Vedado
Hotel Vedado is ever popular with the tour-bus crowd. Despite regular refurbishments it never quite breaks the three-star barrier, though it has an OK…
Must-see hotels in Havana
Four Points by Sheraton Havana
Havana
One of the few Havana hotels that Americans can legally stay at, the Sheraton is a bizarre amalgamation of US-owned Marriott and Cuba’s state-run Gaviota …
Havana
Despite its perfect location on the Malecón, this dowager is just that. A former Mafia gambling den, the Deauville doesn't offer much these days apart…
Habana del Este
Los Pinos is a collection of little two- to four-bedroom houses with kitchens and TVs that were holiday homes before the revolution. Some of them have…
Vedado
First things first: Paseo Habana is not actually on Paseo: it’s one block east, at the corner of Calle A. As state-run places go, it's a bit of a bargain…
Havana
Attached to the Palacio de las Convenciones, the Palco is a business hotel normally block-booked by visitors in town to attend a conference/symposium…
Havana
Havana's only all-inclusive option outside Playas del Este is splayed between two harbor channels in Marina Hemingway. Its potential is huge, but – rather…
Havana
Imagine staying at London's Abbey Road recording studios. Well, this is the Cuban equivalent. The EGREM studios – working space for Cuba's top musical…
Habana del Este
Despite numerous renovations, rebrandings and paint jobs, the architecturally unlovely Marazul can't escape its grim shell, strive as it may to resemble a…
Havana
It's marketed as a boutique hotel, but this château ain't no Loire Valley retreat. Built in an era when Cuba's architects seem to have been on hiatus, it…
Complejo Atlántico – Las Terrazas
Habana del Este
An amalgamation of a beach hotel and an old aparthotel, this place offers 60 or so apartments (with kitchenettes) along with the fair-to-middling…
Havana
Slightly better than some of its tired Playa competitors thanks to a recent refurbishment, the Copacabana nonetheless retains an inherent dankness,…
Havana
In western Playa, the Kohly tries hard to impress, with an array of handy extras including swimming pool, gym, on-site pizzeria and Havana's only bowling…
Habana del Este
A chilled-out apartment with a sea view and a roof terrace that offers a potential escape from the tumult of Havana. There’s a kitchenette, a separate…
