Havana: Hotel Ambos Mundos (3 Star Hotel)

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Address: Obispo st. 153 and mercaderes st. , Havana , Cuba
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Lonely Planet review

  • Brendan Sainsbury
  • Lonely Planet author
You probably already know about this place as the digs where a besotted and inspired Hemingway holed up to write the first chapters of For Whom the Bell Tolls. The literary legacy is alive and well, and the hotel is (over)working it to the fullest.

Fans of Papa will delight in the devotion this hotel extends to the man and his work: Room 511 has been maintained exactly as it was when he was writing his novel. The lobby is plastered with photos and ephemera relating to his life in Cuba and all the restaurants and bars are named for him. Other guests might be less enchanted, however, as the plain rooms are cramped and the service is less-than-attentive by staff that seem perpetually overwhelmed. Standard rooms are very... standard, with beige everything and not much breathing room between the small armoire and saggy beds. Small balconies overlooking the street save those rooms that have them, but dark, interior units have little to recommend them, except the hotel's preferred location steps from the Plaza de Armas on the Obispo pedestrian boulevard. Hit the atmospheric upstairs terrace bar to take the edge off.

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