This is a small old style hotel. Our bedroom was a good size and very clean. The hotel is well located with a taxi rank a couple of streets away. Two minutes walk brings you down to The Malecon and the sweeping sea walk.
The food was quite good with friendly waiters and bar staff. Whilst the bar shuts early(10pm) there were numerous other bars and restaurants nearby. There is a small swimming pool (10 metres) outside along with an area for soaking up the sun.
I would recommend this Hotel to anyone who wants comfortable facilities at a reasonable price and situated in a good area.
I will go back as we thought it was good value for money.

I stayed here twice, the first time (2000) was average in all respects the second time (2002) the hotel seemed to have deteriorated quite a lot even though it was only a year or so later. It's a small place and getting old and musty. The room was not very clean, nor were the common areas of the hotel. There is a small pool on a roof terrace which is nothing special, and a bar by the lobby where they fleece you for overpriced drinks. Breakfast is very poor, absolutely nothing offered apart from some soggy toast and tired looking eggs. If you are lucky maybe a miniscule glass of juice. But judging by the local people's standard of living, this must be a feast for them so you cannot complain too much for fear of being insensitive to the hotel staff, who are on the whole OK and quite friendly (but we found this friendliness is only a prelude to them asking you for money or to trying to sell you counterfeit cigars).

The hotel overcharged me by quite a bit on my second stay, and would not ammend the bill despite a lot of arguments.

In general I would NEVER visit this place again. In fact I would not ever set foot in Cuba again as the place is incredibly expensive. You are fleeced wherever you go, and the locals take every advantage to relieve you of your money. In short, a blatant rip-off.

I stayed at this hotel in 2005, and again in 2006. Both stays were very pleasant, with no complaints. The staff were wonderful and always helpful, from the front desk to the restaurant to the housekeepers. While this hotel may be below North American standards, by Cuban standards it is very good - much nicer than 3 other hotels we stayed in (Las Yagrumas, Hotel Ancón, Hotel Plaza). I would definitely stay there again.

On a recent stay in this hotel, we had money stolen out of the safe in our room, something that occurred after a series of dubious events with a room change and problems with our keys. The response of the hotel management to this unfortunate event was simply atrocious. The hotel managers refused even to consider our claim, but instead aggressively insisted we were the ones who were lying. We tried to report the theft to the police, but they immediately accepted the hotel's version of events -- they seemed to be very friendly with the hotel management -- and they would not even make a proper report. It was all very unpleasant.

It's a real shame because I had stayed in this hotel before and liked it for its small size and great location, and the housekeeping and other maintenance staff are really nice.

But until the management changes, stay away from this hotel unless you want to carry all your valuable around with you everywhere you go, and hope you have no other cause to ask for anything from the managers!