Hotel Florida converted old colonial mansions in Old Havana. Built in 1836 and turned into a hotel in 1885, the Florida is stately and elegant and I’d give it an unqualified nod over the Hotel Santa Isabel , except for the fact that a couple of the rooms don’t have any windows. However, if you do get one of the window rooms or one of the suites, you may find it hard to head out and explore the city. The rooms are decorated with a mix of imitation and real antique furnishings, wrought-iron beds, checkerboard marble floors, and tasteful framed prints. The entrance is right on the busy Calle Obispo, and it’s possible to miss it amid all the hustle and bustle. The tranquil central courtyard provides immediate relief, surrounded by soaring stone columns connected by high arches. If the Florida is full, the newly opened Hotel Marqués de Prado Ameno (253 O’Reilly btw. Cuba and Aguiar), with its cloistered courtyard, is accessed through the Florida and shares the same management. Its 16 spacious rooms with marble floors still retain parts of the original friezes.
Hotel El Comendador Considered Exceptional for its intimacy and internal spaces, COMENDADOR is the perfect accommodation for retirement and meditation.
Its furniture, with simple renaissance elements and some refinished original pieces from our heritage combine to satisfy the most demanding clients ideas about modern comfort.
The former palace, like many of the oldest mansions of San Cristobal de la Habana, has a strong Moorish influence, with the main entrance to one corner.
Close to one of the most important squares in Havana, ( Plaza de San Francisco ) it is caressed by the sea breezes coming from the nearby harbor and entranceway to the Bay of Havana, which can be appreciated from the balconies of its magnificent rooms.
The Inn also boasts a typical 18th century tavern with the name of “Onda”, a region of Valencia Spain. On a rustic bar, different Spanish “Tapas” are offered along with exotic wines of the region.
Old woods from the original mansion were preserved during the restoration, old barrels and pictures from that region decorate the tavern and its outdoor cafe.
This property was originally built in the early 18th century by Don Pedro Regalado Pedroso y Zagas and was refurbished in the 19th century when a mezzanine was added which distinguishes this mansion form others in the area.
Hotel Palacio del Marqués de San Felipe y Santiago de Bejucal, History and modernity come together in this building that at the end of XVIII century belonged to Don Sebastián de Peñalver. At the beginning of the XIX century the property changed hands to the successors of the IV the Marquees of San Felipe and Santiago. The minimalistic interior blends perfectly with the baroque style of its façade. The Hotel Marqués de San Felipe y Santiago de Bejucal is the first Habaguanex Hotel on San Francisco de Asis Square.
The hotel benefits from a privileged location, nearby the Convent of San Francisco de Asís, home to one of Havana’s best concert halls, dedicated to chamber and choral music. In the vicinity you find the Carmen Montilla gallery, the elegant Café del Oriente, the business center of Old Havana (Lonja del Comercio), the popular Museum of Chocolate and the Cuban Contemporary Ceramics Museum.
From the roof top terrace on the sixth floor of the hotel, visitors can use a telescope to take in the splendor of old Havana. San Francisco de Asis square, with it’s many pigeons and charming Lions Fountain, carved out of marble from Carrara by the Italian artist Giuseppe Gaggini, also treasures the statue of El Caballero de Paris, one of Havana’s most cherished personages.
Hotel Saratoga, elegance and excellence.
Many of Cuba’s cars and buildings may still be stuck in the 1950s, but its hotels, at least, are finally moving into the 21st century. Leading the way is Havana’s Hotel Saratoga, which epitomized the city’s high life until it fell victim to neglect and disrepair. Now the hotel has been restored to its former glory, offering guests all the five-star facilities that have eluded the city for so long. Located on a corner of the old town that overlooks the Capitolio — a gleaming replica of Washington’s dome — the Saratoga boasts a rich and colorful heritage. In the 1930s, writers, artists and socialites gathered under its colonnade to enjoy acts like the Anacaona all-girl orchestra, a band of sisters who played salsa-style son music decades before the world heard of the Buena Vista Social Club. But not long after Fidel Castro’s revolution, the hotel had deteriorated into a seedy boarding house.
An international consortium rebuilt the Saratoga in 2005, maintaining its original neoclassical façade. Floor-to-ceiling French windows with mahogany shutters frame wrought-iron balconies, and inside there’s Internet access in each room, wi-fi in communal areas and top-end gym equipment. Nothing says you’re in Cuba more than a cigar and a mojito. Savor both in the Saratoga’s airy, palm-filled atrium cooled by antique ceiling fans, or indulge in the inventive tapas menu at the Anacaona Restaurant, which spices up Cuba’s typical cuisine by adding European flair. The hotel’s rooftop pool overlooks the Partagas cigar factory, the opera house and, around the corner, Floridita, one of Ernest Hemingway’s favorite bars and home of the Daiquiri cocktail. A modern hotel with lots of nostalgia.
Many lovers of the Cuban cigars “Habanos” have a perfect operation base in it, because of its proximity with the legendary cigar factory “Partagás” and its “Casa del Habano” a very crowded place by smokers from all over the world.
Hotel Armadores de Santander, This majestic hotel stands up at a corner on the Avenida del Puerto, a main street which surrounds the perimeter of the oldest area of Havana. Its architecture and interior decoration resemble the style of those buildings located in the Santander harbour, Spain.
Hanging from the ceiling you will find very similar lanterns used in old vessels, all along the three buildings belonging to the complex. Eclectic and neoclassic styles are shown in perfect balance in this hotel, where architectural integration was achieved after hard restoration work.
Roman and Corinthian elements could be identified on both columns and façade. The original building was built in the 19th century. The name comes from tradition. Installation was originally used as main offices by several ship-owners from Santander, Spain, including the Count of La Mortera, owner of an important fleet that sailed the Atlantic Ocean bringing goods and troops to Cuba in past centuries. High comfort, good services standards and friendly personnel characterizes this 4 stars hotel.
In this Hotel, you have the right to:
- A welcome cocktail
- Safebox service
- A 10% discount in our company´s restaurants
- Free estrance to the fallowing museums in the Historical Center, just showing your guest´s card
Hotel Palacio O`Farrill. Located in a privileged section of Old Havana, a magnificent palace has been reborn as the Palacio O’Farril. Formerly the house of Don Jose Ricardo O’Farril, the great grandson of the Irish Don Ricardo O’Farril and O’Daly, one of the wealthiest noble families in colonial times.
The hotel and accommodations are unequaled in excellence featuring a restaurant, snack bar, inner courtyard with ancient well, magnificent skylight and a roof-top terrace with a grand view of the city. The architecture and decor combines 18th, 19th and 20th century influences and produces an exceptional effect on history. The guests enjoy the unique experience of reliving three centuries at the same time.
There are 38 rooms (23 with a view), 34 standard, 3 junior suites and 1 matrimonial suite. For your convenience, there’s a tour desk, car rentals, taxis, art gallery and luggage room. Laundry and ironing and a 24 hour reception service is also available.
In this Hotel, you have the right to:
- A welcome cocktail
- Safebox service
- A 10% discount in our company´s restaurants
- Free estrance to the fallowing museums in the Historical Center, just showing your guest´s card
Hotel Parque Central, is one of the highest-rank accommodation facilities in Havana city. On the place where the ruins of a late 19th century building was standing up, and incorporating a new modern design to the first existing, this luxurious hotel offers a top quality of services.
Just in front of the Central Park , in the corner of Prado Avenue ( French style promenade design and built in 1772), near the Capitol, the Great Theatre of Havana and the National Museum of Art, the location is perfect to walk through Old and Republican Havana.
It combines the elegance of the Spanish colonial style with modern services and installations. The terrace and tropical bar with a swimming pool located on the top floor of the hotel, as well as the meeting rooms have splendid views of Havana. Ideal for businesspersons and VIP clients.
Hotel Sevilla Havana, Among the latter is the Sevilla Hotel, which opened in 1908 after several years of hard construction works, which were begun by the investment company El Guardián in 1880. Architects got their inspiration from the Moorish lines of the Patio de los Leones at the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, in a style that stands out because of its arches, columns and many tiles.
During the first years of operations, its colonial style, exquisite decoration and the comfort of its initial 300 rooms and 9 apartments, along with its location in Havana’s historic heart, made the Sevilla Hotel one of the most visited hotels in the Cuban capital.
The magnificence of the building turned the hotel into the place par excellence where major social events took place, especially in its Roof Garden, which became the meeting hall in vogue at the time.
The Sevilla Hotel has been visited by many distinguished guests from all walks of life and countries, who have given the establishment a touch of distinction within the select group of classic hotels in Cuba’s tourist sector.
Other famous artists who stayed at the Sevilla Hotel were Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso, Mexican actors Jorge Negrete and Germán Valdés (Tin Tan), Argentinean singers and actors Hugo Del Carril and Libertad Lamarque, Spanish singer Lola Flores and US actor Errol Flynn.
Among the sports personalities who stayed in the hotel were Cuba’s José Raúl Capablanca (world chess champion), Joe Louis (world heavyweight boxing champion) and Luis Angel Firpo, who won that title in his time.
Visual arts were also represented at the hotel with the presence of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, who, according to anecdotes, painted two murals in the Roof Garden to pay for his stay. Other distinguished guests were the novelists George Simenon and Vicente Blasco Ibañez.
Major exponents of Cuban music left their imprint at the hotel, including Dámaso Pérez Prado, known as the ‘Mambo King’, who performed at the Patio Sevillano with the Havana Casino Orchestra.
The hotel’s facilities include the swimming pool, sauna, smorgasbord, art gallery, snack bar and barbecue, in a geographic environment where the attractions of Havana’s historic heart prevail.
Hotel Caribbean, a small budget hotel with 38 comfortable, air-conditioned rooms located in a nice part of Havana just a few metres from Old Havana’s museums, plazas, churches and historical buildings. There are plenty of restaurants, bars and nightclubs in the vicinity.
Offer personal service and a friendly atmosphere. and are deal for city travelers and individuals looking for a central location.
