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…
Must-see hotels in Havana
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…
Vedado
Magnificently retro or dog-eared and dated – the hotel that mobster Meyer Lansky built in 1957 is a bit of both. The lobby, with its sharp modernist lines…
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…
Havana
Marrying sharp professionalism and excellent service without compromising the warmth and generosity that make Cuba so special, this venerable…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
Vedado
This art deco–influenced hotel on Av de los Presidentes wouldn't be out of place near Times Sq in New York. Built in 1928, the same year as the nearby…
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…
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…
Habana Vieja
This lovely mint-green colonial house stands out amid the superficial scruffiness of Calle Lamparilla. The bright tone continues inside with a wonderful…
Habana Vieja
The Santander, down by the harbor, has a tangible nautical feel. You almost expect some old Spanish sailor to come strolling into the thin mahogany bar…
Vedado
A handsome neoclassical house located in a quiet street, the ‘Liz’ has four rooms of varying configurations. All have kettles, microwaves and stocked…
Habana del Este
Occupying a great spot on Guanabo’s main drag, right by the beach, this place – rather unusually for a casa particular – benefits from its own pool, a…
Vedado
Don't be put off by the out-of-the-way location (western Vedado): there's plenty going on in this neck of the woods, and the highly professional Casa de…
Habana Vieja
At this old-school casa you'll have to walk through the family sitting area, ducking deftly beneath the TV, in order to get to your room. Inside, the…
Vedado
A relatively modern self-contained house with private entry in western Vedado, a block from the Malecón and handily placed for nearby restaurants and the…
Vedado
It's unusual to find a house this old in western Vedado, so make the most of the 1861, whose five private rooms (one is family size) are a riot of wrought…
Habana Vieja
This lovely 2nd-floor casa steps from Plaza Vieja is dripping with Cuban character, from its antique chandeliers to its lurid curtains and bedspreads…
Vedado
Mercy's four rooms at this long-standing rental spread across two 2nd-floor apartments just off Av de los Presidentes have a passionate following. The…
Vedado
Opposite the Museo de Artes Decorativas, this unassuming 1st-floor casa is in a pleasant tucked-away nook. There's one rented room, located upstairs in a…
Hotel Beltrán de la Santa Cruz
Habana Vieja
An excellent location and plenty of old-world authenticity make this compact inn just off Plaza Vieja a history-evoking place to stay. It's housed in a…
Havana
Guarding the entry to the diplomatic 'hood of Miramar, the Eulalia is a new hotel set in an old mansion that was recently floated as one of Cubanacán’s…
Habana del Este
The three rooms here are realistically mini-apartments, with their own kitchens and eating areas. Teresa has put a lot of work into renovating her house…
Havana
A welcoming homestay close to Playa's main hotel zone that outsmarts most of the hotels in terms of price, service and comfort. On offer are two…
Vedado
So close to the US embassy that you can practically hear the diplomatic sighs, this casa (affiliated with a similar one in Centro Habana) is big on the…
Habana del Este
Hay Perro reads the sign, but don't worry: the mutt that resides here is friendly (really), as is hostess Elena, who once lived in Italy. There's great…
Habana Vieja
These two rooms in a private 1st-floor apartment amid the action of Habana Vieja are set back far enough from the street to deaden the noise. The house…
Dulce Hostal – Dulce María González
Havana
This house is all about the lovely hostess, Dulce, who has been renting out just one room in her neocolonial house for well over a decade. Nothing has…
Havana
On the border of Vedado and Centro Habana, just a baseball-bat swing from the Hotel Nacional and Malecón, this 1st-floor apartment offers two large rooms…
Havana
Located in the midst of Centro, this place with wonderful hosts has three en suite rooms and set-you-up-for-the-day breakfasts. If you like good old…
Havana
A huge house that offers six rooms (all with private bathroom), gracious hosts and a communal roof terrace. An enclosed balcony out front overlooks the…
Habana del Este
A friendly retired couple has this pleasant bungalow on Guanabo's main drag, a 100m dash from the beach, offering two rooms with private bathrooms. Ideal…
Havana
Modern bathrooms, minibars and digitally controlled air-con feature in this pleasant family house close to Paseo de Martí. There are five double rooms and…
Havana
This giant Miramar apart-hotel opened in 2005 with the promise of being something a little different. However, with its overbearing concrete stairways and…
Habana del Este
Villa Tarará is part of a planned resort town conceived and built in the 1940s that has gone through various incarnations since (Che Guevara once lived…
Havana
Named for famous Hemingway novel The Old Man and the Sea, this concrete jungle sits at scruffy Marina Hemingway and has recently been refurbished after a…
Habana del Este
On the Vía Blanca, 18km east of Havana, this is the closest beach resort to the capital. There's a long, sandy (if rubbish-ridden) shore between the…
