good value for money
service excellent
food good
staff friendly
when i go back to havana i will use plaza again - its right in the heart of it all
stan

We stayed at the Plaza twice, in 2001 and again in 2003. It has a fantastic location right in the heart of old Havana, which is an amazing place. Anyone travelling to Havana will find themselves spending most of their time in this area with all it has to see, therefore this hotel is an ideal base.
Decorated in Marble it has the look of Havana from years gone by. However up close it is a little faded and some things don't work, But that is in keeping with most of the buildings here.
The hotel is clean, the staff are friendly and the food is good although we did eat out most nights in order to see the Havana nightlife.
It's rooftop lounging area is nice and offers lovely views of the city and the sea, and you can expect drinks delivered up to your lounger.
If I were going back again I would probably pick somewhere a bit more luxurious such as the Parque Central which is just across the street which seems more up-market but obviously at a higher price.
But all in all the Plaza does have a lot to offer at a reasonable price.

I was there after a group tour and a the beginning of the tour I was in a different hotel nearby and I really thought when I come back to havanna on my own to the Plaza (oh that would be great) but not really

the first room I had the toilet only flushed once so after I got back after dinner at night I had to switch rooms

the breakfeast was not very great

and no nice bar!!!!!!!! (the only hotel around)

there was the center bar/lounge/restaurant thing but that was usually occupied by people watching football (it was the european championships)
so as it turned out there were a LOT of people from The Netherlands)

so the hotel was a bit disappointing and I would go back to havanna but then a different hotel

but still... I liked the people

by that time I had been in Cuba for four weeks so I got so used to the cuban people
and how to talk to them

some people on this website talk about bringing your own water (what!!!!!!!)
or that they don't tell you in the hotel not to wear gold

well they should think for themselves .... come on!!!!!!!

I loved Cuba

and love to go back to havanna

I loved the location of this hotel so in the middle of everything

the only thing I didn't like was that as a woman alone you couldn't set one foot outside the hotel before being jumped from all directions by horny cubans (HEY LADEY!!!!!!!!I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND!!!HEY LADEY!!!WHAT'S YOUR NAME!!!!!)

aaarrgghhh!!!

and by other hotels that was a lot less but because this is in the middle of the center and round the corner from the shops a lot of cabdrivers were there (wich is usefull!!!)
and a lot of men!!!!!!!!

I was there in june 2004

Bye

Irene dirks, 24, The Netherlands

nice location but there is better hotels near....
dirty,old,horible breakfast,rude stuff...
slow service from a man in reception
which find himself to clever to work.....