I stayed at Hotel El Bosque for a month while studying in Cuba. While the hotel itself is rather basic in its design and appearance, the staff were wonderful. Friendly, helpful and very professional.

El Bosque is a smaller hotel with less than 100 rooms. All of the rooms were clean, they have internet available and the bar is great. The food is actually very good.

I guess the major drawback of the hotel is it's location in Almendares makes it a bit far from downtown Havana but the walks and car rides with locals made up for it. Another interesting aspect of this hotel is it doubles as a 'hospital' for Venezuelans who are in Cuba recieving medical treatment for vision problems. This one one of the only places in Cuba that I didn't feel made an effort to separate the Cubans from the tourists. My Cuban friends happily stayed in the hotel and were able to sit and eat dinner and drink with us.

I just got back from havana and all of the hotels downtown were full or too expensive so I stayed out in the burbs at the Kohly for a few nights. The hotel was clean,safe and the food was surprisingly good. Once I found the right road it was only about 10 min. to downtown. It cost 60 cuc's per night for 2 adults including breakfast buffet. I would recommend this hotel