Club Habana
Good for: beach and sun
- Address
- Av 5 btwn 188 & 192
- Phone
- 07 204 5700
- Price
- daily pass CUC$20
Lonely Planet review for Club Habana
This fabulously eclectic mansion in Flores dating from 1928 once housed the Havana Biltmore Yacht & Country Club. In the 1950s the establishment gained brief notoriety when it famously denied entry to Cuban president Fulgencio Batista on the grounds that he was ‘black’ (Batista was in fact of mixed blood with a black mother and a part-Chinese father). Castro had better luck when he dropped by for dinner some 30 years later and the club remains one of the few places where he has dined in public. These days the history of the establishment seems to have swung full circle and it is again a popular hangout for foreign correspondents and diplomats. The club has its own beach, swimming pool, tennis courts, bar, boutiques and health club. Annual membership is CUC$1500, but should you wish to hobnob spontaneously with the high and mighty, you can get a daily pass for CUC$20.
Traveller reviews for Club Habana (1)
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A little spot of the caribbean in the Havana city
lifeastrin recommends this,
We visited Club Habana whilst staying in Havana for 2 weeks in May 2011. We spotted it in the guide books and I was desperate to sit on a beach for a day as the city was so hot and hectic. The taxi cost 8 CUC from Verdado (hotel Nacional) You have to show ID to get in. We luckily had a driving licence with us and Steve gave his in. It was returned as we left the club. I'm not sure I'd have given my passport over though. It was 10 CUC each to get in. Towels were 3 CUC each so take your own!
It was a good day. The beach area is nice with palm trees and sun beds and the sea was warm but the sea bed is quite rocky and there's horrid seaweed all over the sea floor which freaked me. But we did go in the sea! The swimming pools are free form.One of them was being repaired but the big one was nice and fresh but TBH no better than the hotel pool. We ate at the cafe during a little rain shower. The food was lovely, we are vegetarians and we found this place to have great food and they even had malibu yay my fav. Never found this anywhere else in Havana. To be honest compared to other places in the world it was a bit lack lustre but for Havana it was great. The stff were nice, the place was clean and comfortable. It was different and I do recommend it to get a little taste of the beach if you aren't heading off anyways to the beach areas.
BTW there were tennis courts jacuzzi and crazy golf but we didn't use any of those things oh and a fitness area. I think in Cuban standards it was quite select.Good for: beach and sun
