Havana Hotel Upgrade Options

We can arrange accommodation for you in Havana both as:

Extra Accommodation before and after your tour.
A Hotel Upgrade for the nights in Havana during the tour - Our original style tours for Havana use the Hotel Colina. The Colina is a basic 2 star hotel. Most of our travellers find this hotel adequate and consistent with the budget style of the tours we run. However, if you prefer a little more comfort then you can choose one of the upgrade options. In Cuba, and in Havana especially, the hotels generally suffer from inefficiencies, lack of access to materials, poor service from lowly paid government staff, and poor maintenance. So for a significant increase in comfort from our joining hotel, we recommend a leap to a 4 or 5 star hotel.

If you take a hotel upgrade option, you will need to visit the Hotel Colina to join the rest of the group.

Prices are in US$ per night of accommodation, and subject to availability.

Hotel Colina

Hotel Colina
Calle L e/ 25 y 27
Vedado, Havana
Tel/Fax: + 537-836-4071

The hotel is centrally situated in Havana’s vibrant district of Vedado just down the road from Vedado’s central park and Cuba’s largest ice-cream palour - La Coppelia. Vedado is also known as “New Havana” as many of Havana’s newer hotels, business and government offices, restaurants, and bars are found there. The hotel is not far from the Malecon, which is the scenic walkway along the bay of Havana and a thriving centre of Havana social life.

Over the years we have tried many different hotels in Havana and for us the Colina is the best in its category. It is smaller than most hotels in Havana, and has more of an intimate atmosphere. We have been working closely with this hotel since mid 2008, and presently, we are using a system that provides us accommodation in a limited number of rooms within the hotel, that are of a superior standard to the other rooms.

Hotel Colina				2 stars

Dates	Upgrade	Extra night Single	Extra night Twin	Extra night Triple
all	n/a	45	65	85

Hotel Nacional

Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Calle 21 y O, Vedado
Havana
Tel: +53(7)8363564

A grand and beautiful building with an elegant ambience. The Hotel Nacional is within 5 minutes walk from the Hotel Colina, and situated on rocky outcrop looking over the Bay of Havana. The hotel was built in 1930 and renovated in 1992. Over the years numerous famous guests have stayed at the Hotel Nacional, including Winston Churchhill, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Marlon Brando and Ernest Hemingway. The hotel has 457 rooms and 15 suites. Rooms typically have air conditioning, marble bathroom, a mini bar, safe, and nice views.

Hotel Nacional				4 stars

Dates	Upgrade Single	Upgrade Twin	Extra night Single	Extra night Twin
rest of year	62	84	111	155
Dec 22 - Jan 02	73	146	127	230

Hotel Havana Libre

Hotel Havana Libre
Calle L e/ 23 y 25
Vedado
Tel: +53(7)8384011

Originally the Habana Hilton, this building was at one stage Latin America's tallest and largest hotel. It was commandeered by Castro and his triumphant revolutionaries in 1959, just nine months after it had opened, and promptly renamed the Habana Libre. It was renovated between 1996 and 1997, and the rooms boast some spectacular views of the city and beyond! Representing the centre-point of the Vedado neighbourhood, it is a short 1 block away from the Hotel Colina, making it a convenient upgrade option.

Hotel Havana Libre				4 stars

Dates	Upgrade Single	Upgrade Twin	Extra night Single	Extra night Twin
rest of year	88	109	141	184
Dec 22 - Jan 02	114	162	174	248

Hotel El Tejadillo

Hotel El Tejadillo
Tejadillo, 12, e/ San Ignacio
La Havana Vieja
Tel: +53(7)8637283

The Hotel El Tejadillo is situated in the heart the historic centre of Old Havana, on a street next to the Cathedral. It is a 3 to 4CUC taxi ride from the Hotel Colina.

The hotel has 38 rooms and is composed of three restored Havana mansions dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, featuring tall windows, traditional colonial window grilles and fanlights, and high ceilings.

Hotel El Tejadillo				3.5 stars

Dates	Upgrade Single	Upgrade Twin	Extra night Single	Extra night Twin
rest of year	44	67	90	136
Dec 22 - Jan 02	55	82	106	157

Hotel Ambos Mundos

Hotel Ambos Mundos
Calle Obispo No. 153 esq. a Mercaderes
La Havana Vieja
Tel: +53(7)8609530

Hemingway claimed this was "a good place to write", and the room (no. 511) where he wrote parts of For Whom the Bell Tolls is a shrine to the late author, featuring his typewriter and photocopies of some handwritten drafts and notes. The hotel is a popular stop on the tourist trail and a good base for exploring La Habana Vieja. The rooms are simple and somewhat spartan, but they are clean and comfortable, and most have high French doors opening to some views of the bustling streets. Most folks love the compact old, iron-grated elevator running up the inside of the central staircase. Breakfast is served on the rooftop patio under shady arbors with a wonderful view of the harbour and Old Havana.

Hotel Ambos Mundos				3.5 stars

Dates	Upgrade Single	Upgrade Twin	Extra night Single	Extra night Twin
rest of year	68	103	118	177
Dec 22 - Jan 02	89	146	145	230

Hotel Los Frailes

Hotel Los Frailes
Calle Teniente Rey 8
Between Calles Mercaderes and Oficios
La Havana Vieja
Tel: +53(7)8609530

Along a narrow alley of Old Havana, the Hotel Los Frailes is found just a few steps away from the majestic convent of Saint Francis of Assisi and the populous Old Square. Formerly a mansion of a French Navy Captain, the engaging 22-room hotel sports a tranquil inner courtyard where staff bustle to and fro dressed as monks. Stained-glass windows and rough-hewn furniture add an extra monastic feel. Upstairs, away from the solemnity, comfortable rooms are distinguished by good art, tasteful furniture and bright modern fittings. Los Frailes has no restaurant, so its guests usually take breakfast in a corner café about a minute’s walk from the hotel.

Hotel Los Frailes				3.5 stars

Dates	Upgrade Single	Upgrade Twin	Extra night Single	Extra night Twin
rest of year	44	67	90	136
Dec 22 - Jan 02	55	82	106	157

Havana Homestay

Most of our travellers strongly prefer the homestay accommodation in Cuba over budget and mid-range hotels. This is mainly because it provides better opportunities for interacting with the Cubans, but also because the service is more personalised. Generally we don't use homestay in Havana for our tour groups because using a hotel makes it easier to coordinate a group at the start and end of a tour. If you have more than a few days to spend in Havana then homestay could be a good option for you. We have homestay options in Old Havana, Central Havana, and Vedado.