After having stayed in casa particulares the whole holiday we decided to treat ourselves to one night in a hotel. The rooms are a great size and have a fridge. Generally clean however we had problems with our aircon which was not good at this time of year when it is so hot. Thats when the pool came to hand!!! Restaurant is nice with great views of the sunset however think that there are better restaurants in Havana Vieja for less money. Also note that they charge you for the room and breakfast. When you get the bill you notice there is the option of no breakfast which they dont tell you. Would say the 30 CUC is quite expensive for a buffet breakfast!!! Otherwise nice hotel

We stayed 4 nights at the Sevilla hotel in Havana. As others have said the location is perfect - right in the central touristic area close to many landmarks. The hotel is charming and chic and captures the atmosphere of Cuba perfectly. We found the staff really friendly and helpful - as with everywhere in Cuba you need to make just a bit of effort and smile and you reap the rewards. Live Cuban bands every night in the patio bar are great fun. If you remind yourself that it is only a 3 star you will be pleasantly surprised. Rooms are very clean - we had room 302 - a huge room with really high ceilings. The bathroom was a little tired - but good working shower and no shortage of hot water. Air con works well. We also stayed 1 night in the 5-star NH Parque Central - and for the sheer charm of the place I would choose the Sevilla every time!

I visited Habana with agroup of friends aand stayed in the Sevilla for 11 nights

Great central location, could easily walk around old Habana from this hotel, 5 minutes from the Capital building, and 15 from the open market by the Harbour.

Food in the hotel was a bit basic, breakfast a bit repetative, but saved by girl making omletes and fried eggs to order. Best food was to be had in the rooftop restuarant, but this was a bit more pricey. Had an evening meal at the buffet in the Hotel National 20cuc, best value food we had during our stay. Our room on the 6th floor had a great view of the harbour area and the lighthouse. It was well looked after, good clean bathroom but lacked the fridge some other had.

You could get a city tour bus to the beach 5 mins walk away 5cuc for a day ticket, 40 mins bus journey,so you could easily combine a beach and city break. Same ticket allowed you to use 3 diffent city tour buses so great value and could be used to get around if you timed your journeys.

I went scuba diving in Mirimar, a 10cuc taxi fair and good shore diving of the Malacon, plenty of small life, Moray eels, devil and puffer fish amonst the usual suspects, for some reason no lobsters.

Music in the lobby bar varied, some very good, but some at best average, be prepared to be offered cd's by every performer, a trait repeated throughout Habana. The bar stayed open as long as there were customers around, and the barstaff very friendly and happy to chat. Only downside was the mojitos which I rated amonst the poorest we were served in Habana.

Had thought 11 nights in Habana may have been a bit much before we arrived, but time flew in there was plenty to do and see, and plenty of different types of restuarants if you looked around. Too many highlights to mention them all, but with a good guidebook and a good pair of walking shoes you could easily amuse yourselves for twice as long.

We stayed as a party of 12 and our colective and individual experiences was very complimentary. Although room sizes varied and in our room we had no real outlook, it was clean, great sized bed and air conditioning that worked exceptionally well with a working fridge and safe. The bathroom was fine despite the shower fittings being old and unable to point/adjust the amount of water.

The reception area was vg with plenty of seating and a bar which operated in a fine courtyard. Regular live music some of which was better than others and the usual attempts for payment or selling cd's. You'll need to get used to this as its happens everywhere. They played a silent movie once a week in the reception area which surreal but very good.

Bar stayed open till no one was there and as with most hotel bars drink was that bit more expensive. Did limited food and was ok.

Despite reading horror reports about breakfast they were excellent. Big room with plenty of seats and great range of buffet food which slightly changed each day. Cups and butter were sometimes in short supply but if you kept a look out you usually got ok. The nearer you left it to the close at 10am then things weren't being refilled which was fair enough. They have an omlette/fried egg girl who cooks them to order and are first class.

The hotel has an amzing outdoor pool which is a fair size with plenty of loungers in shade and sun. It also has a bar area you can sit beside which does snacks etc and was very good.

At the top of the hotel they have a large restuarant that overlooks Havana and a great wee cocktail bar/area. We took a meal there and although pricey the food was good and the views amazing. We often went up before going out at night just to see the sun set over the harbour.

Some have said the staff were unfriendly, not in our experience. We got chatting with and having gone to a baseball game and got some shirts to prove it they were delighted to talk. At point we were trying to book a chinese restaurant in China town and the receptionist made the call for us and didn't seek payment.

Finally you could'nt get a better location, very central and with easy reach of most things. The adjacent art gallery to the hotel (and the museum of the revolution) is worthy of a visit with some outstanding exhibitions. Try and avoid the horse carriage guys who hang around the hotel who after a while begin to grind a bit.........down side to Havana generally.

Overall we had a great time in the 10 days we stayed there and for the price was great value.