First of all, have to have in mind that Cuba is not the place if you are looking for perfection.I think also one has to rate the hotel on a "Cuban" scale. We stayed November 11-15 2005, me and my wife, our three children (13,10 and 1) and my parents. The elevator was broken now and then and we had no hot water during those four days. But still, loved the hotel.
The building have very beautiful spots, and the hotel is situated perfectly. Food was ok for us, both the breakfast and the snacks we had at the pool every now and then. the lobbybar is very beautiful with live music every day. This is also the only hotel in Habana Vieja (old town) with a pool. This was important for us, something for the children too.
We had very large rooms with great views, on the 4th floor facing the Prado, the street with trees and a walking area in the middle of it.
If you are interested in visiting Havana, and you are aware of the fact that it is not like home, no matter where you are coming from, then I warmly recommend hotel Sevilla.

We stayed here for 2 nights at the start of a tour of E Cuba.
Another wonderful-looking hotel well-located in the heart of Havana. There is a massive pool area that is quite difficult to locate. The interior is great, with a pretty open-air bar area next to the lobby. Restaurant is average quality, although the choice at buffet is quite good. Our room was very large and somewhat gloomy and smelt slightly of damp. 1 main complaint - there was only 1 working lift for a large 9-floored hotel. It had a mind of its own and it seemed to be a matter of chance whether it stopped at a particular floor or not, regardless of the buttons pressed! Hopefully this has been fixed by now. If not, allow 10 minutes to get down to the lobby!

i was a little worried having booked this hotel and then had read some less than great reviews! so was expecting the worst, but was pleasently surprised. The staff were all very friendly and could not help enough, breakfast was a bit hit and miss, some days better than others but you will not go hungry. The rooms are fairly basic but clean enough. we had a major problem with the bath in the first room we were put in, but it only took ten minutes to be quickly moved to another room. All in all if you want a hotel that is really cuba, warts and all, and not just a hotel were you could be any were in the world then, stay here.

We really enjoyed our week in Havana at the hotel Sevella, it is right downtown close to many attractions, the hotel was clean and well furnished.

As for the food the breakfast buffet was verry good and they had lots to choose from. There was beautiful music and singers every night at the bar in the lobby.
What we really liked was the close walking distance to many beautiful sites to enjoy, the people of Havana are very beautiful and friendly.

We would definatly stay there again.