We arrived at the hotel Inglaterra expecting great things....we were wrong! First of all they had no reference of our booking and there was no duty manager available to deal with it. We ended up having to pay AGAIN with the promise of a refund once things had been sorted!! We finally got rooms at the front of the hotel that looked out onto Parque Central and we were assured that we had the "best rooms"!. Well....the rooms were dimly lit and the showers were mouldy and had tiles missing, the Curtains were hanging off and when you used the "cold Shower" the water went everywhere exept on you, it was also broken so you had to hold it! My wife wanted an Iron to prepare her clothes for a night out in habana.........they hotel told us they did not have an Iron! Breakfast the following morning consisted of Soggy Scrambled eggs, Tiny hard cakes and pastries (with Flies), sliced fruit (with more Flies!) and some Meatballs that were harder and drier than the skin on my grandmothers Feet! Stay here if you want to take Nostalgic photos in the lobby, do not stay here if you want a comfortable refuge from the heat of habana. We had stayed with a family over in Vedado for one night in a "Pension Particulares", the food was better, the room was better and the cost was 30 CUCs per night, i only wish we had stayed there for the whole duration! Honestly, dont bother staying at the Hotel Inglaterra, it was a 2 star Nightmare!

This is Cuba, and for people who have not been to middle or south America before, it is a shock! The Hotel is certainly not a 4 star european standard, but central. A nostalgic hotel with a strong whiff of the "good times" long since gone. The rooms are adequate. They are badly lit, and certainly dated, with the curtains hanging off the walls, the whole giving a pre-revolution feeling, but clean. Breakfast was good, personnal ok. The outside cafe is always full, and has live music. There is a good internet room, and the downstairs toilets have been recently renewed, and are definitely clean. There is music and dancing on the roof terrace at night. A good location for old Havanna, but don't expect too much then you won't be disappointed.

Christine

Despite having a reservation which clearly stated "guaranteed confirmed" on it, when we arrived at the Hotel Inglaterra, we were told they had never heard of us and they were full. It was also a Sunday so nobody could be found to abuse about it.

Welcome to Cuba, indeed. I've given it a neutral rating as we never got the chance to find out...

Having stayed in the Hotel Angelterra recently, whilst it is a wee bit old fashioned - every thing was clean, the Buffet Breakfast in the morning excellent. The Terrace outside - just the place to sit and relax and have drink and watch the World go by.
Tipping is so appreciated, but do it very very descreetly - the average wage is $10 a month - yes $10 a month.