Cuba Hotels & Hostels (137)

Lonely Planet review

A venerable old hacienda-style building from the 1930s the Kawama is, by definition, a piece of Varadero history. It was the first of the 50-plus hotels to inhabit this once-deserted peninsula mo…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

This four-story, crescent-shaped hotel is right on the beach, which gets swallowed up at high tide. Accommodation is spacious, nicely outfitted with wicker furniture and those facing the beach ha…

Full Lonely Planet review

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

In the center of Santiago de Cuba close the historical values, at the reach of your hand you will find the Servicio de Hospedaje, a place where your stay will be unforgetable.

Your stay…

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

The St. John Hotel is a haven of tranquility in the very heart of downtown. Comfort and peaceful atmosphere.
Near the sea and surrounded by many Restaurants, Art Galleries and Night Clubs.

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

A luxury location at Old Havana´s entrance. A symbol of the city with the sober elegance of a classic.

Originally built in 1909. Fully modernized in the late 1990´s. Magnificent neoclass…

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

Havana, which boasts over four centuries of history, traditions and culture, is one of Cuba's major destinations for the thousands of foreign vacationers who every year visit the Caribbean Island…

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

Located on top of a hill, the hotel offers a fine view of the sea, and is a good choice for families looking for somewhere peaceful yet close to the beach.

However, business travellers …

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

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 in…

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

This first class Hotel, placed in the Miramar neighborhood and just a few steps away from the Miramar Trade Center, is ideal for executives combining the enjoyment of travel, resting and negotiat…

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

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 R…

Read description

This property has not been reviewed by lonely planet

Hotel Telegrafo was opened in 1888.

With an outstanding reputation it was considered one of the best in Latin America. Originally in Amistad Street, it was moved to present location in …

Read description

Lonely Planet review

Eclectic meets eccentric in this eye-catching palace that was once the residence of Cuba's second president, José Miguel Gómez. These days the Casa del Científico's grand stairways, marble column…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

The cheapest digs in Habana Vieja (casas excepted) can be procured at this hybrid hotel-cum-tapas bar-cum-flamenco concert venue. The inner decor stirs memories of Cuba's former colonial overlord…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Without a doubt one of the most tranquil and secluded havens in Habana Vieja, the Villanueva has transformed a former Conde's (Count's) mansion into the kind of refined luxuriant hotel its stinki…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

It's not easy combining a happening location with a peaceful vibe, but this small colonial hotel manages it well. Like the Hostal Valencia (the two are connected via an internal stairway, doublin…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Located close to the harbor with tremendous views out across the water to Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, the elegant San Miguel was once owned by Cuban newspaper magnate Antonio San Miguel…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Habana Vieja sprouts historic mansions-turned-hotels and the Valencia captures the intimacy and charm of a colonial villa like no other. The location - halfway between two photogenic plazas and s…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

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 we…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

This charming maritime-themed hotel situated next to Habana's famous port once housed the offices of a Spanish shipbuilding company (Armadores de Santander means 'Ship Owners from Santander'). Th…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

This elegant old hotel, 1914, artfully described by Graham Greene in his book Our Man in Havana, has 58 rooms and a classic red-and-white-striped front awning. Greene used to stay here in the lat…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

The Deauville is housed in a kitschy seafront high-rise that sharp-eyed Habana-watchers will recognize from picturesque Malecón-at-sunset postcards. But while the location might be postcard perfe…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Cheap and grossly underrated, the Hotel El Bosque is the better and less costly arm of the Gaviota-run Kohly-Bosque complejo (complex). Clean, friendly and genteel, the hotel lies on the banks of…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

It's quite hard to book one of the 25 rooms in this colonial beauty. The location is fantastic, right in the thick of Habana Vieja, but it's the voluptuous details like the marble baths, classy w…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Once the haunt of scallywags and card sharks, mob bosses and molls, the Riviera still swirls with a raffish air under its gigantic lobby dome. Sink into the living room couches - cocktail in hand…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Like a movie starlet who refuses to get a face lift, the Inglaterra is the grand old dame of Havana hotels that has been overshadowed by her younger competition. Built in 1875, the extravagant cr…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Despite its plethora of facilities (gym, bars, massage, beauty salon, tennis court, swimming pool and excellent pizza restaurant) and reputation as an 'upscale' hotel, the Kohly's 136 air-conditi…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Sparkling Hotel Libertad on Plaza de Marte is one of the best hotels in the Islazul chain and the 18 units were all recently renovated. Throw in a convenient, central(ish) location and clean (if …

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Havana's perennial 'old stalwart', the cheap and cheerful Lido is a budget bonanza that sits like an ugly duckling on Calle Consulado in dilapidated Centro Habana. Despite worn furnishings and ar…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

A peeling nine-story giant on a corner of busy Av de Italia (Galiano), the Hotel Lincoln was the second-tallest building in Habana when it was built in 1926. Overshadowed by taller opposition the…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

This engaging 22-room hotel just off Plaza Vieja sports a tranquil inner courtyard where staff bustle to and fro dressed as monks. Stained-glass windows and rough-hewn furniture add an extra mona…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Effortlessly professional, the more central of Habana's two Meliá hotel options hits the spot with knowledgeable staff and modern, well-polished facilities. After a few weeks in the Cuban outback…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

This deluxe outpost of the Spanish Sol Meliá chain mixes up a delicious blend of international five-star standards spiked with Cuban hospitality. Bilingual, friendly staff man the glass doors whi…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

The Nacional is Havana's hotel without peer. By choosing to stay here you'll be sharing the experience with a list of luminaries as long as the Malecón. Fancy without being fussy, soak in the roc…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

If you want to be in the center of Havana, but not feel like you're in Cuba, pass into the hush of this deluxe hotel, leaving the soot, screeching brakes and cigar hawkers behind. Upholding inter…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Why is everyone so perky here? Is it the salty breeze blowing in from the Malecón? The classic colonial digs with cool, plant-bedecked courtyard? Or is it just the convivial staff rubbing off on …

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

The tiered, blue-mirror facade of this place is as incongruous as a dame at the domino table, garnering double-takes from visitors and locals alike. There's function to the form, however, as the …

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Built in 1928 with American money, the Park View's reputation as the poor man's Sevilla isn't entirely justified. Its location alone (within baseball-pitching distance of the Museo de la Revoluti…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

The Plaza has the potential to be an illustrious frontrunner on the hotel scene, but rather like the photogenic Buicks that chug asthmatically around the streets outside, its elegant facade is on…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

Habana Vieja's top spot is a little like your high school's homecoming queen: too popular for her own good. Spitting distance from most of the city's World Heritage gems, this restored Art Nouvea…

Full Lonely Planet review

Lonely Planet review

A riot of '50s kitsch, the Riviera was built in 1957 by Mafia boss Meyer Lansky as a Vegas-style gambling haven. At the time it was considered to be the last word in opulence and luxury in Habana…

Full Lonely Planet review