the comodoro is the best of both worlds if you want beach resort close to havana, without the hassle, and noise of the city. its beautiful, little villas round gorgeous pools..though watch out they are cold. dont stay in the main building...the rooms there are rubbish and have no view..for so little more you can get a bungalow.. with 2 rooms and, if you are lucky, your own bit of pool. the comodoro also has food that is edible..a real treat in havana, and a supermarket in the grounds that actually has things you want to buy..like cheese, crackers, and real snacks. if you have never been to cuba, then you just cant realise how special this is. on the other hand you can have insects in your room the size of a mouse, will never meet cuban people here as its a tourist ghetto, and be eaten alive by mozzies till you look like a set of dominoes. so its up to you..have to say the staff are very helpful...got a ride down to trinidad and back- 5 hours each way, and 5 hours there- for £50 per person..because of a doorman..but other people say the staff are rude..i have never found that, but, on the other hand, dont be taken in by the 'you have to pay $20 to me if you are lying by the pool but not staying at the hotel' baloney. its nonsense. if in doubt make up a room number.

Dirty with dead flys squatted onto the wall and other people hairs. Saw my son playing with a troop of ants in the bed. Fridge door was broken so the baby bottles fell out onto the filthy floor everytime l opened the door. The floor was filthy, and stained. the decor was ancient (well 80's) and uninspiring. l could cope with that but not the dirt. Satilitte tv all in Spanish only. Not at all like the advertised pictures in the brochure. Food not great. Would not advise eating in the hotel. At all. Could not beleive it had 4 stars, should be 2 max,

Stayed in this hotel for 9 nights (b+b) back in May after booking the holiday with theholidayplace.com.

The 'bungalow' room (first floor flat) was fantastic. Very very large clean apartment with 2 balconies, massive bed, fridge, satellite tv and effective air conditioning.

The hotel seemed fairly quiet, but this was probably due to the time of year. There are many pools on site about 7 we counted i think and would often have one of these to ourselves in the late afternoon, which was lovely. The sunbeds are very comfortable!

The beach area is a small man-made beach area but we didnt use it.

The breakfast wasn't particularly great often consisting of the previous-nights buffet food, but the fresh fruit and pastries were good. I would recommend the cooked to order omlettes.

We ate in both the on-site Italian and Grill restaurants and had pleasant meals with attentive service at a very reasonable price. The cocktails/beers were excellent and also well priced. There is also a 24-hour poolside snack bar (not noisy) on site serving snacks such as burgers, sandwiches and ice creams. This was a god send when we arrived hungry at 3am after a long flight!
I would recommend a visit to the El Alijibe restaurant in Miramar - a short taxi ride from the hotel as the food there was great.

There is also an on-site supermarket which is handy for water etc.

Both the reception staff and Cubanacan reps were very helpful and attentive. We changed our £ into CUCs several times at reception, no problems. Through the Cubanacan reps we booked some excursions - a half day classic car tour of Havana, a 1 day trip to the Mogotes/Pinar del Rio and another 2 day over night excursion to the villages in the centre of Cuba, such as Trinidad and Santa Clara. All the trips were good and well organised. We also got our tickets for the fabulous Tropicana show from the reps, which is definately worth a watch.

The hotel is about a 15 minute journey into the centre of Havana either by taxi (10-12CUCs or £5-6) or the free hotel courtesy coach which left the hotel at 9am, 11am and 9pm (i think from memory). We would take the coach into town and then get a taxi back. I would recommend going into Havana at night for a meal as it is very atmospheric with music playing in all the bars. You could get the 9pm coach in and get the 11pm coach back and still have time for a meal and a wander/drink.

Whilst the hotel is not in the centre of Havana, the trip in along 5th Avenue and the Malecon is lovely and being able to cool down in a choice of swimming pools after a hot days site seeing is worth the 15min journey back to the hotel without a doubt. The city is very hot and a bit car fumey so it was great to escape after a long hot day.

I would definately stay in this hotel again.

Stayed in bungalow section in one bedroom bungalow. unfortunatelly only 2 nts before we went for our beach holiday to Varadero. I really loved this hotel. It doesn't look like a city hotel at all. A little bit further from the center but it is not a problem because there are buses going to the center and futher to the old Havana a few times a day.The bungalows are very spacious with a good size bedroom, living room, bathroom and a balcony. The rooms are newly decorated so everything looks fresh and bright. The swimming pool is just amazing, going round all the bungalows!
The food was nice, can't complain at all (very good italian restaurant). the service was nice,friendly and helpful always.
i am going there next year again!.