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El Meson de la Flota
Calle Mercaderes 257, Havana, Cuba
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Fantastic little find, great location

El Meson de la Flota

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5 of 5 stars
kjrst9 2 contributions
NJ
Dec 27, 2007 | Trip type: Solo travel
1/1 found this review helpful

This little hotel is fantastic. Rooms are upstairs from a restaurant (shared entry). This restaurant serves guests breakfast. Location is ideal, right in Habana Vieja, steps from the main square in one direction, Plaza San Francisco in another, and Ambos Mundos in another. Really ideal. Nighttime Flamenco entertainment at the restaurant is great if you are too exhausted to venture out. More importantly, I was a solo female traveler and was not comfortable walking un-lit streets late at night, so settling in to a Flamenco performance downstairs was easy, safe, and enjoyable! I will definitely be staying here again.

  • Liked — Location
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay October 2003
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since October 26, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for People with disabilities, Great pool scene
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A restaurant with rooms

El Meson de la Flota

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2 of 5 stars
Lolacc 2 contributions
Cork, Ireland
Jun 25, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

This is a restaurant with rooms available upstairs. Definitely not a hotel. Surly, unhelpful staff (lots of them but no one seems to do anything). They seemed put out that there were rooms there, that they
had to check us in and serve us breakfast. The rooms are large and clean and the location was very central. Overall, ok but I would not recommend it as a place to stay. You'd be better off in a proper hotel.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay April 2007
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since May 23, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children
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What a brilliant hotel with a Flamingo Bar below

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5 of 5 stars
chicken3 8 contributions
Southport, Australia
Jun 18, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

A gorgeous small hotel with only 5 rooms above a Flamingo Bar. The location is brilliant in the middle of Old Havana and the staff are friendly. Great food with an excellent atmosphere with live Flamingo dancers most nights. Would definately recommend.

  • Liked — The Music and the Mojito's
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay April 2007
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since March 09, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine
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Low budget - good quality

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Budapest, Hungary
Dec 1, 2005
8/8 found this review helpful

We spent 3 nights in Havana this November. We chose this hotel because it's in the center - all the main attractions are in walking distance. (Capitol 10 mins., Cathedral 5 mins., etc) This hotel has only 5 guestrooms and I think owners also have their rooms here. Downstairs it is a restaurant (seafood is quite good and always fresh)where there is a flamenco show (good!)every night from 9 pm- approx. 11 pm. It is quite noisy, but who cares? You can have a night walk (safe - even in dark streets - because you will find at least 1 policeman on every corner) or enjoy the show during dinner. The rooms are clean and the bathroom is also OK. Do not forget, it is a 2 stars small hostel! I think, it is good quality in its category. Friendly staff, familiar athomsphere.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2005
  • Member since December 01, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
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Not for the faint at heart...

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2 of 5 stars
bookie 5 contributions
Melbourne, AUS
Jan 21, 2005
10/10 found this review helpful

I don't know what it was about us when we checked in, but the Hotel staff didn't seem to like us. I guess because we looked pretty shabby with our backpacks and shorts on, but for 86 convertible pesos a night, this is probably considered quite an upmarket sort of place. At least, that's what the staff think, and they are probably right. There are only 5 rooms, all of which occupy the floor above the restaurant. Let's get one thing straight first: El Meson De La Flota is a restaurant, first and foremost, with (beautiful, air-conditioned, mini-fridge, clean and bright) rooms above it. This means that the very cool and loud Flamenco concert that starts at 9pm every night will keep you awake if you are trying to get a bit of shuteye early. The huge beautiful wooden doors to your private balcony are not exactly soundproof, so the sound of the water truck blasting its pumps away at 8am will definately wake you up, unless you've got earplugs or are very very hard of hearing. The rooms are very beautiful, and the restaurant downstairs is top-knotch, and the free breakfast is great, but the staff can seem a little stand-offish (perhaps normal for Havana?).

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Calle Mercaderes 257, Havana, Cuba