Aparthotel Montehabana

This modern Gaviota giant opened in December 2005 with the promise of something a little different. Of the rooms here, 101 are apartments with living rooms and fully equipped kitchens – a great opportunity to hit the Havana markets and find out how Cubans cook. To help you, in the kitchen there are microwaves, refrigerators, toasters and coffee machines – even your own cutlery. If you're not up to cooking, the restaurant does a CUC$8 breakfast and a CUC$15 dinner buffet. Elsewhere the facilities are shiny and new, with 24-hour internet, car rental and an on-site minimarket. Guests can use the pool at the Hotel Occidental Miramar next door.