floors (4, 5 and 11) in a residential…

  • 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…

  • El Candil Boutique Hotel

    Vedado

    Boutique hotels are a new thing in Cuba, and the five-room Candil is setting a high bar, occupying a distinguished early-20th-century villa decked out…

  • 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 Meliá Cohiba

    Vedado

    Cuba's most businesslike city hotel is an oceanside concrete giant built in 1994 (it's the only building from this era on the Malecón) that will satisfy…

  • 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…

  • Marta Vitorte

    Vedado

    Marta has lived in this apartment block on Av de los Presidentes since the 1960s. One look at the view and you'll see why: the glass-front wraparound…

  • 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…

  • Boutique Hotel 5tay8 Vedado

    Vedado

    An exceptionally striking private hotel inhabiting a dignified villa, the 5 & 8 effortlessly mixes the modernity of Miami with the indefinable magic of…

  • 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 Havaniko

    Vedado

    This casa particular, currently into its third owners, has had numerous incarnations, all of them good. It's located in the middle of Vedado's nightlife…

  • 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…

  • Hotel NH Capri

    Vedado

    After spending over a decade as a rotting ruin, the Capri was reborn in 2014 as a quieter, less notorious version of its former self. Rather like The…

  • Hotel Habana Libre

    Vedado

    This icon of the Havana skyline opened in March 1958 on the eve of President Batista's last waltz. Originally the Havana Hilton, it was commandeered by…

  • 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…

  • Hotel NH Collection Victoria

    Vedado

    Looking a bit like a small piece of the Hotel Nacional cut off and deposited a couple of blocks to the south, the attractive neoclassical Victoria, dating…

  • 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…