we spent 2 nights at this hotel in january.
the rooms were spacious and very clean, they look as though they have recently been refurbished. we had a large balcony but the view wasnt great, other people on our tour had ocean views, but i wasnt there to admire the view!
the staff werent as friendly as the staff we had at the other 2 hotels we stayed in.
there is a free shuttle bus into havana twice a day, but the timings arent brilliant, you either have to rush back, get a cab back, or stay out a really long time!
the 2 meals we had were very nice, but staffs understanding was limited, we asked for tea but we were served coffee, hardly the end of the world.
i was travelling with my mother (74) she had a nasty fall in the hotel, tripped on one of the very small hard to see steps on the floor, one of the hotel managers was standing around at the time, he picked her up, gave her a very worried look, and vanished, he didnt ask if she was ok or offer any more help!
if i returned to havana i would choose to stay elsewhere, having said that, its not the worst hotel you could choose

4* claimed; hardly. Refurbished pool is good, but too shallow for those who like to dive. Functional rooms, adequate and repetitious buffet breakfast. Some Reception and Concierge staff are fine. The location is excellent for the diplomatic area of HAV. For those needing Old HAV, not only is it 20 mins away, but also the shuttle bus runs unreliably to its infrequent schedule. A 10CUC one way taxi journey is readily available. The hi-tech interactive TV with Internet connection is not yet running. Back in the small 'business centre' costs a pre-paid 6CUC for one hour of access.

We were lucky when we arrived - without asking we were given a huge suite overlooking the ocean, with a huge balcony and luxurious spa bath. However, even our less lucky travelling companions were happy with the quality of their standard rooms. Service everywhere in the hotel was excellent.

When we visited (early February) the pool was out of commission and there was no sign that any repair work was due to start, the whole area next to the ocean had been badly mauled by Hurricane Wilma. I think it will be some time before you can swim at the hotel, although there is a hotel along the way that will let you use their pool.

Minus points - 1 the food in the hotel was very average and 2 the timings of the shuttle bus into town were quite inconvenient.

I stayed at Chateau Miramar for 3 nights. It is a small hotel, but I was very happy
to live there after one week at downtown Havana in a hotel I did not find so good.
But at Miramar I found the peace and the good time I had been coming to Cuba for.
The only problem was that I could not let my girlfriend stay over in my room, so
I had to find some private arrangement for her. The location of the hotel is very close to
the sea, and loved to lay on the terasse and feel the nice breeze in the afternoon.
and have my lunch there with my lovely cuban girlfriend. I can recomend this hotel
to everyone who will have a peacefull place away from all the noice and the trafick
and exhaust. Here you a seaview and fresh air, so what else do you want?
The roomss are clean. the staff very friendly and the food very good.