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El Meson de la Flota: Traveler Reviews


El Meson de la Flota
Calle Mercaderes 257, Havana, Cuba
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Amazing hotel in the heart of Old Havana

El Meson de la Flota

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4 of 5 stars
rustymambo 30 contributions
NYC
Sep 10, 2008 | Trip type: Solo travel

Great hotel on a main pedestrian street (no cars!) midway between Plaza Vieja and Plaza de Armas, very near to Ambros Mundos Hotel (Hemmingway's place). Downstairs restaurant with nightly flamenco entertainment, so you can experience some culture or activity without going far from home at night (great for a solo woman traveler like myself). Breakfast included. Room had exceptionally high ceilings, huge doors onto a nice balcony overlooking the street. TV, en suite bath, 2 beds, stocked fridge, armiore. I did have a water issue (leaking in bathroom) that was immediately addressed and remedied by the staff.

  • Liked — Location, location, location (and price!)
  • Disliked — nothing
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2003
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since May 05, 2004
  • 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 An amazing honeymoon, People with disabilities, Great pool scene
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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great location, get a room at the front with a balcony...

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4 of 5 stars
neilly73 2 contributions
london
Jun 10, 2008 | Trip type: Couples

We really liked this little hostel, definitely more of a guest house above a restaurant... the room was clean, the bed comfortable and location fantastic! the foot isn't bad either!! :)

the staff was a bit of a mix - there definitely seems to be two teams that rotate.. for our first two days what we affectionately called team A - who were brilliant! really good fun, really helpful, friendly - went out of their way to make us feel at home. on our last night we even sat up and had a couple of mojitos with the manager and her husband that had come to pick her up...

Team B were not as friendly but fine - but that may have been because we were leaving...

It has a great flamengo show that is worth checking out.. be warned tho' if you like early nights this is not the place as the rooms are above the restaurant so you can here the music... if you are happy that it's not quite until 11am then this could be the place for you... we loved it and if we were going back we would go back...

be warned tho' if you have kids... the stairs up to the rooms are steep!

have fun and enjoy havana!

thanks

Claire

  • Liked — location, team A
  • Disliked — wouldn't be great if you wanted to get some shut eye between the hours of 8-11pm!
  • 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
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since June 08, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Fantastic little find, great location

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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

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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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Calle Mercaderes 257, Havana, Cuba